Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi System (RBK50, RBK53, etc.)

I love my Orbi system and my sister was able to install one with absolutely minimum technical skills. The idiot lights that are included with some models make finding a workable location for satellite(s) and the app is great for diagnostics.... Very user friendly.

I understand that you may have had a bad experience. But you might want to do a bit of research. Yes, my older system no longer does firmware upgrades and I'd have to check with netgear to see if getting an additional satellite works with my older ones. But, I just looked and I can still find compatible satellites and even one rated for outdoor use. Neither of those are big concerns as I can get wifi 50 meters into my back yard....yes, slower at that range but it works for my cell phone for WiFi calling. But the biggest item is my RBR50 and it's two satellites still work and while I'm only using 300 gbps internet, I still get 270 gbps on wifi throughout my house and it's 9 years old.

Apologist with Stockholm syndrome huh? You did make me laugh with that concept. I'll assume you wanted to hit me with some big words. I am now fully bloodied but unbowed. Again.....9 years of bullet proof service for my Orbi system and 6 years watching my sister with hers. I will let you think you somehow won the discussion. But I think you fail one of the primary rules: Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

I’m using 4 Eero Pro 7s and they are great, much faster than my old Orbi RBR50s. A lot of people say, though, that if you’re going for the Pro 7s, you might as well go for the MAXs for a significant performance boost. I just couldn’t justify the cost.

I did have similar issues with my first Orbi which was an RBK50 it was fine for 1-2 days when dropped down to 1/4 of my speed. Rebooted it was fine again. Always happened. Tried a different router and that was fine for a wee but again the Orbi dropped to 1/4 speeds after 2 days when I changed back. (On all devices including wired) I read that someone was having the same issues on another brand mesh system and he replaced the LAN cable from the Fibre ONT to router and he was fine. That’s what I did and I never had a trouble with that set again. Went fine for another couple years until I upgraded to the 860 series haven’t had issues with this one yet

I have and RBR850 with two satellites. Upgraded from the RBR50. Had issues on the first one with drop outs and random reboots and I work from home so it was pretty annoying. I put them in AP mode behind a TPLink router I had. All was fine. New home and Gigbit fibre thought I should upgrade the wifi speeds. Now I have the Satellites back haul wired but still getting drip outs a few times a week at best sometimes multiple times a day. I read on another thread about the Ubiquity Cloud Gateway Fiber and using that as the router and putting the Orbi’s into AP mode. The best combination of a solid router that doesn’t have issues plus exceptional management capabilities and still great Wi-Fi speeds. So I ordered one and it comes next week.

I have the RBK53 system using wireless backhaul which is 6 years old now. I’ve been concerned about the price of netgear products and the hiding of functionality behind subscriptions. But my main concern is around iot devices and splitting out the 2.4ghz channel which seems to be getting more difficult. I know this is easily done with the ubiquity products, and I’m wondering if the Dream Router 7 and 2 Express 7’s would be the easiest mesh replacement?

I recently did a moderate upgrade going from an Orbi RBR50 which was solid to a Orbi RBR750P. Speeds are better, but ever now and then it just factory resets. It is painfully slow to setup these Orbi’s. Next time it happens I am switching to something else.

Wow I am you!!!! I literally upgraded from RBR50 with 2 satellites. To Dream Routers 7 and 3 APs with injectors a month ago. I will say I was not expecting the cost, which is equivalent to the cost of 990. Facts on what everyone else said. Just leave NetGear alone.

I can send you my Orbi wifi router.  I lost its mesh network buddy somehow in the house move.  So had to buy a new one.  It's great, no complaints. Probably 4 years old?   Netgear Orbit RBR50v2 DM me your address if interested.  

I only have experience with the older rbk53, but it has been rock solid for me for years. I've been thinking about going for a newer orbi mesh considering mine only supports wifi5 but i've read nothing but bad things about newer stuff, both expensive and unstable.

Damn… I’ve got the RBR20, 2 RBS50Y, 1 RBW30, 2 RBS20, and 1 RBS50 unit all full green connections covering ~0.9 acres, pool house, and 2 stories plus basement. My internet is 217d/24u. My WiFi never drops out or overloads and I’ve it now for ~5 years. I can honestly say mesh is the best idea ever (when it’s implemented correctly I suppose). Of course I didn’t start with 1 main and 6 satellites. That slowly grew. And trying to find older units that are compatible nowadays is nigh impossible (without *paying* for it). My main unit is 1/3 of the way across my first floor, one foot off the floor. A 20 is in the middle of the entire house, seven feet off the floor. The other 20 is on the second floor, eight feet off the floor. The mini 30 unit is in the middle of the basement plugged into an outlet in the ceiling. Two outdoor units connect to each other through the main, and the pool house 50 unit connects to the outdoor (that’s main to outdoor 1 to outdoor 2 to poolhouse, and the connection is flawless). So don’t let anyone tell you about maximum number or stringed connections. I have three satellites in sequence, and six total satellites.