Sorry none my original suggestions helped. Since you mentioned you live in Silicon Valley, I have to ask if you live in a detached house or an apartment complex? Regardless, if your neighbors are broadcasting on the same WiFi channels as your ORBI, you're gonna have issues! Here's and article explaining why a stronger WiFi signal is not necessarily better:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/802-eleventy-what-a-deep-dive-into-why-wi-fi-kind-of-sucks/2/

If you have a method of searching for WiFi signals and their channels/strength you can deconflict your ORBI channels pretty quickly. If not, I'd start by turning off the auto channel selection and fixing your ORBI channels. I've got mine set on Ch 1 for 2.4 gHz and Ch 48 for 5 gHz. However, I live in a semi-rural area where my nearest neighbor is 100 yards+ away. Even at that range, their WiFi signals can be seen by my EnGenius ENS202 outdoor WiFi bridge! Now those signals are at low strength (about -90dBm) but that is enough to cause collisions (ref the article linked above). You may have to adjust channels by trial & error if you cannot search by frequency, channels & strength.

Additionally, when using your WiFi devices it is best not to have them next to each other when accessing internet unless absolutlely necessary. Again, normally it shouldn't be a problem but if one device is dropping and the other isn't, it (the connected one) may be stealing the bandwidth from the other.

Finally, what firmware build are you using. I've had very good luck with 2.0.0.74. My environment is not very demanding, i.e., most of my devices are static ( IP cams, TVs, A/V equipment) and 75% are on the 2.4 gHz band. But I do have over 20 devices running simultaneously 24/7. I rarely "see" a dropout but, to date, streaming Netflix/Amazon Prime has been buffer free!

Hope you can get your ORBI tuned up for your home! Good Luck!

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