Overall happiness with Orbi

[ppilot]

So now that Orbi has been out for about six months, how's everyone's experience been? There seems to be a massive thread on the Netgear forum discussing connectivity issues, but it seems to only be about three users complaining the entire time.

 

[Chairman007]

Simply awesome ... and I've tried luma, eero, linksys velop & Google wifi. orbi just blasts powerful wifi throughout a 4800 sq. ft. house!

 

[Hydro]

...but it seems to only be about three users complaining the entire time.

Haha, sooo true!

I've had it for ~5 months now, and I still love it overall. I consistently get full/max speeds from my ISP all over my whole house and exterior.

No ongoing/consistent disconnect issues for me at all (and I use a mix of iOS/mac, Android, and various IoT devices), but if I use wifi-calling on my iPhone and really wander around the house, I admittedly risk a drop... But I'm not convinced that's truly an Orbi issue, and I suspect that's more of a general issue with any mesh-type setup these days, and because it's so preventable, it's not a big concern for me.

I'm confident that Netgear will continue to tweak and improve the firmware, and that's cool.

Definitely a happy Orbi user overall here.

 

[Jeffb]

I have had for 4 months and use in AP mode with ASUS RS AC 5300.
House is three floor 4K + and we have great coverage with no issues.
(Comcast 150).

I really like (1) SSID and network stays up and running very consistently.

The 5300 was good, Orbi is better. Better coverage.

 

[AntonK]

And this article gives Orbi a good review, "Upgrade Your Home Wireless Network to Orbi and See What You've Been Missing."

 

[RogerSC]

I've had the Orbi for about 4 months as well, and it has held up well. Whole house wireless coverage without breaking a sweat *smile*. Been up for 19 days now, since I last took it down to test new firmware on the Netgear R7800. Hasn't let me down.