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RBK40 Coverage
On the US website (https://www.netgear.com/orbi/rbk40.aspx) it is claimed that the RBK40 "covers up to 4,000 square feet with high performance AC2200 WiFi" and on the UK website (http://www.netgear.c...
Could be be due to diferent allowable power outputs between UK an US... you'd have to check the output specs
hi all
although there is some generalization in the netgear numbering it also need to be computed with many factor including local regional transmission levels along with constructional materials and local environmental conditions with other wifi and other 2.4 / 5 gig transmissions
in general wifi is designed to work in the horizontal plain and thus propagates best across a single story dwellings , when it comes to multi story dwellings that propergation is compromised
reality is if you live in a 4 story dwelling no wifi is going to play nice unless its an access point per floor connected back to the router via ethernet
the orbi is great but just like all wifi has its limitations when it comes to vertical wifi propagation