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bluefish10
Aug 02, 2017Guide
Orbi satellite dropping connection
Right to the point: my Orbi system has 2 satellites and 1 main tower. The internet drops/slows down (to the point where internet browsing is not possible) 2-3 times per day randomly without warning o...
DarrenM
Dec 13, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Have you tried the things that BarryTreg suggested from that whirlpool post? try unchecking the 20/40mhz option in the advanced wireless settings.
DarrenM
diggle
Dec 13, 2017Apprentice
Thanks for the suggestion Darren, I did see that manoeuvre in a very early post...but haven’t yet tried it...I think I’ve tried everything else, so I’ll give it a go. When I was speaking to Netgear support they didn’t mention this as an option...and some of their recommendations were the complete opposite of some of the forum recommendations...sadly none of which has been a decent fix for the problem.
There is of course the issue that none of this should be needed......the device worked perfectly for 7 months. Thanks again for the suggestion.