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NETGEAR - Orbi Pro AC3000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Range Extender
Average customer rating
4.9
(12,566 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 12,566 reviews
5 Stars
11,913
4 Stars
461
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
31
1 Star
71
55%of customers recommend this product.
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60 out of
109)
Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Orbi Pro AC3000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Range Extender
Customer Rating
5
Best WiFi System
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: Daniel94749
Setup was easy. It took me about 45 minutes from unboxing the Orbi system to placing the satellites. I have the main router with 2 Satellites that can cover 7500 sqft. My house is a two story with 4000 sqft, so I wanted to go overkill on the system coverage due to always having hotspots previously. My steaming tv service was always buffering and it shouldn't do that on gigabit service! This system is amazing! I get roughly 630mbps at the router and just about 10mbps if loss anywhere in the house or witching 30 yards of the house. I haven't tested the full reach of the system but rest assured, it will out perform your neighbors wifi ina heartbeat. I also like that you can do some configuration at the web access admin level vs just the included app. Many systems will not let you do this once you start looking at whole home solutions. Worth the extra money in my opinion and exceeds my expectations.
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Customer Rating
4
Complete Coverage
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: Brian76586
I live in an apartment with cement walls. The router we had in the living room wasn't reaching the bedroom or bathroom. The Orbi RBK50 with a single satellite cut through all that, and it's quick!
Installation and initial configuration took a half dozen attempts. There is no way to know if that was due to ISP issues or problems on the Netgear end.
Also, I haven't yet found a way to hide the SSID. If Netgear recommends against the practice, I would have appreciated a clear note about that up front in setup. It could have been explained in a section entitled, "Additional Security Measures You May or May Not Want to Take". If there's no option to hide the SSID using the iPhone app, or even other methods, that would have been good to know BEFORE hunting through all the prompts, and searching help resources and message boards.
In spite of the issues described above, we are satisfied with the Orbi RBK50.
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Customer Rating
5
Seems quite good
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: Jim22747
I purchased this product because I needed coverage on the other side of my home. I downloaded the app (more on that later) onto my phone but ended up doing most of the set-up through my desktop browser. It set up just as described in the instructions. The signal is very good. We had two a mac mini and an imac wirelessly connected, each with terrific signal. The 3 cell phones in the house seem to like it as well, and it feels like the Sonos system might be a bit more stable, but can't swear on that. No trouble shooting required thus far. About the app: I downloaded it to my moto g5 plus where I used it to do one thing, maybe change away from the default password. In any event, right on the heals of that, by phone stopped picking up wifi and refused to shut down. i ended up having to do a factory re-set. Not the end of the world, but sub-optimal. I have a feeling it is more the phone than the app though.
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Customer Rating
5
WiFi for 2018
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: FivetenGiant64458
First off, this setup is stellar. The satellite gets the exact same speeds as my hard-lined Orbi; I lose zero Mbps to their over-the-air connection to one another. Mind you, one is on the first floor corner of the house, while the other is in the basement on the opposite corner of a 3400sqft home.Secondly, if I'm using a device whose WiFi card is lacking on the speed it can intake, I can plug that satellite into any outlet, anywhere within range of the main Orbi, then hard-line into that to get max speeds. Lastly, while this setup should create the mesh WiFi you're looking for, if for some reason you have a circumstantial area where you need WiFi closer to you (backyard, patio, pool area), just take the satellite out and plug it in.As if that weren't enough, the app lets you create guest networks, see and control other device's connectivity to your network, and check your speeds in different areas of your home.
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Customer Rating
5
Working Great
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: Serge6084
We own an older home with thick plaster walls and brick exterior. While the home is not large in terms of sq ft, it is tough to get a good signal from the front yard, through the house to the backyard. The Orbi was simple to set up - actually the easiest wifi I have ever set up. The app takes you through it all step-by-step. The only trial and error was where to position the satellite Orbi to provide the best coverage. The first set up did not solve our weak signal option (again due to plaster and brick). So we move the satellite to another location and WHAM!, we had strong signal throughout the house and yard. Again, setting up the system, even reconfiguring it, was simple and fast. I was dreading the reconfiguring, but it was as easy as the first time I set it up. I highly recommend. We will purchase another for our vacation rental because of the ease to set up and the ease of setting up a main + guest wifi system.
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Customer Rating
5
Great performance!
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: P.56402
I had been getting intermittent internet performance with my old router/WAP but had assumed that it was my ISP. I wanted to have video streaming to my home theater in our recently renovated basement but was experiencing extremely slow network performance and lots of buffering and timeouts. My network speed in most locations in my house varied from <1Mbps to 8 Mbps with frequent dropouts. I was researching options to extend my old wireless network when I came across reviews of the Orbi system. I decided to take the plunge and am I ever glad I did! Now my measured download speeds throughout the house are consistently a rock solid 290-300 Mbps! I'm finally getting the performance I've been paying for from my ISP. With a heavy video streaming household with over 45 network connected devices, I'm extremely pleased with the performance of the Orbi, as well as it's ease of administration. An extremely worthwhile investment!
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Customer Rating
5
Orbi da Man!!
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: jfhayj69026
We have been using our new Orbi for a couple of weeks now, I wanted to wait a few days before I reviewed the system. Our old (8 years) router died and we needed to purchase a new system. I researched reviews and decided on the Orbi. My wife is an on-call medical provider and when at home almost always has her laptop connected to the hospital systems. It requires an excellent connection and a lot of data transfer. We have been very pleased Orbi, it has been very solid with no data interruptions. I can watch ESPN streaming and she can be watching another streaming device while also on her laptop with no issues. Orbi was very easy to setup using the Orbi Mobile App. We are very pleased with our new Orbi System and I would recommend it to anyone including family and friends. Orbi is a bit on the expensive side, but I believe, 'you get what you pay for', and so to me the added expense was well worth it.
Orbi da Man!!
Orbi da Man!!
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Customer Rating
5
Awesome Device
on May 29, 2019
Posted by: raul22513439
I have my internet service with time warner and had modem with built in wifi and a wifi extender. The wifi modem was set up one on side of a 2800 sq ft one level house and the wifi extender was set up in the middle of the house. I used to have problem getting or dropping signal when I was on the opposite side of the house. After installing the Orbi router in the same place where the modem was located and the satellite in the middle of the house, I no longer had that issue. The signal on the other side of the house is as strong as it is when I'm next to the router. At first, I thought that I might have to purchase an extra satellite but had no need to do so. If you currently have a modem with built in wifi, you'll have to turn the wifi off on the modem. It was a fairly easy installation process. I usually do not write reviews but this device is so great, I felt I had to. Thanks Netgear for creating this great device.
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