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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...
All products have issues... things that need adjustment. But at their core.... they should be able to fit their main function. Please dont make the customer feel bad for being disappointed. The customer has lived up to his end with cash, trust of the NetGear brand, and patients.
All anyone is looking for are options, action, and a promise to make it right. All companies deal with issues. The big ones own-up and surpass expections. Customers buy products through out a life-time. The customer loyality should be more important than any one product or purchase.
Just my two cents.
Well, I finally gave up on the Orbi I had way too many problems over the weekend. The Orbi seems to randomly slow down the network and its even worse on wifi devices. The good thing is it didn't disconnect in router mode but it would slow down WiFi download/upload speed to a crawl. I tested my Orbi using the Speedtest app around the house. After installing the Orbi my speeds were great at 84Mbsp and 12Mbsp upload but the after a while it just randomly decides to slow to a crawl and when I tested my speed with the app it would say it can't reach the server. Web browsing would be super slow on Wifi devices such as tablets. I don't want to have to reboot my router everytime it slows down the network. My RMA Orbi was working so good for a moment. I wanted to keep it.
I tried using the Orbi in AP mode once I realized the router was slowing my network down and I started experiencing the disconnects in AP mode. That was the last straw for me. I connected my ASUS again and my speeds are back to normal. I have my Orbi listed on eBay today. I thought about buying the Eero but the parental controls cost $10 extra a month? No deal for me that's a joke.
jleecloak1 wrote:I thought about buying the Eero but the parental controls cost $10 extra a month? No deal for me that's a joke.
Its optional, you don't need to utilize their service (and it also includes malware protection).
You could mimic what Orbi does using OpenDNS as your DNS service on the Eero - I'm pretty sure that's what Orbi does.
Sorry to hear about your experience. My SAT is a paper weight on my desk waiting for firmware.
What orbi did you have? on which firmware? covering how many sq ft were you trying to cover?
I want to be able to filter devices instead of the entire network. I tried the open DNS and didn't work well when I tried to use it with Orbi. The ASUS parental controls let's me control content based on device or mac address.
Doug, I had beta firmware V1.12.0.12. The connection was stable but the internet bandwidth was not consistent. I can't stand clicking on a link and wait for the page to load like I'm on dial-up.
I was trying to cover around 2000 square feet with the Orbi. Currently, I am back to using my ASUS AC87U and my AC68U as a repeater.
I am debating between the Samsung Connect Pro and the new ASUS Lyra.
We must be twins I have same ASUS and 2,000 sq ft. I hope they dont kill through-put. Thats the reason I picked over others.
Are you using your ASUS AC87U? A new firmware update is out for this router. I updated mine the other day.
Yes... me too. its not connected at moment, been putting orbi through tests for my college write-up.