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Feature Request: Orbi Satellite Ethernet Backhaul
As good as Orbi looks on paper I don't understand Y you would cut yourself so short and not support Eithernet backhaul for the satellites, I have 5 locations needing a system like this but without su...
Let me acknowledge that our customer base has been clamoring for this feature for a while, and we are trying to be responsive to their needs. To provide context on why it's taking a while to get it out, during the first quarter, the Orbi Engineering team was focused on bringing out the two new products (RBK30 & RBK40) to market. Now that it's accomplished, we're actively working on bringing this feature and a couple of other interesting, market-requested features to you.
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For some people the Orbi works perfectly in their environment as is so adding this feature of Ethernet backhaul does not appear necessary for their use cases. The plus side that some appear to miss is just because a feature is introduced (such as Ethernet backhaul) doesn't mean that you have to use it. It would be great to get Ethernet backhaul and the user gets the option to connect or use wireless or a combination of both. Then everybody wins.
Not everybody necessarily wins. Features don't come for free. Netgear has to expend resources and effort to develop them. But what are the costs and who bears them? Perhaps the costs are low and Netgear eats them on the hopes that they will be offset by increased sales. Or the costs are high and Netgear passes some or all of the them onto customers. How much would they be willing to pay for this feature? How many people would use this feature? How many sales are lost to competitor's products due to lack of this feature?
I'm sure Netgear is thinking very hard about this.
I would very much like the wired backhaul feature it gives me great versatility a highly desired feature and I am not the only one wanting to see this feature offered in a future Firmware at some point.
