“How much are the Satlelites and are/when they available? My home is 4200 square feet. W/2000 square feet of finished basementnd I need all 3 floors covered. I know 2 cant cover 6200sqft. But one on each floor might. Also can each work being cat6 wired in”
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The new orbi systems are still brand new. Netgear has announced that they will be making a single unit package as well as selling the satellite by itself, as far as the price point goes I would say probably around $199 per additional satellite. The way these whole home wifi systems work is by feeding off one another just like a wifi range extender would so it wouldn't be hard lined on every one. So as long as it can pick up a signal from the original home base it would be able to extend that out to another floor. Netgear has had wonderful applications that you can use your phone or tablet to setup the units so they are in the correct spot to one another and get the best connection to re-repeat. As far as 6,200 sqft you would be looking at 3 all together at least.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have a Nighthawk R7000 on the top floor of my three story house. Hooked the main Orbi unit, via Cat5 Ethernet, to the Nighthawk on the main floor (Cat5 through the wall). The Orbi satellite unit is in the basement. Orbi is set up in Wireless Access Point mode. Nighthawk and Orbi use network of same name but are set to run on different channels-Nighthawk is on 6 and Orbi is on 11. This way neither "steps on" the other. Mobile devices use the system with the stronger signal as I move around the house, switching seamlessly. I can even use my sole home network at the back of my yard. I love it. Another advantage to this setup is that I can use the Nighthawk's guest Network feature for visitors. Orbi alone does not support guest Network. Good luck.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Three units (including the router itself) should have you covered assuming you can place them roughly center on each floor. Unfortunately, the satellites cannot be wired in at this time, but I do believe Netgear is looking at the situation. I am using the router and a single satellite in a ~4000sq ft home with a finished basement and it works great even with the satellite being connected wirelessly. Keep in mind the Orbi system uses a dedicated 5ghz channel as a backhaul so it does not work like a conventional router/extender combo.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have a 4100 sq foot house and get strong wifi everywhere with this device. It is awesome.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The actual *name* of The Verge's article I quoted from was "Netgear's plan to solve awful Wi-Fi is a second router" ~ I listed the url ending vs the title previously, my apologies for any confusion &/or inconvenience
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