Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh Network System (RBK663)

I had the exact same setup and started having issues last week so did an emergency replacement with the RBK663 kit (RBR660 + 2 RBS660's) This was not based on any extensive research but more what my local Best Buy had in stock and what was not exorbitantly priced. You can get if for \~$200 on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Tri-Band-Network-System-RBK663/dp/B0DJ1PSQSK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2XCPDA0D497W0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YWDCJqC_xXjclhUIpRWSHg.tZaTJgl0FashnXxsK4u01ujSbRX4mnGDpLzlgu9jpfI&dib_tag=se&keywords=rbk663&qid=1745944200&sprefix=rbk663%2Caps%2C265&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f088afa9-fb0b-4145-8d8d-218a6afeae72&th=1) right now which is an even better deal. Working fine, took a little while before both satellites showed up but other than that no issues. I might look at other options down the line when I have more time to evaluate but this seems like a perfectly fine stop gap.

I recently added a Netgear wifi 6 RB660 (certainly not the best at this time) to my house. It can function as a router for NAT and DHCP server and all that, but instead I configured it through its web interface to operate in AP mode and not router mode. So now I have coverage all over the house. The satellites communicate over a 5G backhaul to the main device in my office. Nothing fancy but it works.

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!)

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. 

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.

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

I've used orbi 5ghz 4 nodes in 7500sqf home for years and worked great. I was able to use MOCA since the house got coaxial wired to all rooms. I've downsized and recently bought Asus axe7800 3-pack at bestbuy. Just grab 2 sets and you got a router and 5 nodes to mess around with.

You could get a 3 pack mesh network bundle like the Netgear Orbi system with a dedicated wireless back haul. You would plug the main unit in behind your ISP router and then place the satellite units around your living space. Just make sure that you place one of the satellite units mid way between your deadzone and the main unit so it can throw the signal the rest of the way for the last unit.

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.

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.