Which extender works with RBR 50 and RBS50

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maythahla wrote:

Am hoping someone in the community can answer very simply, which of Netgear's extenders can I use (if at all) to bring a better signal to the dead zone. The service/support guy said any and many will do. I do not believe that, but someone in the community may know better than me. Please HELP!!!

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First, it may be worth "moving things around" a bit.  A completely dead zone just 10 ft. from an Orbi could be the result of some radio signal absorbing "thing" that lies directly between the two locations.  (I discovered a brick chimney running up the middle of a 1920's home (from when they burned coal for heating) that cast a huge WiFi "shadow".)

"Extender"  has multiple meanings.

• An Orbi satellite will expand the WiFi coverage area and maintain the "Orbi mesh".  i.e. devices that "roam" from one room to another will automatically connect to the strongest Orbi signal.  ANY of the original Orbi satellites will work: RBS50, RBS40, RBS20, RBW30) but not the "new" RBS10 (which is inexpensive, but totally incompatible).
  My personal favorite is the RBS40V which Amazon has been selling for $99US. It inludes Amazon Alexa capability, which can be ignored unless happen to want it.
• Almost any "WiFi extender" from an company will connect to the Orbi router and create a WiFi signal wherever you want.  I have used extenders from TP-Link and Netgear (EX3700).  The "downside" is that this WiFi extension is a separate WiFi network. Devices will not roam automatically.

So, for my two cents, (a) try moving the router around to see if the "dead zone" moves, too and (b) pick up an RBS40V.