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RBK852 Not reaching advertised speeds
I purchased the "Orbi Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System, 6Gbps, Router + 1 Satellite" back in September but ever since setting it up it hasn't reached the advertised speed, it won't even reach higher speed...
devindbest wrote:
I purchased the "Orbi Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System, 6Gbps, Router + 1 Satellite" back in September but ever since setting it up it hasn't reached the advertised speed, it won't even reach higher speeds than my modem. I have only about 17 devices connected. What could be causing this problem?
Perhaps I misunderstand the question. The speed provided by the modem is the highest possible speed that can be achieved in terms of the internet. Devices within the local LAN may achieve higher speeds when communicating with each other, but the maximum internet speed is set by the modem.
The advertised speed of a WiFi system is an artificial concept created by adding the maximum theoretical speeds of each radio link. None of the radio links are likely to achieve anything close to those theoretical speeds in actual practice. It is totally marketing hype.