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OK, I have a TRI-LEVEL home. For many reasons, I would love to change that, but it just isn't in the cards. When I say TRI-LEVEL, there are actually 4 levels. A basement (concrete walls and where ...
- It works the best imo with a wired backhaul
Thanks for the reply. When you say 30' apart, would that include up and down?
Yes. At least a total of 30 foot away from each other
Sorry, another thought. IF they aren't 30' apart, what is the downfall?
Any reason to go with the new 6 Ultra or just go with old tri band wifi?
Another thing, if going with the old, which model would you suggest?
Still looking for some help with the questions above and also...
Can I use Orbi AND save my current R9000??
The way I have my network is similar. I have my CM1100-----RAX200 (with all but 1 wireless channel disabled)-----Orbi RBK53 (in AP mode).
so you can use the orbi and R9000 if you'd like. I just disabled most of the RAX's wireless so itt woudn't interfere with the orbi
Bassett72 wrote:Sorry, another thought. IF they aren't 30' apart, what is the downfall?
Any reason to go with the new 6 Ultra or just go with old tri band wifi?
Another thing, if going with the old, which model would you suggest?
If you can't get them 30ft apart you can have connections problems or issues with devices connecting to the wrong satellite/router.
You can wait for the new ultra and try it out. It sounds a bit expensive at $700 for a router and a single satellite. Unless you've got several AX devices already, the older orbi might suit you well. I have the RBK53 system plus an outdoor satellite and orbi voice. My house is well saturated in signal and I can pretty much pull 200-400mbps anywhere in my house reliably. Its kind of overkill but I like testing stuff out.
Thanks, for the help as I was leaning towards teh RBK53, I think that is the route I'm going to go. It will be overkill, but that is OK with me. Hopefully I can get some decent coin for my 3 month old R9000 and EX8000 parts. Guess I'll try the Orbi first, the go to Ebay..
ONE last question...Hopefully....If I can Hardwire the satelites (run an etheret cable from my network switch to the satellite) does that help? Or does that even work?