Orbi Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh Network System (RBK762S) – Router + 1 Satellite Extender, Security Features, Up to 5.4 Gbps, Covers up to 4,000 sq. ft. 75 Devices, Free Armor Security

Im an EE FTTP 1GB customer, the router isnt that bad, but my house does have drop out zones... so ive been watching this kit for some time. Bought it over the Amazon Price Drop few days.Im impressed. EE Routers dont convert to a Modem, so unplugged it and connected the Orbi straight to the BT Plug. Got my username and password settings from my old routers admin page, crossed my fingers... and BOOM! doubled my wireless speeds throughout my house, connected devices remained as high as they were. couple of fine tuning for smart plugs and Ring cameras, but if i can do it, anyone can! early days i know, buy very pleased, easy to install - be patient when attaching the satellite !

For someone who is a little technically minded and used to work in IT Support, I found this to be really difficult to setup.I had to use tech support to help me and get me to plug, reset, try again, reset again over and over again. Must've spent over 8 hours trying to get this to work only for support to raise a RMA for one of the satellites. I could not, no matter what I tried, get the satellites to the ethernet as backhaul channel so I can use the wifi channel to get better speed.In the end, I was getting worse speeds than my Ruckus, which is years old. Rather than return a satellite on the RMA, I have decided to return this kit.You only get limited tech support from Netgear. I will not be buying another Netgear Wifi system in the future as this caused me so much headache.Just wanted to share my experience, so you have some information to make an informed choice.

Having heard very positive things about the speed of Orbi WiFi 6 systems, I ordered this to supplement a Tenda wi-if mesh system that was in operation already. The difficulty I had with that system that while great for general use around the house, it was topping out at 120-130 mbps and was struggling to get 60 in my home office. This was mainly due to a couple of quirks of the home build effectively creating an accidental faraday cage around my workspace.Enter Orbi.Setup was really simple - plug in, switch on, let the wizard do all the connections, change passwords and network names etc. there were a couple of steps I had to repeat as the wizard seems quicker than the routers but no real drama.Result? Consistent 400Mbps in the office, basically the same speed as at the modem.The control app is typically netgear in that it has plenty of options but is typically over complicated and hides a few critical items down sub menu rabbit holes. Traffic metering for example, and device connection is a bit all over the place.Adding satellites is easy however and with 1 base and 2 satellites I’ve seen vastly increased performance across a 2300 sq ft home.Overall definitely worth it if you are happy with the cost of entry

Have finally managed to set up - after a very frustrating first few hours.Replacing 6 BT home discs - and when working is more performant than previous by 4/5 x speed and 50% more distance.Setup painful with Virgin Hub 5 - it isn’t plug and play from box, when it really should be.Final answer for me having decided to send back was to NOT use app to set up, using web interface instead (orbilogin.com).For any virgin hub 5 users I did NOT have to turn hub into a modem for it to work via app (I tried that and it didn’t). Instead the web interface automatically put the Orbi into access point mode through the process (you have to log in as admin using hub details etc).If this means nothing to you do try chatgpt- if that doesn’t work suggest an easier to set up package.

I tried a few mesh options but none worked seamlessly without drop-offs. These absolutely do the job but if you’re in an old house with thicker walls, you really need to over-do the number of satellites. We’ve three over 340sq m and there’s a real need for a fourth. They’re easy to set up and the app is really clear to use. There can be some rogue choices by other kit - one of our Ring cameras which is literally two metres from a satellite often randomly switches to another one much further away and hammers its own signal in the process. If there were a way to force kit to use a certain satellite, it would be perfect but otherwise it’s as close as you can get with a mesh setup.

First off. 4 stars as Netgear want to charge for basic services like Parental Controls which, if I had kids, I would choose a completely different product like the ASUS offering, as that is not something any of these companies should charge for. It should be a basic facility.We have had the Orbi RBK50 with one satellite in our three bedroom house for around six years now. They have been excellent. There is something about the construction of these houses which WIFI signals completely struggle with. Something in the walls I believe. It's a nightmare. The RBK50s though managed to penetrate these walls to a large degree but it was not perfect. Much much better than our previous solutions. For £199 for three of these units (2x satellites obviously) is an amazing bargain that anyone looking for a high end, albeit slightly old tech (lacking wifi 7 and 6E if you care), mesh router to smother your homes with. We have a 950mbit service and in the room above the main router, I was getting about 550mbps of that with the RBK50 system. I didn't think we could do better but considering how old our RBK50s have got, we took the plunge.Slightly smaller and lighter than the 50s, these things seriously kick out some rays as I now get over 900mbps in that same upstairs room and in the other Office room where we used to get around 100mbs, we get 850 from the second satellite. And again, I can't press hard enough that the house we live in is horrible for WIFI due to its construction.There are other systems available and some are super simple compared to this ;relatively; simple set up and probably offer basic parental controls, which is just a thing that should not be behind a paywall. Unless you go for the most expensive Orbi Systems which will cost you often eight times the cost of these at their current price, then these are an absolute bargain for some serious Wi-Fi meshing. This is our third mesh system and I have had a truck load of other WIFI solutions for home, and things have never been better than they are right now.

Works perfectly and smoothly with no problems, the Wi-Fi signal from this system was slightly more stronger than my Newer Orbi wifi7 770 mesh system.

The router and the satellite arrived yesterday, was very quick Amazon express delivery and it didn't take long for me to set them up. The setup is pretty straightforward and easy for me anyway. Everything was working fine until I noticed a problem with the internet, I dug into then issue and I found that it was the satellite that was the issue. It would only connect to the internet with less than 10mbps and with my ISP, the connection should be around 250mbps. This issue was regardless if my devices are connected to the satellite using WiFi or wired. It didn't make any difference if the satellite were connected to the router using WiFi or wired and they are placed right next to each other. They are using the latest firmware as of today 18/02/2024.Quite disappointed with this product as I was looking forward to using the WiFi mesh feature. I currently use an old Netgear Nighthawk(R) X4S R7800 and I have to use a TP-Link AP extender, and I wanted to find a router that support WiFi mesh. The TP-Link extender is working fine even with the Orbi router, so I know for a fact that the satellite is a faulty one.When my devices are connected directly to the router either via WiFi or wired the internet connection was fine as I would expected to be around 250mbps. I contacted Netgear tech support and they said they can't do a replacement unless the device is more than 30 days old which is an odd policy? They advised me to return via Amazon because that was where I ordered it from.Also, the Orbi app does not show you which device is connected the router or the satellite which is quite disappointing. If you need to know where your devices are connected to, you'd need to connect to either the router or the satellite using a web browser. The router would give you more info as the satellite doesn't give you much info either. There are a lot of cyber security features that you'd need to a pay either monthly or yearly subscription for so don't get sided with all the selling points about security protection.Overall, not really happy so will be looking at something else to replace, my old Nighthawk router.

Avevo problemi di disconnessione riguardo le varie telecamere che ho in casa... adesso ho risolto alla grande!

Not able to connect at all and can't use it as extender. No information inside on how to connect.The Orbi mobile application is really so bad. Don't buy it.

The product did not work as advertised and Amazon refused to return. So 50k down the drain.

Router gets good speeds, 400Mbps. The sattelite however is stuck at 20mbps while connected on cable. Been reading/googling alot, but its one of the major issues. Orbi failed imho there for this price, will not buy any other Orbi's for this reason. On wireless its even worse, distance is about 10 meters, 1st floor, backhaul connection is bad and is why i had to wired it.

NETGEAR set (router + satellite) works but one element is missing (one satellite) - pay for 3 get 2 - excellent deal but not for the buyer.