“I'm using Orbi 870, and one of my device includes iPhone 15 Pro Max. It works just fine for me.”

22% of 9 verified owners recommend the NETGEAR Orbi 870 Series, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
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The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube and Affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what NETGEAR Orbi 870 Series owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“I'm using Orbi 870, and one of my device includes iPhone 15 Pro Max. It works just fine for me.”
“I have to boot mine every 3-4 days”
“its been great 👍 very reliable so far”
“Great product but they have priced themselves out of the market.”
“Went with the 870 and it was constant aggravation with mine. Installed it and it was great for a few months. For the past 6 weeks, WiFi connected devices would just drop while using them.”
“Bought an Orbi 871 and it was a nightmare. I didn’t believe the reviews but it was a nightmare that I ended up returning to Amazon.”
“I moved from Eero to the 870s and I've been very happy. I used to have stability and speed issues with the Eeros and the 870s have been extremely solid for me since I changed about 6 months ago”
“I haven't had to reboot anything, and there haven't been random disconnects or weird slowdowns.”
“The Orbi 770/870 have great range but the buffer bloat is terrible. I returned mine and purchased an eero 7 Pro 3-pack.”
“I very rarely need to reboot and when I do its usually xfinity acting up and not the orbi.”
“I also noticed that when I clicked out of those pages and tried to go back in, it just spun.”
“I’ve also had a lot of problems and reboot the satellites frequently.”
“it consistently drops internet connection at least once a day”
“I had issues with my 870. Ask them to rma the system.”
“it drops the connection every couple of minutes”
“Bufferfloat is a serious thing with Orbi 870”
“Very disappointed in this system”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“Cat5 seems to be lighting up 2.5Gb on my backhaul and for the rest of the house.”
“Netgear sent me a new firmware and it fixed the issue!”