What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Netgear orbi is a great product to get to increase the range of your wifi. We disable the wifi as this works better than using it in modem mode. If you have wi-fi dead zone or use powerline and not getting decent speed then this upgrade is the answer.... Read More
Cons
Satellites continuously flashes white & blue as if trying to apply a firmware update. Tried resetting and factory defaults and ensuring latest firmeware installed. Once a device has an ip address it will hold onto it and orbi will not allocate the... Read More
Satellites have to be within 8 meter of base station/router for good coverage. No thick stone walls, in fact most are stud walls. There is no indication of how strong the transmitter is in the documentation.
Amazon's return system is so easy otherwise i may have been tempted to just grind it into little pieces as an expression of my frustration. On the upside:1. It takes about 10seconds to 2 minutes for them to fix themselves.
The app is rubbish, the network map sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. The armor utility is incomprehensible.
After sale support is unbelievably bad. Technical support appalling.
Highlights
Quality
Quality is very good and feels solid.
The app works great, bit dissapointed that it doesnt seem i can set a dyndns automatic update from the system but there is ways... Read More
Very very very disappointed in netgear's levels of support.
A web search found numerous others with the same issue, some saying that bedtimes don't work in the trial period but do when yo... Read More
Competitiveness
They're as easy to set up as all the other mesh systems from the likes of tp-link, google etc.
It was a doddle to set up and has been ultra reliable making watching streamed tv, using phones and working on pc and laptops a... Read More
They all work in a similar way and once you've started the phone app for set up, it should be a doddle to setup.
An absolute doddle to set up and i now have full-strength wi-fi throughout my house.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fast but beware of ring devices not connecting correctly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had hoped the hype was worth it but at the moment i keep losing signal to the internet and i’ve checked the router is connected to the internet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’d hoped the mesh system meant seamless transition but it isn’t
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They don’t penetrate the thicker walls of my house the main reason i purchased these
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Perhaps they will settle and it will be good in the end
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The connectivity was patchy some areas of the house there was no wifi where there was wifi the speeds were well below the 76gbps coming into the house
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It took about 20mins in total to set it up using the instructions on the phone app
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought these particular ones on the back of another review which pointed out i probably didnt need to go for the latest top of the range model as my requirements are not that high and im glad i took that advice
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