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ORBI Wifi Problems
We have had the ORBI wireless system for nearly two years now. One Master and One sattelite. We have had CONSTANT problems with the wifi. We have had intermittent drops for devices, bandwidth iss...
I installed an Orbi setup because too many complaints about "internet is slow" from my Netgear R7000. 2,000 sq. ft. on two floors with the router in one corner upstairs and the satellite in the middle downstairs. Been going strong for about two years. If I had the problems others do, I also would be looking for a different solution, BUT... this problem seems to me to be a lot like choosing any other product.
People who frequent this forum all have Orbi's. Unlike plemans , the R7000 and Orbi are all I have used for more than five years. I think the Deco M9 looks pretty hot - but he dumped it! We know all about what is lacking in the product we use every day, and almost nothing about any other product.
When I do get ready to look, my first step will be the user forums for the other products. (Dampened my enthusiasm for Velop pretty quick!)
Thanks CrimpOn , that makes a lot of sense. If I stay with the Orbi, the only solution I can think of is to get a second satellite to put on the ground floor where I seem to get a lot of interference (many wifi networks show up from our my house and even my garage door wireless keypad outside sometimes can't connect to the opener inside). But I'll have to use daily chaining to get to get the signal from the second floor's satellite to the one on the first floor as simply moving the only satellite I have to the first floor does not provide a good connection from the base.
Any experience with using daisy chaining? I read on one of those threads that it should be turned off when connecting devices like the Nest. So, I've worried that spending another 200$ might not get a result at the end. Also, is getting a second RBS50 the best option or can I go with the RBW30 (smaller & cheaper) or the RBS50Y in this scenario of a 3rd unit through daisy chain?
LucP wrote:Thanks CrimpOn , that makes a lot of sense. If I stay with the Orbi, the only solution I can think of is to get a second satellite to put on the ground floor where I seem to get a lot of interference (many wifi networks show up from our my house and even my garage door wireless keypad outside sometimes can't connect to the opener inside). But I'll have to use daily chaining to get to get the signal from the second floor's satellite to the one on the first floor as simply moving the only satellite I have to the first floor does not provide a good connection from the base.
Any experience with using daisy chaining? I read on one of those threads that it should be turned off when connecting devices like the Nest. So, I've worried that spending another 200$ might not get a result at the end. Also, is getting a second RBS50 the best option or can I go with the RBW30 (smaller & cheaper) or the RBS50Y in this scenario of a 3rd unit through daisy chain?
I've used the orbi in both daisy chain, star configuration, and with a hardwired backhaul. All worked fairly well. The hardwired backhaul is the best but I did use daisy chain setup to cover my garage and its worked quite well. You don't have to get the RBS50 or RBS50y but it is something to keep in mind that the other versions don't use the 1733mbps backhaul but use the 866mbps. So put them at the end of the chain to prevent bottlenecking in the middle.
I've used nest to with daisy chaining and it was able to sustain a decent connection. I do have over congested 2.4ghz in my area and this causes some issues with my Iot devices that are only on 2.4ghz. I usually dont' recommend using the auto setting for 2.4ghz but its made my 2.4ghz more stable and functional. this isn't always the case so try both auto and manually setting channels.
I'd also report that I've used quite a few different mesh systems. they all have plus's and minus's but usually if a system is having issues related to house structure, wireless interference, etc----then they are all going to have the issue. I've found the main difference is stability. They've all went through periods of instability as firmware gets worked out. If I had to go for my top 3?
1. orbi (some times gets a bad firmware but stable)
2. Arris (not as much firmware updates but stable. less features though. Faster but I'm using the AX so not a fair comparison.)
3. Tp-link M9plus (not as many updates, stays fairly stable, lower overall hardwired speeds and wireless speeds)
plemans thanks for the input, that's very useful. I think I woudl then go with adding an RBS50 but the issue is that it does not seem like it is selling anymore in Canada. I checked Amazon.ca and Bestbuy.ca and both sell the RBS20, not the RBS50 (unless I buy a whole new system with the base which I don't want to do). So, it seems like they are forcing me to buy a RBS20 which sells for 200$ (CAD) and even, the RBK22 is on sale for 250$ at BestBuy but I hesitate in doing that.
I'm not quite sure why no one is selling the RBS50 by itself anymore but that make me want to look at something else as this becoming a very expensive proposal. One option I might look at is to get a powerline to the first floor and move my RBS50 satellite there, connected through the backhaul ethernet as the signal does not quite reach there well. Do you think this could be a viable solution or is it better/simpler to get the RBS20 on my RBR50/RBS50 system?
