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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...
I've posted this before and will do it again; if you can return your Orbi, or sell it on Ebay, do it,and switch to the Orbi Pro; almost a month now, and zero issues of any sort...
Netgear should offer to trade us up to the Orbi Pro, even if there is a small fee (very small for our troubles)!
but can we trust them to not eventually screw that up too?
Netgear IS NOT going to do anything. This problem has been going on for a LONG time. A class action suit would be the only thing to get their attention.
- Zyxel Multy X is the way to go! No problems at all since setup. Totally seamless and way faster than Orbi which I sold off.
https://www.zyxel.com/in/en/products_services/AC3000-Tri-Band-WiFi-System-Multy-X/explore-multy
Cheers. - Is the Pro version any different software-wise, or is it merely so few units sold that problems really haven't surfaced in the same way?
netgear has told me they never used any untested beta type firmware additions on the pro software/firmware, so that might be why its a trouble free experience at this point..
a judge would throw out a Class Action suit in a heartbeat; because of the varying degrees of experience that users of this product has, plug the unlimited amount of configurations that are out there that people use, it would be impossible to prove that netgear DELIBERATELY and MALICIOUSLY made this product defective...
and, I tend to agree, since there are literally 1000's of configuations and uses for this system out there, and, considering they have probably sold at lelast 100-200 thousand, or more of these systems, the 100 or so people that are posting about endless issues, probably dont represent the vast majority of people who bought these things..
it gets down to this; if you hate it, and can return it for credit, then do it; if you are past the return period, then sell it on Ebay/Craigs List, and buy something else and move on with your life..
They don't document using in a bridge or AP mode, however. Not sure if that's supported.
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Zyxel Multy X is the way to go! No problems at all since setup. Totally seamless and way faster than Orbi which I sold off.
wrote:They don't document using in a bridge or AP mode, however. Not sure if that's supported.
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Zyxel Multy X is the way to go! No problems at all since setup. Totally seamless and way faster than Orbi which I sold off.Not in the user manual, since bridge mode was added late. But it is there now.
Interested in how it works in a month, 2 months.
I tried almost every other brand out there, EERO, VELOP, UBIQUITI, and even though some of them worked better than the Orbi, none of them had the speed of the Orbi..
Thats why I decided to go Orbi PRO, and, so far so good. netgear claims they use different firmware on the PRO versus the HOME Orbi, so that might be why.
Thanks wase!
