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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've had Google Wifi for 4 days now and I haven't had any drops with my nest cams or any devices.
I'm very happy with it and I don't miss my Orbi. I like the fact that the Google wifi units are smaller than the orbi.
I'm very happy with it and I don't miss my Orbi. I like the fact that the Google wifi units are smaller than the orbi.
>> I've had Google Wifi for 4 days now and I haven't had any drops with my nest cams or any device
Nice! Thanks for that.
>> I'm very happy with it and I don't miss my Orbi.
Perfect. Do you notice any difference in speed or coverage (or anything like that?)
>> I like the fact that the Google wifi units are smaller than the orbi.
Yes, I like that too. Much easier to place them around the house. More "wife friendly." ;-)
I considered waiting for the Google Mesh system but chose to give Orbi a try while I waited. Google's mesh system is the best mesh out there for the price. There is no doubt. But the performance will not compete with the Orbi system from other floors or long distances. That is why I stuck with the Orbi. Yes, I have a bunch of Nest products that were constantly going offline and turning off Beamforming fixed it. I did a lot of testing around my house and found no big hits in performance or quality due to turning it off. So I am happy with Orbi even with Beamforming turned off. Just do a quick Google about Beamforming. To me it is definitely nice to have in a single AP system but not necessary for the Orbi due to it's dedicated backbone system. Just my 2 cents.
>> Yes, I have a bunch of Nest products that were constantly going offline and turning off Beamforming fixed it. I did a lot of testing around my house and found no big hits in performance or quality due to turning it off.
Did you find ANY hits in performance or quality due to turning it off ?
Thanks!
gfrey wrote:I considered waiting for the Google Mesh system but chose to give Orbi a try while I waited. Google's mesh system is the best mesh out there for the price. There is no doubt. But the performance will not compete with the Orbi system from other floors or long distances. That is why I stuck with the Orbi. Yes, I have a bunch of Nest products that were constantly going offline and turning off Beamforming fixed it. I did a lot of testing around my house and found no big hits in performance or quality due to turning it off. So I am happy with Orbi even with Beamforming turned off. Just do a quick Google about Beamforming. To me it is definitely nice to have in a single AP system but not necessary for the Orbi due to it's dedicated backbone system. Just my 2 cents.
Besides GoogleWifi does not support bridge mode in mesh and is hard coded to 192.168.86.x IP