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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 had the Amplifi HD (High Density) with 3 mesh antennas. Not worth the packaging they're sold in. They look cool and the iOS App is very polished. But performance was garbage compared to the Orbi.
I ended up buying the Orbi and have been very happy with the bandwidth I'm getting on AT&T fiber. My wireless devices clock in between 300-400Mbps. I'm really glad I came across this thread as I too had consistent dropouts with my Nest cams. As soon as I turned Beamforming off, problems went away. I did notice a slight drop in speed, but it's still better than the Amplifi HD.
Not to hijack this thread, but is Netgear ever going to release a functioning app? Even their webUI to login to the Orbi sends passwords unencrypted. It's really disappointing to see such great hardware supported by atrocious software.
I ended up buying the Orbi and have been very happy with the bandwidth I'm getting on AT&T fiber. My wireless devices clock in between 300-400Mbps. I'm really glad I came across this thread as I too had consistent dropouts with my Nest cams. As soon as I turned Beamforming off, problems went away. I did notice a slight drop in speed, but it's still better than the Amplifi HD.
Not to hijack this thread, but is Netgear ever going to release a functioning app? Even their webUI to login to the Orbi sends passwords unencrypted. It's really disappointing to see such great hardware supported by atrocious software.