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orbi or extender which one is best
I am currently using the nighthawk r8000 router but I have a 100' long house and the router is located at one end and the other end gets very weak signal. checking to see if anyone could recommend th...
Wow, ya 7K with one router is too much for one router. Would need two extenders at least.
One item for the 760 series Orbi, those come with a 750 series router unit and the satellites are 350 series. These RBS not not currently compatible with the latest version of FW for the 750 series that has more features. So the 760 series is limited on it's features and by FW. You can't install 750 series FW on the RBR and have the 350 satellites work, as they won't. NG hasn't come up with any v7 FW for the 350 series and looks like this may not. So I personally won't recommend the 760 series, however if you can find a 750 series system with 750 series satellites, then you'll be fine to use v7 FW. Or find a 850 series system. They are solid units as well. NG is still updating FW here and there for these models. One just last week.
30 feet distances starting, is recommended for satellites placed out from the main router unit for Orbi systems.
qttire1 wrote:
7000 sq ft but it is 100 feet long and the router is at one end of the house now? thought the orbi systems were expensive that is why i stayed away looking at them. but if the rbk763 makes more sense I may start looking at those. is this the
thanks for the info... so if the rbk763 is out then the rbk863sb would be a perfect fit? I was chatting with netgear yesterday but the guy could not give me any solid answers on what to go with. When I built the house, I ran all ethernet home runs for all tvs and 4 Ethernet ports in each corner of the house just in case I had was going to purchase a mesh network and would have a spot to plug in the satellite. I assume plugging in the satellite would be much better than finding it via wifi?
Ya could go with the 860 series.
Yes you can ethernet connect the RBS. Recommended is to wireless connect them first, then once they are connected and the system is FW updated, then ethernet connect them at there remote locations:
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System 📡 ‌‌🛰️
I wouldn't say the RBK760 kit is out. I think FURRYe38 has the series I was referencing confused. Here's the kit
Its a RBR760 and 2x RBS760
Both of which are triband. And even if it included the RBS350, which is dual-band, you have ethernet running in the house and could hardwire in the satellites. That increases their performance on the dual band kits. Its a solid kit with your setup either way. Any of the kits you get, if you have an ethernet backhaul, I recommend using it. Significantly improves stability/performance in my experience.
What speeds do you pay for?
The 800 series is faster but it won't provide you any extra speeds unless you have pretty fast service
Your right, I mixed up the 760 series with the 650 series. The 650 series has the 750 RBR and 350 RBS. My bad.
I'd still for for a 8 series. Better longevity.
thanks for all the help for both of you. I am paying for 1 gig and on phone speed test is usually around 280 to 300 mbps. that is another good question what is the best source to test internet speed. I have been using the netspot app and seems to do well.
