Orbi RBR50 with Fiber from Odido

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casse wrote:

 Is the Orbi mesh not good enough? Too outdated? Will it work if I buy a new Orbi system (nicely expensive) or do I have to buy the WIFI points that you get from Odido itself.

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This original Orbi is a WiFi5 system (802.11ac) that supports the gigabit fiber internet connection and provides nearly "full speed" to devices that are 'wired' to the router and is capable of 400 megabites/second to devices connected with WiFi.

In the eight years since this Orbi was introduced, WiFi has advanced to WiFi6 (802.11ax) and recently to WiFi6E and WiFi7.  If both the customer WiFi system and the customer's WiFi devices support these standards, then it is possible to get higher WiFi speed.

Internet suppliers have also begun furnishing mesh WiFi systems to customers, typically WiFi6 systems.  Thus, if you have devices which support more modern WiFi systems, replacing the Orbi with a newer product or installing whatever brand of mesh system Odido provides could lead to higher connection speeds.

Your main issue, however, is that WiFi is affected dramatically by (a) distance from the WiFi access point, and (b) building materials in the path between access point and device.  This is physics. Mesh WiFi systems are designed to connect with WiFi signals because installing Ethernet cables is often impractical. (If it was trivial, that PC in the attic would already be connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.)

Thus, replacing the existing Orbi with a newer system (from Odido, Netgear, or any other vendor) will face the same obstacle.