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    How Much Total Throughput Can Your Wi-Fi Router Really Provide?

    Thanks for doing this. Glad you are back helping us all understand the realities of the market. Your concise and thoughtful insights for me are the best I read, making sense of what vendors claim and what really works.
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    Open Mesh A40 & A60 Access Points Reviewed

    What does "depending on a cloud service for management" mean exactly? Will the units continue to function as configured if connectivity to the cloud/internet is lost, or do they cease to function in their entirety (e.g. eero)?
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    eero Announces Its Next Generation

    Got the original Eero units back when they were crowdfunded. Lived with them for over a year before switching to Orbi. While the Eero was reasonably fast, reliable and simple to set up it has an Achilles heal. Eero must have internet connectivity in order to provide WiFi in the home. For most...
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    Untangle at Home Reviewed

    Been running Untangle on this very box with 4GB and 120SSD for 9 months now. Dropped the Orbi 3Pack from Costco behind it and I now have a locked down home network with fantastic wireless speed and coverage throughout the house. Had a single router met my wireless needs I would have seriously...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    Also, anyone considering this... make sure you are getting the right tool for the job you're trying to do. Others to consider if you are Mac based are KisMac2 (Free) or what I now use WiFi Explorer (paid - shown below). (Mapping and positioning Router and two satellites)
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    You are correct. Plugged in my "spare" R6900 in the same original location as where the Orbi was causing interference and had the same result. Just bringing this up as folks are more likely to place a satellite somewhere that a router would not normally be found and... you get this interference...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    Netgear was able to replicate the issue with an Orbi unit 2 feet from a Lutron Switch. I contacted Lutron support and confirmed the switches sensitivity to RF line noise (and they are aware of the issue of WiFi routers or extenders causing this functional anomaly). Their official solution is to...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    West Springfield MA They also now have it listed on their website: http://www.costco.com/Netgear-Orbi-AC3000-Tri-band-WiFi-System.product.100318832.html
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    No... it was just strictly a proximity issue. The switch is not networked in any way. Straight up interference.
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    AH HA... So for the last 48 hours my Lutron MS-OPS2 occupancy sensing light switch in my bathroom adjacent to where the new upstairs Orbi lives kept turning itself on with no one in the room and staying on. I tried changing the settings, resetting the device and then replaced it and still the...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    So we all keep referring to this Orbi system as "mesh" but is it really? "Mesh", would imply that every unit can and or would talk to every other unit, but it seems that the satellites sync back to the router (but do they to each other)? Isn't this really a hub and spoke configuration that is...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    As for multi-satellite support, there were some anomalies in the interface to update the firmware. In the Automatic page, it didn't want to download the firmware to the second satellite. Ended up going to the manual page, did the router first and then the system took it upon itself to update the...
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    Netgear Orbi discussion thread

    Walking through Costco tonight and there it was... a Netgear Orbi 3-Pack for $499. Put all of the units in the exact same locations as my eero devices and tested from the same laptop in the same location and yup... the Orbi units are faster. More importantly, it stays online when Comcast goes...
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    Introducing The 2017 SmallNetBuilder Charts

    How come the Netgear Orbi doesn't show up in the Router Charts? Was is not fully tested? Only compared to the other mesh offerings? The reason I ask is... what do I give up in performance if I move from an R7000 to an Orbi. I understand I gain coverage/speed at distance but what about when...
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    FS:QNAP TS‑653 Pro with 8GB Ram installed Diskless $750

    Diskless for $750.00 (Originally Purchased 10/2014) With 6 - 3TB Disks Add $600 (3-Seagate ST3000VN000-1HJ166 and 3-WDC WD30EFRX-68EUZN0) Model name TS-653 Pro CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU J1900 @ 1.99GHz Serial number Q147I20048 Total memory 8 GB (7887.8 MB usable) Dual channel...
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