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Dustin_V
Aug 30, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
Meet Orbi Voice - World's First Mesh WiFi System with Amazon Alexa Built-in and Harman Kardon Audio
What do you get when you take award-winning WiFi, throw in Amazon Alexa voice control, and add the premium audio of Harman Kardon? You get the newest addition to the Orbi WiFi family; Orbi Voice, where WiFi meets HiFi!
As the world’s first mesh WiFi system with Amazon Alexa Built-in and Harman Kardon audio, Orbi Voice goes beyond WiFi to provide a smart home experience like no other. Not only do you get to enjoy the same worry-free WiFi from Orbi, you will also be able to control smart home devices all with the power of your own voice. You'll be able to stream from music streaming providers such as Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Deezer, and more! Powered by Harman Kardon audio, Orbi Voice will provide superior sound clarity and a captivating listening experience second to none.
By combining a voice service, high-end audio, and high-performance WiFi in one device, Orbi Voice eliminates the clutter of three individual products to deliver the same features. Now that's Better WiFi and Sound. Everywhere!
Orbi Voice Features:
- Tri-Band Mesh WiFi
- FastLane3 Technology
- Single WiFi Name & Smart Roaming
- Circle with Disney Parental Controls
- Built-in Alexa Voice Assistant
- Audio by Harmon Kardon
The Orbi Mesh WiFi System
WiFi Systems are designed for a broad range of home environments, from apartments and lofts to single family homes and sprawling estates. The new Orbi Tri-band Mesh WiFi System with Orbi Voice Smart Speaker and WiFi Satellite (RBK50V) delivers up to 3Gbps* high-performance WiFi coverage for homes up to 4,500 square feet (418 square meters) for a nearly zero buffering and no dead zones WiFi experience.
The new Orbi System is ready right out of the box and will work with current internet service providers. Setup for an Orbi System is easy using a mobile device through the free Orbi app. It offers easy network management and helps to keep the device current with automated Orbi software updates for new features and WiFi enhancements. Through the Orbi app, set Circle® Smart Parental Controls on NETGEAR to manage content and time spent online on a per-child or per-device basis. You’ll also benefit from a separate guest WiFi network and other advanced router features.
Each Orbi Voice Satellite offers two Gigabit Ethernet ports for connecting wired devices for even faster file transfers and reliable connections.
Pricing and Availability
An Orbi Mesh WiFi System (RBK50V) consisting of the Orbi Tri-Band WiFi Router plus one Orbi Voice Smart Speaker and WiFi Satellite will be available later next month for an MSRP of $429.99 (USD) £429.99(GBP) and €499.99 (EUR).
For those who have an Orbi WiFi system, the add-on Orbi Voice Smart Speaker and WiFi Mesh satellite (RBS40V) by NETGEAR will be available this fall through authorized NETGEAR partners and other reseller channels, e-commerce sites, and major retailers, at an MSRP of $299.99 (USD), £279.99(GBP) and € 329.99 (EUR).
Learn more about Orbi Voice and Pre-Order yours today: https://www.netgear.com/Orbi-Voice
What are you most excited about with announcement of Orbi Voice? Tell us below!
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- Steedvlx600Luminary
What do you get when you take award-winning WiFi, throw in Amazon Alexa voice control, and add the premium audio of Harman Kardon?
A monumentally stupid security nightmare for every user who implements it.
Worst idea for a router... EVER. Will this model be available in Canada, as the Orbi for outside is not available in Canada. If it will be available, will it be at the same time as in the US, that is, fall 2018?
- Dustin_VNETGEAR Employee Retired
JeffLambert670 wrote:
Will this model be available in Canada, as the Orbi for outside is not available in Canada. If it will be available, will it be at the same time as in the US, that is, fall 2018?
Hi Jeff,
At this time we don't have a date for Canada availability. Please feel free to check back with us in the future.
Hello,
Will this work with Orbi Pro?
When will it be available in the UK?
Thank you,
Kris
Will this support Airplay, or Airplay 2?
Not yet. Maybe later.
I had a feeling that someone would combine a speaker, alexa and WiFi sooner than later...it just seemed logical. But I just bought the Orbi with satellite about 6 months ago and I don't need to upgrade nor do I need another satellite. I wonder if Netgear would offer a trade-in offer for the entire system or even better just a satellite. I believe I would trade-in my satellite for this product because it would be better to have
an all-in-one product instead of three different devices.
- Blanca_ONETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi JeffLambert670,
Thank you for your interest on this feature.We recommend posting your suggestion on our Idea Exchange board. Our Product Managers review the board for great ideas to be implemented in future releases. Link is https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
Regards,
Blanca
Community Team