ORBI vs Nighthawk

What is the model # of the Arris modem you have now? 

Have you tested your system with out the following enabled to see if there are any changes?

Beamforming, MIMO, Daisy Chain and Fast Roaming? 

Set manual channels to 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz? Any unused channel on 5ghz. 

WPA2 and AES only.

1500 sq ft shouldn't really need a Satellite. one Orbi router should be able to handle that size of a buiding. I have a 5000sq ft house and only use 1 Satellite as the opposite end from where the router is. 

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sdunlap01wrote:

I certainly don't disagree with you regarding firmware stability.  Also the Orbi doesn't offer QOS features which I have to assume is a coming feature since the option is included in the management menus.  I hate to swap out equipment again but if my Orbi loses connectivity again after all I've gone through to gain some stability after more than a year of having this up and running, then I will probably move back to the Nighthawk series since they have proven track record of stability and reliability over the years.  Until then I guess I'll just keep things the way they are since I've got the Orbi router installed in the back of a 1500 sq foot house and a single Satellite in the front of the house that provides wifi connectivity to wireless cameras mounted to the front of the house facing the street.   Outside of that I'm not sure what else I could do with Orbi.  And just to be clear, prior to replacing my previous cable modem with a different brand/model, I was losing connectivity to both wired and wireless devices.  So that might be an option for those still experiencing issues.  My Ubee cable modem was replaced with an Arris which I prefer anyway.

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