This Netgear Orbi WiFi system has Amazon Alexa built in, and it’s on sale

TL;DR: The Alexa-equipped Netgear Orbi Voice Whole Home Mesh WiFi System is on sale on Amazon for $215.11 as of March 5. It normally retails for $349.99, so you’ll be saving nearly 40%.

Whether it’s because of physical barriers (like thick concrete walls) or a short-reaching signal, it’s beyond frustrating when your WiFi router has the audacity to create a dead zone in your own home.

If you find yourself dealing with a spotty, buffering connection more often than not, don’t rush to switch to a different internet provider — simply upgrading to a mesh/whole-home WiFi system is usually an easy fix. 

We’re partial to Netgear’s Orbi Voice setup for two reasons: For one thing, its WiFi extender is also a smart speaker with a built-in Alexa virtual assistant, making it a convenient, all-in-one solution for smart homes. There’s also the fact that it happens to be on sale on Amazon right now for a solid 39% off — its biggest discount in the site’s history. Frankly, we have no choice but to stan.

The Orbi Voice system is comprised of two different devices: a high-performance, tri-band Orbi WiFi router with integrated security software and up to 4,500 square feet of coverage; and the Orbi Voice, the aforementioned WiFi extender-slash-smart speaker featuring mesh technology and rich, roomy Harman Kardon sound. There’s a dedicated connection between the two gadgets to make sure you’ll get the fastest internet speeds possible (even if you add more devices to your network), and better yet, setting it up is super easy — just pull up the Orbi app on your phone.

For its part, the Orbi Voice works just like your standard Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker in that it offers hands-free voice control to play music, tell you the weather, pull up the news, and manage other smart home devices. The only difference is that it offers that additional functionality as a coverage-maximizing WiFi extender, and an Echo Dot does not. (FYI: You can snag additional Orbi Voice satellites for $179.99 a pop, or grab some standard Orbi satellites for $30 less apiece.)

The Netgear Orbi Voice Home Mesh WiFi System usually retails for $349.99, but if you order one at some point in the very near future, you’ll pay just $215.11 — a savings of around $135.