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jmbarbs
Feb 10, 2017Apprentice
The end of iOS disconnections after changing one setting
After returning my orbi due to iOS disconnections I purchased a velop which I wasn't happy with. I decided to try orbi again and got a replacement. As with the first orbi unit, the disconnections ...
nick776
Feb 11, 2017Guide
Why did you return the velop? Why didn't you like it? I'm going to be returning Orbi for Velop if they can't confirm wired backhaul is in the works for Orbi.
jmbarbs
Feb 11, 2017Apprentice
The only reason I returned the velop was in my house it struggled to give a good connection at the far end (which I needed as have a external nest cam at that corner of the house). This was using a pack of 3.
Also I found the speed throughput much slower than orbi.
I think what I am learning from using these systems is that one system may work well In one persons house and behave completely different in another building, so I would say try the velop and see if it works for you (if you are sure that the orbi is not suitable in your environment).