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Another RBR50 Dropping Internet Connection
OK, so now I just about had it with this Netgear setup I bought. Seven week old setup of RBR50 and a wired RBS50. fwV2.3.5.30 on both devices.Router Connected to a CTS HES 3106 Fibre converter s...
Today I feel total relief. I returned the RBK50, got a total refund and installed my old ugly, no-app, rock-solid AC3200 router.
Could not imagine a product that flawed would still be in the shelves. Good luck you all with future firmware uppdates and endless discussions what equipment this malfunctioning piece of garbage is,connected to :smileylol:.
Users can try Voxels FW for Orbi as well:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Voxels-FW-available-for-50-series-Orbi-only-available/m-p/1883615#
You can revert back to stock FW if it doesn't work out for you.
Set up my friends Orbi system two years ago:
I haven't touched it since. Been up and running fine for him. Zero issues.
Orbi should be flashed with alternative firmware or be used as access point. Really? People buying in to an expensive Netgear Wifi 5 system in year 2020 should do this? Come on😁😁😁🤣😂
Well, not everyone has the same requirement when they purchased Orbi. I bought 2 sets of RBK53 from Costco for its strong Tri-Band WiFi capability and I'm very happy with Orbi in AP Mode so far. Orbi routing features are not up to the task for my use cases. I don't need to pay monthly for Circle/Armer features when I can get better features for free with pfSense + DNS filtering.
The point of this discussion is that folks can decide if they want to throw away a good piece of HW that's already paid for or try to get the best out of what it does best, which is WiFi/Mesh network, without paying more money for something else.
We can agree to disagree I guess. :smileyhappy:
