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Can we use two separate providers going through the Orbi 970
Well as stated above is it possible to have two different providers/internet running through the orbi wifi 970 mesh router ?
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No. The 970 doesn't support dual wan failover.
You could pickup something like the edge router-x that does and connect the 970 to it
Ok that's above my head lol so with this edge x it allows you to use two separate wifi with the one router which would be the orbi ? do you see two said ir it merge the speed?
No. Netgear WiFi routers accept a single Ethernet connection. In practical terms, that means one Internet Service Provider (ISP). There are router from other companies designed to accept more than one internet connection. These routers can combine the multiple connections into a single Ethernet connection to a WiFi system, such as a Netgear Orbi.
That leaves the WiFi system to handle all of the WiFi connections and believe that there is only a single ISP connection.
Most users who choose to go down this path also put their Orbi router into Access Point (AP) mode so that they will not create what is known as a "Double NAT" condition. (internet search will describe what problems a Double NAT may introduce.)
Just to be brutally honest, having multiple ISP connections is not something the typical residential consumer does. Over the last several years, my ISP connection has failed only when Edison has cut the power to our entire neighborhood. It would not matter how many ISPs I had, every device in the entire house had no power.
