NETGEAR - Orbi AX1800 Mesh WiFi System
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"I have setup three Eero mesh systems for family members. They are super easy to setup and maintain. ... It has been set it and forget it for over three years now. These are installed in houses with users who are 65+."
"Very easy to install you go into the app and add a node."
"They work flawlessly for a set it and forget it internet experience."
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"I have a primary and secondary mesh access points. The primary is in the house and the secondary is in another small building about 80ft away with no problems."
"I have a 2 story 2350sf house. I have an Orbi with the master AP upstairs in the hall covering all the bedrooms rooms. Downstairs I have 2 Orbi Client APs on either end of the house covering all the downstairs, garage, and outside. ... I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth."
"I set up 6 of them and covered a 2 acre area including a 4 story house, a 4 car garage, another 2 story house, a 2800 sq foot barn and a tiny house."
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"I download 50tb a month on my server and steam Plex to nearly ten simultaneous users this way. Never had any issues relating to the wifi side of it."
"I have a 2 story 2350sf house. I have an Orbi with the master AP upstairs in the hall covering all the bedrooms rooms. Downstairs I have 2 Orbi Client APs on either end of the house covering all the downstairs, garage, and outside. ... I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth."
"Unfortunately, I found that the Eero network was waaaaay slower than the much-older Orbi. ... But while I could my full 2.5Gbps at the Eero router, my WiFi speeds were between 300-400 Mbps. I returned it and put my old Orbi system back into use."
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"I have a 2 story 2350sf house. I have an Orbi with the master AP upstairs in the hall covering all the bedrooms rooms. Downstairs I have 2 Orbi Client APs on either end of the house covering all the downstairs, garage, and outside. ... I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth."
"I download 50tb a month on my server and steam Plex to nearly ten simultaneous users this way. Never had any issues relating to the wifi side of it."
"I had the same issue when I moved into my current home. I bought the Netgear Orbi mesh system with three satellites and it’s worked brilliantly for me"
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"I download 50tb a month on my server and steam Plex to nearly ten simultaneous users this way. Never had any issues relating to the wifi side of it."
"I have my mesh connected over wireless backhaul cause I refused to drill holes in my house and still get my full fibre speed since most of my devices are WiFi 6 and 7."
"I have had 0 issues with 3 different orbi systems. 852, 962, and 353 (beta tested this system). ... I have a whopping 2 apple items on my network and they have 0 issues. ... I'm using over 40 from 10+ ecosystems and have not encountered your issues."
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"Support had me go through all the usual troubleshooting steps — no fix. ... I was told a replacement had been “processed” and would ship. ... It’s now been nearly two weeks and my order is still showing as “processing”. ... I’ve exchanged 24+ emails with Support. The replies are all scripted apologies and vague “please wait” responses. ... Their site promises 3–5 days for new orders, yet for a replacement I’ve paid almost $500 for, I’ve received nothing. ... I’ve asked for a refund policy and escalation, but I keep getting ignored."
"Ecovacs has the worst after sales of any company in any place of the world I have ever experienced. ... The company won’t take responsibility and goi around in circles. ... They wasted more than 6 months after talk to multiple people and site visits and it was escalated till the head of the after sales who I will name clearly: Tanmay Gangani, who is an absolute unprofessional and blatant liar with no sense of responsibility and ethics."
"I have never faced such a horrible service from any products in my life. ... Their service is ridiculous. ... The technician would come home and then inspect the device and raise a ticket for the spare part. So the spare part will be couriered to the customer directly after 2 or 3 weeks. Once this reaches your home, the technician will come again and replace that part. This is ridiculous. ... They don't provide service, they don't provide warranty. ... n one of my friends case, they had denied warranty saying there is fungus on board and its caused by water damage."
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"$70 duct taped cr box outperformed $1000 iqair."
"Unfortunately I had an orbi and I learned what all these terms meant while troubleshooting! ... Why should you spend so much on an Orbi and yet have to do so much extra work"
"is it worth it? I might say no, because there are many competing models out there now that have the similar features and go for cheaper, so that reduces the value in paying so much for an exped branded mat"
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"Netgear told me to factory reset after every firmware update. It took over one hour every time…They write it in every forum thread. They never fixed their firmware. This was an awful experience."
"if the router loses power all he'll breaks loose, I have to factory reset everything and set it all back up. This includes anytime a firmware upgrade happens."
"firmware updates breaking basic functionality"
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"firmware updates breaking basic functionality"
"NG severely nerfed the software for power users (I'm a network admin by trade) ... you need a dedicated and better gateway with actual features"
"they stopped updating any firmware and my security software was screaming at me to patch holes."
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"When it works it is fast but the connection drops sometimes out of the blue and it is unstable. ... With the Orbis I know everyone is complaining about dropouts"
"When it works it is fast but the connection drops sometimes out of the blue and it is unstable. ... With the Orbis I know everyone is complaining about dropouts"
"firmware updates breaking basic functionality"
I know YMMV but I've had the wifi 6 orbi mesh and just hoped to the 970 wifi 7 mesh. And both were seamless, flawless and worked great. My new system also has amazing coverage across my whole house
r/orbi • Moved from Orbi 970 to Ubiquiti and OMG ->iPhone 16 pro max here. I have no problems other then sometimes I may have to disable wifi and then turn it back on, on my phone. I noticed the 15 pro max was getting 1600Mbps and my iPhone 16 pro max gets 1300Mbps. Both phones are 2x2 mimo Maybe your mesh is not good… I don’t know you didn’t really do anything other then complain…
r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->2 networks plus guest network. Network 1- 2.4/5/6ghz Or 6ghz Network 2- 2.4ghz Or 5ghz Or 2.4/5ghz Guest network… 2.4/5ghz Or 6ghz network Or 2.4/5/6ghz
r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->Oops my bad, 2 networks plus guest network. Network 1- 2.4/5/6ghz Or 6ghz Network 2- 2.4ghz Or 5ghz Or 2.4/5ghz Guest network… 2.4/5ghz Or 6ghz network Or 2.4/5/6ghz
r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->Wild. I’ll tell you. My Orbi system has a dedicated wireless backhaul.
r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->Not crazy. They bought back my Orbis when I gave up on NetGesr and switched.
r/amazoneero • Am I crazy or can I get an "Upgrade" discount without sending back my old Eeros to Amazon? ->I bought an Orbi WiFi mesh from a Costco a while back. I've had zero issues with it. I direct play 4k streams to my Apple TV 4K through WiFi with no buffering.
r/HomeKit • What are some good Wifi 6 routers to buy currently in YOUR opinion? ->Orbi 6 currently Costco usually has great deals on newer mesh systems.
r/googlehome • What Mesh Wifi Is Everyone Using ? ->Funny, I did the same thing only it just lasted two years with Netgear.
r/amazoneero • I'm considering leave eero and switching to another mesh Wi-Fi brand. Does anyone have a better solution? ->I have also had fantastic luck with Orbi systems over the years.
r/BuyItForLife • Best mesh wifi system recommendations ->I hated the WiFi 6 Orbi system I bought. It was lacking so many fairly basic features, such as QoS, firmware updates breaking basic functionality, and a very lackluster app-focused experience. I replaced it with an ASUS WiFi 7 system comprised of a RoG router with two Zen nodes and it’s been a lot more solid with far more configuration options than I’ve ever seen on a residential router. Maybe the Orbi WiFi 7 line has solved their earlier issues, but I’ll never buy one again based on my prior experience.
r/HomeKit • Eero vs Orbi vs ASUS (mesh WiFi 7)— HomeKit experiences? ->I've used Orbi (Netgear product) for the last 7-8 yrs, very reliable, good quality. I upgraded after 3-4 yrs, my parents use the earlier version, they all run fine.
r/VirginMedia • Best Mesh WiFi system to pair with Virgin Media? ->I had a bad experience with orbi also. Took it all back.
r/orbi • BEWARE: Orbi 770 is absolute trash. Netgear support is even worse. ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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