We suffered for a long time trying to use our DSL provider's wifi modem, which barely had the range to reach most of out 2 story home. We bought Orbi, with a little trepidation, due to some complaints on customer reviews, but were pleasantly surprised with the ease of setup and the AMAZING improvement of wifi signal coverage in every corner of the house, deck, patio and garage. Highly recommended, especially if your family is complaining about poor coverage and you are burning through your cellular data as family members unknowingly lose wifi on their devices while watching endless hours of video. If you have been considering a wifi mesh system, this is the one to go with!

Easy to set up and locating the satellite properly is easy with the color light indicators. No drop in speed from the main floor to the second level much better than the stock Uverse unit. Spend a little time on the web page after you set it up. I changed my channel and it made a big difference, I believe some neighbors were on the same one.

I had been using the Netgear Nighthawk 8500 for a year or so and the range was good but not great. I purchased the Orbi system because I liked the idea of the satellites and the mesh technology and the separate channel for communication. I've been using it for a week now and the performance is excellent! We have a ton of devices hooked up and it haven't had any issues. The app is a great addition as well, easy to control your network. I will be adding the outdoor satellite soon to cover the back yard. The Orbi is by far the best home networking system I've ever used.

Got this for my home. We have a basement and also an upstairs so its always been hard to get good coverage everywhere. This device no only reaches all three floors but extends into our backyard too with its strong signal. It also increased our speed by 100 mbs. Would highly recommend this product to anyone thats looking to upgrade their home wireless internet!

I had looked for reviews or info if the Orbi would help or even work with our DSL internet. We have one option for internet and it's BAD! With house full of teens WiFi becomes an issue of fighting for bandwidth quickly. Orbi was the answer! Our internet is still DSL(enough said) but our shared speeds has been amazing! And the ability to kinda prioritize with the pause buttons on app, makes life for the 'administrator ' great!! Good job Netgear.

When I decided to go with a mesh router to improve the wifi coverage at my home, I read all the reviews and specs, because that is what engineers do. The third radio band stood out as an advantage on the Orbi and it hasn't disappointed. After installation, I compared the speed test results between wired and wifi in each room and found there was no measureable difference between the two. Finally, no more complaining from my family about bad wifi!!

Had a continuous problem with WiFi signal dropping. Had reboot routers every other day. Tried several different router brands..no joy. My technically see savvy son came to visit. He suggested part of the problem was the number of divises attached to the network (I am in into home automation). He suggested a mesh network. The Netgear Orbi system was not the first he recommended (the first system was out of my price comfort zone). The Orbi he said should fix my problems with dropped signal and for my budget. it's been a week and I could not be happier. No more Google bricks bouncing in the home hub, no more sorry can't c connect to WiFi right now, no wife"why can't the technology just work!". Well now it is! Happy wife happy life!

Solved my issues with difficult apartment layout FINALLY!!! After trying 4 Mac friendly products, this one finally worked. Plus the parental controls were a great bonus. The satellites are a practical, elegant solution to a problem I made WAY to complicated before. This is an idiotproof solution.

I recently added the "1 gig" cable internet service from WOW. I was using the provided 1G Arris cable modem/router for about 3 weeks with woeful performance - wifi speeds ranging from 40 - 220 Mbps, and a signal strength that was "poor" over most of the 2400 sq ft house. After researching options, I decided to buy the Netgear Orbi router system. It was simple to connect to the cable modem, and has provided wifi download speeds of 500 - 700 Mbs and a very strong signal all over the house. A great investment!

Honestly the best thing I can say about this is that I forget about it. I returned an Asus Lyra that routinely would drop connection or not hand off mobile devices between nodes. It drove me crazy. With this I've never had a single issue since I set it up. I look forward to adding an outdoor Orbi at the start of next spring and the Alexa compatible speaker Orbi Voice.