NETGEAR Orbi Home Mesh WiFi System
$199.99
$323.99
38% off
Reference Price
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Top positive review
2 people found this helpful
Blazing fast WiFi
By JM on Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020
I initially bought MeshForce M1 because it was inexpensive. It was easy to install and was straight forward to set up like the eero I bought for the office however, the WiFi speed does not go over 80-85 mbps. This was a no-go for me since I have 400mbps speeds. I will not sacrifice speed over coverage. So off it went and decided to pay more for an Orbi RBK50. Set up is as straight forward however, much slower to set-up. It probably took over 5+ minutes for both to complete the set-up. 5+ minutes is not a lot of time but Im comparing this to eero's set up which took less than 2 minutes to set up 3 wifi pods. Orbi's app is not as instantaneous as eero & mehforce. However, one can just let it go for the amount of features this Orbi offers.The RBK50's router and satellite offers additional ethernet port which is an advantage over many router/mesh systems. This is a big plus for me because I run my gaming desktop, apple tv, and my samsung tv off a Lan cable to minimize disruption.The router and satellite offers a very wide signal coverage up to 5,000 sq/feet. Now, my ring doorbell's performance has significantly improved since installing Orbi.Now, my WiFi speed shows 380-420 mbps all over the house now, there is no deadspots in the backyard or the garage. I love it. If ever I want to increase the coverage area, I would just purchase another satellite RBK50.Top notch product. Highly recommended. I did buy a renewed version, it came in a plain brown box but the product looked brand new. Win win for me!
Top critical review
8 people found this helpful
Requires a lot of effort. Lots of interference. Support costs $$$
By MikeDProducer on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020
When the Orbi system is working, it works great. But sadly much of the time it is giving me problems. I’m very proficient in networking protocols. I don’t understand why this product just randomly decides to be useless.I’ve tried everything. Changing channels, toggling settings. I can always get it working again but it’s just a headache and I can’t trust it to he reliable.When I first got it, I called support to get help with a connect issue with a Ring doorbell. They couldn’t fix it but they were polite and helpful.But 3 months later a firmware update that Netgear pushed out caused massive problems. The thing wouldn’t work for 5 minutes. So I called The official Netgear support for help. They said I’d have to pay $90 to purchase help from them. I flipped out and argued that they caused the issue with a firmware update. They still insisted on a credit card number to change me “if they prove the problem wasn’t related to firmware or hardware”. I continued arguing until they agreed to “make a one time exception” and not charge me. We rolled back the firmware.There are so many other products on the market. I wish I spent a few more dollars to get a product with better support. This was a foolish Black Friday purchase, on my behalf.
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