NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Satellite (RBS850) - Adds up to 2,500 sq. ft. Coverage, AX6000 (Up to 6Gbps)

I have 4 units in a mesh system, When this works it's great. However, for the price it is disappointing. My good experiences are tempered by too many drop outs and random disconnects. Occasionally iPhones/Ipads disconnect and the wi fi has to be switched on and off to reconnect. The app is slow and clunky and not really of much help - in particular, devices connected. It often appears out of sync with reality. Also its very irritating that every time the app is opened, Netgear bug you with adverts for paid subscriptions to anti malware protection. It's a router .. not an advertising platform !! When it works it's fast - but I couldn't whole heated recommend this product.

after trying a few other products, this is the only one that managed to cover my full 2 stories house with no gaps in any rooms.. I needed to install one router plus 3 satellites in order to maximize the coverage and cover all the wholes, but after that it's been working perfectly for more than a year. Also with as many satellites, all rooms have strong coverage with very good speeds. Only issue is it's one of the most expensive options in the market, but amazing quality and installation is super easy following the steps on their application.

Product defective and has not been picked up and refunded!!!

Extremely overpriced very difficult to set up. Very slow app. Highly not recommend. Buy something cheaper at least in a year or two you can upgrade rather then getting stuck with an expensive piece of plastic

I have tried all the possible methods to make this work, but it never worked, it just does not sync with the router. The satellite never shows up on the network. Don't buy this unless you can return the product. I am struggling to return the item, I requested a return on 27th September 2021 and till date, the product has not been picked up for return. I don't understand whom to contact to understand the status of the return pickup and why is it delayed.

Don't buy this product. The hardware is great. When it works, it works wonderfully. However, as of the date of this post, the Orbi has been crippled by its firmware for around three weeks. Appreciating that a firmware update can have unintended consequences, and hoping that a fix may be forthcoming, Netgear's completely inadequate handling of the situation suggests to me that this company is one you will not want to trust going forward. I purchased this product about 6 months ago. I have a system with a router and two satellites. At first, all was good. The setup was particularly easy. Some users reported occasional drops on ios and android devices which they attributed to the Orbi. I experienced some drops, but nothing particularly troublesome and who knows if it was the Orbi. Functionality always restored quickly, and my overall coverage was so much improved that I was very happy. Eventually, Netgear pushed a firmware update, and my measured wifi speeds dramatically decreased with distance away from the router. Logging in to the router, it was clear that the two satellites had ceased to communicate with the router/hub. Every effort to wipe, reset, and resync the system was useless. Tech support should have been aware of the firmware problem within a day or so but continued to obliviously suggest doomed-to-fail efforts to reset and resync. Eventually, after 4 or 5 hours of escalated phone support, the support technician acknowledged what should have been completely obvious, there was a firmware problem, and there was no ETA on the fix. On my last call, I was told it "should be about a week." That was about 4 days ago, but I am not holding my breath. As it stands, with the new firmware, my system is not a mesh network at all. It is a single access point with two dead satellites. For weeks now, the Orbi has done nothing more than the cable modem/router it replaced. It is possible to manually roll back the system to older firmware. After a roll back, all is in order and running great. What is really infuriating is that Netgear, in its wisdom, configured the Orbi to auto update firmware in a manner that cannot be turned off or blocked. So, you can roll back the firmware and have a working mesh system that breaks itself in a day or two after auto updating. Netgear support advised that preventing users from stopping the auto update was a feature for easy operation. Thanks for that Netgear. A big ol' rock is also easy to operate and is as useful to my network as the Orbi satellites. You will see some good reviews here. Aside from shills, those are understandable. The hardware once worked terrifically, and some users claim the newest firmware works for them. Don't believe it. Maybe you will get lucky, but my experience is that Netgear pushed firmware that made my system completely non-functional then hid from the problem while I wasted hours on support calls. Even if you get lucky, do you want to deal with a company that forces autoupdates of broken firmware? You don't. If you are still tempted, take a look at the Orbi message boards maintained by Netgear. You will see almost a month of upset users postings with no meaningful response from the company. Netgear could simply disable autoupdates or push the older firmware while it works on a fix. For whatever reason, this company prefers a strategy of radio silence. I believe that Amazon should delist this product, at least while so many users continue to report that it is not functioning for any aspect of its intended purpose. UPDATE: After posting this review, Netgear replaced both of my satellites. Counterintuitively, this seems to have fixed my system. It has only been up and running for a few days. I have experienced a couple of wifi drops, but I have not reached a conclusion as to whether I expect this to be a frequent problem. There is still no new firmware, there is still no way that I can determine to get around the firmware auto updates, and there are still apparently folks with non-functioning systems posting in the forums. I would like to see Netgear address these issues. If my system stays functioning well for a fair period of time, I will definitely up my one star review. When it works, it is a FLAMETHROWER. If Netgear fixes the underlying issues with the firmware in a way reproducible for all users, it would really be a top-notch product. UPDATE (12/22/17): I am changing my initial 1-star to a 4-star. The new firmware is, in fact, working great. Per my earlier review, when this system is working, it is hard to beat. The new firmware is killing it. I used conventional range extenders before, and there was always a huge drop in performance with the extenders. This Orbi system has fast speeds everywhere even at the farthest reaches of my property. Compared to old-fashioned range extenders, it's like magic. The satellites, which once did not work at all, are suddenly very stable. I also just received the firmware push including the Circle parental control feature, and that is a really great surprise added bonus. I do think users of network products need more control over firmware, and the several weeks I spent with a non-functioning system due to a push of bad firmware really prevents me from a full 5-stars at this point. I still have a bad taste in my mouth from that experience, but it is going away. I am loving this system today. I am happy with the purchase and would recommend it to others.

works perfectly with my existing rbk 40 setup . 💯% satisfied.

Fácil de instalar, desde que salió esta tecnología me ayudo a cubrir todos los puntos de casa y jardín.

It came with 110v POWER ADAPTER. I ordered from amazon.sa, it should be all electronic in KSA is 220v.

This little booster works great as part of the Orbi system. Orbi it's self is a great mesh router. I stacked Orbi up against Google's Mesh router and found the Orbi worked better for me. Google kept locking up and crashing. Those were early days and things may have changed. For sure Orbi has been busy. Orbi has recently upgraded their firmware which improves things quite a bit. Previously the main Orbi had to be in a central spot and all satellite boosters within range of the main router. Now each satellite can chain to the nearest satellite rather than the hub. This can extend coverage quite some distance although I don't think it's designed to run WiFi all across the neighborhood. I don't know exactly what would keep 3 satellites from sending your data in a great big circle rather than out onto the internet but I assume somebody thought of that and in any case, it appears to work very well. But back to the item in question - this booster. It's small and nice looking. There's not much to be done other than run an app on your cell phone to add the satellite. After a bit of blinking a blue ring appears. Then it goes out and you forget all about Orbi forever. Done. Simple as that. If your Orbi ever has a problem the ring will light back up and turn orange or purple but that's never happened for me. Otherwise you just have a white brick stuck in the wall and better WiFi - which is exactly what I wanted. There are only two negatives with this booster. First, it doesn't have an Ethernet jack. For that you need the larger models. Second, it is supposed to give you less coverage over the larger Orbi satellites. I can't confirm that - to me they seem about the same. But I'll take Orbi at their word. I guess that's why this smaller unit is a bit cheaper. In my case, I bought this item to replace one of the larger Orbi satellites because I needed to move the larger satellite to another location. As long as you keep the two limitations in mind I don't think there's any real downside to this device. It seems rock solid. Internet in the back bedroom is just fine for what we need. Fast enough to stream Netflix on a laptop or tablet. Perfect coverage for browsing or email. So long as you don't need an Ethernet jack and you don't live in a gigantic mansion, this booster is a nice add-on to the Orbi line.