Recent content by fbraz50

It depends. I haven’t read reviews in a while for these systems but a few years ago Orbi was plagued with disconnection issues, especially with apple devices. Not sure how sorted out those issues have been. As far as actual raw performance though I believe orbi is still up there as well as...

I agree about your Orbi assessment. It was ok at first but all the firmware problems over time drove me nuts. Disconnects and packet loss all over the place. I was a huge participant in the netgear forums for this providing feedback and all but I gave up eventually. I have been considering the...

For your scenario any of these systems would work wonders with the exception of the Amplifi system since it doesn't have Ethernet connections. The dedicated back haul helps those of us that do not have dedicated ethernet available in home.

All my wireless clients went to sub 20mbps transfer rates. Both in network and to Internet. Wired clients were normal speeds. Due to the simplicity of the AP's my troubleshooting capabilities were very limited. I couldn't disable either radio nor really see into any errors. Could only restart...

I have the same setup, edge router lite from ubiquity and Orbi in AP mode. It's been working great so far. The orbi kills it in WiFi performance. Still has a lack of features but overall it's the fastest farthest reaching WiFi system I have ever used. I was bit skeptical before because my first...

Take it from someone that has had both and stick with the Orbi. The Amplifi HD has more features and better client visibility but the Orbi destroys the Amplifi in performance. I had issues with my first orbi setup and had to return it. I have since bought another set and it's been running great...

Amplifi and Google WiFi will not be able to keep up with the Orbi system. I had an Amplifi HD and the Orbi trounced it in performance, especially for in network NAS access. Also, the Amplifi I received hesitated loading web pages when in router mode. It is likely something they will need to sort...

I ended up getting another Orbi system. The first one lasted 2 weeks so I'm hoping I don't have issues with this one. The lack of features still isn't great but I hope netgear expands on this down the road. The overall performance is still great compared to the competition and that's why I...

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I had similar experiences in performance as the reviewer with the Orbi unit. Hands down the best performance of everything I had tried. Including the Amplifi HD units I tried. If only it had not broken on me. All my wireless clients went to no more then 13 mbps after 2 weeks. With the lack of...

That's odd.. Are they just re-branding to make the tech look cool or are they actually releasing some new gear that is somehow different? I ask because they already have Amplifi as an arm into mesh wifi systems.

I probably got a bad unit is all. It worked great for about 2 weeks. The return rate did scare me a bit.

Thanks for the note but you must've missed one of my previous posts. I tried the orbi system but it lacks features, it's pretty bad. But the big kicker was that it broke in 2 weeks time. All wifi client throughput went to crap. Directly connected to main orbi router was still great performance...

Definitely noticing performance hits on the Amplifi HD when bouncing through the extension antennas. I think this whole category might be a wash for me. Might have to jump to an actual small business or enterprise solution to get what I need. Maybe ubiquitis actual business line of products.

Are you sure you want to spend the money? My company uses Aruba for wireless and it's phenomenal in terms of hand off. You pay for this tech though. Each AP they use MSRP's for $1200. Your don't have to go that high but if you want 80mhz 5ghz channels 3x3 radio business class Wireless you're...