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๐ŸŽง NETGEAR Orbi Voice Mesh WiFi Satellite Extender - RBS40V-100NAS: Designed Exclusively for Orbi WiFi Systems Review

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Details

Connectivity TechnologyWireless
BrandNETGEAR
Control MethodVoice
Frequency Band ClassSingle-Band
Wireless Communication Standard802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11ac
Number of Ports2
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Description of ๐ŸŽง NETGEAR Orbi Voice Mesh WiFi Satellite Extender - RBS40V-100NAS: Designed Exclusively for Orbi WiFi Systems

Only works with an Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi Router or Orbi WiFi Systems. All in one smart speaker satellite with audio by Harman Kardon delivers exceptionally rich, room filling sound and instant access to the music you love from Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and more. Eliminates WiFi dead zones and buffering adding 2,000 square feet of consistent coverage to your existing Orbi Mesh WiFi network โ€” with speeds up to 2.2 Gbps. Use your voice to play music, get the news, check the weather, control your Orbi and your smart home with Amazon Alexa built in. Maintains speed even as more devices use your WiFi at the same time, thanks to patented tri band technology.Frequency response:63Hz 20KHz. Single WiFi network name lets you move around the house without losing connectivity.

Reviews

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

Bad product

really disappointed. The wifi performance is terrible and Flakyi made the mistake of updating all the firmware on all my Obri devices hoping that would help. DO NOT DO THIS unless you want to reset your router and reset all settings. I bought it specifically to be able to hear my Alexa anywhere. that doesn't seem to be supported either. I do not recommend it to anyone

Pros
  • Best in its niche
Cons
  • Bad instructions

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great sound but functional issues

This is a very cool product, beautiful and with amazing sound. However, I'm giving it 2 stars because Alexa's built-in functionality seems riddled with bugs that I don't experience with my other Alexa device. Sometimes the volume up or volume down command doesn't work. My linked Pandora account works fine sometimes, but sometimes it stops after a song or two for no reason. And sometimes the Alexa app just doesn't respond. A reboot usually fixes these issues, but a reboot a week or two isn'tโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Orbi's voice, if I were you I would stay away.

Orbi Voice keeps shutting down and requires a restart. Volume control often stops working (remotely and from orbi voice and requires a power reset). There is too much base in the sound. WiFi performance is very poor on one of my Orbi voice satellites and only slightly better on my second Orbi voice satellite. Updates are not transparent and usually require a reboot. Sometimes I feel like I spend more time rebooting than anything else. I find the Orbi router and Orbi (no voice) work better thanโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • For a long time

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Buy Wi-Fi Extender and Smart Speaker separately

The software does not appear to have been fully tested before release. As a Wi-Fi extender it's fantastic, but as an Alexa device it's downright disappointing. Literally every day he tells me that routines are not yet supported when I ask for a briefing. It doesn't connect to other devices via Bluetooth, which surprised me a lot - I thought it was a smart speaker from 101. Also, it doesn't work with multi-room music. With.? I'm not sure if this third-party device is causing the longer Alexaโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Poor

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Easiest LAN/WAN setup (less than 5 minutes). only 1 complaint here.

I have 1 Orbi with 2 satellites and the WiFi coverage in our home is now excellent and noticeably faster than the Cisco predecessor. Setup was easy - everything worked in 5 minutes. I only have one complaint. Even if you choose a Class B IPv4 address, Orbi's DHCP only allows you to use a 24-bit mask (i.e. 255.255.255.0 or 254 devices) for DHCP. Now that's enough for most households. But when you have smart lightbulbs, smart thermostats, Alexa controlling everything, and a large family with lots

Pros
  • Good stuff
Cons
  • Not happy with everything