NETGEAR Orbi 770 Series Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Network System (RBE773) - Router + 2 Satellite Extenders, Security Features, Up to 11Gbps, Covers up to 6,750 sq.ft, 100 Devices, 2.5 Gig Internet Port

Very easy to setup and works perfectly. I have stable and fast WiFi throughout my house. I purchased this set to replace my earlier Orbi which I had for several years. I am getting the full advertised throughput of my 2.5gig fibre internet connection (using PPPoE) via Ethernet to my PC and 1.5gig+ throughput via Wi-Fi from the router and satellites. Don't let the lack of a dedicated wireless backhaul worry you, it's not really needed with WiFi 7 and MLO which combines the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands intelligently. Don't let any negative reviews put you off. This really is an excellent system.

Title: Great start Description: I purchased the Netgear Orbi 770 2-pack to replace a 2 year old Linksys mesh system that just wasn't working correctly anymore. To be honest, I actually tried the Amazon Eero product first as the review I'd read said is was easier to set up with a better app. However, the Eero would not work with my Nokia ONT box for some reason so went back and I replaced it with the Orbi. The Orbi units are a funny shape. They look round from the front but are teardrop shaped tapering off at the back. This meant they only just fit on the shelves where I need them but that's a minor thing. The setup was incredibly easy and everything worked first time. The app is very good and on a par with the Eero one, so the reviews I'd read must have been before this app was released. I also like the fact that there is an advanced setup option if you access the router through a web browser. Overall, the Orbi system has made a good start in the house and the speed increase and stability improvements over my old Linksys system are very noticeable.

I bought this Orbi WiFi 6 system to upgrade my Google WiFi mesh network because I noticed that WiFi speeds were only half as fast upstairs, where my partner works. The price of £700 for the top of the range 852s felt far too expensive but the sale price for the 752s of £325 on Amazon was much more reasonable and realistic. The router and satellite arrived well packaged and the instructions seemed simple enough: download the Orbi app and follow the instructions. However I found in practice there were three set-up challenges: First It was a pain getting Orbi to work with my Virgin Media Hub 3 in model only mode. I checked the Virgin router with an ethernet cable to my laptop to ensure there was internet access through port 1 and there was. I checked that Orbi was set to DHCP and it was. But half way though the set-up process the Orbi said it no longer had internet access. Fortunately I read online about rebooting the Virgin Hub and then reconnecting the Orbi when restarted and this seemed to work. Firmware updates were then unnecessarily slow and it stalled three times with the result that I had to restart the process. Secondly and bizarrely I had major difficulties setting a strong password for my Orbi account. I tried multiple combinations of letter, numbers, symbols etc per the Orbi instructions but they wouldn't work and there was no error message that explained why. Still I eventually found a slightly shorter combination which it accepted. It then prompted me to plug in the satellite device but had problems initially locating it through the app - even though I was stood only a few feet away from it. Anyhow it eventually detected the satellite and following the reboot of the VM Hub followed by a reboot of the Orbi router it started working perfectly. I replicated my old network name (SSID) and password to allow existing devices connect seamlessly. After it settled in I've noticed range is considerably better - by at least 20-30 feet - and speed is 50% faster upstairs with almost the same broadband speed as downstairs. Connection speed is regularly at 370 Mbps download - the maximum for my current broadband. So blistering fast strong connection, which is ultimately what I wanted them for. My only other comment is that they are rather large and blob/fin-like relative to the much sleeker and less obstrusive Google WiFi points. Much harder to hide or blend into a room. But clearly that's the price for a more powerful piece of kit. So great result in the end... but I hope I don't have to reinstall these for a long time!

First class product backed by first class customer support. I now have full coverage throughout my home in all areas after years of dropped and slow connections. Looks good, easy to install with the assistance of the instructions, U Tube videos and customer support. Tip - check with your ISP for any settings you may need to change before you start. Once installed ensure you enable IoT WiFi in the WiFi settings to get the best coverage for your smart devices and you are good to go. Lightening fast no dropped connections and no stress.

Exceeds all expectations Title: Exceeds all expectations Description: From a layman’s viewpoint: A quality product that is simple to set up and deploy. The wi-fi reliable and fast, removing the need for less reliable wi-fi extenders and powerline adaptors. Older and slower legacy devices are supported. This mesh system seems expensive at first sight but wish I had taken this or similar soution much earlier.

I really really wanted this to be good. The setup was typical Netgear, took too long, but was reliable. It failed to connect to my internet port (LAN port to ISP equipment) at the desired speed. It would only negotiate 100mbps, the Nighthawk I have always negotiated 1000mbps. If I piggy backed on my Nighthawk, or placed a 1gbps switch in between the router and the wall socket it was fine on negotiated speed. Then discovered if I used a cat 6 cable (it’s provided with a 5e) it worked. Then the next issue become apparently, unstable connections. I would get intermittent freezes on the network, as if sessions were being disconnected or packets being dropped. I returned the first device, the second one behaved exactly the same. I spent hours on the phone with Netgear support and had a case raised to Level 3 engineering but there was no resolution even after 6 weeks. I could tell this device had potential though, the UI was quicker than most routers I’ve ever used and the features were really good. Until Netgear get a much better version of the software these things are basically useless.

The dream - is fast, solid, stable WI-FI in every room, with not much messing about during setup, and no need to switch from network to network. You are thinking to yourself "I want to just go up and down stairs, out to the shed, down the garden and in the garage on my WI-FI network. I Just want to connect and not think about it" - Well YES, this product will do that. Its fast, and once its working (read on) its really solid, sometimes my devices choose a weird base point to join, so for example, a printer in my office (next to an access point) has decided to connect to the living room base point which is a long way away ... it works its just odd? Can I change the default base station for a device ? No. I do like the guest network settings, so if you have a cafe, or B&B and you want to use EPOS and "private" devices such as laptops, tablets, Sonos speakers for example, then the private network is perfect. Then you can simply create another "guest" network with a different password and give different access to people. The setup was great - (but there is a down side so read on) - This system uses a wizard to set you up, it works and it took the pain out of it. BUT. a big BUT... If you want to play Jazz with it, like fiddle with settings, or do some pro setup of your network then you are going to be disappointed. It does it one way and that it... It works perfectly (mostly) but it's very restricted. Something that is REALLY GOOD, is the switch handling - So I have a load of devices, like Philips Hue, Smartthings, Hive heating, NAS storage boxes, Sonos devices, and the all need a base station type connections somewhere. With a Cable to a router somewhere. So buy a cheap Netgear (or whatever) un-managed switch like "NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch GS108 £25 on Amazon" and just plug everything in, then connect it to a single Ethernet port on the ORBI base station - and wow wow wow it just all works. If you want to tinker and play jazz (read on) you can't - it works but there is no controls you to touch - that might sound like heaven or hell depending on your skill level ! It is very restricted to "home users" with kids... The safety settings, and internet restrictions are powerful but pointless if you just trust your family or want "normal" internet. I turned on Parental controls by accident, and when I tried to turn it off I managed to lock everyone (including myself) out of the internet. Support gave me nothing useful (using my phone 3g to access) so in the end I did a hardware reset to factory setting and started all over again. Painful day that was.... Not sure I like the Rewards feature of the parental controls - granting "internet time rewards" for good behaviour sound like a house I would not like to grow up in.... but I am old and have no children so I will let you be the judge of this feature. Here is the BIG negative. - Netgear I expected better. - This system is basically only compatible with itself. There are lots and lots of NETGEAR ORBI models and kits, too many to count, and basically they all do the same thing - some faster, some with more concurrent connections, newer models with more whizzy stuff but in principal all doing the same job. EACH SYSTEM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER - RBK752, RBK762 base stations and extension points will not work with other Netgear Obi systems - you have to have the exact model from a look up table on Netgears website to extend the system. That has got to be deliberate ! I only found out this when I purchased an extra pair of satellite range extenders which looked identical but were not compatible - I Had to return them. BAD NEWS - I could not buy single or even (at the time) double satellites that were compatible with my existing ORBI system- even though it was pretty new, so after only 9 months, even though nothing was faulty with them at all, I had to but this system again NEW because it was the only way to get my hands on compatible satellites to extend the range. BOOoo Netgear. For a system that is supposed to be fully extendable, and totally "capable" of connecting everything together, that's is job at the end of the day, I fail to see why NETGEAR have chosen to build in incompatibility into their systems with no way to join or extend freely from the range. With the benefit of hind site - I should have just paid a lot less for a mesh network, I don't know how much better this is for the money, but I help a friend set up a DecoAX3000 the other day and it was brilliant, at a quarter of the cost. I don't expect that to last a lifetime but I can buy one every two years for a decade for the price of the ORBI !

Initially got these as I wanted to upgrade an aging network that I had and wanted to take advantage of the wifi 7 speeds. Very easy to get setup and working, and the app while a bit limited compared to previous mesh network systems I've used, works well and lets you quickly see the devices connected to you network, as well as change basic settings and see the network status. I started having disconnect issues with one of the satellites. I spoke to netgear support who were very help and over the course of an hour, had me do a number of tests, as well as update the firmware etc. This appeared to correct the issue, so for another month the satellite was working well, until recently it has started to disconnect and loose signal. Some days it does it once, other days it does it 5 times in 1 hour. Will open a new support ticket and see how helpful they are now it's out the 90 day support window. Not sure I would buy these again personally.