Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Charles Barney photo
1 Level
1317 Review
71 Karma

Review on πŸ”Œ NETGEAR Orbi CBK752: Whole Home WiFi 6 System + Built-in Cable Modem | AX4200 (Up to 4.2Gbps) by Charles Barney

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Believe me the hype is good for modems

Let me first say how skeptical I was about the true performance of this cable modem/router + 1 satellite installation. The reviews I read seemed too good to be true. And my townhouse has 3 levels to spread the Wi-Fi magic, a task my Arris surfboard just couldn't handle. The further I got from the router, the more the download speed dropped, preventing my wife from working in the office and making me wonder why we were paying for all that promised speed. I've tried plug-in extenders which have improved things somewhat, but the long distances and number of walls/doors/stairs and other obstacles to my 5GHz signal just seemed insurmountable. That is, until I got Orbi! The cable modem/router is where Arris used to live on the first level and the satellite is on the third level. My download speed there is almost as good as next to the router, and even better, I'm slightly above the speed I'm paying for! What has changed in the game! Works stably, connections don't drop, the application is just fantastic. As a result, we didn't have to open the walls to run Ethernet throughout the house. I am very satisfied and at least in this case I got what I paid for!

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Vulgarity