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New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

mir4ge
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New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

So far, I’m loving the new Orbi WiFi 6 as we do have some WiFi 6 devices that we are able to test on and take advantage of the WiFi 6 part of things. However, we still have some spots in our home that would benefit from an additional satellite. Does anyone know if any of the older Orbi satellites would work or when Netgear will be releasing the WiFi 6 satellite? Any information would help! Thank you!
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plemans
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

i believe the older RBS50's work if they're hardwired in.

they recently had a live chat where people could do Q&A and supposedly the individual satellites are supposed to be released in the next few weeks. Again, supposedly. 

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mir4ge
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

Awesome! That’s helpful. I might as well wait for the new satellites to come out then. We are going on vacation anyways! 🙂
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FURRYe38
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router

 

Placement is key for good coverage. I have 5000sq ft home and have great coverage with just 1 RBS. 


@mir4ge wrote:
So far, I’m loving the new Orbi WiFi 6 as we do have some WiFi 6 devices that we are able to test on and take advantage of the WiFi 6 part of things. However, we still have some spots in our home that would benefit from an additional satellite. Does anyone know if any of the older Orbi satellites would work or when Netgear will be releasing the WiFi 6 satellite? Any information would help! Thank you!

 

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mir4ge
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

Yeah we have a 5500-6000 square foot home. The RBR is the basement and the RBS is on the other side of my home on the first floor in my office (definitely more than 30 feet). I need it to be in my office because I have an Aruba (VPN device for work) in the office that I need to hardwire into. Like I said, everything works fine, just a couple of areas could use some help and another satellite would certainly do the trick.
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FURRYe38
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

I would wait for the RBS addon to become available. I would not spend another $700 on a entire system for just 1 RBS. I don't know how much the addon RBS will be. I presume $100-$200 range. 

 

I mean time, You could move the RBS you have now maybe to a different area if these areas are priority. If they are not and can wait a bit longer, then when the RBS comes available, then you could get one then. 

 

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mir4ge
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

Yeah I’m not in a hurry since the rooms that have the issue are guest rooms. I’m planning on waiting and agree that it’s not worth buying another package at $700. That’s just something I wasn’t planning on doing!
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FURRYe38
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Re: New Orbi WiFi 6 RBK852 and additional satellites.

Smiley Wink

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