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2nd gen Eero announced.
Well. Eero just announced a new 2nd gen hardware, and I must say, I have pre-ordered it. Orbi raw speed is great (when it seems to work) but you have some major flaws that I just think it's time to...
I must agree about the app and user interface but I'm not ready to jump ship just yet as I just got on. Supposedly now that netgear has dropped the latest budget Orbi's now they are working on improvements from what I have been reading. I have installed a few Eero systems and must say the UI is great. Netgear must step up their game in the app and staying connected with their customers in the community. Coming from Apple Airports the speed alone is enough to keep me running with Orbi, but we need functionality in the app for sure.
I have took the Orbi off of my network and reconnected my ASUS AC87U as my main router and use my AC68U has an access point and I didn't see any improvements in speed with the Orbi. The only thing I saw was improved signal quality in dead spots.
jleecloak1 wrote:The only thing I saw was improved signal quality in dead spots.but that the exact point of orbi , whole home wifi , eg total coverage and with that coverage you get speed at distances you couldnt before
the orbi i 867M on 5 gig , the rt-ac68u is 1300M on 5 gig , unless you have a 1300M wifi client you wont ee any faster speed from the asus than the orbi as well
I agree, but the Orbi randomly disconnects and reboots my devices from the network wired and wireless. So that is the reason I removed it and reconnected my ASUS.
I along with the rest of my family have been annoyed with the unreliable network it gives. I have had this product for several months. I don't know how long we as a consumer should have to wait for a product to work as advertised. Technology changes way too quickly. I have a hard time believing Netgear is doing all that they can to fix this problem.
