Customers have good things to say about the Orbi 850's coverage, setup, ease of use, range, performance, and signal strength, frequently citing these aspects as positive experiences. However, some customers express concerns regarding the system's price point and occasional connection issues. A few users also mention limitations with parental controls and compatibility with certain devices. The size of the units is another area where some customers have voiced preferences for a more compact design.
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Pros mentioned:
Coverage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
ORBI evaluation
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very pleased with wifi coverage in my house wit ORBI AX 6000
The network map has identified all devices with a little help on unknowns .
The router snd 2 satellites are cosmetically pleasing.
The auto assignment of 2.4 and 5 gig radios is mostly ok but wish I had some control over it
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Still Great at 2 Years Old, Except Notifications
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It was time to replace an outdated router, and I was trying to find a good balance between house coverage (about 3000 sq/ft), speed, reliability and works with a firewall.
Even though this mesh network system is about 2 years old, I was impressed with how well it has held up against its competition. I previously owned a Bitdefender Box 2 and used a gaming router as a gateway, but this already has a firewall built in. I could not justify the extra cost for Netgear's flagship model and felt it was overkill for the size of my house since you had to purchase a 3-pack. Netgear is known for speed and reliability, so this mesh system was naturally one of my top choices.
After owning for about a month and a half, I am still quite happy with my purchase and will recommend it. The speed is amazing, includes a firewall, the connection is solid, and it looks much nicer than my previous set up.
The only complaint I have about this mesh system, is that at 4am this morning, the system scanned each device (about 40+) on my network and let me know they were not compromised. I am looking into how to restrict the notifications for waking hours only. If you know, please leave a comment.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Home Set Up / Speeds
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Wow what a difference switching from AMPLIFI to Orbi AX6000. Prior to the switch at the modem hard wired I was getting approximate speeds of 525 mbps, My old router mesh system dropped it to ~ 175 mbps throughout the house with 2 satellites. Since switching my speeds of increase throughout the entire home to 470 to 450 Mbps consistently. With the same number of devices attached 30 in total, two with VPN’s. App is clean and easy to use. Now for the bad which Customer support helped correct immediately. Both the router and satellite required firmware software updates prior to initiating the system. Normally this is done in the background automatically however in this instance the routers failed to update automatically and a manual process have to be used. It was an easy fix however it did require a call into tech-support. The technician was easy to follow very patient and help us walk-through this issue. All in all I would highly recommend this product.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Orbi Mesh
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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I have a 4,000 square foot home and good internet all over because of this Orbi Mesh system. I ran an ethernet cord from my main router to my Apple TV for perfect tv viewing and streaming.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Coverage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great mesh system
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This mesh system works great. It provides coverage everywhere within our home
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Upgraded from the 650's to the 850's and could easily tell the upgrade in speed and signal. Great product and reasonably priced!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great WiFi, huge improvement in speed and security
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Great WiFi, have so much better speeds than before. Purchased the Netgear security subscription and it catches anything trying to get onto my family's computers when they are on the internet. I have 1 on the kitchen cabinet and the other extender in the bedroom. Great signal wherever we are.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
WHOLE-House coverage...finally!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Yes, it's a bit more money, but if ease of setup, ease of use, and wireless range are important, than this is the sweet spot from Netgear's offerings. They do have the quad band, but I felt like this is more than enough for my connectivity without spending another $400-500.
This gear just works!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Setup, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Finally able to fully take advantage of AT&T Fiber
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have never been more impressed with a home networking setup. I upgraded from the previous orbi model with 1 router and 2 additional satellites and have never been able to consistently get the speeds that I am getting now. The setup is very simple, the app is user friendly, and the wireless internet speeds are amazing. I am consistently getting over 900 Mbps on download and upload speeds.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Enhanced wifi now
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
As advertised, arrived on time, packed well, shipped with care. Easily assembled and up and running in no time. Highly recommended. Enhanced wifi now.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Coverage, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the money.
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I had Cox gigblast for year. Over the years I got smart switches(whole house), smart light bulbs, security cameras, vacuum, garage , ring door bells and even appliances!! So many devices I connected to WiFi. One I had was cox gateway. it was start kicking my devices out. Cox recommended me to get second internet plan or switch to business plan. My house is not a huge house but I need something like this, router is located on second floor and satellite is located on first floor. I love the speed and I was able to connect all of my smart devices. Second floor was bit faster. I haven’t got any notification from my security system for losing internet signal yet. I bought net gear NightHawk modem as well.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Blazing fast
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Do I need 900mb speed WiFi on my phone? No. Is it baller? Absolutely. This router is amazingly fast in all rooms of my house. I’ve had tri-band routers before and you would have to pick between which band you wanted to be on, 2.4, 5.1, or 5.2. With this router it’s one choice and the router picks which is best for you which is amazing. I’m not a systems expert and I just need a router that’s easy to set up and easy to use with blazing speeds. This router fills that, definitely recommend.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Router!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I do not write a lot of reviews and was on the edge abour getting this Orbi. If tou are in the edge, have slow wfi that does not not reach all corners of your hkuse and ober aall want a better, faster wifi system, GET IT! Hook up with the orbi app was extremly simple. Thank you Orbi!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best mesh router ever
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is my router on the other of my house 2500 feet from my Apple TV using the speed test app. This is by far the best mesh router as of 2019-2020 and thank you Netgear team. I have try several other mesh but hat down on this one. After testing for a month. I don’t like to post review but this one here needs to let people knows if you are looking for the best to stream and play online game without lack . Don’t be afraid to spend a little bit more for quality, the only lack this has it is lack of feature like the eero. I love the eero until they release their latest update keep disconnecting the mesh apart every 4hrs, it is frustrating, I rather pay extra for quality then being on the phone every 4hours because I am disconnecting from my router and take 20-25min until I am connecting again. Orbi WiFi 6 needs you to be a little technical and understanding networking to get inside the router and setup your vpn .. it is very east if you know what you are doing. This is an excellent router and I don’t know why there is bad review on this router. This router should be all 5 stars on my book
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Better w/firmware upgrades (v3.2.15.25_1.3.15)
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Yeah.
It is pricey.
The _bleeding edge_ always is.
Yeah.
You might have firmware issues on newer systems.
The _bleeding edge_ usually does.
Upgrade the firmware when you install it.
Yeah.
It might not have all of the features of other models.
The _bleeding edge_ often lacks features initially...
(This review is for an Orbi AX6000 2 pack ---I mention this because I have noticed that sometimes on other sites, reviews might be used on similar but not exactly the same systems)
Wifi seems to work great except I have a PS4 that drops wifi regularly. I think it is a PS4 problem though. Will see if the firmware they just released fixes that....
Distance coverage seems to be better than my previous Orbi mesh system (I only need 1 satellite instead of 2 to cover everywhere in my ~4000 sq ft. home).
"Back-haul" ethernet function seems to work well also (I am using a physical ethernet cable between the Router and the satellite to connect the two pieces together---I believe that this is a more stable way to set it up as opposed to using wireless to connect the two wireless devices together).
Today they released a firmware update (couldn't find it on their website but I found it in the Orbi IOS app --I included the version of firmware I am on in the summary).
This new firmware added Netgear Armor protection capability which is awesome!
To explain, basically it is a Netgear bundled unlimited device (under a fair use stipulation) Bitdefender "total security" product managed through the Orbi IOS App.
I had only 2 months on my existing subscription with Bitdefender remaining so I transitioned to using Netgear Armor.
Bundling Bitdefender with the Netgear router has distinctive advantages for me (i.e. protects against IoT device threats, network scanning).
Netgear had a discount so I bought 4 (qty) 1 year subscriptions for $179 (note: I had to activate the 4 activation codes separately and "replace" the existing subscription & now my subscription ends in 1460 days) which to me isn't a bad deal for a well-reviewed feature-rich unlimited host Anti-virus/Intrusion Prevention/UTM solution @ $45 per year.
Waiting to see IF they also add Disney Circle support (content filtering --- which is supported in other Orbi systems but not in this one...yet) in a future firmware upgrade.
Hope this was helpful. Sorry if it sounded like an advertisement. I don't have any affiliation with Netgear/Bitdefender/Disney etc. I am just an end user with a background in Networking/InfoSec...so I love this stuff!
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This is the one.
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Orbi WiFi 6 is what every family needs if they have cut the cord. We have three kids and all of our tvs use apple tv. We struggled to keep the screen from buffering when we were all home. After
setting up our Orbi system we have zero internet issues. The speed of our internet is amazingly fast and the Orbi app is very user friendly. I highly recommend this system for every dad that is tired of hearing wifi complaints!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Setup, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Orbi 6 Pro mesh 6
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Netgear NightHawk Gaming Router AC3200 was fast. This Orbi 6 Pro mesh 6 router is unbelievable! At least 6 times uploaded speed and 4 times download speed even while running 46 WiFi devices. If you work/school and game from home, same your money this is priced for mega speed. Set up is 30 minutes even with an Orbi satellite in the mix.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Coverage, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
940 Mbps over Wifi
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Upgraded from another higher end mesh product and wow I am glad I did. I’ll get 900+ on my surface pro (with 1 gig coming into the house) in my iPhone- not newest model, I’ll still get 800Mbps (note in the image it’s MB/s not Mbps). The two piece Mesh is coving all corners of our 5,000 sqft no problem.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Orbi!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We've had this mesh system for almost a month now and it works great. We had a router modem combo with a range booster previously and this is so much faster, reliable, and better than the previous. It was easy to set up and has worked flawlessly so far.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pricey But Worth It If Its In Your Budget
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Upgraded from the RBK50 because I wanted to future-proof my home with wifi6. I have a handful of wifi6 such as Samsung Galaxy Note10 phones and surface pro 7 PC's. Also note I pay for 600mbps from xfinity. If you look at my pic of my speedtests, the bottom 3 are from my phone before installing the RBK852. The top test is after installing the RBK852 from my phone standing about 20ft away from the satellite. I did a speedtest from my surface pro 7 and was getting roughly 650mbps and with the RBK50 I was getting roughly 400mbps on a good day. I have not tested any of my wifi5 devices but I'm sure they are a bit zippy now. Also I have Ring cameras around my home and viewing the live feeds seem a bit snappier. I hesitated to upgrade because other reviews said I wouldn't see much of a speed upgrade but I'm here to say that is false, especially if you have any wifi 6 capable devices. The RBK852 is a bit pricey I have to admit but those wanting to save a little can go with the RBK752, you just lose a couple LAN ports which I wanted. I totally recommend this if you have the budget for it.
This review is from NETGEAR - Orbi 850 Series AX6000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) - White