Every previous Orbi I've setup in large homes here in Chicago have all produced very underwhelming throughput. Range and connection stability have been good since the first editions years ago, but they are slow, which most people don't notice as the most taxing bandwidth hog in most consumer environments is streaming content.
I never use them unless its a customer request, preferring Ubiquiti in my recommended installations. But the Ubiquiti ecosystem is unconventional and most consumers do not understand it. The hardware itself is excellent for the price though. At the end of the day, Linksys has surprisingly done well under the Belkin umbrella. I'm not really sure where Netgear fits in anymore. It feels like TP-Link for double the price.
I don’t care about the price. My home was built in 1925 with brick inner walls, wood lathe with steel mesh over that to hold the 3/4” mortar and 1/4” plaster, covered by lots of paint layers, the oldest of which are lead based. Fortunately the lead is held in the other layers. The ceilings also have the lathe, mesh and the rest.
But this makes my home a Faraday cage. I need several routers with extenders for good coverage. If this will do it while giving modern WiFi support, it’s worth it.
Dude, you can just run a cable in your house, use 2-3 separate routers in several locations in the house and the device will just switch to the network with the best signal at a fraction of a price.
This is the way. Powerline can work but I find them too unreliable. Plus I don't find any solution where the power line can be part of the same network as your wifi.
It depends how clean you need it to look. If you can live with cable molding at the bottom of a couple walls, and you just drill through few key spots to bridge the routers, it doesn't need to be that expensive.
There is no magic Wifi, not even this ripoff $$ one, that is going to solve your issues very well. Run cable to multiple access points and be done with it.
Honestly, an Ubiquti system with 1-3 AP's (ex.: UAP-AC-LR) , and a CloudKey would be perfect, and cost less than what these are, so long as you still have a router to do actual traffic routing/FW. It would also be a significantly better setup in terms of coverage and network consistency, but you wouldn't get the same throughput. If you're just using internet, streaming video, playing games, it's great. If you're looking for something to transfer large files over the air, stick with consumer level hardware.
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shabby - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
Lol at the price 😂hansmuff - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
$1100 for router and satellite is off the charts crazy.Samus - Friday, October 15, 2021 - link
Every previous Orbi I've setup in large homes here in Chicago have all produced very underwhelming throughput. Range and connection stability have been good since the first editions years ago, but they are slow, which most people don't notice as the most taxing bandwidth hog in most consumer environments is streaming content.I never use them unless its a customer request, preferring Ubiquiti in my recommended installations. But the Ubiquiti ecosystem is unconventional and most consumers do not understand it. The hardware itself is excellent for the price though. At the end of the day, Linksys has surprisingly done well under the Belkin umbrella. I'm not really sure where Netgear fits in anymore. It feels like TP-Link for double the price.
melgross - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
I don’t care about the price. My home was built in 1925 with brick inner walls, wood lathe with steel mesh over that to hold the 3/4” mortar and 1/4” plaster, covered by lots of paint layers, the oldest of which are lead based. Fortunately the lead is held in the other layers. The ceilings also have the lathe, mesh and the rest.But this makes my home a Faraday cage. I need several routers with extenders for good coverage. If this will do it while giving modern WiFi support, it’s worth it.
yeeeeman - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
Dude, you can just run a cable in your house, use 2-3 separate routers in several locations in the house and the device will just switch to the network with the best signal at a fraction of a price.Cliff34 - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
This is the way. Powerline can work but I find them too unreliable. Plus I don't find any solution where the power line can be part of the same network as your wifi.HideOut - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
A powerline to wifi bridge, or ethernet. But ethernet is your best solution.Makaveli - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
Agreed with this. Instead of messing around with wifi just wire as much as possible and be done with it.wr3zzz - Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - link
Hiring people to run new cables into a 1925 brick house, which most likely has multiple floors, would cost multiple and not a fraction of $600.quorm - Thursday, October 14, 2021 - link
It depends how clean you need it to look. If you can live with cable molding at the bottom of a couple walls, and you just drill through few key spots to bridge the routers, it doesn't need to be that expensive.hansmuff - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
Have you tried running network over your powerlines, or are they too old? I've used that solution with very good success where WiFi failed.Jhlot - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
There is no magic Wifi, not even this ripoff $$ one, that is going to solve your issues very well. Run cable to multiple access points and be done with it.Notmyusualid - Monday, October 25, 2021 - link
Best comment here.Lots of ex-corporate Cisco APs out there. Anything 802.11ac or newer does the job.
Cheap as chips.
Drkrieger01 - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
Honestly, an Ubiquti system with 1-3 AP's (ex.: UAP-AC-LR) , and a CloudKey would be perfect, and cost less than what these are, so long as you still have a router to do actual traffic routing/FW. It would also be a significantly better setup in terms of coverage and network consistency, but you wouldn't get the same throughput. If you're just using internet, streaming video, playing games, it's great. If you're looking for something to transfer large files over the air, stick with consumer level hardware.nils_ - Friday, October 15, 2021 - link
Unfortunately the 6GHz band has even worse wall penetration.jafo818 - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
If you have coax in your rooms for cable TV, forget Powerline adapters and go with MoCA network adapters instead. Was hoping this would be $999. :)xunknownx - Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - link
sounded great until i looked at the price. echo-ing whats been said, running multiple routers is much cheaper.