Painted in a corner with RBR40

[SeniorLouie]

So I started a discussion a couple of days ago on my Orbi RBR40 and adding another sattelite to the three I have. In looking for suitable options for the satelites I am finding any ones recommended to me are highly constrainted - not available new. The current system has worked well for 2 years but I have a gap in coverage where I need another sattelite. The recommended sattelites were RBS50, RBS40, RBS20, RBW30, RBS50Y. is it just time to look for a new system and has Netgear decided to not make certain sattelites like the RBS20 anymore. Sorry I may be out of touch here since I have not been close to what Netgear has been doing in advancing their technologies.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

[Mstrbig · Accepted solution]

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@SeniorLouie wrote:

Not to question you - will it work with the RBR40? Sounds like it will and that would be fantastic news - I like my RBR40 and really do not want to get rid of it if I don't have to. Please let me know and thanks for your reply.

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Yes it will work perfectly with the RBR40 and have the same power as the RBS40.

Here are the specs:

It's AC2200 Tri Band

2.4GHz (400Mbps†) + 5GHz (867Mbps†) for WiFi devices to connect to the Internet5GHz (867Mbps†) dedicated WiFi link for faster data connections between Orbi router and Orbi Voice

3.5” front-facing woofer & 1” tweeter

35 watts with Four (4) mics with far-field voice recognition support

Two (2) 10/100/1000Mbps ports

Four (4) high-performance antennas with high-powered amplifiers

Implicit & explicit Beamforming for 2.4 and 5 GHz bands

Mu-MIMO Simultaneous data streaming to multiple devices

[SeniorLouie]

I have considered the RBW30 but do not know if this will have the coverage I need - only one readily available still.

[Mstrbig]

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@SeniorLouie wrote:

So I started a discussion a couple of days ago on my Orbi RBR40 and adding another sattelite to the three I have. In looking for suitable options for the satelites I am finding any ones recommended to me are highly constrainted - not available new. The current system has worked well for 2 years but I have a gap in coverage where I need another sattelite. The recommended sattelites were RBS50, RBS40, RBS20, RBW30, RBS50Y. is it just time to look for a new system and has Netgear decided to not make certain sattelites like the RBS20 anymore. Sorry I may be out of touch here since I have not been close to what Netgear has been doing in advancing their technologies.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

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If you are satisfied with your RBR40, and it has been performing well, IMHO there would be no need to look for a new system.

I'm not sure if this was suggested by me, but a great addition to what you have would be an Orbi Voice RBS40V Smart Speaker. I have one, and the coverage is as good as any RBS40 satellite, but with added features. You can opt not to use these features as well. I mention it because it is on sale currently, for $99.00 at Amazon and other vendors.

[SeniorLouie]

Not to question you - will it work with the RBR40? Sounds like it will and that would be fantastic news - I like my RBR40 and really do not want to get rid of it if I don't have to. Please let me know and thanks for your reply.

[Mstrbig · Accepted solution]

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@SeniorLouie wrote:

Not to question you - will it work with the RBR40? Sounds like it will and that would be fantastic news - I like my RBR40 and really do not want to get rid of it if I don't have to. Please let me know and thanks for your reply.

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Yes it will work perfectly with the RBR40 and have the same power as the RBS40.

Here are the specs:

It's AC2200 Tri Band

2.4GHz (400Mbps†) + 5GHz (867Mbps†) for WiFi devices to connect to the Internet5GHz (867Mbps†) dedicated WiFi link for faster data connections between Orbi router and Orbi Voice

3.5” front-facing woofer & 1” tweeter

35 watts with Four (4) mics with far-field voice recognition support

Two (2) 10/100/1000Mbps ports

Four (4) high-performance antennas with high-powered amplifiers

Implicit & explicit Beamforming for 2.4 and 5 GHz bands

Mu-MIMO Simultaneous data streaming to multiple devices

[SeniorLouie]

Perfect thank you so much - just order it - on back order but what a steal - thank you so much for the help.

[Mstrbig]

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@SeniorLouie wrote:

Perfect thank you so much - just order it - on back order but what a steal - thank you so much for the help.

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It looks like it is available at this link if you don't want to wait:

https://www.netgear.com/orbi/rbs40v-200.aspx