Today at CES, Netgear announced a new Wi-Fi 7 mesh router that neatly slots between its existing Orbi 770 and Orbi 970 product lines. As you might have already surmised, the new mesh system is ...

The Orbi Outdoor Satellite is an expensive, weather-resistant way of extending Wi-Fi outside your home, up to 2,500 square feet.

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Recommended Videos The Orbi system doesn’t use the traditional router/repeater setup, but instead consists of identical units with one serving as the hub/router and the second as a remote satellite.

Let’s get it out the way: the Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 AX6000 costs $699 for a 2-pack (comprising router and satellite). It costs $999 for a 3-pack and each additional satellite costs $379.99.

I'll show you how to give an Orbi satellite a second life by configuring the device to be a generic Wi-Fi extender that can work with any router out there.

The Orbi system uses both units to blanket your home in Wi-Fi, all using the same network name and it's all very speedy. The router and satellite are paired from the factory, so setup is a snap.

Until the Orbi, however, I was stuck with slow Wi-Fi. I rarely if ever crow this loudly about a router but I’m very impressed. The best thing was ease of setup.