I have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 router I purchased a bit back to theoretically improve my wifi in my home. Our home is excessively large (about 2000 sq ft, long ranch style, single story). The router is placed centrally in the house.
My internet comes in from ISP around 15-20 down/4-5 up. If I'm plugged direct into the router via ethernet, I see these sames speeds. Similarly if I connect wifi within about 3ft, close to the same (usually around 12-13 down still); signal here is at about -10dBm. However, if I walk more than 25-30' away, signal drops to about -70dBm and speeds drop down to about 1.0 down/.5 up. There are literally only two walls it goes through to my office when this occurs (both standard sheetrock walls without insulation).
I'm really trying to figure out why this is occurring. I bought the R7000 thinking it should be able to cut through most standard stuff and give pretty good range, but so far, it is no better than any other router I've ever had (possibly worse, truthfully).
Am I missing something?
My internet comes in from ISP around 15-20 down/4-5 up. If I'm plugged direct into the router via ethernet, I see these sames speeds. Similarly if I connect wifi within about 3ft, close to the same (usually around 12-13 down still); signal here is at about -10dBm. However, if I walk more than 25-30' away, signal drops to about -70dBm and speeds drop down to about 1.0 down/.5 up. There are literally only two walls it goes through to my office when this occurs (both standard sheetrock walls without insulation).
I'm really trying to figure out why this is occurring. I bought the R7000 thinking it should be able to cut through most standard stuff and give pretty good range, but so far, it is no better than any other router I've ever had (possibly worse, truthfully).
Am I missing something?
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