Netgear Orbi Better WiFi Around Your Home Review

In our home there are a couple of WiFi dead zones. One in particular is our bedroom. The main modem coming into the house is in our lounge. Our bedroom is down the hallway which is the entire length of the house and there are plenty of brick walls in the way, so by the time you get to our bedroom, the WiFi signal is all but gone, which can be a nightmare and expensive, especially when your iPhone reverts to using your data.

So when I was offered to review the Netgear Orbi40 Whole Home WiFi system, I thought fantastic! I can eliminate those WiFi dead zones.

What you get in the box.

One Orbi Router

One Orbi Satellite

One Ethernet cable

Two 12v/2.5 A power adapters

Quick start guide

What you need for the Orbi to work

High speed internet connection.

You connect to your existing modem or gateway.

Features

You can customise the Orbi for all the members of your family.

Pause –Pause internet access by device, user or the entire home, with the press of a button

History – See the sites that have been visited and filtered Safe Search – Filter out inappropriate sites and images from Google and Bing search results Ad Blocking

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Time Limits — Limit daily internet time for each family member by websites, apps, and more.

BedTime — Set times for family members’ devices to disconnect from/connect to the Internet

OffTime — Set individual screen availability times and schedule specific “no internet” times easily.

Usage — See how much time your kids spends online at a glance. Rewards — Bump up Time Limits, give a late BedTime, or disable an OffTime, just for the day.

Connections — Integrate with third-party apps like Choremonster and IFTTT.

Amazon® Alexa™— Ask any Alexa-enabled device about your family’s usage, time limits, or bed times. Netgear is bringing peace of mind for parents when their children are using the internet.

Set Up

Setting up the Orbi router and satellite could not have been easier. You scan the QR code which takes you straight to the app. This then gives you a very simple step by step guide to setting up.

First of all connect your Orbi router to your current modem and then power up the router. Next place your satellite where the WiFi reception is weak. In our case this was halfway between the lounge and bedroom in the hallway.

You then need to go to settings on your device and connect the Orbi using the passkey, and that really is it. Once the satellite is on, it will flash a white light and then the light will turn either Magenta which means it’s not a very good signal, Amber which is a fair signal, a tip would be to move it a bit closer to the router, and it should turn blue which means you have a good signal.

That’s it! You will now have all the WiFi dead zones covered in your home. No more signal dropping off when you are about google something important.

The Orbi 40 has revolutionised the WiFi in our home. It also has fantastic parental controls that you can use to protect your children. It’s a fantastic product at a very reasonable cost, which can be purchased here. I would highly recommend the Orbi 40 to solve any WiFi problems in your home.

Disclosure: This is a commissioned post produced in collaboration with NetGear.