09-19-2019, 06:02 PM
I've been through a number of systems since replacing my Apple Airports some years ago -- eero, Ubiquiti AmpliFi -- and landed happily with the Netgear Orbi system.
All the previous systems, regardless of mesh, had spotty connectivity & dead zones. The Orbi uses a 5GHz backhaul, meaning there's a dedicated channel just for the devices to speak to one another, while wireless devices use the 2.5 or 5 GHz wireless band separately.
What this translates to is that my iMac in my office (through a multitude of walls and blockage) still gets near 100% of the speed that the main router gets. Before, my office peaked at around 80 to 110 Mbps; these days, it's 250 to 280 Mbps. (FWIW, my tier is 250 Mbps with speedboost)
The app is clean & easy to use as well. I'll say that, with every other system, I was constantly checking Speedtest to see why things seemed off; since switching to the Orbi, I've only launched speedtest for bragging rights. It's been rock-solid, fast, and reliable.
I'm sold on it and recommend it w/o reservation.
All the previous systems, regardless of mesh, had spotty connectivity & dead zones. The Orbi uses a 5GHz backhaul, meaning there's a dedicated channel just for the devices to speak to one another, while wireless devices use the 2.5 or 5 GHz wireless band separately.
What this translates to is that my iMac in my office (through a multitude of walls and blockage) still gets near 100% of the speed that the main router gets. Before, my office peaked at around 80 to 110 Mbps; these days, it's 250 to 280 Mbps. (FWIW, my tier is 250 Mbps with speedboost)
The app is clean & easy to use as well. I'll say that, with every other system, I was constantly checking Speedtest to see why things seemed off; since switching to the Orbi, I've only launched speedtest for bragging rights. It's been rock-solid, fast, and reliable.
I'm sold on it and recommend it w/o reservation.