Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK753S) – with 1-Year NETGEAR Armor Internet Security – Router with 2 Satellite Extenders | Coverage up to 7,500 sq.ft, 40 Devices | 4.2Gbps

Love my new Orbi Mesh system! I have 30+ connected devices in my home (Alexa, Ring, SmartThings. AppleTV, GoogleTV, etc) I cut recently cut cable service for streaming (YouTubeTV) and needed faster Wifi. I needed to replace an old Apple Airport Extreme system with 2 Airport express satellites. I originally bought Linksys Velop Mesh but was so unimpressed with setup and connection unrealibility that I returned them to try the Netgear Orbi. The Orbi setup was super easy and WiFi performance is 3-8x what I was getting in some areas of my home. My home is older, ~3,500 sq ft with very thick plaster walls, stone foundation and a brick fireplace in the center. I opted for model 753 (base router + 2 satellites) to get broader coverage. Good choice! I set up the base unit in the basement next to modem in center of house and placed satellites on first floor on either end of house (North and South). These collectively cover entire 2nd floor. I subscribe to 900Mbs internet service from Xfinity and get all of that on my wired devices and b/w 300-800Mbs over WiFi depending on my proximity to base unit or satellites. Best performance is next to base unit as expected. Range is great. I even get WiFi in my Shed now which is ~250ft from my house. I had planned to use wired ethernet backhaul to maximize performance as I already had the cables in place, but WiFi performance was so good, I found it better to move the satellites around for best WiFi coverage rather than where I had the cables. The units are not unattractive but are quite large. iOS app is clean and covers most needed features. I particularly like the feature of knowing which Satellite devices are connected to. Sometimes devices don't initially connect to closest satellite but that seems to resolve itself over time (or with restart). Included speed test function on App seems to only show speed from router to ISP/test server (i.e., always ~900 Mbs) , not from end point devices, so I use 3rd party app instead to get more realistic results (300-400 Mbs). Web admin is available but not necessary for most users/setups. Have not yet needed technical support so can't comment. I am current evaluating security features and so far am impressed with some of it's findings and recommendations. I highly recommend!

Let me start by saying this system is EXTREMELY powerful. What I mean by that is that in terms of performance, it's unbeatable in this market. I've had the WiFi 5 version for 3 years and had no issues, but now that I'm moving to a much larger home and will have more connected devices (I have roughly 30 connected today) I decided to upgrade. The real reason you'd get this is not for speeds (which are likely not your bottleneck) but unparalleled stability. Here's the easiest way to know if you need an Orbi mesh network: Do you constantly have devices drop off the network, or have a hard time connecting from one device but not another? That's a throttling problem many ISP provided routers have because they're not meant to handle as many devices as today's IoT world requires (think anything more than 8 devices like smart speakers, chromecast, fire tv, etc). More details below Pros: - Even though WiFi 6 doesn't give you immediate speed boosts, what I wanted was the extra bandwidth because of the large number of IoT devices I have connected to the network. The Orbi is the market gold standard for mesh networks so naturally it performed as expected. - No dead zones: this is standard of many mesh network systems but the Orbi is exceptionally good at eliminating any dead zones. I'm testing it in my new 3300sqft house in a few weeks, will give update. - It can give you 100% signal strength and little to no internet drop even if you connect Router => Satellite => Satellite and connect to the second Satellite. I couldn't believe this. - It doesn't need a modem if you have a true fiber internet provider like FiOS. Just plug into the wall and it works. Of course you'll need to double check your network setup before taking my word for it, but in today's world (excluding Comcast) many other internet providers will have this capability - Bandwidth upgrade: ok let's be honest, you don't have anything faster than 1gbps, and even if you do, WiFi 6 has a theoretical max of almost 10gbps. This one is supposed to rated up to almost 5gbps which is still monstrous. I haven't been able to check anything beyond 1gbps but the fact that it can keep that connection on over 30 devices is ridiculous - Easy to setup, easy to maintain, has a guest network which is good for those insecure IoT devices (or dubious country of origin programming) - Aesthetically pleasing Cons - There's not much wrong with these, if anything. They're not as aesthetically nice as the previous versions and feel more plasticky. They're also somehow lighter but that makes sense if the hardware got smaller? - It's somewhat annoying that you can't really buy extra satellites without spending almost the same as the whole system. I would've hoped to get the 1 satellite setup and upgrade to 2 if needed, but that's not very economical. TLDR; it's the era of working from home. If you need a reliable router that will have you forget you even have a router, this is the system for you. After a few weeks of excitement you'll go for months or years without even remembering that internet doesn't "just happen". I've helped friends with bigger families upgrade to this system and so far it has always been a positive. If you don't want to spend as much on a system like this, I would still recommend the more affordable WiFi 5 system (RBK50) or this same system but with just 1 satellite. UPDATE: After a few months with the system in the new house, I have to double down on the performance of these things. I have 2 acres of land and a house that's 3300sqft and I didn't need to use the second satellite to have the internet reach literally to the edge of the property (sensor in mailbox has good signal). My suggestion is to make sure you put the satellites as far away from each other as possible because otherwise your devices will have a hard time deciding which router to use. Other than that, get it, you won't regret it.

Solucionó los problemas de cobertura e inestabilidad que presentaba el equipo LinkSys que tenía anteriormente. Muy fácil de instalar con la aplicación incluida. Excelente velocidad en todos los equipos conectados. Me animé a comprarlo en una promoción de diciembre pasado. Lo tengo en operación hace más de siete meses, operación 100% estable, y entrega la máxima velocidad de mi proveedor de Internet a los equipos con tecnología WiFi 5 y 6 Gigahertz.

Al principio tuve problemas al instalarlo y tuve que pedir apoyo al soporte al cliente de mi proveedor de internet. Al parecer el modem no era compatible con el equipo Orbi, pero con el experto en redes que enviaron ya su pudo instalar sin problema. El resultado es asombroso, mantiene entre 80 a 95% la señal estable en toda la casa de 300 m2.

Definitivamente la mejor compra que he hecho. Tenía problemas con el proveedor de internet local en Mexico. La conexión era muy inestable en el repetidor y no podía hacer uso de las 150 mb contratadas que emitía el router principal. Con este equipo resolví el problema, ahora tengo internet se alta velocidad en TODA la casa. Además la app y la manera de conectarlo es súper fácil e intuitiva.

Excelente producto, funciona muy bien en casa de 3 pisos de block/concreto, coloqué router en piso medio y satélite 1 planta alta, 1 sótano. Muy estable, aplicación muy sencilla para instalar, le puse el mismo nombre/psswd que red anterior y no tuve que reconfigurar cada dispositivo para conectarse. Manejo +20 dispositivos en la red. Un poco caro pero vale la pena

Me ayudo mucho, seguridad y mejor conexion, muy facil de instalar y configurar