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lowepg
Apprentice
Dec 30, 2017

Ready to bail on Orbi and try Velop- any tried it?

Getting frustrated by all the problems since this last firmware push....   For the $$$$ they charge for Orbi- it's just not acceptable.   Anyone try the Velop?   One thing I really like is it a...
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Dittim's avatar
Dittim
Tutor
Dec 30, 2017

I checked the Linksys forums and they are having as many, if not more, issues with stable connections as Netgear. 

 

I downgraded to 2.0.0.74 and disabled auto-update and everything is stable for me. I’m sticking with Orbi as the hardware is better and hopefully Netgear will get their act together on stable firmware soon. 

  • Boomerang3's avatar
    Boomerang3
    Apprentice
    Dec 30, 2017

    I believe that the consumer mesh market is still maturing, so going with a company with a good reputation for updates, and support will be important as we proceed.  My setup is rock solid, getting full speeds throughout the house.  With the exception of systems management could use some upgrading, I am extremely happy.

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    Silver0066
    Apprentice
    Dec 30, 2017

    How do you disable the Automatic Firmware update?

      • webminster's avatar
        webminster
        Luminary
        Dec 30, 2017

        My (short) experience with the Velop (2 node).  I had one for a day, then returned it.

        Setup wasn't too bad.   I needed to set it to AP (bridge) mode for my network, same as I run the Orbi now.  That was a failure - it did not pass DHCP traffic through properly, so clients tended to never get an IP from my servers.  From the forums, this appears to be a long-standing issue Linksys keeps not fixing.

         

        Also, the Velop doesn't provide a connected device list in bridge mode - at least the Orbi tries, even if in current firmware it's all botched.