Orbi 370 Series Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System (3-pack)

I bought the 370 and wifi was ok at best and wired was horrible. With my old TP link router on a wired ethernet connection I got around 700-900mbps (I pay for 2G internet through Cox) and with the orbi 370 router it was blocked to 60-80mps wired. I know my way around this equipment and after hours and hours of troubleshooting and shity tech support from India (Netgear) I sent it back. It's a firmware issue they can't solve.

I got a 370 series and I am pleasantly surprised how good it is so far.

The 770 870 and 970 are all just hot garbage. The firmware is absolutely atrocious. I had a customer want the 770 for there home I said ok but there not very reliable at the moment they wanted it anyway. It took 3 days and they got fed up with it then they decided they wanted the 373 series and lone behold it actually worked better than the higher end models and hasn’t been a problem for them go figure. I actually installed another 373 series a week ago for a friend of mine and that one is also very solid. My only conclusion is it’s something in the firmware of the true wifi 7 models that have 6ghz band. The 373 doesn’t have the 6ghz band but as a dual band system it performs well from what I have seen so far.

Only one I have had any success with is the 370 series which isn’t a true WiFi 7 system as it’s missing the 6ghz. Had a customer telling me they wanted the 770 I told them it was very unstable but they insisted so I set it up for them with wired backhaul and not even 3 days later they requested something else. I returned the 770 got them the 373 as they have no wifi 7 or 6E devices and it’s been flawless for them. I think the wifi 7 systems will get better in time but right now there a firmware horror show and it’s not just netgear either

Only one I have had any success with is the 370 series which isn’t a true WiFi 7 system as it’s missing the 6ghz. Had a customer telling me they wanted the 770 I told them it was very unstable but they insisted so I set it up for them with wired backhaul and not even 3 days later they requested something else. I returned the 770 got them the 373 as they have no wifi 7 or 6E devices and it’s been flawless for them. I think the wifi 7 systems will get better in time but right now there a firmware horror show and it’s not just netgear either

Agreed I have put 2 in so far for customers one of them was the 373 the other was the 374 and they are actually really good makes me wonder if the firmware issues with the other wifi 7 systems has something to do with 6ghz band and how it’s being implemented in firmware

Agreed I have put 2 in so far for customers one of them was the 373 the other was the 374 and they are actually really good makes me wonder if the firmware issues with the other wifi 7 systems has something to do with 6ghz band and how it’s being implemented in firmware

No upgrading to 2 gig would do absolutely nothing, your problem right now is your Wifi coverage. Orbi's are usually pretty decent but it really depends on the model. If you have the 300 series (Like the Orbi 370) they don't perform that well when they are not hard-wired together (through ethernet) If you have the Orbi 700/900 series try to move them closer together/check connection strength in the Orbi app. If you have ethernet going around the house (homes built from 2006-2019 generally have them, after that they started relying on wifi stupidly) you can make the 300 series work very well. You can buy some cheap ethernet cables and connect them to the Mesh system and you should get substantially better speeds. Keep in mind however you would have to have the infrastructure to get those Ethernet ports to actually be "live" the easiest way to identify if you have this is to see is to figure out where all the Ethernet ports are going (usually in some utility closet) You should see a box that all the ethernet wires connect into, if you just see wires your going to need to be a "Gigabit Network Switch" with the amount of ports needed, If it's not near your ont your going to have some issues, but you might be able to send ethernet back down if you have an ethernet near your main Orbi base. If you don't have Ethernet you should upgrade to a substantially better Mesh system that uses different antennas for the backhaul (connecting the routers to the extenders) these are generally pretty pricey ($500-$700 like for the Orbi ) but they might be the only way. Now if you are willing to give Verizon a shot your plan probably includes "whole home wifi" where Verizon will figure out the extender situation and make sure you have a good connection in most places but you'll have to use their equipment. As for that "white box" I don't really know what that could be unless it's an old power supply for the ONT (does it have a power connector on one end?) Just a quick thing the "black modem" is called an ONT it essentially does the same thing as a "modem" on a cable provider (Take the Fiber coming in and convert it the protocol + connector to ethernet). Also out of curiosity how big is your home, that may be causing some issues

Orbi 7 here. Works flawlessly.

I use an Orbi 7 with two satellite units. Great coverage all over my home, excellent multicast handling. 21 Sonos devices working flawlessly.

Get an Orbi Wifi 7 router with two satellites. I struggled with WiFi routers for a long time in my house until I discovered Orbi. Expensive, but you won't regret it.

Orbi Wi-Fi 7 products perform incredibly well compared to older Netgear products I’ve had. Downsides are they’re expensive, physically big and unless you have a complex house layout, they may be overkill.