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EERO Gen 2 Vs Orbi - What’s the Fastest WiFi Mesh System? TheWirecutter.com
TheWirecutter.com pit EERO Gen 2 vs. Orbi vs. Plume and even Google WiFi and other WiFi systems. See how Orbi Wins the WiFi Race
I was also searching for s better alternative to my orbi and was searching reviews for EERO and found this post. If you're considering Orbi, look at this post with the latest firmware that netgear auto update to everyone router. You cannot even downgrade to a stable firmware that you want, it will always update to the latest. My $350 orbi is a piece of crap that's acts as a book stand now.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1514629#M24470
SpineyJellowrote:I was also searching for s better alternative to my orbi and was searching reviews for EERO and found this post. If you're considering Orbi, look at this post with the latest firmware that netgear auto update to everyone router. You cannot even downgrade to a stable firmware that you want, it will always update to the latest. My $350 orbi is a piece of crap that's acts as a book stand now.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1514629#M24470
I'm using the eero, and it also auto-updates firmware. Apparently, auto-update is the wave of the future in mesh systems and routers. Clearly requires more care on the part of the firmware developers, though. I've observed that success with auto-update of firmware depends on developers writing firmware that can accommodate new clients without falling apart. A little defensive coding design goes a long way, and thinking about what the future might hold can prevent you from ending up with intricate firmware full of special cases for new kinds of clients.
Anyways, the eero has been through a couple of firmware updates since I got it, including adding IPv6, and is working really well. No problems despite auto-update.
I bought an Eero Gen 2 system so my family could stay connected. I have it and Orbi set up in bridge mode with separate wireless networks. Orbi is still a crapshoot if it is going to stay connected, so I don't have it running all of the time. I have tried updating firmware, downgrading firmware, power cycling it, etc. I went to the link comparing mesh systems. The comments about Orbi are similar to here, numerous and frustrating dropped connections.
Eero may be slower, but no complaints from my family compared to the regular loss in connection with Orbi. Set it and forget it. Orbi is constant resetting it and crossing my fingers everything stays connected.