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Orbi noob, going in with some trepidation
My Orbi system will be delivered tomorrow. One base system and two sattelites. Our house is 60 feet from end to end, 3 floors including the basement. 30 feet wide plus a porch. Looking at the Ama...
The Orbi system has now been in operation for a week with no surprises. Fairly large and complex environment with a mix of Windows, Apple, Google, Amazon, Ring and a boatload of smarthome.
No disconnects, no reboots, no slowdowns. The Orbi is doing just what it says on the tin.
As with mutual funds, past behavior is not a predictor of future behavior but I remain cautiously optimistic and hope that Netgear and their ODM learn from their recent experience with software updates.
This forum is geared up for problems/solutions and keeps bugging me to mark this topic as solved so I will do just that while I continue to monitor the ongoing discussions and learn.
I also recently converted to Orbi, for wireless only, using a Fios Actiontec router as well. I simply plugged in my Orbi, gave it the SSID and password I was using with the Actiontec, turned the radio off on the Actiontec and let everything connect away. The only issue I had was with my wireless HP printer. Had to reset and reconnect it. Otherwise everything was pretty seamless. I have no google stuff though.
The Orbi system has now been in operation for a week with no surprises. Fairly large and complex environment with a mix of Windows, Apple, Google, Amazon, Ring and a boatload of smarthome.
No disconnects, no reboots, no slowdowns. The Orbi is doing just what it says on the tin.
As with mutual funds, past behavior is not a predictor of future behavior but I remain cautiously optimistic and hope that Netgear and their ODM learn from their recent experience with software updates.
This forum is geared up for problems/solutions and keeps bugging me to mark this topic as solved so I will do just that while I continue to monitor the ongoing discussions and learn.
If you bought your Orbi from Costco you should be fine as far as the return policy. I too bought mine at Costco (In-strore) and was told that the 90 day electronic policy applies to things like TVs, PCs, etc.
I've had my Orbi (Router + 2 Sats) for nearly 3 months. There have been a few disconnects and re-boots early on, nothing that I haven't seen before with other routers. From what I've read (IMHO) most of the folks that have major issues chase beta versions, run the Orbi with an older router (Access Point), and other various system tweaks. For me, I just installed it and let it run. At any given moment I have 25-30 devices online, some of which (weather station, Ecobees) run 24/7. My recommendation is set it up and leave it alone. If it fails then you can state with confidence that it was probably not something you did. Return it and move on. Good luck.