AX50 2.4Ghz Channel Problems with iPhones and iPads
Hi there-
Have had the AX50 on my network for a week now. I have it connected to my Arris Cable Modem in Bridged Mode. When I first got it, it wouldn't see the modem until I upgraded the firmware. I also had to upgrade several PCs in the house since they all had on board Intel Wifi, which also was not compatible out of the box.
Then, we noticed that our legacy iPhones and iPads (not 11's with AX Wifi,those scream!), while they found the 2.4ghz network and connected, the peformance is terrible with stops, stutters, delays, and disconnects. This has nothing to do with how close they are to the router. When these devices were on my old Archer C9 they functioned just fine.
Overall it seems the 2.4ghz network doesn't perform well, even with non- i devices, so almost everything in my home is on the 5Ghz, which stinks and defeats the purpose of this router altogether. I'm starting to think it's going to take multple firmware revs until this router is more reliable. It also seems like it gets clogged with all the traffic a lot more often than any other router I've owned and gets super HOT!
Just wanted to see if anyone else is having similar issues and if anyone found any workarounds yet. Thinking about returning it. We have a 1 GB connection and I think this early rev of this router isn't letting us take full advantage of it.