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Orbi

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Enough is enough…

I switched from a 3-device Orbi 970 that I had issues with to a 3-device Eero 7 Max about a week ago, and all of the WiFi issues immediately went away once using the Eero 7 Max. The Eero 7 Max doesn’t allow as much configuration. There’s no web config. You use only a mobile app to configure it, but

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zoiks66 in r/orbi

June 18, 2025 3:48 PM

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Sonos + Orbi 770 troubleshoot

Yes. I had that same issue.! And I have a couple of solutions for you! I even contacted Sonos support and spent hours to find this. So if you have a Sonos arc or surround system, the only good way to get it to work is too hard wire ethernet to the system. You only need one to be connected and the re

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GHOST_JR in r/orbi

March 9, 2026 4:33 AM

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Netgear just EOL'd my Orbi AC3000 – any recommendations?

The only downside of keep using the current Orbi system is lack of security updates.If that is the reason, I think buying a newest, stand-alone Netgear router as your gateway, and wire your existing Orbi network to it. You can keep the AC3000 network settings on ur devices. It’s even better if the n

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Human-Suspect-232 in r/HomeNetworking

May 1, 2026 11:08 PM

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Questions on what to do

Keep the Eero. Netgear is awful. I bought the Orbi 770 and had a lot of problems. Support is worthless. I switched back to Eero with the Pro 7. Back to stability.

D_K21 in r/orbi

July 13, 2025 9:59 PM

5

Best wifi 7 router?

Avoid Netgear at all costs. They appear to be incapable of getting the firmware right for their WiFi 7 units. I got an Orbi 770 and gave up. I went back to Eero with the Pro 7. Back to stable WiFi.

D_K21 in r/HomeNetworking

August 13, 2025 6:16 PM

5

Stay away from Netgear Orbi, Nighthawk bad products and worst customer service ever!

You'll be happy to find out that the migration is easy. We were a Netgear house for years, then flipped to Asus and AImesh for a couple of years, which eventually had random recurring failures I couldn't tolerate being a remote leader with remote teams. My guess was ultimately a race condition becau

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vagueprecision in r/orbi

January 13, 2026 10:11 PM

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I’d just like a moment to appreciate netgear

They have their issues and push Netgear armor way too much but when they do push a firmware that’s stable, it does work fairly well. I use Orbi systems from them and the previous system I had, RBKE963, was great when I first got it but firmware updates made it worse and worse, forcing me to use olde

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1Boxer1 in r/NETGEAR

April 25, 2026 7:04 PM

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Can't believe I say this...

Welcome to Ubiquiti! Having been an Asus MeshAI user for 5 years, the 770's plus a primary were my first foray into Orbi and my first Netgear in five years. 59 days into the 60-day return policy, it went back. Constant backhaul drops, WPA3 vs 2/3, speed degradation... I bit the bullet, and bought th

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vagueprecision in r/orbi

February 6, 2026 3:34 AM

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Problems with iPad / iPhone 16 Pro Max

The reason you’re having issues is because Netgear’s recent firmware for their WiFi 7 products is awful, and it causes the issues you’re having with iOS devices. There’s nothing you can do to fix it. Netgear released a firmware update recently that states in its release notes that it fixed the issue

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zoiks66 in r/orbi

July 2, 2025 10:45 PM

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BEWARE: Orbi 770 is absolute trash. Netgear support is even worse.

Are you getting hourly interruptions on the dot in gaming and Zoom calls and similar real-time activities? I was. Nothing fixed it. No matter what, I got a big lag and packet loss spike every 59-60 ish min on the dot even fully wired in from end to end. Worse on Satellite-connected Wi-Fi devices. ht

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MrJimBusiness- in r/orbi

November 1, 2025 5:14 AM

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