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Mesh network .  Orbi or Eero?Mesh network . Orbi or Eero? Why or why not?  

Answer 1

This was a great video review:  
https://youtu.be/KtH9SE6tRZA

Answer 2

My orbi has been great so far. Going on 2 months with no issues.  

Answer 3

I can’t speak for Orbi, but my Eero system has been awesome. Love the compact design, app and strong signals it puts out.  

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@sher9 Ditto

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@sher9 same here been using eero since before it was publicly available and love it

Answer 4

Can't say much about Orbi but I've only had good experiences with Eero.  

Answer 5

Geezus how big of a mansion yall got that you need a mesh network? I've got a single Ubiquity AP and get extremely strong signal anywhere in my 2300sq/ft house, the neighbors house, and the house across the street. Yall got houses made of lead or what?  

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@sojourn that shouldn't be an impact to need multiple APs. Maybe 2 at most on a larger ranch. I've got everything that you listed device wise and the only thing not wired is the irrigation controller / noaa station. You don't want RF lights and cameras. Susceptable to RF interference and hacking  

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I have 8 Ubiquiti APs in a 3ksqft house. There's more to good WiFi than just "strong" signal reported on the client. Bidirectional signal strength, SNR, and airtime are the big ones.  

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@cards ‍♀️It is what it is. I kept moving things around trying to hit the sweet spot. Finally gave up and got the Orbi. Instant improvement.  

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@coon71 is that 800 wirelessly and what version of eero?  

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@ziegler10 yeah, over WiFi. I have 2 of the newest and 3 of the older ones.  

Answer 6

Whatever works with wired backhaul

Answer 7

Super pleased with EERO. I have 9 APs for 6, 500sq ft. 6 worked fine, but wanted yard coverage.  

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Just wish they had a practical POE solution.  

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@ecklund pics of the house? I sent to see what baller status looks like ;)

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@cards how about a pic of the network mini rack?  

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@ecklund not quite the same, but that's a clean install

Answer 8

Neither. Ubiquity.  

Answer 9

I have used both Eero and Ubiquity. They both work well. I prefer the Ubiquity.  

Answer 10

Nest WiFi hands down. Had Orbi, the range was nowhere as good as the Nest WiFi is.  

Answer 11

Google mesh

Answer 12

Amplifi HD of unifi dream machine.  

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Or if you want to go all out, a complete ubiquiti unifi setup.  

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@harod I just did mine, dream machine is a good start

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Ubiquiti if you have the money. FYI Amplifi HD is made by Ubiquiti. I am waiting for WiFi 6E to become finalized and new devices roll out. My neighborhood is congested on the 2. 4 and 5 Ghz bands so having the backhaul use the 6Ghz band will speed things up.  

Answer 14

I am still in the learning and planning stages except for a few light controls and @asgard646a that I use. I was reading about mesh and wondered if my two RT-AC66U_B1 ASUS routers could be part of a HA wi-fi mesh? They talk to each other and expand my range, as it is.  

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Talk to each other how? Wired? That would be an access point config. Wireless? That would be an extender mode (NOT recommended) Neither are mesh.  

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@lublin ASUS calls it "AiMesh for mesh wifi system". Both routers are hardwired to my LAN.  
https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/...U-B1/

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Hmm. Interesting.  

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@lublin And I'm just getting my feet wet so I don't know if I'm crazy or not to even consider that there might be some compatibility.  

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I use a GT-AC5300 as my main node and an AC68U as my mesh node. No issues so far.  

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@francium63 i have the Asus 88U and love it. Covers entire house and not roaming issues.  

Answer 15

I'm about to send our orbi back. Works well then drops off for no reason. Leave it 5 mins and works again. Very frustrating

Answer 16

Eero user with no complaints, can't speak for orbi

Answer 17

FWIW, Eero is owned by Amazon. I imagine that one day, if not already possible @asgard646a/activity" class="qa-user-link">asgard646a will integrate with it some how. So that may be a plus if you are an @asgard646a/activity" class="qa-user-link">asgard646a user.  

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@frenzy @sher9ert Casey Jones it's already started

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@dorie , figured. But what if any features does doing so offer?  

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@frenzy @sher9ert Casey Jones not much. Easier to connect to the wifi  
https://support.eero.com/hc/en-us/a...89991

Answer 18

I went Orbi RBK33 because it doesn’t cause node overlap

Answer 19

What is the difference between those and the zigbee and z-wave mesh. I have not been keeping up.  

Answer 20

Friends don't let friends Mesh. get off your butt and lay some cable

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@tippett2 unless all APs are hardwired. Repeater=no

Answer 21

Been using Orbi for an year now. To be honest, the firmware it came with it was devastating. WiFi range was lower than expected, satellite router was losing connection and even LAN was unstable on the satellite side. With the latest FW update, is working excellent now. My smart devices never lost connection again.