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Anyone order an additional Orbi Satellite ???
Has anyone else ordered an additonal Orbi Satelite for their Orbi system?? I have a big home so I just ordered an additonal satelite I am anxious to see how it will perform with 2 Satelites. Anyone h...
hi,
so i assume you have got the orbi system already and have tested out with the router and sat ? and assume it still doesnt cover everything
you will need to ensure the router part of the orbi can be situated between the first and second sat as at this stage the orbi system runs in star topology and thus both sats connect back to the router only
so you have it setup like
sat ------ orbi router --------sat
with the internet connection at the router
wont work if you have say
router ----------- sat -------------- sat
as the second satstill needs to connect back to the orbi router at this stage ( may change if the orbi gets mesh )
also i have a 4,000 square home and the single orbi router and sat cover it with ease , how big is your place / or are we talking multi story
pete
I was just more curious how the Orbi system performed with 2 satilites....I guess thats my real question.
schpeen wrote:I was just more curious how the Orbi system performed with 2 satilites....I guess thats my real question.
if you can place the orbi router in the middle of the 2 sat's then you could expect as good a signal coverage in ether direction , however you would need a house 6000 square foot plus to ensure the devices where seperated enough to avoid over saturation of the wifi , oversaturation would cause issues with clients not moving between transmissions because of the way the orbi works
it is wise to test the single orbi and sat first to determine if you need a second one or if there is still part of the house that doesnt get wifi as $250 is a lot for a second sat that may not achieve a lot or would perhaps create more issues than it solves
Per my message above I already have an Orbi system.........and its not doing the trick for me. I guess my home being 3 levels....its not working with current setup. Yes...the wifi reaches but the signal and speeds arent that good in that area. Also keep in mind these are Netgears numbers......Ubiquinti Amplifi says it can cover 20k square feet.........i find that hard to believe. This is tough question to answer since everyones setup and homes are diffferent. If it dosent work I send it back....thats the great thing about retail...lol.
in your case being a 3 story home you would need to have the orbi router on the middle floor and the sat on the first and third floor , it would also depend on construction materials and local enviornmental conditions wifi wise
yes the claims the amplifi make are nothing but advertising blurb