https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-WiFi7-Router-Pro-device-power-usage-in-compatible-mode/m-p/1610992#M135881 <P>I noticed that whenever I was using compatible mode with battery powered devices the batteries ran out quicker than when using other WiFi access points. I really noticed this with the Ring doorbell when I changed its WiFi from my old BT Hub to the Router Pro WiFi7 Compatible Mode&nbsp; in mid February and the battery life halved. When I switched to the TP link access point in March the battery life extended again. I captured this in the graph below. The signal strength was just under -60dbm in both cases.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Battery use.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/42111i135E355A4017FC7D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Battery use.jpg" alt="Battery use.jpg" /></span></P> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:24:36 GMT tnj 2026-04-04T08:24:36Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-WiFi7-Router-Pro-device-power-usage-in-compatible-mode/m-p/1610992#M135881 <P>I noticed that whenever I was using compatible mode with battery powered devices the batteries ran out quicker than when using other WiFi access points. I really noticed this with the Ring doorbell when I changed its WiFi from my old BT Hub to the Router Pro WiFi7 Compatible Mode&nbsp; in mid February and the battery life halved. When I switched to the TP link access point in March the battery life extended again. I captured this in the graph below. The signal strength was just under -60dbm in both cases.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Battery use.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/42111i135E355A4017FC7D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Battery use.jpg" alt="Battery use.jpg" /></span></P> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:24:36 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-WiFi7-Router-Pro-device-power-usage-in-compatible-mode/m-p/1610992#M135881 tnj 2026-04-04T08:24:36Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-WiFi7-Router-Pro-device-power-usage-in-compatible-mode/m-p/1611012#M135886 <P>Could it be diff Security levels, WPAn? More crypto, more power usage?</P><P>Where do you get that graph? Is it part of the Ring app? I don't see it.</P> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:42:12 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-Landline/EE-WiFi7-Router-Pro-device-power-usage-in-compatible-mode/m-p/1611012#M135886 XRaySpeX 2026-04-04T10:42:12Z