Noting one of the other comments here I need to say I actually found the setup quite easy. Go into the setup pages of your old WiFi router and copy down the settings (I did screen shots then printed them) then turn it off and unplug it. Next with the Orbi phone app, follow the instructions. Plug in the new Orbi to the power, data cable from the ONT, and another from your ethernet switch if you have one. Select "New setup" on the phone app, Orbi tries to connect to WiFi and when it says "checking" go into the phone's WiFi setup, select the Orbi network (name and password on the sticker around the router) and enter the password. Stay with the...view more Noting one of the other comments here I need to say I actually found the setup quite easy. Go into the setup pages of your old WiFi router and copy down the settings (I did screen shots then printed them) then turn it off and unplug it. Next with the Orbi phone app, follow the instructions. Plug in the new Orbi to the power, data cable from the ONT, and another from your ethernet switch if you have one. Select "New setup" on the phone app, Orbi tries to connect to WiFi and when it says "checking" go into the phone's WiFi setup, select the Orbi network (name and password on the sticker around the router) and enter the password. Stay with the default name and password for now, change it later. With Spark (and some other ISP's) it will fail to find the Internet and when it fails, access the Orbi's setup web page on phone or ethernet cable connected PC (http://orbilogin.net/start.htm) go to advanced, Setup, Wireless Setup and put in your ISP settings (as per the old WiFi). Spark requires PPPoE selected. Then for Spark and some others go to Advanced down the bottom, expand that, select VLAN/Bridge Settings and turn on VLAN tagging (VLAN ID 10 Priority 0, WiredPorts and Wireless "All"). Then it will connect. Next you can go Setup-Wireless Setup and change the Network name (SSID) and password to the same as the old WiFi so all devices will connect automatically. Done! You can change various settings to match what the old WiFi was if necessary (manual channels etc). The product is great, a bit expensive but I expect it to last. WiFi 6 is so fast, up from 54Mbps to over 600 (more when closer). It seems really stable and everything is connected. The coverage throughout the house is amazing.

I found this fun to get set up as it really forces you to use the mobile app to get started, but not enough to get fully connected to the internet. When you get stuck, you then need to connect with a web browser to finish the setup. Do grab the PB Tech info for the settings (https://www.pbtech.co.nz/NetgearISPSettings) and copy down all your old router settings too. And when you upgrade the firmware on the router and satellite, it is best to do a factory reset before performing the same set up.

Once done, I found this to be a huge upgrade for my WiFi connectivity filling out previous areas with poor coverage and better speeds too. Plus a b...view more I found this fun to get set up as it really forces you to use the mobile app to get started, but not enough to get fully connected to the internet. When you get stuck, you then need to connect with a web browser to finish the setup. Do grab the PB Tech info for the settings (https://www.pbtech.co.nz/NetgearISPSettings) and copy down all your old router settings too. And when you upgrade the firmware on the router and satellite, it is best to do a factory reset before performing the same set up.

Once done, I found this to be a huge upgrade for my WiFi connectivity filling out previous areas with poor coverage and better speeds too. Plus a big jump in the connection speed jumping from about 800Mbps down to just over 900Mbps down, with a similar jump from 400Mbps up to just over 500Mbps up (faster than what 2Degrees say is possible).

So very pleased with the purchase, although it is an expensive purchase.

It reaches all areas of the house where I had black out areas on my previous ASUS system. It reaches all areas of the house where I had black out areas on my previous ASUS system.

A reason from buying it was to stop my PC, Tablet and printer from getting disconnected because of bandwidth/channel conflict with the other 12-20 wifi hotspots that I could "see" in the building. I would connect , it would run fine for a while them my internet or printer would go away, disconnecting and reconnecting would make it come back. This solved the problem, no longer to to disconnect and reconnect and provided faster service. This appears to make better user of the available frequencies and bandwidth as well and providing better coverage. A reason from buying it was to stop my PC, Tablet and printer from getting disconnected because of bandwidth/channel conflict with the other 12-20 wifi hotspots that I could "see" in the building. I would connect , it would run fine for a while them my internet or printer would go away, disconnecting and reconnecting would make it come back. This solved the problem, no longer to to disconnect and reconnect and provided faster service. This appears to make better user of the available frequencies and bandwidth as well and providing better coverage.

I just bought this and was upset that I didn't buy a WIFI 6E compatible mesh router as the Wifi 6 standard has just been replaced with the 6E. In saying this, the Orbi system could be plugged directly into my Chorus ONT (I had to ring Netgear to get them to change the settings first) which avoids the need to have a Spark modem at all. This was great. Wifi around the house works a lot better now. Just gutted about WIFI 6E coming out :( I just bought this and was upset that I didn't buy a WIFI 6E compatible mesh router as the Wifi 6 standard has just been replaced with the 6E. In saying this, the Orbi system could be plugged directly into my Chorus ONT (I had to ring Netgear to get them to change the settings first) which avoids the need to have a Spark modem at all. This was great. Wifi around the house works a lot better now. Just gutted about WIFI 6E coming out :(

Got these devices a few weeks ago.
I get speeds above 800mb/s on all my Wifi-6 devices.
Amazing product that performs exceptionally well!
Definitely worth the extra penny! Got these devices a few weeks ago.
I get speeds above 800mb/s on all my Wifi-6 devices.
Amazing product that performs exceptionally well!
Definitely worth the extra penny!

It is very expensive and needs to be set up properly to work in NZ. It is not sold by PB Tech with the NZ settings. It was a waste of time to phone netgear after 2 hours on n the phone they suggested me taking it back ti the store to get it repaired. It wasn't faulty. The ap that it comes with is not functional enough to reset it for NZ. In the end I got a IT guru to come over and configure it for us.
Once running, it has an enormous range and is reasonably quick, downloads of about 350 -950Mbps and uploads of200-470Mbps, depending on the app less than the 6 Gbps advertised.
you could probably get he same results, installed alot easier and...view more It is very expensive and needs to be set up properly to work in NZ. It is not sold by PB Tech with the NZ settings. It was a waste of time to phone netgear after 2 hours on n the phone they suggested me taking it back ti the store to get it repaired. It wasn't faulty. The ap that it comes with is not functional enough to reset it for NZ. In the end I got a IT guru to come over and configure it for us.
Once running, it has an enormous range and is reasonably quick, downloads of about 350 -950Mbps and uploads of200-470Mbps, depending on the app less than the 6 Gbps advertised.
you could probably get he same results, installed alot easier and quicker for much less money

This is a great system however after purchasing it I discovered that it does not have circle parental control functionalities. Given the high price of the system I rather dismayed at this. Hopefully this may change with future firmware updates. This is a great system however after purchasing it I discovered that it does not have circle parental control functionalities. Given the high price of the system I rather dismayed at this. Hopefully this may change with future firmware updates.