Customer Reviews for Netgear Orbi 970 11530 MU-MIMO WiFi 7 Gaming Mesh System, White, 3/Pack (RBE973S100NAS)
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Posted Apr 10, 2026
Expensive but…
Recently my building had an internet upgrade and since then, the speed is up but my WiFi got some kind of weird interference. WiFi would drop and there were dead spots 4 steps away from the router.
I had my eye on the 970 for some time and decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. Glad I did. With their Preamble Puncture technology, there are no more dead spots ...
I had my eye on the 970 for some time and decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. Glad I did. With their Preamble Puncture technology, there are no more dead spots ...
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Posted Mar 25, 2026
Not a great purchase
Unstable, switches on and off all the time, sometimes no WiFi at all, sometimes satellite disconnect and have to manually reconnect, can't get the IoT network recognized on my phone (and it is turned on), loses connection all the time, satellites disconnect, wifi stops working sometimes minutes apart. Incoming internet connection 1.2Gb/40Mb/8ms ping stable
Posted Apr 10, 2026
Expensive but…
Recently my building had an internet upgrade and since then, the speed is up but my WiFi got some kind of weird interference. WiFi would drop and there were dead spots 4 steps away from the router.
I had my eye on the 970 for some time and decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. Glad I did. With their Preamble Puncture technology, there are no more dead spots ...
I had my eye on the 970 for some time and decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. Glad I did. With their Preamble Puncture technology, there are no more dead spots ...
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Posted Apr 6, 2026
Not enough bang for buck
This was supposed to be an upgrade from an Asus rapture GT-AX11000. The part that is excellent is the range, I get Wifi across the street from my house. The cons- the quad bands, the first band is 2.4/5/6ghz (you don’t get the pick which band, meaning if the device you have doesn’t know to grab the best band it won’t, also you don’t see the 6ghz band). Next con, you hav...
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Posted Mar 25, 2026
Not a great purchase
Unstable, switches on and off all the time, sometimes no WiFi at all, sometimes satellite disconnect and have to manually reconnect, can't get the IoT network recognized on my phone (and it is turned on), loses connection all the time, satellites disconnect, wifi stops working sometimes minutes apart. Incoming internet connection 1.2Gb/40Mb/8ms ping stable
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Response from Staples :
Hi Valued Customer,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you are having a difficult experience with the stability of your RBE973S. We recommend a few troubleshooting steps including performing a full power cycle of your RBE973S while disconnecting the ethernet cable to your modem as well as power cycling your modem. When the power cycling has completed, please reconnect your Orbi Router to your modem and ensure both the RBE973S Router and Satellites are on the most recent firmware v9.13.2.1 and then re-sync your Router and Satellites: https://kb.netgear.com/000070347/RBE970-RBE971-Firmware-Version-9-13-2-1, and also: https://kb.netgear.com/31018/How-do-I-sync-my-Orbi-router-and-satellite.
If you're still experiencing any issues, please reach out to us at [email protected] — we’re happy to help! If your experience has improved, we’d really appreciate an updated review.
Regards,
NETGEAR Team
March 25, 2026
Posted Mar 23, 2026
Happy Camper!
Upgraded from my old 750 series. I was leaning towards the 870,?it seems to be the best bang for the buck, but I decided on the 970. My speed is limited by my provider at 1gig. But where I noticed the difference is in the number of devices I can connect, the bandwidth and the latency when I do the speed test. I don’t have any regrets and hopefully this system will last ...
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Posted Mar 21, 2026
Coverage not as expected for the cost and marketing claims
Third remote should have not been necessary in house our size
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Posted Mar 11, 2026
Very Weak Signal compare to may old 870 that was much cheaper
Weak I upgrade form the 870 to the 970, sadly the 870 was much stronger coverage,
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Posted Mar 8, 2026
JUNK
Never got the Satellite to work on 2.4 Ghz and just a Lapb Dance from Netgear! Very expensive lesson!!! Do not buy this overrated JUNK!!!!
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Posted Mar 5, 2026
Orbi is the best Mesh WiFi
Even though billed as a home Mesh WiFi solution, I have had great success deploying in small businesses, churches and small schools. Easy setup, no drops and great throughput!
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Posted Mar 2, 2026
Awesome wifi
My home is only about 2300 sq ft however I sit out on my patio or front yard and would have to switch my phone to cellular. Now I can ride my mower with my Bluetooth headphones on front yard,back yard....all over. My phone works waaay out to my curbside mailbox where now my ring mailbox alarm works flawlessly. I put the router in my living room ,one satellite in my fa...
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Posted Mar 1, 2026
Amazing
I upgraded from the Eero to the 970, and I must say, I’ve received an incredibly fast and stable system. I’m getting over 1GB of speed throughout my entire house.
JB
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Posted Feb 27, 2026
Simply the Best Out There.
Speed. Capacity. Range. Simplicity. It’s The Best.
Christopher Schloeamn
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Posted Feb 27, 2026
Better than wifi 6E
This mesh system works great and has great coverage
Paul Couture
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Posted Feb 22, 2026
Quad Band = Multi Lane Turnpike
One of the best decisions to upgrade my Orbi mesh system with the new Orbi 970! Every inch is the home covered and the speed is incredible.
Daglas Panchal
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Posted Feb 20, 2026
Best Mesh for large house
With Google WiFi 5 system, needed five hotspots to cover 5000 sq feet, 3 story house, and was still limited to 100mbps in the basement. With Orbi 970, 3-pack is enough for the whole house and am getting 1000 mbps in the furthest corner of the house.
Orbi 970 is a must have for full coverage of a big house if you have a multi-gigabit ISP
Orbi 970 is a must have for full coverage of a big house if you have a multi-gigabit ISP
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Posted Feb 11, 2026
Pretty powerful
Powerful but does lack some of the advanced router features Orbi used to have. Like not broadcasting certain SSIDs, so they can stay connected but be hidden from the neighborhood. Otherwise, as my fourth iteration of Orbi Mesh, I’m pretty pleased
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Posted Feb 9, 2026
Orbi 970
Very satisfying purchase. I recently acquired a 10gbe and this router mesh has allowed to utilize it to the maximum both on speed and coverage.
Kartik S
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Posted Feb 5, 2026
Excellent mesh setup
I upgraded from another Wi-Fi mesh system because of degraded streaming, buffering and gaming lag. This change has been an unbelieve change. I'm able to stream several security cameras, 10 TVs, and have 3 gamers in the house. No slow-downs, buffering, nada. I've had Orbi mesh systems in the past and I don't know why I changed to someone else, but I won't make that mist...
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Posted Feb 5, 2026
Excellent purchase!
Had terrible equipment from the cable company. Upgraded and installed within 30 minutes. There’s no looking back. Reliable fast and handles all my 40 plus devices.
Dan G
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Posted Jan 27, 2026
amazing
It's an incredible and very beautiful product. My internet speed improved significantly thanks to this mesh system.
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Posted Jan 24, 2026
Excellent WIFI7 Mesh System
Just upgraded from the Orbi WIFI 6 850 series to the new WIFI7 970 series. Wow, what a difference! The 10Gb and 2.5Gb LAN connections are a great improvement and the speed of the wireless connection between my two satellites has doubled, from about 450Mbs with the old system to about 900Mbs with the new 970 series. Set up was fairly easy and the web interface remains...
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