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Intermittent internet connectivity outage with Orbi?
I just installed my new Orbi router yesterday, replacing a Nighthawk R8500. I believe that overall wireless coverage has improved, though top-end performance is not quite as high (measured via fast....
I read in the other "Ring Door Bell" thread that a customer had better results after disabling "Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING". So I tried that just to see what happens. It's probably too early to tell yet, but my 2 Nest cameras have only disconnected once in the past 2 days and I think that's because there was a power outage at my house today (I wasn't home and both cameras went out at the same time, something the intermittent outages haven't done).
I ended up getting an eero for comparison testing as I was going crazy with satelite placement and not being sure if anything connected to satellite.
Glad I did because I have had zero issues with the eero setup. So I'm going to forget about the mu-mimo support and the triband theory for a mesh network that actually works. Netgear rushed the release of this product and that is simply unacceptable for a large company, this is more of a beta or alpha product that needs a lot more work to be ready.
There is also amplifi hd I want go try for comparison once it ships. But as of now the eero has a much wider range, much faster speeds, and a real app that goes with it. Sorry to say but Orbi is going back because it couldn't do the one thing I needed it to, provide reliable wifi.
Glad I did because I have had zero issues with the eero setup. So I'm going to forget about the mu-mimo support and the triband theory for a mesh network that actually works. Netgear rushed the release of this product and that is simply unacceptable for a large company, this is more of a beta or alpha product that needs a lot more work to be ready.
There is also amplifi hd I want go try for comparison once it ships. But as of now the eero has a much wider range, much faster speeds, and a real app that goes with it. Sorry to say but Orbi is going back because it couldn't do the one thing I needed it to, provide reliable wifi.
nitrogen1 wrote:
I ended up getting an eero for comparison testing as I was going crazy with satelite placement and not being sure if anything connected to satellite.
Glad I did because I have had zero issues with the eero setup. So I'm going to forget about the mu-mimo support and the triband theory for a mesh network that actually works. Netgear rushed the release of this product and that is simply unacceptable for a large company, this is more of a beta or alpha product that needs a lot more work to be ready.
There is also amplifi hd I want go try for comparison once it ships. But as of now the eero has a much wider range, much faster speeds, and a real app that goes with it. Sorry to say but Orbi is going back because it couldn't do the one thing I needed it to, provide reliable wifi.
you might want to look at the Cnet review of the orbi and specifically the wifi testing
https://www.cnet.com/products/netgear-orbi-wifi-system/review/2/
the orbi system is far better wifi wise when compared to the eero
the amplifi hd review below
http://www.digitaltrends.com/router-access-point-reviews/ubiquiti-amplifi-hd-review/
doesnt excite ether
- No parental controls or QoS
- No remote access or active USB port yet
No MU-MIMO
and its mesh system flood smaller apartments
and it overall only gets a 6 / 10 for its review
the only real upside to the amplifi hd is its 1300M wifi