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markjc100
May 18, 2026Aspirant
Orbi AC 3000 starting to fail - normal?
Hi, my Orbi AC 3000 was bought in 2020, and has recently started to fail or work suboptimally (not meshing well, not supplying normal broadband outputs - or at all etc). Is this normal for a product ...
plemans
May 18, 2026Guru - Experienced User
I usually tell people to simplify before calling a product bad. With the mesh systems, an unstable satellite can cause issues. Or a gateway, or the connection to the ISP.
so try it with just the router and see if it stays stable.
If it doesn't, then try it wired.
If its still not stable, then try it with just the modem.
Start back at basics and work your way forward.
The number of times we've heard that a device is unstable and it turns out to be a bad modem/gateway or even just the connection to the ISP is quite numerous.