NETGEAR Orbi 870 Series Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System (RBE873) - Router + 2 Satellite Extenders, Security Features, Up to 21 Gbps, Covers Up to 9,000 Sq. Ft., 150 Devices, 10 Gig Internet Port, BE21000

I really love this product! Before adding the Orbi 870, I would get great speeds when I was near the router, but there were spots on our property that wifi was unusable. After adding the Orbi 870, I get full upload and download speeds no matter where I am on the property.

I give this product ZERO stars for its unreliable performance and for Orbi's horrible customer service. The wifi network from my ORBI RBE870 will not stay up for more that one day. The networks will simply disappear and all of my devices will go off line and wifi will be unavailable. The router is not capable of self-recovering and requires the Orbi router to be physically unplugged and power cycled. I would have returned the product except by the time I got around to setting up the router I was 2 days outside of the 30 day return window, I've been working with Orbi (Netgear) technical support for over 90 DAYS and they have been unable to resolve my issue! I HAVE HAD TO POWER CYCLE MY ROUTER EVERYDAY! I've had so many calls with their tech support team I can't even keep track of how many there have been. I've downloaded debug code from the router and satellite that have been sent to Orbi's engineering team so they can provide custom code for me. I've been waiting 5 weeks and have called once a week check on the teams progress. Each call takes at least 1 hour. It's ridiculous that I need custom code for a $800 router to work. Their engineering teams have not been able to provide a solution. I've asked multiple times for a replacement or refund and they refuse to provide either. It should be noted that I had a Netgear Nighthawk for 6 years and had to power cycle it only 2 times. No issues what so ever. I thought since Orbi is part of Netgear I would have had a similar experience. I was wrong. I've been more than patient and have given Orbi many opportunities to make things right and they refuse to do so. I'm just about ready to through this $800 router in the garbage and cut my losses. BUYER BEWARE

Very easy to set up and works perfectly, with no bandwidth loss between modem and router and the satellites. I recently AND FINALLY got fiber internet run to my large house out in the sticks. Previously, I'd been using satellite with wifi range extenders. However, the fiber service came with a single router that only provided 300Mbs when I'd paid for 1Gbs, and the signal was nonexistent outside the room it was in. So I got this mesh system instead. NOTE: this is only really possible if your fiber has separate boxes for modem and router. You just replace the supplied router with this system. If you've got a single unit router/modem from your provider, then you might be out of luck :( Anyway, in my case, I get 1Gbs speed everywhere in my house now, and for about 50 yards out in the yard as well (so use a network password if you don't live way out in the sticks). IOW, no speed loss from going through the mesh network. Even better, the mesh thing is like a cellphone system, in that your device just switches to the nearest router or satellite as you move around the house and it's all the same wifi network. Unlike myprevious system of range extenders, each of which was a separate network.

This product is another shameless money grab. Just like BMW offers you a subscription service for their cars' seat heaters, Netgear has hidden most of the useful features behind a monthly subscription program. My last router gave me parental controls free of charge as just a part of the router. My kids had an 11 o'clock curfew on all their devices. It was easy to setup, pause, restart, and modify. Now that I've "upgraded" to NetGear Orbi 870, I can theoretically do all that by paying them $12 a month. I'm struggling with whether or not to return this product in protest of big business making everything a subscription. I am certainly not happy with this product.

Basically an easy setup of a very fine system. My only gripe is that the satellite's connection to the router reads as "poor" once the satellite is taken out of the room with the router in it. Of course, the whole point of a satellite is to put it in a different, somewhat remote room. Having said that, the poorly-connected satellite seems to be delivering wireless internet to devices just fine. So I guess the issue is mainly psychological?

The Netgear Orbi 870 WiFi 7 mesh system has been a fantastic upgrade for my home network and easily earns a strong recommendation from me. It delivers exactly what I wanted: blazing-fast speeds, rock-solid reliability, and truly whole-home coverage. I have a 4,000-square-foot home, and this system blankets every corner with a strong signal, including my backyard and even as I’m driving up to the house, where devices still latch onto the network without dropping. The mesh is seamless, so I can walk from room to room and outside without noticing any change or interruption in connectivity on my phone, laptop, or smart home devices. Download and upload speeds are consistently excellent and fully take advantage of my high-speed internet connection. Even with multiple people streaming, gaming, and working from home at the same time, there’s no buffering or slowdown. I run about 75 devices on my network—including TVs, cameras, smart home gear, phones, and computers—and everything stays connected with strong, stable signals. The Orbi 870 is designed for highly connected households and supports a large number of concurrent devices, which shows in day-to-day use. Setup was super easy using the Orbi app; it walks you through everything step by step, from plugging in the units to naming your network, and has the system up and running in minutes. The app also makes it simple to manage the network afterward, like checking connected devices or updating firmware when needed. This WiFi 7 mesh system delivers on its promises of speed, coverage, and reliability, and it feels like a true “set it and forget it” solution. For anyone with a larger home or lots of connected devices who wants top-tier performance and effortless management, I highly recommend the Netgear Orbi 870 WiFi 7 mesh system.

I give this product THREE stars for its okay, but somewhat unrealiabe performance, and for Orbi's horrible customer service. I bought the Orbi 870 series with router and two satellites in September 2025. Initial setup to replace a Verizon FiOS router took several hours after a few calls to technical support, but eventually got the system running. Had issues with the Orbi app on my iPhone which took the tech support team several weeks to resolve. Recently (March 2026) I purchased the Netgear Armor Plus for one year to extend my hardware warranty. After installing the Armor Plus app on my Windows 11 desktop PC I could no longer access any of my financial accounts on the Internet; the VPN kept closing the sites unexpectedly and my Google Chrome browser would show an error message saying "This site can't be reached" without explaining why. So, I uninstalled the Armor app from my PC and, voila, everything worked fine again. The app is also on my iPhone but I don't seem to have issues there., The app is supposedly protecting my WiFi mesh network (37 devices), but it tells me Netgear Armor is installed on ZERO devices. Seems to be contradictory information being reported by the app which was one of the issues I reported to Netgear after we got the system up and running in Septeber. I've tried several times to contact Netgear Tech Support about this issue but they either don't answer or put me on hold for a lengthy amount of time without offering a callback option. I even sent them an email and the only thing they did was return an automated (no-reply) email saying call them back within 24 hours or they will close the ticket. Kind of hard to do that if your issue occurs on Friday and you're not at your PC again until Monday. Well, it's now Tuesday and I still can't get through to tech support. Customer Service at Netgear is horrible! I have a Netgear Account. Why can't they call me back?! I would not recommend you buy their products until the company fixes the technical and customer service issues. The Orbi 870 Series is overprices and somewhat unreliable.

OMG. I bought the 870 router with 2 satellites and an additional 2 satellites to cover my home. I am replacing an original ORBI system that worked well but was showing its age. I placed all the new equipment in exactly the same location as the older system. I connected everything but soon lost connection to the satellites. I tried fixing it by repairing the satellites to the router and doing factory resets according to the instructions without success. A few days later I received an unsoliceted call from Netgear support asking about my experience. My router was from a bad batch. We spent a couple hours trying to get it to work without success. They sent me a new router. I spent anouther 6 hours on the phone with the level 2 tech and we seemed to get it working. The following day, however, the satellites were no longer connected. The tech called me back and we spent an additional 4 hours on the phone. At the end I had good connections to all the satellites after factory resents, updating firmware and re pairing. Following day: no internet, except in the room with the router. I did factory rests and re pairing on my own without success. Today I spent an additional 4 hours on the phone with the same tech. He was good and very patient, but we again had to factory reset, RE UPDATE FIRMWARE and re pair. At the end all satellites were connected with good connections. It is now 4 hrs later and the router can only see one satellite that is connected by ethernet. Something is very wrong with either the hardware or the software. I have never had as bad an experience as this (not talking about the tech, he was great), especially with $1500 in equipment. Waiting to hear back from tech support, but if they don't send me all new equipment, everything will be returned and I will get a different brand I'm so dissappointed by this. I had a great experience with the old system and have recommended ORBI to a number of friends and family members. I no longer recomend them and see that many people have had similar issues. And I havent even told you about the system only giving me 10% of my modem speed (! gig)...

Excellent product. Easy to set up. Great coverage. Meshed system works very well and has extended my coverage throughout the entire house, including front and back yard.

Good wifi 7 mesh system. Vertical range not up to expectation.

Bought this in May and straight away had slow speed issues. Netgear support said I needed another satellite so I bought another one…. speeds still slow. After a couple of months of backward and forward phone calls, sending log files and finding even more issues, they finally agreed it was faulty. Then I was told that there were no replacements in stock (even though they were still selling them). After another 2 months of waiting, I contacted Amazon and they refunded it. Netgear treat their customers like 💩. They have previously been fined by the ACCC for dodgy behaviour but apparently haven’t learnt their lesson.

Great performance with strong Wi-Fi 6E speeds and Wi-Fi 7 backhaul — a few setup quirks Overall, the system’s performance has been excellent. Most of my devices are Wi-Fi 6E only, but the system still benefits from a Wi-Fi 7 backhaul with MLO, which clearly helps maintain strong speeds between nodes. Using a Wi-Fi 6E device, I consistently see 100% of my NBN plan speed (1000/400 fibre). Even 5–6 metres away through a floor or wall, I regularly get around 90% of my maximum speed, which is impressive and exactly what I was hoping for from a premium mesh setup. Stability has also been very solid day-to-day. Now that I understand some of the system’s quirks, they’re easy enough to live with and haven’t affected overall reliability. Negatives: - Setup had a few quirks and wasn’t completely seamless - System reboots take a while, as each node syncs configuration from the main router after restarting - Transparency around some settings is limited — some controls are hidden. That said, this may actually help keep things simpler for most users and prevent over-tweaking Overall, performance and coverage have been excellent for a gigabit fibre connection, especially when using Wi-Fi 6E client devices. 👍