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Pcryan5's avatar
Pcryan5
Aspirant
Jan 05, 2020

Orbi Tri-RBK50 – supporting 600MB

Sorry for the newbie question.

 

I have a NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with 3Gbps Speed (RBK50). My ISP is telling me if I want to take advantage of their 600MB speed offer I need to ditch the Orbi which I had hoped to use in bridge mode. Toss it.  

 

Before I order the high speed modem I would be interested in your thoughts on this?

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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru
    Jan 06, 2020

    There are several active threads about how well Orbi supports gigabit speed.  Mine certainly does 250mb with no trouble.

     

    Technically, Orbi does not have a "bridge" mode.  Is the ISP suggesting a "modem only", or a combination "modem/WiFi/router"?

    • Pcryan5's avatar
      Pcryan5
      Aspirant
      Jan 06, 2020

      Thanks for the note!

       

      I would place the ISP modem in bridge modem and Susie my ORBI to provide wi-if.

       

       Thanks 

      p

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru
        Jan 06, 2020

        I think they are blowing smoke up your skirt.  i.e. perhaps mean well, but are not informed.