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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).
You can't really say that the orbi system is better when out of the box it simply didn't work. It drops data out of the box, it's ridiculous to have to scan the Internet to get your $400 router to work.
And I'm aware that is is the only one of those that has mu-mimo and beam forming ( that doesn't work) but most client devices don't have mu mimo support so it only works one way. And it really doesn't do me any good when the non mumimo devices have performed (at least thexpensive eero) much faster consistently. The orbi simply does not compare for me even with the extra features. I also feel the satelite for the orbi is very buggy. I was not able to get a full wifi signal being 2 feet away from it.
Can't always trust what you read online. Just because a spec sheet looks good doesn't mean the execution was good.
I'm not steering people away from it, but I did want to share my finding in a head to head comparison. Maybe in 15 firmware updates from now I'll take another look, but these new technologies in the orbi are simply not well executed. It might work in a easy to network home, but it doesn't solve the problem it promises to solve for difficult homes with dead spots. And as mentioned earlier, thus type of execution is not acceptable from a large company. Those are just my personal views and experiences.
And I'm aware that is is the only one of those that has mu-mimo and beam forming ( that doesn't work) but most client devices don't have mu mimo support so it only works one way. And it really doesn't do me any good when the non mumimo devices have performed (at least thexpensive eero) much faster consistently. The orbi simply does not compare for me even with the extra features. I also feel the satelite for the orbi is very buggy. I was not able to get a full wifi signal being 2 feet away from it.
Can't always trust what you read online. Just because a spec sheet looks good doesn't mean the execution was good.
I'm not steering people away from it, but I did want to share my finding in a head to head comparison. Maybe in 15 firmware updates from now I'll take another look, but these new technologies in the orbi are simply not well executed. It might work in a easy to network home, but it doesn't solve the problem it promises to solve for difficult homes with dead spots. And as mentioned earlier, thus type of execution is not acceptable from a large company. Those are just my personal views and experiences.
works here mate . have the best wifi i have ever had and the whole family is happy with it , it is a possibility you have a faulty unit
I have several nest cams that are constantly loosing connection with my Orbi. Once I disabled beam forming, I have not had a single disconnect. Netgear needs to address this pronto. Where is the next firmware update already.
cggggg wrote:I have several nest cams that are constantly loosing connection with my Orbi. Once I disabled beam forming, I have not had a single disconnect. Netgear needs to address this pronto. Where is the next firmware update already.
the issue isnt netgear , its the devices not working well with beam forming
