NETGEAR Orbi 970 Series Quad-Band WiFi 7 Router (RBE971S), Security Features, Covers 3,300 sq. ft., 200 Devices, 10 Gig Internet Port, Expandable Mesh System, BE27000 27.0 Gbps – Free Expert Help

These are by far the best routers I've ever used ever! I had the very limited Google pros which could not handle the speed that I had at all as they were capped at 900mbps. Once I connected these, they immediately jumped the speed to 1400 Mbps without hesitation. The coverage as well beat the Google hands down in every way. Just one of these had more coverage then two of the Google pros.The strength of the signal is very strong, I'm able to even connect to my router all the way down the block from my house.The 6E channel is so fast, although not many of the equipment I have can use it, except for my phone and Amazon Streaming Boxes, but you notice the difference completely. I'm also able to use my Google door bells and security cameras at full picture quality without hesitation, which is also amazing, as I was unable to with the Google pro wifi.Is this router expensive? Yes it is, but it's an investment that will last many years. Wait until they are on sale and pull the trigger. Another thing that I love about these is that once you set them up you can forget about them, not like other routers that need constant rebooting.... Do yourself a favor and get these.

Netgear Orbi 970: Premium Price, Disappointing PerformanceSo, I paid top dollar for the Netgear Orbi 970 and Satellite, drawn in by claims of "leading-edge technology" and "unmatched range." My old router was on its last legs, so I took the plunge. What a mistake. House single story ranch 2,600 sq feet with basment. 55 clients and a handful of IoT-type devices that don't like or support anything over 2.4.From the start, the experience has been a nightmare:• Connectivity Issues Galore: Constant dropouts and poor performance. Despite living in a single-story, 2,600 sq ft home, I had to buy a satellite just to get basic coverage. Still sucks for a few devices.• Terrible Range: Even with the satellite, my Ring doorbell and Lenovo notebook—both only about 15 feet from the satellite—struggle with two bars of signal. And they’re even closer to the main Orbi, which is just one floor down in the basement. Much worse than my old now dead Synology.• Unreliable Interface: The HTML admin panel is flaky at best. Sometimes it works, sometimes it randomly disconnects mid-session and refuses to reconnect. I want to see which device is connected to what? Not in the web interface—you’re forced to use the app.• Inconsistent App Behavior: The Android app doesn’t reliably update device names. Some appear correctly; others don’t. It’s hit or miss.• Armor = System Chaos: Turning on Netgear Armor completely destabilized my setup. A recalcitrant managed switch might have played a role in that fiasco, but now I'm gun-shy to try again.• Their 3rd SSID, which Netgear call IoT, is okay, but doesn’t go far enough, and you’re stuck with it accessing your primary network (same subnet as primary), so you have no choice but to let old IoT devices have access to your home's primary network, unlike using the Guest SSID. Some granularities on radio management by SSID would be uber useful.• My Echo devices (eight) constantly lose proper connectivity - new behavior just started with the Orbi 970. Even though the Alexa app says they’re online, voice commands and skills stop working after a reboot and don’t function normally until hours later, sometimes overnight.• Useless Support: Tech support is clearly outsourced, undertrained, and working in a noisy environment. It was hard to hear anything over the background chatter. No real help was offered.• Clients that have less than good connectivity are remaining connected to the router base, opposed to the satellite, which is much closer than the router base. No way to manage. Disappointing that you don't allow admins to adjust the power on base.• Not clear: If I keep this poor tech or return it to Amazon, I have a few weeks before the return window closes, but I am trying to balance the fight of a new rollout versus just dealing with the Netgear nonesense.

Works with all my devices and has the speed I've been missing.Easy and fast setup.No tech support needed.Download the app and follow the prompts.Orbi already setup a smart device network that I used right away to add a smart bulb. I usually had to take my phone and smart device into the same room as the router and took a couple try's to setup. Not with my Orbi, I was in a different room and set up my smart bulb in just a couple of minutes. Can't wait to add my troublesome outdoor cameras.I am adding my smart tv next. I predict I won't see any more buffering or spinning circles.Thanks Orbi(Netgear product)!

Truly excellent as I have it connected to a Nethear CM 3000 - 100NAS. I get my full wireless 1.3 gbs down throughout the townhouse of 12k sq ft

Generally an awesome performance but two big negatives from me. They keep sending marketing emails even if I unsubscribed and contacted their technical support. Not awesome. And secondly, they really need to allow for turning off the 5GHz band. Quite a lot of devices do not connect to it and cannot handle this dual-band setup. The UI is also not easy to navigate on the Web and the app does not have all the admin functionalities. A bummer in this day and age.

I upgraded from Nighthawk 8 band WiFi 6. I needed less than 500 feet. Don’t think I got it, honestly (camera right outside back door very weak, still very weak). Decided to add a satellite. Turns out this is compatible with itself and another expensive router. Everything else is an expensive extender. (Listed on their site). Orbi means nothing, easily scalable is BS. Most Orbis are not compatible with each other except as extenders. Good router, just not good base for mesh network.