@falcon6actual wrote:
Will the RBK50 system work with Spectrum gig internet or do I have to upgrade my system
"Work with" is in the eye of the beholder. Yes, it certainly is compatible and will function. There are plenty of posts in the forum complaining that people do not achieve "full gigabit" through the Orbi. WiFi5 is incapable of that speed. If you have WiFi6 devices which can take advantage of a gigabit connection and require that much throughput, then you may want to look at a WiFi6 system with "more processing power." If you already have an Orbi, there is no "downside" to upgrading to gigabit service.
Every manufacturer is releasing WiFi6 products (Netgear has two separate product lines: Nighthawk WiFi6 and Orbi WiFi6). My impression (opinion) is that these new products may not be "fully baked". i.e. features may be missing or incomplete. They also tend to cost a LOT more than WiFi5 products. I suggest reading through the user forums for the Orbi AX and the Nighthawk WiFi6 products, as well as the forums from some of the other manufacturers. I remember thinking, "Oh, Velop now has WiFi 6" and started browing their forum. Was taken aback by the venom and vitriol, "When they get the &$^$* worked out of the current product, I'll look a their new stuff." Things like that.
All of us are acutely aware of the shortcomings of the product we use every day, and may be seriously ignorant about other products.
