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Superpop
Star
Jan 16, 2017

Alternative to Orbi

Getting frustrated with the constant drops on my IOS devices, wondering if it is time to take the Orbi back to Costco and get something else.  I have a 4000SF house, wood construction and Ethernet dr...
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Superpop's avatar
Superpop
Star
Jan 17, 2017

OK, so I am going to run with Beamforming and MIMO turned off for a few days and see if that settles things down.  

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Yld2rob
Luminary
Jan 18, 2017

I have tried everything as well. Going back to Costco today.

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    Yld2rob
    Luminary
    Jan 22, 2017

    I went back to Costco and exchanged the orbi..  i just installed it.  We shall see what happens.  The Orbi router is connected directly to the Fios connection.. I am not using a FIOS router.