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What's the best alternative (Now that I'm returning Orbi ...)
Firmware 2.1.4.10 was the final straw. It re-introduced throttling in my RBR50 router that I'd previously fixed with a factory reset. Thanks to resurection of an old thread I now see that this thro...
Agree, please suggest replacement mesh wifi systems (preferably with review links). I need very good coverage, speed not so important (have max 100Mbit/100Mbit fiber anyway)
Thanks!!
JimSweden wrote:
Agree, please suggest replacement mesh wifi systems (preferably with review links). I need very good coverage, speed not so important (have max 100Mbit/100Mbit fiber anyway)
Thanks!!
I was looking at the Velop, but it too has some issues (check out the Velop Forum). Also only 2 Ethernet ports on the router is a bit of a deal-breaker for me. I need at least 2 LAN ports (I don't want my NAS on a switch) and the more Ethernet ports, the better.
Someone also suggested D-Link's Covr. Like the Eero, it's not available in New Zealand. Dlink are also releasing an updated version of the Covr (the Covr C1203) in the next couple of months, but this really doesn't standout from the crowd since it only has a limited number of Ethernet ports.
At this stage I'm leaning towards the Ubiquiti Amplifi HD. Review Review 2
It has four Ethernet ports on the Router, but none on the Wall Plug Satellites. But according to this review you can purchase the router seperately (they're not that expensive) and you can apparently use these additional routers purely as mesh points - giving 'Orbi-like' multiple Ethernet ports on a satellite. Using additional routers as satellites in this manner, apparently also allows you to wire-connect the sats.
The down-sides are that it's not as fast as the Orbi (but fast enough) and that the Amplifi doesn't have a seperate backhaul channel. But reviews seem to indicate that it performs quite well, especially for range. There's a ton of reviews on Amazon.com's product page and it rates quite well (4.4. out of 5 with over 1000 reviews - but Orbi gets 4.3 with over 4,000 reviews, so go figure!).
Does anyone else have any experience with the Ubiquiti Amplifi HD?
The sad thing about all this is that Orbi's design is still my sweet spot. If it could just be stable with the RBW30 and and not throttle speeds after firmware updates then I'd be a happy with it. Talk about Netgear snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...
So you want to believe the Amazon reviews on a product your looking to buy, but refuse to believe the same reviews on a product you dislike? Ok.
tsig wrote:
So you want to believe the Amazon reviews on a product your looking to buy, but refuse to believe the same reviews on a product you dislike? Ok.
With all due respect to your right to an opinion - I suspect that you're one of the 'lucky' majority who appear to have had no problems with their Orbi. I suggest that you'd also have have a completely differing perspective to all those Amazon reviews if you were one of the 'unlucky' minority who have to deal with family frustrations over disconnects and/or having your ISP speed reduced by 66% because of this router.
I get it that that a significant number of users are happy with the product. But I also note that 641 reviewers on Amazon were critical - that a lot of unhappy bears. 21% of the users are disatisfied with what is supposed to be a top performer.
The whole point of this thread is to pool resources and share knowledge to make sure that if we jump ship that we similalrly don't just jump into another sinking vessel. Feel free to make helpful contributions to this discussion on alternative products.
So I bought my Orbi(s) in Feb of this year and they worked flawlessly until about 2 days ago. Now I'm having so much trouble I almost don't care how much I spend on another product to get these wifi issues fixed. I keep reading reviews about how wonderful this product is and I can't help it but get more angry because I cannot get mine to work what so ever.
I continue to consider spending the money for the Eero Pro setup but I am afraid that unless I do ethernet backhaul the performance will be lacking. Anyone have any experience with other products or how to fix this current one? I'm running RBR50 and RBS50.
I'm also currently on hold for Netgear support (for which I have no faith in) and have been for the better part of 3 hours now. How are they still selling units?! :(