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Amazon.com: NETGEAR 4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (RAX20-100NAS): Computers & Accessories
66.21- $10 clipped coupon
Reposted because the deal is reactivated
Dual Band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz 802.11 AX WiFi 6 router (up to 1.5x faster than 802.11ac WiFi 5)
Four 1000 Mpbs Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
1x USB 3.0 Port
Supports Fiber & home internet plans offering up to 1Gbps speed
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5JW...MS5W19TT4K
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Between the modem and the router, the ethernet protocol will dictate the speed, it will depend on the best speed both the modem and router can handle and successfully negotiate when you first plug in the cable.
between the router and your wifi device, the wifi connection is what dictates the speed, again both items need to have the latest technology, in this case wifi 6, to take advantage of it successfully, otherwise they negotiate the best alternative that they both support.
When you're trying to use your connection to get to the internet, let's say to download a big file, you will need all pieces to work properly and at their best speeds, if any segment from the ones described above is weak, it will be the limiting factor of how fast you can download that file.
For example, if you only subscribe/pay for a 200 mbps connection with your ISP, having a modem that can handle 5gbps or a wifi 6 router that can hand 1200mbps is not going to help you much, your speed to download that file will always be limited to 200 mbps.
There are many other scenarios where you could still use wifi 6 in-house even if your ISP connection is slow. I still think this gizmo @ $50 is a good deal, and might get it myself.
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purchased from NIB amazon ~$50 (ebay similar pricing):
manual setup via website (not via app) w/ updated firmware. strong, powerful, cheap, stable ax1800 router.
paying spectrum $50 up to 400 Mbps getting 450-480 Mbps via wired ethernet
https://testmy.net/KW1ZhpyhY.png
getting ~ 420Mbps via 5Ghz on a dell laptop internal wifi5 adapter (don't have any wifi 6 devices at home atm)
able to setup: DNS adguard server and block adserver ip address...need to work on openvpn server to access home security cameras.
can do router and ethernet backbone AP...(not able to do wireless bridging or mesh)
however, as an AP, you can set same SSID on different channels to reduce interference.
but w/ WPS, might be possible to do wireless bridging (not 100% sure)
been up running 2 weeks no reboots and stable. no drop signals from any of my old wifi5 devices.