Customer Ratings & Reviews

I wanted to give the router 4.5 stars but its performance brought my score to 5 stars. Setup - I used my iPad Pro to do the initial setup, it walked me through the steps but was unable to connect to the Internet, to frustrate matters, the box only contains a quick start guide. I was able to change the network name and password as well as update the firmware but no Internet connection. I finally gave up and called Netgear, after holding for about 20 minutes a very knowledgeable Netgear person answered. She had me go to my Asus laptop and from there I was able to login to the admin and change a setting to correct the problem. One annoying thing she said is that I could find all the info at www.netgear, which I had to inform her that my Internet was down. Once Setup - The router does all that was promised, I was a little worried reading some of the reviews here but I needed the 3 ethernet ports. The main router is in the basement of a ranch style home and the satellite is on the main floor about 50-55 feet away. I expected a 30-50% drop in speed from the satellite when I started my speed test using both my iPad and laptop. I was caught off guard as there is little or no speed degradation between the main router and satellite. I pay for 400mps from Xfinity and had been using the 6th gen Airport Extreme with an extender to be able to run everything. I was getting between 50 and 100mps. With the Orbi I am getting between 300 and 400mps even from the satellite. Overall - I've only had the router a few days, but we no longer have devices drop off the network and everything has been seamless running our devices, Ring doorbell, and security devices without any blips. It also got rid of the annoying 5gz network and we only have one network once again.

Using the app to set this up was the wrong choice Doing it from a computer first would have saved hours of frustration. The app from our devices just wasn't giving accurate information. Using web site worked perfect. Read instructions about software updates or deal with factory reset and phone calls to get it sorted. After those issues the system has worked exactly as hoped and the units blend into the background so far glad we got them.

Seemless transaction. Purchased over the phone, while driving to the store.

Overall Orbi gives great coverage at strong speeds... There are a few areas that I don't expect the speed to go down, but overall is a great solution.

Awesome in an old two-story house. Best coverage I’ve ever had and super easy to set up. Up and running in 20 minutes.

Fastest, and best WiFi to hook up with my high speed internet, and covers both floors nicely.

In a 5000 ft2 house, with the Fios connection coming in at one extreme end, the signal from an older-model Airport dropped off halfway through the house. With one Orbi base and one satellite, the whole house is covered with great signal. Can't wait to add another satellite to extend outdoors this summer. Orbi has had no issues dropping the connection -- note, with Fios, you need to put Orbi in "access point" mode or you will have issues accessing Fios tv and other features.

This system is amazing. It provides consistent speeds and excellent coverage. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Worked wonders for us! My house is made like a tank, which impedes internet service. Before buying this, I would be lucky if I got two bars on my phone in the living room and there was no service in my sons nursery. We bought this for his monitor but we can even stream Netflix in the room beside his nursery. It’s really improved our internet service and speed.

Originally had the rbk30 but the satellite is not as strong as this model. I did buy an additional satellite since our house and basement totals around 6000 square feet. Signal is powerful and helps since my whole is smart enabled (lights, switches, door, garage, cameras, speakers, blinds, etc). Our house is finally WiFi ready!

I really like the easy set up instructions. The network works a lot better now that it's installed I get much better coverage throughout the house.

This is great. It was a breeze to set up, getting lightning quick speed and amazing coverage throughout my house

Easily setup, aesthetically appealing, provides immediate efficiency for expanded home network and speed!

Great speed, great distance! Its extensive but worth it. For big homes , better than the wireless router u buy for 50 bucks

Bought this to ensure coverage in our home, surprised by the range and speed. Have total coverage inside and outside my home.

I've been looking for a good solution for providing my Ps4 a solid network connection on the far side of the house (the Ps4 in notorious for having a weak wifi adapter). This setup has been great!!!! My Ps4 plugs right into the satellite unit via Ethernet cable. No more dropped connections. I've tried network over power adapters as well as the Tp Link range extender RE580D. The only reason I can't give this unit 5 stars is the price. However, being someone who has spent a lot of time and money on other tech that didn't do the job, its hard to argue.

Extremely fast Internet speed via Wi-Fi, However there are instances where this is not working I deal for those products don’t work well with mesh. Sometimes these products can’t decide which is my three (yes I bought a third one after this purchase) Orbi’s to connect to. I’m having a little trouble with my Ring products. It works extremely well with my Apple iPad pri’s and phone 10 XS. I have 500 Mb down WOW internet service And my Apple products are approaching 500 Mb via Wi-Fi. This is exactly what I wanted.

The Orby has tested to work well over the past 30 days. For the money it definitely works well and provides seamless integration between the units without dropping. We have experienced some speed issues and drops in speed but nothing much more than we were used to with the standard Wi-Fi router. Excellent and easy set up via the mobile app. We have two Orbi covering 4600 ft.² and seem to have full signal and speed in just about every square foot of that space. Overall good system.

We love it. Our internet runs smoothly. No more waiting for it to stop buffing. Range is great for outdoor too.

This is my first mesh router. The coverage is great and the set up easy! I would highly recommend!