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Pros

The orbi home mesh wifi extender is a great way to extend the range of your existing wifi network. Simply plug it into an outlet and connect it to your existing router using the included ethernet cable. This router goes beyond my expectations.



Cons

The warranty expired after 90 days. The software says it upgraded. Major issue for those withmacos with m1 chips.

Orbi routers have issues where every time it auto updates the firmware, the router begins to reset itself every hour or so until you factory reset it. Failed to route internet traffic to wired and wireless devices after 2 months of use.

Aweful product and awful technical support. Tech support seemed borderline condescending. I am tired of hyper consumerism and companies that cannot empathize with their customers.

It's embarrassing because i purchased this expensive system for multiple issues. The frustration of trying to resolve a problem that can not, but should be so easy to fix, has my stomach in knots! Go figure. It's my fault for their poor communication ...  Read More

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Quality


Easy to install wide range of transmission have one in the house and one in the garage works excellent


Easy set up provides great wifi throughout my house


I always bought reliable routers with good reviews but they never stayed consistently connected with my exterior devices


The instructions will tell you to unplug your modem the one from your internet service provider or isp spectrum timewarner frontier etc

Shipping


It did take a while for it to arrive but worth the cost and wait

Packaging/appearance


The white color is nice blends well into our decor

Competitiveness


Compare to other brand this is considered very easy to set up already

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    easy, set, great, connected and new.
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  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 17423.
  • Previous analysis of this listing was an D grade.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 40.2% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 15,423 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 22 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Each building is about 100 feet away


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Once they were all connected the 2 satellites were put into position


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The initial setup didnt go well because of my impatience


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I watched a couple of videos and determined i had to reset back to factory default and start over


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Setup was easy as i just followed enclosed instructions


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not to mention easy install steps


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Don’t like needing an account to operate iphone app


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I called customer service and after a bit of checking the tech said the orbi programming was corrupt

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