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Orbi Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System, Router + 1 Satellite (RBK762S)

NETGEAR - Orbi Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System, Router + 1 Satellite (RBK762S)

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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works

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"the mesh works so much better, both in coverage, speed, and ease of use."


"the mesh works so much better, both in coverage, speed, and ease of use."


"the mesh works so much better, both in coverage, speed, and ease of use."

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"As far as *hardware* goes, the Orbi is a good premium mesh system ... my best performing wireless devices I've owned were my nighthawk and my Orbi. ... Out of desperation I dropped a lot on a 4 station orbi triband and it just worked so well out of the box. ... I have a 3,000 sqft home so 4 strategically placed APs wirelessly connected to each other over the dedicated 5ghz third band works really well."


"I have an Orbi setup I got from Costco on black friday a few years ago, it's a couple gen old now, but still works fantastic."


"I have run my Orbi system this way for YEARS and it is rock solid."

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"As far as *hardware* goes, the Orbi is a good premium mesh system ... my best performing wireless devices I've owned were my nighthawk and my Orbi. ... Out of desperation I dropped a lot on a 4 station orbi triband and it just worked so well out of the box. ... I have a 3,000 sqft home so 4 strategically placed APs wirelessly connected to each other over the dedicated 5ghz third band works really well."


"works flawlessly ... The key with the Orbi is running the backhaul on its own vlan."


"a good quality mesh like Netgear 6e or 7 will have a dedicated wireless backbone channel and be miles better than any client pcie or USB wifi adapter."

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"Deployed 2 Orbis with wireless backhaul in my brothers house that is an open floor plan and he have the best coverage ever."


"The furthest room away from the primary is the “throne room” in the master bathroom. I get awesome signal and because of that, three units are not excessive for a 2,000ish sqft house ;)"


"We have an Orbi system it goes through all the layers and delivers full (5 bars) connection throughout our over 3500 sq ft 1730 home."

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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."


"the mesh works so much better, both in coverage, speed, and ease of use."


"the mesh works so much better, both in coverage, speed, and ease of use."

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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."


"I had a WiFi 6 Orbi set up. It worked for about a week and then the mesh point died. ... The problem was that it died silently. It said it was working but nothing would connect to it."


"firmware updates breaking basic functionality"

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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."


"I would have probably kept going with Orbi if I could call support, but you need to buy a subscription from netgear!"


"Netgear support was marginal, but once they determined it was faulty, they wanted me to send it back on my dime and they'd send me a new one. Again, the unit was a week old."

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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."


"way too many reboots"


"Many complaints on this sub that everytime they push a firmware update connections break."

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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."


"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"

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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."


"firmware updates breaking basic functionality"


"Many complaints on this sub that everytime they push a firmware update connections break."

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r/orbiMy experience with Orbi 870 has been a nightmare
4 months ago

Similar experience to mine with the 750P series. about 2 months after i bought it i noticed no internet, rebooted mutliple times nothing, couldnt access the unit on the app or the web management, full pin reset and it was back up, so i didnt think anything of it. 2 weeks later same issue. Called support they had me manually install the same firmware that was on the router and satillites, all good for about 6 weeks the it did it again. Previous tech said if it does it again they will RMA the router but dont hard reset as they wanted to see if they could get logs. So i call support again only to be told while my units are still under hardware warranty the included "tech support" is only 90 days and I'd have to buy a tech plan starting at $99. I'm like oh no thnkas you can just RMA, look at the history of the serial number. Tech tells me they cants RMA it unless they "troubleshoot" the issue and they cant do that unless i buy a plan.. I nearly lose it on the phone. guy puts me on hold for like 10 mins only to come back and tell methe RMA is approved. Replacement unit shows up 2 days later, all good right? wrong. I had the 750P model from best buy which is an AX5400, they replaced the router with the 750 model which is said to have a better cpu and mo0re antennas but is only an AX4200 unit. I do use the wireless backhaul to connect my audio system to my network and the things i have in the basement so I was a litter concerned. The first issue I had was getting the Satillies to connect correctly to the 750 as the sats are like the router the 750P model line, They would connect but never stay synced, googling the error pointed to bad signal even though they were in the smae spots. As luck would have it Support called me just to verify it showed up to which i told them they sent the wrong unit, they reopened the case and told me they would send a second replacemeent the 760 which is the new direct replacement of the 750p, i asked them to verify it works correctly with the satillies whcih they did. That showed up this morning, and the satillites just wouldnt connect, took about 2 hours to get them to connect and they still seem glitchy.. My patience with netgear had run out, I just picked up the TP Link Deco BE65 Pro BE11000 kit and will be setting that up in the morning then probably selling the netgear cheap or giving it to a friend or something.

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r/SpectrumAny Recommendations For Good Wifi Router ?
3 months ago

Check Facebook marketplace. I was able to find and Orbi 2pck of WiFi 6 for $80. Works perfectly

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r/HomeNetworkingTerrible network
3 months ago

My parents have same kind of house, with their Xfinity broadband in the 3rd floor TV room. I ran Cat6 across the back down to the 1st floor for back haul and an Orbi WiFi6 mesh router now gives great signal house-wide (yard too!)

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r/orbiThis brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users.
12 months ago

I had a WiFi 6 Orbi set up. It worked for about a week and then the mesh point died. The problem was that it died silently. It said it was working but nothing would connect to it. Netgear support was marginal, but once they determined it was faulty, they wanted me to send it back on my dime and they'd send me a new one. Again, the unit was a week old. I returned it and went back to using (already old) Airport Extremes for another year. I had 3 around the house and they started needing to be rebooted regularly. Given their age I couldn't complain at all but I replaced them with Amplifi Aliens. Those have been rock solid. I'll never buy Netgear products again.

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r/HomeKitEero vs Orbi vs ASUS (mesh WiFi 7)— HomeKit experiences?
6 months ago

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. 

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r/orbiBEWARE: Orbi 770 is absolute trash. Netgear support is even worse.
5 months ago

I went from an old Orbi RB system to the 770 and have loved it! Sorry to hear so many haven’t. But so far it’s been great for me all around.

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r/dubaiWifi system in a villa
4 months ago

I’ve used before netgear Orbi mesh WiFi 6 router with two satellites. Worked well. Expensive but I guess was worth. Still use it now in the apartment but with one satellite in the bedroom only just in case

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r/orbiThis brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users.
12 months ago

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/orbiThis brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users.
12 months ago

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/orbiThis brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users.
12 months ago

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/orbiThis brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users.
12 months ago

Wild. I’ll tell you. My Orbi system has a dedicated wireless backhaul.

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r/UbiquitiPSA Mesh is fine for a lot of people
3 months ago

I have to agree on “consumer” grade mesh systems, I have tried Asus and two different Netgear Orbi systems (last one cost me $1800 at the time) and all I get is headaches. They last for a month or so and then lose satellites and devices are always dropping until I reset it and then a week later all over again. So I decided instead of dropping another $1200-1800 on a Wifi 7 Consumer Mesh I would invest in Ubiquiti equipment, now I don’t have it running yet but will be using Mesh on the second floor AP as I don’t care if it’s full speed or not.

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r/HomeKitWhat are some good Wifi 6 routers to buy currently in YOUR opinion?
3 months ago

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.

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