r/orbi

My father-in-law wants to extend his Orbi system to his guest house. Are there any particular satellite models to avoid? I know the RBS10 is a bit quirky, only being 2 banded.

I did pick up a RBS40V just to play with.

Edit: Incidentally, this is behind a different, new router, so I'm not too concerned about security.

RBS40V not RBR40V. It looks like an okay wifi speaker with native extender mode which I could have some use for in case he wants to go another way.

I have been mostly happy with the RBR 750 and satellites. I know there’s a lot of frustration with Orbi here. There are deals out there and I wanted to hear what people thought. Thanks

Last night I yanked my 970 setup and I’m so glad it’s over. Thanks to the members here in the group for advice and willingness to help me out. My year plus of challenges with this setup - after using orbi for years in multiple houses - has been frustrating and I’m just glad it’s over.

My new setup has all the problems gone so far - dropped calls over WiFi, IoT device drops, satellite disconnects, failed firmware updates, ios device drops, and lost printers. Obviously only a 24 hour sample but certainly way better.

Thanks again everyone.

Firmware update checks fail last several weeks. What’s up?