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Using Orbi with Xfinity
I have had the Orbi router, and satelite for a few years, and I just switched to Xfinity, and the modem is a combo router. Will it help my Verizon signal (One Bar), and wifi to still use the Orbi sy...
gp2430 wrote:I have had the Orbi router, and satelite for a few years, and I just switched to Xfinity, and the modem is a combo router.
Will it help my Verizon signal (One Bar), and wifi to still use the Orbi system.
The Orbi WiFi package will almost certainly provide better coverage than the single Xfinity router, so most people would place the Xfinity into "bridge mode" so that all it does is connect the Orbi to the network.
WiFi has no effect on cellular radio signals, so the Verizon signal will not change. Like other mobile networks, Verizon offers "WiFi Calling":
https://www.verizon.com/support/wifi-calling-faqs/ which could enable your mobile phone to operate better while within the Orbi WiFi coverage.
(Although I have Verizon, I have never been able to get it to work. Maybe it's my phone. Maybe my Verizon signal is "good enough". Or, maybe I'm just not smart enough to figure it out.)