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How is this product so bad?
How is it possible? I was so excited to use this solution. Went to Costco with a smile on my face. Felt good about buying it and carrying it out of the store. Told a bunch of friends and family a...
Strange responses!
This forum is FULL of people having issues each and every time a firmware update is released. I spent more time researching issues over the past three months using Orbi than I have ever spent on any issues with any product I've ever owned. By far! And all I had connected to this stupid thing is some phones, tablets, a couple TV's and an Xbox One.
I think it's great that many users aren't experiencing any issues. Some people buy unreliable vehicles and don't have issues either - that doesn't make the product great.
I refuse to spend a few hours every month on my Wifi connectivity. As I stated in my original post, I had less issues with a $40 Linksys router located in the basement of my 6200 square foot home than I did with Orbi. That's an issue for me, and it's obviously an issue for hundreds if not thousands of other people. Time to own that fact, Netgear.
I've spent too much time with troubleshooting, performing factory resets, unchecking "features", with both the Orbi and Orbi Pro (2 satellites each).
The Orbi Pro was working fine for a little over a month in AP mode before satellite wireless issues started happening as was happening with the regular Orbi when it was installed.
My issue with both is that the wireless from the satellites would basically stop working once a day or once every 2 days. Turning the satellites off and then on again to restart would restore the wireless connection. Funny thing is that anything plugged in to the satellite jacks were still working while wireless would not. The main Orbi and Orbi Pro units did not have an issue.
The family couldn't it anymore so I reinstalled a Google Wifi 3-puck system that while not matching the "speed" of the Orbi/Orbi Pro by the satellites, doesn't have any wireless issues, plus the app management is so much more useful than the Orbi app.
Peace in the household again, though now I'm thinking about installing a Ubiquiti Unifi setup since I'm having Cat6 run through parts of the house.