Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- RBK653-100NAS
- |
- SKU:
- 6479678
Customer reviews
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 480 reviews
(480 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Setup4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Range4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Signal Strength4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers recognize the Orbi 650 Series AX3000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System's ease of use, extensive coverage, and generally simple setup process as significant advantages. Many appreciate the improved range and signal strength, resulting in better performance, particularly in larger homes or areas with connectivity challenges. However, some users experienced connection issues and occasional firmware problems. While the system is praised for its performance and security features, the price point is a factor for some customers.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Cons mentioned:Firmware
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do not buy
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Do not buy! Netgear sells 650 router with “compatible” 350 satellites. This is a NETGEAR SCAM. Everything gets fried when a new firmware goes up and you are required to call for troubleshooting, of course they want you to pay $99 for their “troubleshooting”. Spend your money on a different system.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Netgear Support
Posted .Hi ErickZ,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you are having a difficult experience with your RBK653. When updating the Firmware of your RBK653, we recommend ensuring both the Router and Satellites are updated: https://kb.netgear.com/31573/How-do-I-manually-upgrade-firmware-on-my-Orbi-router-using-orbilogin-com.
All NETGEAR products come with 90 days of complimentary technical support, and 1 year of hardware replacement warranty. If you are beyond the 90 days of complimentary support and you need additional technical support you will be asked to purchase an extended support contract, but if the device has failed and needs to be replaced you will not be charged for the support call, since this is covered under the hardware replacement warranty.
If you are out of warranty and need help, you can still get help by posting your issues over in the NETGEAR Community forums. There are moderators and other community members that are happy to help out with any problems you are having. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
Regards,
NETGEAR Team
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Sold as TriBand-Satellites Are DualBand
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Eveything works fine, but after i installed I discovered that the satellites are RBS350 dualband.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Firmware
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Trash don’t buy it
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Trash router firmware doesn’t match satellites making it not able to work properly. Why are you even selling this product if they don’t even make firmware that matches for it
No, I would not recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect mesh system
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great distance and perfect for thick concrete walls
I would recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Nightmare From Purchase to Return
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I was so excited to rinally upgrade my router after having the same one for 6+ years. I was trying to decide between this and something comprable to it, and after reading all the reviews, I decided to go with this. To start, the packaging is atrocious. The box is flimsy and opens in all kinds of weird ways, you open the smaller package that contains the cables and they all kind of just spring out on you like it’s some kind of booby trap. But whatever, it’s just packaging. Going onto the quality of these things, the plastic is so cheap and thin that whatever light is supposed to be shining from the arch at the bottom, bleeds through different parts of the plastic and makes them look even cheaper. That being said, I still try to stay postive and go on to setting them up, thinking that they might look cheap but I’ll still get a solid signal througout my house. Trying to set them up, the app is fairly intuitive but for some reason it would keep telling me that my router wasn’t connected to internet. Checked all my cables, rebooted my modem (that was working just fine 5 minutes prior with my 6+ year old router), etc. and still nothing. I reset the router and try again, and same thing. Decided to call Spectrum, they checked that everything was fine on their end, and said that the router should connect automatically in it’s DHCP configuration. Alright, tried to call Orbi/Netgear customer service and wasn’t even able to get ahold of a human. So I tried the whole process at least 5-6 times more, and still nothing. Almost every time I would try to go through setup, the app would take me to different screens and make me do things differently which I found a bit odd. You would think the setup process would be consistent. Nevertheless, these are very cheaply made and quite honestly useless. Returned them after wasting hours trying to set them up and bought a comperable set by Linksys. The setup process was far more intuitive, and I was actually able to get Wi-Fi again. Please don’t waste your time on these. You can find others for a similar price that are better quality and actually let you make it past the welcome screen on the app.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great wifi mesh.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It works really well, no more constant buffering..
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Mr.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent product! Definitely made our internet faster.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
A challenge
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not happy with the mesh feature. Too difficult to roam and it does not do it seamlessly. The satellites do not work well and devices are connecting to the router instead of the sattelites
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great!!!!!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This system doesn't have any flaws that i can find,works great through the whole house. Getting about 850 mbps with the gigibit plan with Xfinity. Not bad.....
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Connection
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Poor Performance and Unstable Connection
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Really BAD product. First, the router is rbr750 which is coupled with the inferior rbs350 satellites (to reduce costs) The range was awful and the worst part is that the satellites ability to hang on to a steady connection (the daisy chain kept breaking the satellite connections and dropping the wifi signal). Tech support would not replace after hours of being on the phone. Stay away!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Worth paying more for the upgrade.
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Did a good job but ended up returning for better deal. Antennas needed to be closer together and was not as powerful as their next upgrade. For the money, it is worth to upgrade.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Price
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Paid full price for something that is discontinued
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It works fine but I paid full price for something that is discontinued and cannot get extra sattelites for
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Netgear Support
Posted .Hi RonO,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult experience with your product. Your RBK653 Orbi System used an RBR750 Router, as well as RBS350's for the satellites. For a full list of compatible Orbi satellites and routers, please visit the following resource: https://kb.netgear.com/000065169/Which-Orbi-routers-and-satellites-are-compatible?language=en_US.
If you need further assistance, you can visit https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
Thank you,
NETGEAR Team
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Fingers crossed
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Set up was easy, I just didn't get the performance I needed to boost signal strength throughout my tri-level dwelling. It might work in a less complicated floor plan. Good luck
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
good product
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Pretty easy to set up and no problems so far. Someone asked if the satellite had a cat5 output and the answer was yes.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Coverage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Orbi router
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System It works. May add more satellites when I employ more devices.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Huge Disappointment & Waste of Money
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have never spent so much money on a WiFi router and been so disappointed in my life. My WiFi is NOT reliable. It was way more reliable with my outdated Nighthawk router. If I could return this system I would! My WiFi drops nonstop. If I’m facing the wrong direction standing next to a satellite….the WiFi drops! My old WiFi router NEVER did this and my signal went further!
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Netgear Support
Posted .Hi HollyS,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult experience with your product. When experiencing connectivity dropouts, we recommend checking out these troubleshooting resources: https://kb.netgear.com/1110/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-wireless-network, and also: https://kb.netgear.com/000061531/What-should-I-do-if-I-experience-wireless-connectivity-issues-while-connecting-devices-to-my-WiFi-6-NETGEAR-router-or-Orbi-mesh-system?language=en_US.
If you need further assistance, you can contact NETGEAR Support by going to: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx and follow the onscreen instructions. Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.
Regards,
NETGEAR Team
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great mesh network!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It’s everything I thought it would be. I love it. So easy to set up and no issues so far.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Alright
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Im sure they work great for most people. I emded up returning them. I couldnt get them to run at a consistant speed.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Only 2 years?!
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Worked great for the 1st two years. Now having nothing but issues with the satellites connecting. The main router will see the furthest away satellite, but it will not connect to the closest.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
I tried everything no go
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very disappointed; First the app kept crashing on my iPhone 13’ Second the devices sitting right by satellite would not connect ,but connect across to other side of house to router which cause weaker signal; some of the devices did connect to satellite that was close ,but most go pass it to router on other side of house; but it does have good speed
No, I would not recommend this to a friend







