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HenryFitzgerald's avatar
Jul 15, 2019

Orbi RBR20 internet speed lower than expected

I have a gigabit internet plan with my ISP (Actual max speeds: 950 Mbs download, 500 Mbs upload). When I connect my PC to my ONT directly via a cat. 6 ethernet cable, I enjoy the previously mentioned speeds.

Unfortunately when I plug my Orbi RBR20 into my ONT, speeds do not exceed 500 Mbs, both download and upload, when connected to the Orbi router via cat. 6 ethernet. Needless to say, speeds are lower when connected via Wi-Fi.

I understood the Orbi supported at least gigabit speeds. Am I missing a beat here? If so would be keen to know, thank you.