Orbi WiFi 6 Router AX6000 (RBR850)

Same. House is ~3800 sq ft including basement. I have one unit on each level. Great coverage everywhere.

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 an Orbi RBR850 with two satellites, been pretty solid so far

My 850 has not skipped a beat since I got a UCG Fiber and put the Orbi in AP mode. It’s not like I’m losing any notable functionality on the Orbi side, given there really isn’t any of note and the UCG gives so much more insight to what’s going on on my network.

The difficulty is that every house/local environment is different. But, as a VM customer where it’s not possible to run cables throughout the place, we have a Netgear Orbi setup (have had Orbi setups for about a decade but other systems are available), running wireless backhaul and are getting reasonable coverage and speed (750/800Mbps peak, which I’m largely happy with on a 1.1Gbps service). My suggestion would be to try the minimum number of nodes of whichever solution you choose ie maybe start with the base and perhaps one satellite that you can add to if needed. You might get away with one satellite and save yourself spending and having too much WiFi (which is possible) and as another comment has said, focus on getting the placement right. Word of warning that UniFi kit apparently doesn’t do mesh very well, so, choose one that has a dedicated wireless backhaul that UniFi doesn’t. Also, put the ISP kit in modem mode and use the mesh as the router.

No problem. Also worth noting that for Orbi (and I assume most other mesh systems) if you later are able to run Ethernet cables to the satellites, they will happily then become wired APs so your investment isn’t wasted if you start off wireless.

Empirically, this is not true. Unless you go with an UniFi LR or highly directional Audience APs, all major brand APs put out between 20-23dBm. However, there are certain models of Eero, Deco and MicroTik APs that put out up to 31dBm. * The U6-LR and U7-LR are higher at 26 dBm, and the UniFi E7-Audience provides 30 dBm. * Some Netgear devices provide 30dBm (RBE770, RBE771, RBE973, RBKE963, RBR850, RBS850, WAX625, WAX630E, WBE718, WBE758) * The Amazon Eero 6, Eero Pro 6, Eero Pro 6E, and Eero 7 (but not Eero Pro 7???) do 31 dBm * TP-Link Archer AX90 (AX6600) and Deco BE63, BE65 Pro are rated at 30 dBm * Several MicroTik devices put out between 27 - 30 dBm Standalone APs typically provide better coverage for two reasons: 1.) being ceiling mounted, they are above common obstacles such as furniture, appliances and people, 2.) They concentrate signal down and out, maximizing the benefit of being on the ceiling.

I would first make sure your Orbi is using wired backhaul. That should improve latency even using WiFi 6. WiFi 7 can provide better latency, especially if your devices support MLO and 6GHz. If your devices *do* support 6GHz and MLO, then replacing your Orbi with a tri-band WiFi 7 mesh system, (using *wired* backhaul), can provide lower latency than WiFi 6. Even if the devices only support dual-band WiFi 7, you might still see a small reduction in latency. The TP-Link Deco BE63 is probably the best value for tri-band WiFi 7. Low signal strength and interference will increase latency due to packet retries. How much depends on the surrounding RF noise environment. So unless you've got a small home, using a single wireless router won't work better. Use a WiFi analyzer like the Ubiquiti WiFiMan app to measure your current WiFi signal strength, and the level of all other visible WiFi networks, in the areas of the house you want to game. Run Internet speed tests at each location. Catalog all your results then review for problems. Consider whether one or more additional mesh nodes (connected using wired backhaul) might improve things.

Hey everyone. I currently have 1,200 Mbps internet and a NETGEAR Orbi RBK852 (router + satellite) that I bought back in 2021. My house isn't huge, and I get solid coverage everywhere.(400ish Mbps on wifi) Almost everything is hardwired — the only wireless devices are my iPad, Phone and laptop when I'm walking around. My main reason for wanting to upgrade is Steam Link. My gaming PC is hardwired in the family room, and when my kids are using the TV, I want to stream games to my iPad or to my desktop in another room with minimal latency. Given that most of my devices are already on Ethernet, what would you recommend: 1. A new mesh system with wired backhaul between nodes? 2. One beefy single router placed centrally in the house? Mainly care about low latency for game streaming over WiFi. Budget is flexible. Plus my orbi randomly needs to be rested and its getting annoying. Thanks!

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