Orbi 970 Series Quad-band WiFi 7 Mesh Add-on Satellite (RBE970B) - Works With Orbi RBE972SB And RBE973SB, Adds Coverage Up To 3,300 sq. ft., BE27000 802.11be (Up To 27Gbps)

Bought a 960 series router and two satellite kit (RBRE963) to replace our aging (but still functioning) Orbi RBK53 WiFi mesh setup... which had been brilliant... but we'd simply outgrown it. It was struggling to hang onto the concurrent connectivity of our ever-expanding devices around the home and it would reboot itself more than occasionally in what I suspect was just it trying to keep up. So... seven years of relatively solid service later (and now off to a good home and in the hands of much less WiFi demanding family friends)... in comes the 960... and BOOM, what a difference. Installation was easy... the web interface is the same as before... so once in and configured to replicate our previous Orbi, we were up and running. I have since bought an additional satellite (a used one for reasonable money) to put in our garden room so that the Ring security camera and Echo smartspeaker in there get a decent signal, along with the various TP-Link smart switches that control our garden lighting and pond features. Problematic at first (lots of disconnections) but once I'd turned the WiFi transmission power down (down from 100% to 25%) everything worked perfectly. Even some of the devices in our 'WiFi blackspot' kitchen all connected with a strong signal and finally, no drop outs to the Echo device in there. And another bonus is that they're compatible with the existing RBKWM-10000S wall mounts that the old Orbi's were on (once you remove the bracket adaptor). Well done Netgear for not screwing the upgrading customer over with that one. So... any downsides? YES! Firstly, it's outrageously expensive. There's no getting away from that. It's just hideously priced and what's worse is router security and parental controls are pricey subscription add-ons! Given the cost of these things, why is that functionality not included as standard!? Second... these have grown in physical size by quite a bit over our previous Orbi devices... maybe that's just a consequence of their better antenna arrays and therefore better connectivity but these are big lumps of hardware. And third... please improve the web user interface because it's old, slow and not pretty. Apart from that, I am really happy with my purchase (especially as I caught them on a bit of a rare Amazon discount moment which chopped quite a bit off of the RRP). Highly recommended and hope to get another seven odd solid years of WiFi coverage from it.

Ok so far so good From me I have no issues with the orbi 970 at all, and it works as per expected Now, while I read reviews about solid brick walls stopping the Wi-Fi signal what do people expect from a Wi-Fi signal, solid brick walls will stop Wi-Fi signals no matter what router and brand you purchase Yes, Wi-Fi signals don't suffer as much if any while in a property made from plasterboard and wood but bricks it will, so with that said and looking at the orbi 970, I find the orbi 970 better than my last orbi RBK50 In regard to the orbi tech I've been running this system for 10 years near on via my first purchase being the orbi RBK50 With the orbi I have simply given up on all range extenders on the market as the product works for me where range extenders did not not only does it serve my needs but its stylish and fits right in with my home Now getting back to the orbi more so the Orbi 970 While price is a bit on the steep side, I did do my homework prior to my purchase With my homework I noted the working speck of the unit where sadly I could not find another router / mesh system with the same or better speck when I talk speck, I don't talk about what Internet speed it can handle I speak of the unit and unit only, hence while looking at the data rates these units can processes, I don't seem to be able to find anything on the market that comes close to the Orbi 970 While having enough knowledge on how to set these units up I only have positive thoughts At present I have two units, one being the router and the other being the satellite. With my set up I have over 35 smart home items connected to the orbi ecosystem, and as per expected everything works just as it should. At present I have an abundance of various Wi-Fi smart home plugs connected to various items throughout my property to which can be controlled from anywhere in the world, this is without being able to not only control my heating from across the globe but also turn on and off the tv and or change its viewing channel along with other things I can do, further to this and with the assistance from Alexa my needs are met. For myself and as per my last Orbi RBK50 set-up I find the Orbi 970 range perfect for my needs Finally in regard to Wi-Fi speeds for mobile phones, I can in all honesty state that prior to purchasing a new phone three months ago being a Samsung 25-ultra my old phone was only getting around 350mbps out of the 500mbps that i pay for via my isp via Wi-Fi. Now, while stating the 350mbps i used to get from both my old orbi system AND this orbi system being the 970 range I have however since found that since changing my phone to a Samsung 25-ultra I DO receive in excess of 520 to 540mbps via my Samsung 25-ultra, so in all said I can state that the data processing of the Samsung 25-ultra outweighs my old phone, so in a nut shell phones have a big impact on how much data it will process for Wi-Fi, hence if you own a cheap phone you may or may not obtain full Wi-Fi speeds as your phone cannot process the speeds required, this i state in regards to phones the better the mobile phone i.e. the better the chip in the phone the faster the dater rate will be seen via the end user as per myself now being the owner of a Samsung 25-ultra yes, top of the range phones are expensive but so too is a pc and if you're a gamer you not going to purchase as cheap pc as it won't have a decent processor or a graphics card and as such processors count in all aspects of life while looking at data rates!! for everyone out there I hope my review is helpful where I leave it in your hands to be judge and jury should you wish to purchase the orbi 970 for myself to date I don't have anything to complain about regarding the orbi 970 or my old orbi RBK50 set up in fact, as per my old set up it is still working some 9 years after purchase while being loved by its new owner Have a nice day all

Not worth it for the money only marginal gains over my Vodafone range extenders. I was expecting great things at this price and indeed the reviews seemed encouraging. However there are several things the info does not tell you, if you have a sturdy brick build house, walls each wall represent an almost total loss of signal. I am having to put a satellite about 3m away from the main hub through a brick wall and the signal loss is in my estimation around 85%. My house is 3000 sq ft and the two satellites in the kit covered about 55% of the house. I have now bought these extra two satellites. Now the other thing that the info does not tell you if you have a mesh that jumps three satellites you lose considerable wifi signal (in my case about 50%) so that leaves you having to find a path from the main unit to the additional routers and in my case that's nowhere even sockets 6m away through walls lose 100% of the signal. With my old Vodafone range extenders I got signal all over the house but at reasonable slow speeds, I've now spent £4,000 and I have great speed in around half my house but very slow speeds in the rest. Just be aware of these issues when you thinking about this kit.

Mounted on wall behind my tv, not much to add. Easy to mount/assemble.

Le NETGEAR Orbi 970 est le meilleur système WiFi que j’ai testé. Sa technologie Quad-band WiFi 7 offre une portée et un débit exceptionnels dans toute la maison. Contrairement à mon ancien système où j’avais besoin de 5 satellites pour une couverture moyenne, ici deux suffisent largement. Le débit reste très élevé même à distance, sans coupures ni ralentissements. L’installation est simple et la gestion via l’application est fluide. C’est un produit haut de gamme, mais il vaut clairement son prix. Et au niveau de la vitesse du wifi j'atteignais péniblement les 800Mb avant avec mon autre système branché à ma Freebox ultra et maintenant il n'y a qu'a regarder le résultat du speedtest que j'ai fait avec le Orbi !

Mit diesem Set gibt es das beste WLAN ever. Die Leistungen die Stabilität sind viel besser als beim Vorgänger Modell (Wifi 6). Wer auf ein sehr gutes WLAN wert legt, kann hier getrost zugreifen.

Stabil und gut gelöst. Nichts zu meckern

Update: After five months, I’ve experienced frequent disconnections from the main network to the satellite even when connected via a wired backhaul. Resetting the device doesn’t help either. If I’m on a call and move between access points, my call either drops or stutters and then drops. This behaviour didn’t occur initially, so I won’t recommend this product. Too expensive and very restrictive and now unreliable. Original review: I’ve used Orbi 970 for a few days and these are my thoughts on the system. First, the system defaults to the UK region, which is greyed out, and you cannot change it to the UAE (or other regions). Additionally, you can’t select or modify the 6GHz band settings, which might be frustrating for users looking for more control over their network. Regarding Multi-Link Operation (MLO), it appears to primarily be used for backhauling. Since I have both the main unit and satellite connected via Ethernet, I’m uncertain if MLO benefits client devices in any meaningful way. While the system generally performs well, these restrictions on region settings, 6GHz customization, and unclear MLO functionality for clients could be improved to better suit advanced users.