…5Ghz signal strength at 2m from the test Netgear Nighthawk AX11000 router, this had -47dBm (way too high) and 433Mbps (normal). At 5/10m this had increased to -75/91dBm, both of which are considered unusable. Again, this reflects the MediaTek SoC and antenna system. Phone – 4 and 5G – Pass…
…other VDSL2 option. It looks more like a stylish vase (210 H x 130 W x 123 D mm) than a router or satellite. There is a discrete coloured LED that shows connection status. It would be remiss not to mention that D-Link, NETGEAR and Orbi (a NETGEAR brand) all…
…was spun out of Netgear and has focused solely on security cameras and cloud offerings. It is a very different company, and we love it for its Privacy as a Pledge that no other security camera company will match. Your data is not sold or monetised! The Arlo Go 2…
…pool or on balconies. Enter the need for Mesh. Netgear ORBI 6E Quad-band Wi-Fi mesh is as close as you can get to perfect by using a central router and satellites as needed throughout the home. Netgear ORBI 6E Quad-band Wi-Fi mesh RBSE960 router, RBSE960B satellite Let’s get the price…
…devices and is usually bullet-proof. We had issues. It did not finish Google Assistant setup, required resetting the TV (explained earlier), and ADAPTiQ fell over during setup requiring App uninstalls and reinstalls. It all worked eventually. Please note that the NETGEAR RAX200 AX11000 router is less than 2 metres away,…
…but you may want to inquire about faster NBN plans if you have a lot of IoT devices. What about Mesh and extenders? NETGEAR has not announced any Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6E range extenders yet. You can use Wi-Fi backhaul from the Nighthawk EAX80 AX6000 dual-band extender (or other NETGEAR AX…
…– this means a new router. Soon you will see Wi-Fi 6E routers from ASUS (GT AXE11000), Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500, Netgear Orbi 6E, TP-Link AXE96 (mesh and router) Some recent smartphones using the Qualcomm SD8 Gen 1 like the OPPO Find X5 Pro, Motorola Edge 30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy…
…by 20%, so it is really a 7–8-hour device. Comms It has Wi-Fi 6 AX using a MediaTek MT7921, 2×2 card that connects at a maximum of 1200Mbps to our reference NETGEAR Nighthawk AX11000 12-stream router. By comparison, most late model Intel Wi-Fi cards connect at 2400Mbps. In the past,…
…nerds love. Let’s just say that the AX90 and RE505X have a truckload of settings should you need them. You can read the 95-page router manual (a PDF) and the 45-page Range Extender manual but rest assured it has everything you expect from pro-series from D-Link and NETGEAR. Setup –…
…whole-of-home Wi-Fi now easy with Wi-Fi 6 (guide). TP-Link kindly loaned me a range of routers and accessories to test the Wi-Fi 6 AX mesh. It would be remiss not to mention that D-Link, NETGEAR and Orbi (a NETGEAR brand) all make excellent Wi-Fi 6 Routers and Mesh, and we…
…the world’s fastest Netgear Nighthawk AX11000 RAX200 tri-band routers. We also tested with Mesh, and it is fine. Setup – there is an app for that Download the Sonos S2 App (Android and iOS). Here are a few salient points Establish a Sonos account – it works for all Sonos…
…Netgear Nighthawk AX11000 RAX200 tri-band routers. We also tested with a Mesh router setup and had no problems. But we stress that if you use any smart home Wi-Fi devices, you need a top-end router. With Wi-Fi and the Sonos S2 app, you can wirelessly stream directly from a vast range…