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Orbi satellite super slow connection - backhaul issue?
Having just upgraded my internet connection from 70Mbit to 230Mbit, I was a bit annoyed that I only got mediocre speed when sitting in my garden (~30Mbit) My friend had just bought the 3 units Orbi R...
I have had great success using a firmware that was released a few weeks ago. V2.3.5.30. I now get the exact same test results on both router and satellite, around 230Mbit.
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When I read reviews of this system, almost all of the negative reviews are because of this exact issue and I have never seen a real resolution. There are many more positive experiences than negative though, but I wonder how many of the positives are when the system is first set up and how many of those are still happy months later? I have seen people claim that many of the happy owners have smaller homes where all their products are connecting directly to the base router. They think they are getting good speed through their satellites, but really they are being bypassed. The people who are unhappy have homes large enough that their phones, etc. can not reach the base unit so use the satellite and it is the satellite to base router connection that is the weak link. I did see one person who claimed they fixed their issue by putting timers on the router and on each satellite. They set them to power each off for 1/2 hour in the middle of every night. This daily "reboot" seemed to help them but I don't like the idea of having all security cameras, etc. off line for a time every night. I ended up purchasing from Costco because of their return policy just in case the poor satellite to base router connection is an issue for us. But the thing is that if you read reviews of any system like this, Google or others, there are lots of complaints. May be that the technology is just not there yet? I took a chance that it will work well but we shall see.
Any updates on this?
Will_T wrote:When I read reviews of this system, almost all of the negative reviews are because of this exact issue and I have never seen a real resolution. There are many more positive experiences than negative though, but I wonder how many of the positives are when the system is first set up and how many of those are still happy months later? I have seen people claim that many of the happy owners have smaller homes where all their products are connecting directly to the base router. They think they are getting good speed through their satellites, but really they are being bypassed. The people who are unhappy have homes large enough that their phones, etc. can not reach the base unit so use the satellite and it is the satellite to base router connection that is the weak link. I did see one person who claimed they fixed their issue by putting timers on the router and on each satellite. They set them to power each off for 1/2 hour in the middle of every night. This daily "reboot" seemed to help them but I don't like the idea of having all security cameras, etc. off line for a time every night. I ended up purchasing from Costco because of their return policy just in case the poor satellite to base router connection is an issue for us. But the thing is that if you read reviews of any system like this, Google or others, there are lots of complaints. May be that the technology is just not there yet? I took a chance that it will work well but we shall see.