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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).
Hi all -
Ever since my Orbi router auto-updated its firmware back on 5/22/2017 to the latest version 1.10.1.2 the two Apple TV 4th gen units I have in my house are essentially non-functional. Constant connect/re-connects, insanely slow speeds during the periods the Apple TV shows it's connected. I also have two Apple TV 2nd gen units in my house...no issues with them at all. I have a couple of NEST cams, a ring floodlight cam, and several other IOT devices in the house. As far as I can tell no issues with any of them since the firmware upgrade.
My first thought to get the 4th Gen Apple TV's working again was to downgrade the firmware, until I noticed that the Orbi will just auto-update itself back to the current version. There is no setting to disable auto-updating of firmware...crazy!
Just curious if anyone else has experienced issues since 1.10.1.2 release?
As most of you already know, both beamforming and MU-MIMO are disabled by default.
I tried lowering the power level on the 2.4Ghz radio to 50% and down to 25%, but no change. Also tried scheduling the 2.4Ghz radio to go OFF according to a time schedule where it was basically off 24/7, but no luck there either.
I agree with others who have posted....every minute I have to spend trolling forums and tweaking with my advanced settings is one more minute I'm regretting my decision to buy the Orbi system. If I'd purchased a $95 D-Link I'd be more understanding, but given the Orbi's price point these types of issues shouldn't exist.
Would appreciate any insight......
I propose you try and get hold of the latest Beta FW which I have have personally experienced much improvements. Not perfect as yet but alot less hair tearing situation. Plus I can still at least have MU-MIMO activated with very reasonable performance. With many devices connected, MU-MIMO is a must have. Bean Forwarding is not crucial.