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Philip_Timms
Aspirant
Jun 18, 2020

RBR50 upgrade

I have an RBK50 set up - one RBR50 router and one RBS50 satellite. I am feeling the need for just a bit more power and coverage to be able to use an outdoor satellite properly (and, yes, I have the l...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 18, 2020
Philip_Timms wrote:

I have an RBK50 set up - one RBR50 router and one RBS50 satellite. I am feeling the need for just a bit more power and coverage to be able to use an outdoor satellite properly (and, yes, I have the latest firmware!) - what would the next step up be in the Orbi universe?

"Step Up" is a complicated question, because that basically involves what we used to call a "fork lift upgrade".  i.e. change out everything.  The obvious advice is to go with a WiFi 6 system, but which one??? (from which vendor and which model)  Are you so enamored with Netgear Orbi that you will only consider a "better" Orbi?