What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
The orbi mesh connects to the internet via a modem or router. It has four sockets for cable connection to pc’s etc. Follow the simple setup steps on the app and your good to go.
Cons
This is a costly system but the quality no longer reflects the price. Don't believe review sites where they have affiliate links and prices. I really regrets purchasing this brand and will ensure that any many people know about this.
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.
Mesh network itself is sluggish and keeps dropping when moving between areas/satellites. Once a device has an ip address it will hold onto it and orbi will not allocate the reserved ip addres.
Satellites continuously flashes white & blue as if trying to apply a firmware update. Tried resetting and factory defaults and ensuring latest firmeware installed. Perhaps just a faulty unit but anyway. Had to tweak a lot of the settings to help f... Read More
After sale support is unbelievably bad. Not really for non-technical people. Very basic functionality.
Highlights
Quality
The dream - is fast, solid, stable wi-fi in every room, with not much messing about during setup, and no need to switch from ne... Read More
Smoothly and system functioned immediately- no problems with equipment operated well first time.
The difficulty i had with that system that while great for general use around the house, it was topping out at 120-130 mbps and... Read More
I recently purchased the netgear orbi whole home tri-band mesh wifi 6 system ax4200 and i am absolutely blown away by its performance!
Price
I don't expect that to last a lifetime but i can buy one every two years for a decade for the price of the orbi !
So buy a cheap netgear (or whatever) un-managed switch like "netgear 8 port gigabit network switch gs108 £25 on amazon" and jus... Read More
I've spent £1,000 on this and for the life of me can't get it to work properly.
Overall definitely worth it if you are happy with the cost of entry
Competitiveness
I have tried many wifi solutions over the years but the orbi is the best.
There are lots and lots of netgear orbi models and kits, too many to count, and basically they all do the same thing - some fas... Read More
We had another popular brand and it wouldn't keep all the devices connected or help with black spots in the house but this bran... Read More
Overview
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- This product had a total of 3,788 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 11 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Before these i just used the wifi extender which couldnt cover my 2nd floor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now we have strong signals in every single corner
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I found that my netgear rb750 did not entirely cover my house and decided that a third satellite repeater was required
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I switched my wi fi provider to vodafone it was a good deal but their extenders are frankly rubbish
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read some reviews saying that setup was a pain
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The app on my iphone did it all without any hiccups
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Having been used to apple routers and their ease of installation and use it was with a fair measure of trepidation and resignation that i opened the orbi package for installation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Guest wireless setup was also simple
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