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jojo2go
Apprentice
Jan 11, 2017
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Lessons Learned for best Orbi experience

Hi All,   Clearly a lot of us are having issues (some major, some minor, some common, some not).  Not sure how many of these issues are due to unfamilarity with the system, operator error, or outri...
Troubleshooting
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    jojo2go
    Jan 15, 2017

    Turned out I had some hardware issues with my Orbi.  After continued speed issues (instablity) on my satellite, I exchanged my Orbi 3-pack system at Coscto for a new system, and now I am up and running at full, stable speeds on both the router and satellite.  Case closed!

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CDELL801
Aspirant
Jan 11, 2017
Will try turning mine down, have devices also sticking to the router with poor signal when it's closer to a satellite, thank you.
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    jojo2go
    Apprentice
    Jan 11, 2017

    Does the "beam forming" optionbeing enabled have any impact on devices 'sticking' to either the router or satellite, as you move closer to the other?