NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK752) – Router with 1 Satellite Extender | Coverage up to 5,000 sq. ft., 40 Devices | AX4200 (Up to 4.2Gbps)

If money is no object and strong reliable WiFi signal is the objective, this is the solution. Like many, I’ve transitioned to a work from home environment and more than ever need a strong reliable WiFi signal at home. For the first few months working remotely, I was fine using the dining room table as a make shift home office, but that was a temporary solution. I eventually relocated my home office to a spare bedroom on another floor. The relocation was an improvement in my personal life, but my internet speed suffered. Significantly. I was dropping calls, had slow download speed and needed to find a solution. Initially, I opted for a simple, inexpensive WiFi extender/repeater. The WiFi extender/repeater worked fine for a couple weeks and seemed like a reasonable solution. I actually reviewed that product very favorably. For the price (less than $50), it was a reasonable attempted solution, but like the dining room table as my home office, the repeater was a temporary solution. It required a shadow second network and the connection would bounce in and out. The repeater was a bandaid; I needed stable reliable internet for video conferences, data heavy downloads and uploads and I was paying for a lot that I wasn’t getting in certain areas of my home — mainly, my new home office! The WiFi extender worked, but only gave me about 60% of the signal I was paying for. I looked at Upgrading my internet package and then looked at a mesh system. The Orbi system was literally 10x the price of my prior bandaid, but WOW! 10x as good. Problem solved. Solid, stable, strong, reliable WiFi signal in every nook and cranny of my home. I went from unstable 60% signal strength to a blanket of strong reliable 99% WiFi connectivity throughout my home. I obsessively checked and rechecked Speedtest.net — bingo! No bouncing in and out. No checking which bandwidth or competing for signal; this product provides strong, solid, stable, complete WiFi signal through out the home. I’m thrilled and can’t believe I paid so much, but also can’t believe I wasted my time and money on anything else. The Orbi is next generation awesome. Easy set up, same network and while I worried I would need more of the signal/units to cover my 3000 sq/ft home given the experience with the WiFi extender/repeater, I did not. One router and one signal was plenty for my concrete 3 story home with the router tucked in the basement and office on third story. The app is easy to use, intuitive and frustration free. I am no tech guru and I had zero problems installing or making it work. This is a no brainer for anyone that needs a reliable blanket of WiFi signal through out their home. I considered other mesh systems but read reviews, did research and decided that this system was an investment in the next generation technology and would last the longest. With out question, it is among the most expensive solutions, but I have complete confidence that it is the best solution on the market at the time of this review. The WiFi signal strength in my home is now so strong that the WiFi picks up outside. If you have money to burn and are demanding of excellence, this is 100% the way to go. I read dozens of articles and watched and read reviews and talked to every tech person I knew before sucking it up and crushing my internet speed problem. If you are on the fence, go for it.

The router and two satellites were super easy to set up and the WiFi has been really reliable. With the satellites I’m able to share the WiFi with my brother next door and he’s getting great speeds over there. Really impressed!

This mesh system features 3 channel conectivity for faster wifi. The system has a router and two satellite stations, which were surprisingly easy to set up. If you follow the instructions provided in the app as you install, you shouodl have few problems. Their tech support was very helpful the only time I needed them. The satellite staions have ethernet ports which can be used to connect other wired equipment or a wired "backhaul" to the router. The only issues I have had are occasional satellite disconnects, which requires you either reboot the equipment or push the reconnect button. The speed are good, I have a 200MB fiber connection and wireless speeds are in the 170 MB range. I would also recommend that you use the provided armor and bitdefender protection on the system. It is worth it! The app provides almost any thing you could need to manage your network, my only complaint is that you cannot change the user name to log in. I purchased my system as an "open box" sale and couldn't be happier.

For those of you that drank the google koolaid of wifi mesh - it's not as simple as google had made it out to be. To TRULY get the best bang out of your buck that you spent on a Wifi mesh system you first need to know what it CAN and CANNOT do and how to properly implement it.for instance, those snazy google videos tell you to drop a wifi puck here and there and for the most part, it's true; BUT you're never going to get a decent 4ghz (or 5.4) signal off of it as the 'signal' actually has to leave latency (delay) between all pucks to make sure there's a 'decent' (notice how I didn't say 'good') signal for you to use.Now this being said, to truly maximise ANY wifi-mesh system (that spans from 300 to 500+ dollars) all you need to do is wire it into the cat-5 data port in the back.Of course, none of those google video reviews mentions that as it takes away from the 'magic' of google. Heck even TP-LINK didn't start to tell people to wire up as they thought the subject was taboo.Now you go to NETGEAR and LINKSYS and they both say 'wire the satellites up' to maximize the signal strength.Once all your satellites are wired up I gurantee the signal will be amazing. How amazing? My nephew is playing VARIANT and CS:GO and has ZERO latency. That's how amazing it is.All the while we have NETFLIX (I binge watch when not watching the NFL ticket), SPOTIFY (mom likes to listen to music), DISNEY+ for my niece and AMAZON VOD (for my brother) running. PLUS I'm on zoom call with Japan at PEAK usage hours. So yeah, wired satellites are the best way to go.Yes, you can use the WiFi mesh system without hard lining it, but don't expect spectacular results.Pros = easy to use UX with simple clear instructions and step by step guides. Devices (even older models) effortlessly connect to the SSID.Cons = Super simple UX leaves no wiggle room for if something goes bad meaning you will need to call tech support if you truly can't connectVerdict = there are other systems out there (cheaper and some more expensive) but after much vetting and having installed three of these NETGEAR systems, I choose this one as when I start to travel again I need to make sure my mom, dad's, niece and nephew's devices can easily and effortlessly connect to them without any issue.