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Intermittent internet connectivity outage with Orbi?
I just installed my new Orbi router yesterday, replacing a Nighthawk R8500. I believe that overall wireless coverage has improved, though top-end performance is not quite as high (measured via fast....
I read in the other "Ring Door Bell" thread that a customer had better results after disabling "Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING". So I tried that just to see what happens. It's probably too early to tell yet, but my 2 Nest cameras have only disconnected once in the past 2 days and I think that's because there was a power outage at my house today (I wasn't home and both cameras went out at the same time, something the intermittent outages haven't done).
I've been watching every day since last weekend to see if Netgear publishes a new firmware release that addresses these connectivity issues. Nothing. So this weekend I think I'm going to take the Orbi back to Best Buy and grab the Linksys Velop and give it a shot. Too bad, as the performance of the Orbi seems to be superior vs. Velop, Eero, and Luma in all reviews. Nonetheless, all the performance in the world doesn't mean squat when you can't get basic, reliable connectivity for some of your most frequently-used devices.