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I too have intermittent Wi-Fi drops
I too have intermittent Wi-Fi drops at my house and when that happens my iPhone 17 Pro Max doesn't pickup 5G well and I get the 'no internet message' and can't connect to anything. Wired internet connections (PCs) are still fine at the same time. Most common occurance is when I initially power-on the iPhone. I have the iPhone's Private-WiFi Address setting set to Fixed (not Rotating) and Wi-Fi Assist setting disabled and IPv6 disabled on the router. To the best of my knowledge this did not happen on iOS25 or earlier with an older iPhone I replaced with the 17ProMax. The resolution that always works 100% of the time is to toggle off/on the Wi-Fi setting on the iPhone. I currently have an 852 on latest firmware. Have recently ordered a 773v2 that's not yet installed. I also just updated to a Netgear CM3000 cable modem (from an Arris SB8200) and that has oddly improved matters, many less drops but still happens here and there. Will be interesting to see what the 773v2 does over the 852, but still expecting intermittent drops. Time will tell.
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Join the Orbi club - I experience the same exact outcomes but I am using a Google Pixel 10 Pro. The problem is not with the cell phones but the Orbi 970 system where I guess it is more a satellite problem than the router. Only possible solution I see is to wait for the Netgear firmware update, alluded to in this blog as Version 12.xx.xx.xx I've tired every suggestion, maybe some improvement but not complete elimination of the Wi-Fi drops. It isn't a critical problem since the cellular 5G network works the same as the Wi-Fi at the app level so really nothing is lost except the damn notifications which I've turned off on my cell phone. For me the cellular 5G signal strength is much less than the Wi-Fi (see my previous postings on signal dBm levels) and thus the download/upload speeds are slower on 5G. I would be happy going back to 2G since I don't spend my life on my cellphone but that is a philosophy in which I am losing big time. I now have equipment installations that only work on a cell phone. Another problem I face is that it seems the smart and rich cell phone users are predominantly Apple. However, I gave my wallet to Mr. Gates back in the 1980's. And prior to that I put a man on the moon using a deterministic operating system - ah the good old days!! My conclusion is that new technology only brings its own set of problems and I am cursed for life doing updates, downloads, backups, wasting my life on such things as dropped Wi-Fi, etc., etc. Flame turned off.
I have a pixel 10 pro xl as well with the same drop signal mostly happen when moving from satellite to satellite. But the 5g network thats a cellular provider service. We need the Wi-Fi to work. This been happening for years with no fix so don't keep your fingers cross that 12.1 firmware will fix that issue. Netgear needs to really work on the firmware.
