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RE: Additional Orbi Satellite availability in UK?
As the previous thread has been marked as having been solved (Which it was at that time) and so may not be updated may I request the following?
Does anyone have information / dates on when we can purchase an additional Orbi Satellite in the UK ?
Appreciate it was earmarked for early Q2 so presume we must be getting closer to an availability date.
Many thanks
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My local PC World and Maplin in-store geeks both said it was being pushed back to late Q3 2017... but I have to say, this wasn't the most confidence-inspiring of responses I'd ever heard as they sounded remarkably like the previous answers I got from them last year, which was "January 2017". And then in January 2017, I got "Q2... maybe earlier if possible".
I've actually ordered one from the US... shouldn't be too difficult to get a compatible UK plug 12v 3.5A power supply for it... and then manually add it to my existing Orbi router. It arrives in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know how I get on.Okay, so forget my last post... cancelled US order as it won't arrive here in the UK until August 2017. Hmmm... "Me thinks we're all being given the run-around..."
Thanks for that MisterMR as I had also considered a purchase from the US but if the wait time is that long it's a nonstarter for me too.
As I stated on another post my intention was to have an additional satellite in the room in the garden. ( it has Sat/Cable TV, Sonos, Echo and Fire TV so internet is a requirement and I took the plunge having been led to believe the option to purchase an additional satellite would be made available)
My latest plan is to look at a Warehouse Deal / Openbox from Amazon. Its a risk but with the new price around £325 (myself having bought early and paid £399 the overall cost is getting beyond a joke)
At the moment, a Used- very good kit is about £300 but currently Amazon have a promotion of 20% off, reducing the cost to around £240. {Of course there is no guarantee how much an additional Satellite will cost or even whether or not it will actually be released}
If I could offload the router it would bring down the cost yet again. BUT, not being a big fan of eBay my options are limited. Orbi doesn't appear on Gumtree and has not appeared at CEX yet. To be honest who really wants to buy a standalone Orbi router. Chocolate - fireguard springs to mind.
So I will spend the weekend trying to convince myself to take the plunge. The additional 20% offer runs until 23:59 16 May 2017 so will have to make the decision before then.
Appreciate if anyone has any ideas how to offload the router ?
Thanks for listening :smileyhappy:
Any further updates on when we can buy a further satellite in the U.K. so that our very expensive purchases will work properly?
It’s the not knowing when it will be available that is the hardest, putting things on hold, just hanging on, in the hope that a date is announced.
People have invested a lot of money in this system and I personally think we deserve better treatment than this.
At the moment, we are still working on the info provided by DarrenM that it would be released Q3, (having been deferred from Early Q2 2017)
That covers anywhere from July through September 2017! (Worldwide Orbi WiFi System released Q3 2016)
I think it is about time Netgear came clean on this one and gave a more accurate timescale.
Even saying it will not be released before such and such a date would be useful.
You cannot expect people to keep waiting indefinitely.
Can we please have an update or more information
Thanks.
Just called a couple of UK disrtributors and the best I got was "they're due in on the 25th July 2017..." (that was broadbandbuyer.com).
Oh well... we've waited this long...
