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Cynefin
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Dec 10, 2020

I want to expand WiFi coverage in the basement when I now have an Orbi RBR20 and a RBS20.

Have been quite happy with my Orbi 20 system but my WiFi in the basement sometimes drops off for a seond or two. Is it worth it to add another sattelite  to the system or just buy a 3 pack of a newe...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 10, 2020
Cynefin wrote:

Have been quite happy with my Orbi 20 system but my WiFi in the basement sometimes drops off for a seond or two.

Is it worth it to add another sattelite  to the system or just buy a 3 pack of a newer system.

I agree with plemans . The RBS40V is a good price.  Not stereo, of course.  This postpones a MAJOR WiFi upgrade investment until the situation has become more certain. (which version of WiFi6 will prevail? Which brand offers the optimal combination of features/price/performance? etc.)

 

It might be worth taking a minute to describe basement WiFi "dropping off".  Is this when moving around with a mobile device or the bahavior of something that is fixed in place? (Sonos, perhaps?)