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Orbi WIFI keeps dropping out???
I have had my ORBI (base sat+2 sats) system 6 months and it ran so smooth. Now I am experiencing WIFI drops multiple times a day. My firmware is up to date. Anyone else having this problem? There is a beta firmware that may help? ANy suggestions would be great.
Cruz
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I am having this exact problem.
Exact same issues, 6 months of solid wifi and now wifi is spotty and router resets itself daily.
Same story here: Orbi has been working flawlessly for 6 months, but now the satellite loses connection repeatedly. Reading the forum suggests this is due to the firmware "upgrade" to 2.0.0.74, and that the satellite now needs to be closer to the router. Sloppy work Netgear.
My ORBI was great for several months and has just gone to hell over the last few days. Reading this thread seems to indicate that the latest update created some major problems. I have to reset my modem and ORBI frequently and it still often stops working.
I got simlar issues. Router reboots every 4 to 6 hours roughly. Its 3 days old...
Same issue. I am all Mac and IOS. I replaced Eero with Orbi because Eero was dropping, they acknowledged they had Mac and IOS problems but never could fix. After 2 months of wrestling I threw in the towel for Orbi ( The Best ) Only to find having same issue. Stays up for a while then hangs reboots, Magenta light etc. So frustrated. 2 calls with support changing channels turning on implicit mode etc. Doesnt seem to work. Tech advised may need to swa hardware which franklly doesn't seem to make sense. There is an underlying problem with these mesh systems in my opinion. If no solution I will return. Hoping there are answers coming on this forum.
My ORBI is working fine now during Monday business hours. Is there another neighborhood ORBI user that affects my system? I don’t know, but I’m far from other homes.
Orbi is totally unreliable FULL STOP. They do not even allow you to stay on a older version as the router keeps insisting to upgrade to the lastest without asking for your permission!
Why is dropping out connection? Simple.
Don't use router near microwave or other devices that can disturb wireless.
I don't use router near cable TV, or tv for example.
After updating the firmware it is working well. I am having to reset my router every 5 days or so but it's way better than before
Same thing happens to mine. All mac os products wondering if I should switch to Airport.
Using Orbi Mesh system router RBK23 for 4 days now. Granted the setup is faster than the old mac extreme system I had throughout the house. But it continually drops signal. So much so my security cameras ar enot even picking everythng up because they continually have to reboot.
I spent 3 hours with tech support- India- they knew nothing how to help.
I can't access http://www.routerlogin.net - to change anything. The remote management on my iphone can't access. Seems like this is a ongoing problem- NET GEAR do somethng about it. Any advise from other users is appreciated. When you ditched the Orbi what did you replace it with?
thevans4 wrote:
Using Orbi Mesh system router RBK23 for 4 days now. Granted the setup is faster than the old mac extreme system I had throughout the house. But it continually drops signal. So much so my security cameras ar enot even picking everythng up because they continually have to reboot.
I spent 3 hours with tech support- India- they knew nothing how to help.
I can't access http://www.routerlogin.net - to change anything. The remote management on my iphone can't access. Seems like this is a ongoing problem- NET GEAR do somethng about it. Any advise from other users is appreciated. When you ditched the Orbi what did you replace it with?
What firmware version are you running on your orbi system?
DarrenM
