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

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

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dc_in_sf • 5 months ago

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.

r/orbi • Any Recommendations On New Orbi (or other mesh like system) since current one is end of life? ->
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SkysTheLimit888888 • 6 months ago

I have an Orbi wifi6 with 2 satellites and while I don't think there serious issues with them, they aren't exactly stable or speed demons. My macs have trouble connecting to satellites at times and speed isn't always fast. I have better luck with the main 5ghz router in the basement sometimes than with the orbi mesh. So overall the system is just meh in my experience. I might return it to Costco and get a refund once I find something to replace it with.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
Positive
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FirmOwl7086 • 7 months ago

Had Netgear 6 for about 3 years. Going with Unifi 7

r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->
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adamaragon • 7 months ago

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 ->
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beyeg • 7 months ago

Orbi 6 currently Costco usually has great deals on newer mesh systems.

r/googlehome • What Mesh Wifi Is Everyone Using ? ->
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Dr_ZeeOne • 7 months ago

Can someone please recommend a wifi 7 mesh system that really works. I have netgear orbi wifi 6E. When it works it is fast but the connection drops sometimes out of the blue and it is unstable. I hate that. It was the same with Orbi Wifi 6 that I had previously. So I am reluctant to go for the Orbi WiFi 7 system, pay again premium price and get beta hardware and software.

r/wifi • WiFi 7 Mesh recommendation ->
Negative
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PabloX68 • 6 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.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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AffectionateGur3060 • 6 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/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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AffectionateGur3060 • 6 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/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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AffectionateGur3060 • 6 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/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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AffectionateGur3060 • 6 months ago

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

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bjenning04 • 10 months ago

I agree with your thoughts on UniFi, that’s what I have, works great, but significantly more complicated setup than others. However, I do not agree on NETGEAR/Orbi. Yes, they are easy to setup and fast, but NETGEAR is so slow and unresponsive to security vulnerabilities that I would never recommend them. I say this as a former Orbi user, had multiple issues with the router itself getting hacked even with strong passwords and most features disabled.

r/HomeNetworking • I analyzed the 20 most recommended mesh wifi systems on Reddit ->
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Cranburson • 5 months ago

I've had an Orbi router for years, and while frustrating, it's worked okay. It finally crapped out on me and is stuck on, but without the ability to access its interface, so I'm looking into a new setup. The network diagram is mostly correct, but omits ioe stuff like garage doors, thermostats, lights, etc. I'm looking to purchase unifi's cloud gateway ultra, but could use some insight into access points, as I'm unfamiliar with the market and have been using Orbi's mesh satellites as quasi APs. I'd like 3 or so APs, but I have a rental house next door that I've been providing wifi as a free utility (my guest network) via Orbi's satellite. It's not wired, so am also looking for thoughts/recommendations on a device that I can put in their house that extends my network.

r/HomeNetworking • AP/Mesh recommendation ->
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Cute-Translator407 • 7 months ago

Same here. Orbi was pain in the ass. 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. Never netgear again. And you cant configure anything that matters with orbi. For example the router and ALL Satellites are alwayw on the same wifi channels. You cant so anything about it.

r/orbi • Moved from Orbi 970 to Ubiquiti and OMG ->
Positive
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Denjinhadouken • 11 months ago

I use Orbi. But only recommended models with a dedicated backhaul

r/HomeKit • Best Mesh WiFi for HomeKit ->
Positive
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ducs4rs • 4 months ago

I do this with Netgear Orbi. I have a router running in bridge mode and 2 satellites with a wired backhaul. Great coverage and works flawlessly. The key with the Orbi is running the backhaul on its own vlan. I use 5 port Netgear or TP-link Mansged switches. I get them on sale for 25.00.

r/opnsense • Best devices to add Mesh Wifi 7 to Opnsense network without them trying to be a router ->
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External_Class8544 • 9 months ago

+1 to this, I had Orbis and they never worked well. Both my Asus router and Unifi APs have worked far better

r/HomeNetworking • What is the BEST Wi-Fi Mesh Network for 7000-8000sqft? ->
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FabianC_ • 5 months ago

I've had good experiences with Netgear Orbi and with TP-Link Deco mesh systems. I'm currently on a Deco BE22000 WiFi 7 3-Pack mesh and it works very well, some teething pains when it first came out that were fixed via firmware but that's about it. I get well over 1Gbps via on WiFi 6E and 7 devices. My past Mesh was an Orbi and that worked great for 5 years or so. Primarily consider the speed of your internet connection and try to look for a mesh that can make use of that bandwidth. Generally speaking a WiFi 6E mesh should do the job and considering your layout, a 3-unit mesh would be ideal specially if you can connect them via ethernet cable for backhaul.

r/HomeNetworking • Best solution for unified WiFi ? ->
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FitzwilliamTDarcy • 6 months ago

My Orbi system works reasonably well except for IoT stuff. I've basically given up on that. We're moving soon and I plan to install a Ubiquiti set up. We have one in a vacation home and it is bulletproof. Everything just works.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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gadgetvirtuoso • 11 months ago

I’ve tried Orbi and Linksys mesh systems and wouldn’t buy them again. Orbi was the absolute worst. Firmware updates would regularly break HomeKit. Linksys was better but still not great. Eero is largely reported as reliable but has almost no customization or configuration. Maybe that doesn’t matter to you but lots of people complain about not being able to change channels and many other basic settings. Synology gets no love because everyone looks at their NAS but overlooks their networking gear. SRM is very easy to use and offers a lot of more advanced features without the mess that is Ubiquity. You can mix and match the units as needed but are very solid.

r/HomeKit • Best Mesh WiFi for HomeKit ->
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GamingTrend • 6 months ago

I had nothing but problems with my Orbis. Dropped packets, dropped connections, and way too many reboots. I agree with OP, these are garbage. Went to Ubiquiti, never looked back.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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jdmoto • 10 months ago

I picked up the BE1100 last time it was on sale at Costco. My old Netgear Orbi main router crapped out after 5 years. The main reason is the 2.5gbe ports. I run them with a wired backhaul. I live in a pretty congested wifi area about 5 strong signals not including mine. After optimizing the channels (unfortunately you can't manually pick) the speed with wired backhaul has been amazing. I have 2 wifi 7 devices that can max out my 1gb isp, though they aren't battery optimized so they drain the mobile battery like crazy. The signals are strong on all my 40 devices. Pro tip: any devices that's stationary and don't move, I would select them and turn off the mesh connection. This way it locks them to a single node. This prevents hunting wifi signals between nodes if they overlap too much (that single dropping and connecting) After doing that the network has been solid since I bought it.

r/TpLink • How is the BE11000 as far as wireless speed and range? ->
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LameSheepRacing • 10 months ago

I used Netgear Orbi mesh Wi-Fi for 2 years and had issues only once. Now my setup is different and I’m hard wired via Ethernet to one of the satellites which, in turn, is hard wired to the modem. No issues as well.

r/iRacing • Is anyone using mesh wifi? ->
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LT_Dan78 • 5 months ago

MoCa is just Ethernet over coax. You can get gig speeds with them now. You're better off keeping Fios for your internet. Then find all the coax cables in your apartment and put them and only them together on a splitter. Then get however many MoCa adapters you need and connect them to the coax jacks in your rooms. Then connect whatever to the Ethernet. You can throw your wifi adapters on them and keep wifi. You can put a small switch at each one and use a wired connection for what you can and wifi for the rest. That said, does your mesh connection give you a status of everything? I have an Orbi setup and it tells me if my backhaul connection is good or not.

r/HomeNetworking • Best WiFi for my home? ->
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Mean-Marionberry-148 • 8 months ago

I bought 6 of TP-Link’s newest Deco WiFi 7 mesh access points, as well as 4 of their Deco outdoor units. I just tested them last night at my other house from my neighbor’s house to mine (their house is 200’ away and brick). I plugged one indoor Deco into their modem, then put one of the outdoor units 60’ away from their house, then another one 60’ further, then one on my back porch, and then one more indoor Deco in my house which is also brick. All of the APs had full signal strength and I got 657mbps speeds at these huge distances. Just the one Deco WiFi 7 I put inside my house was providing full signal strength throughout my entire house and even in my garage. I currently have a Netgear Orbi system that can’t even do that with 3 APs. I’m hoping when I go back to my other house tomorrow and install all of these new Deco units they will be strong enough to fully bathe the indoor and outdoor with WiFi signal. Supposedly 3 of them can do up to 10,000 square feet and I bought 6 of them, plus the four outdoor units. Everything seamlessly connected together and it scanned for interference on each channel and set them to the best for each band. If this works I’ll be happy. If not I will just ship them back to Amazon. They are expensive (~$350/unit) but if they work they’ll be worth it.

r/wifi • Best WiFi solution to improve outdoor signal for a large brick home (3-levels)? ->
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Nitrox72x • 8 months ago

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

r/nbn • Best cost effective routers for large brick house ->
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nodepony • 7 months ago

My experience with a very expensive orbi system a couple of years ago convinced me to never buy another netgear product. Switched to ubiqui and it was game changing

r/orbi • Moved from Orbi 970 to Ubiquiti and OMG ->
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petiejoe83 • 12 months ago

I've used Orbi and eero meshes and the only times I've ever seen latency (let alone jitter) higher than 5-10ms within the network, a reboot fixed it (the Orbi was particularly bad like this). This level of latency is not what I would consider normal on a well-behaving mesh.

r/HomeNetworking • Are there any WiFi 7 Mesh systems, that provide very good low latency network? ->
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proteinscientist • 6 months ago

Unfortunately I had an orbi and I learned what all these terms meant while troubleshooting! Now I have a different mesh network and it just works and I didn’t have to learn anything or do any troubleshooting. Why should you spend so much on an Orbi and yet have to do so much extra work and then pay Netgear for the privilege of using customer support? Quit while you’re behind and move on to a better system.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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proteinscientist • 6 months ago

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

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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purespeed44 • 6 months ago

Most mesh systems take a few days to adjust and will move channels until it finds the best scenario. Netgear orbi’s do this as well as the eero systems. But once there fully optimized they should be set it and forget it and just work. Speed fluctuations are normal but I did find the eero did have less speed than my netgear with identical locations and settings. So I reset the eero from scratch and then the speed was where it needed to be. I believe it has something to do with firmware as I get the feeling the updates don’t always go well with some older firmware lingering after the upgrade. Reset seems to clear it out

r/amazoneero • My thoughts on upgrading to Eero Max 7 (3-pack) from 2nd generation Eero (2017) ->
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QueensGambit36 • 7 months ago

I've tried Orbi several times over the last few hardware generations and it had been the same shitty experience for me each time. It seemed there was always something up with it, and the parental control options were junk.

r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->
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SirSurboy • 4 months ago

I had a similar experience but with Netgear Orbi. They gave me so many problems and their support was absolutely horrible. Once I switched to Eero I was delighted. My only wish is that Eero Plus should be cheaper, half price if that.

r/amazoneero • Moved from Deco to Eero 6+ ->
Positive
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skithegreat • 11 months ago

I have used Linksys Velop, Netgear Orbi, and currently on a Unifi system. While I will always recommend Unifi I know some people just want a simple plug and play system. Linksys Velop was my first Mesh system it greatly boosted my HomeKit setup and made it super reliable. The only issue is my wired backhaul keep dropping from 1 Gbe to 100 MB which I saw a huge decrease in performance from my video doorbell at the time. The parental controls were lackluster. But overall this is what got me on my journey of making the network solid. Moved to Texas and was tired of the Linksys issue so went out and got the Orbi system. I was eye this before I got the Velop but was hoping the Linksys was going to add HomeKit Secure Router to the Velop. But that didn’t turn out and Apple drop the feature altogether. Got a decent deal on Orbi and was very impressed with the performance with my small HomeKit setup. I was renting and keep my devices to a few items that the owner had already installed; like a Ring doorbell and two stickup cams (used HomeBridge), two Ecobees, two Apple TVs, and two HomePods. Finally moved into my new house and went all out with Unifi and I saw why there was so much hype. If family members ask what I would recommend. I will say go with Unifi but if you want something simple out of the box go with Orbi.

r/HomeKit • Best Mesh WiFi for HomeKit ->
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Smurfsss • 5 months ago

TP-Link Deco BE33000 user here - I can’t compare this to other WiFi 7 devices, but I will compare it to my previous mesh networks. I have found that Netgear Orbi seems to be easier to manage all around. If i didn’t get a steal for my Deco BE33000, I would get rid of it and buy the Orbi (still might do that). Hope that helps.

r/HomeNetworking • WiFi 7 Recommendations: TP-Link vs. Unifi vs. Others? ->
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SpellAccomplished687 • 7 months ago

I’ve installed hundreds of netgear Orbi products zero issues some systems are covering 15,000 square feet.

r/orbi • Moved from Orbi 970 to Ubiquiti and OMG ->
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Tallyessin • 7 months ago

TP Link Deco definitely requires an app and an account and although there is a web interface, it can't do much. Nice gear, but not acceptable under your policy. Netgear Orbi may have required me to install an app and get an account to get it setup (I didn't try to get around it.) But the web interface is full fat and I've never opened the app since installing.

r/nbn • Recommendations for Wifi mesh routers that don't require an app or vendor account to configure ->
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That-Camera-Guy • 9 months ago

I personally have a Orbi system in my house (using a wired backhaul) and it is terrible - would not recommend

r/HomeNetworking • What is the BEST Wi-Fi Mesh Network for 7000-8000sqft? ->
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thisthingisrad • 8 months ago

I had a set of very expensive netgear Orbi which I put up with for a couple of years. They were horrendous and I vowed never again. I switched over to the Deco BE11000 units and LOVE them - they just work and they’re always stable and blazing fast. It is sad to hear that you’ve had trouble with your decos - that’s just not the experience I’ve had.

r/TpLink • Farewell, TP-Link BE11000: When Stability Trumps Speed in My Wi-Fi Saga ->
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thisthingisrad • 7 months ago

I LOVE my Deco mesh system. I have base + 5 satellites and they work flawlessly and are easy to configure. The Deco replaced a crappy and very expensive Netgear Orbi which was absolute crap for me - constantly buggy and dropping out. If the power went out, it wouldn’t come back on until after I manually unplugged. The wired backhaul would constantly drop too - so in the end, I threw them out!

r/HomeKit • Great HomeKit router: Deco BE11000 WiFi 7 ->
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Tiny-Ad-4747 • 6 months ago

Unifi stuff is not very difficult to set up. It’s pretty plug and play. If you WANT to get into the weeds , sure you can do that too. And it’s much easier to troubleshoot if something goes wrong. I used to have Orbi and the web interface is a joke.

r/HomeNetworking • Absolute best router for a 3,000 sq foot house. ->
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vcolombo • 6 months ago

I got rid of my Orbi system and switched back to eero. Won’t make the mistake of buying Netgear again. I’ve always regretted.

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Xcitado • 8 months ago

Personally, we got rid of our Orbi’s. Too much hassle after each update they got slower and slower.

r/TpLink • Farewell, TP-Link BE11000: When Stability Trumps Speed in My Wi-Fi Saga ->
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xsynergist • 6 months ago

I bought an Orbi when it came out to cover some dead spots in my house. All my streaming video stuttered. I wasted days troubleshooting this issue. I went back to my old router for a couple of years then I moved to a Netgear RAXe500 recently and finally was able to coverall the dead spots in my (3100sf) house and get the performance I was looking for.

r/orbi • This brand is garbage. Please forward this to all Apple users. ->
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yankinwaoz • 7 months ago

If you want good enough, simple outta the box, then Orbi mesh is great. 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. The master Orbi router is in pass through mode. In the wiring closet where the 1gb WAN comes in I have a unify UCG Ultra Cloud Gateway Router. That has 4 ports. 1 port goes to the Orbi master router in the upstairs hall way to provide WiFi. 1 port goes to the living room where it’s plugged into the Apple TV 4K Ethernet to provide streaming TV to the main TV without hogging up Wifi bandwidth. 1 port goes to the master bedroom TV to provide streaming TV without WiFi. 1 port goes to my office where I gave a switch for the laser printer, computers, NAS, etc. It’s been dead simple to administer. I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth.

r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->
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zvekl • 11 months ago

I'm on eero in... 6 households (parents, siblings, etc). Some have 1st gen that are still working (no updates) and some have Max 7. It's still the easiest and best I've used. Velop drove me mad, Orbi was ok but sometimes unstable and an eyesore. Asus XT something (I forgot) I used for 3 days and returned due to frequent lost of wifi. I'm a power user and I now ended using pfsense for the router aspect because I needed somethings on the firewall side that the eero couldn't do but most users won't ever need in a home environment.

r/HomeKit • Best Mesh WiFi for HomeKit ->

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