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Kaiyuanben
Aspirant
Jul 08, 2019

Questions before buying rbk50

Hi, I am looking to buy orbi rbk50, and I have both Nest hello doorbell and nest thermostat. I did a bit research online seems that orbi is not compatible with nest products or you will have to trun...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 08, 2019

NEST Thermostats are compatible with Orbi. My two work well with RBK50 and CBK40 systems. I don't have any NEST Cameras. 

Kaiyuanben wrote:

Hi,

I am looking to buy orbi rbk50, and I have both Nest hello doorbell and nest thermostat. I did a bit research online seems that orbi is not compatible with nest products or you will have to trun off the beamforming/mu-mimo to get nest to work. Is it ture?

Thank.

 

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    Kaiyuanben
    Aspirant
    Jul 08, 2019
    Thanks.
    I think the issue is with nest doorbell now. Seems thermostat is working fine with orbi.
    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jul 08, 2019

      Might do a search on doorbell. There are a few threads regarding this. 

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        Kaiyuanben
        Aspirant
        Jul 08, 2019
        Yeah. Seems like I need to disable certain orbi functionality to get the doorbell work but no definite answer yet. It is case specific.