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alexinnes
May 13, 2020Aspirant
ORBi RBK13 Fast Roaming and connecting to closest Sat
I received the Netgear Orbi WiFi System AC1200 (RBK13) system yesterday, for most features it works good In the centre of the house I have the router, at one end of the house I have a satellite i...
alexinnes
May 13, 2020Aspirant
ah okay, if roaming is only for when ON a wifi call then I dont think this product is for me and I will return it
I just want a system where if I sit in the living room RIGHT NEXT to the router...i connect to the router. And if I am out in the garage I connect to the sat in the garage. having to manually switch wifi off and on everytime i move around I could do that with cheap repeaters or using old routers as APs etc
I understand what you are saying about being on the overlap but they couldnt be further apart and there is no way the signal is better or even close
Office--------------------2 dry walls----------------------router-----------------------2 brick walls------------------------Garage
phone here connects here
Thanks for your response
FURRYe38
May 13, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Even with other wifi mesh systems, it's still up to the wireless device to pick and choose which signal source to connect too.
Good Luck.