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NetGear R8000 AC3200 Nighthawk X6 Router + SanDisk Ultra 64GB SD $268.00 Delivered @ Wireless1 eBay

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NetGear R8000 AC3200 Nighthawk X6 Router + SanDisk Ultra 64GB SD $268.00 Delivered @ Wireless1 eBay
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The Best Router on the market IMO.

The Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology was built to connect to each and every device in your home—automatically and simultaneously. Laptops, tablets, phones, TVs, game consoles, music streamers, cameras – if it’s WiFi enabled, it’s X6 accelerated. With a massive combined wireless speed of up to 3.2Gbps, 3 WiFi bands and Smart Connect intelligence, every device is assigned the fastest WiFi connection possible and optimized for maximum speed.

NETGEAR Bundle R8000 AC3200 Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Router + Sandisk Ultra 64GB

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  • dannyhc on 02/06/2016 - 11:59
    +1

    Scored one, they are selling like hot cakes.

    • gimli on 02/06/2016 - 19:48
      +1

      hot cakes don't sell that well

  • wswgin on 02/06/2016 - 12:02

    I'm on Telstra cable with Telstra Gateway Max Netgear C6300BD

    Would getting this Nighthawk have a significant increase in range and speed??

    Thanks

    • OzSikh on 02/06/2016 - 12:19

      For sure

    • Mechanist on 02/06/2016 - 14:45
      +6

      Got one of these and it had little effect on range. It all depends on the layout of your dwelling and the type of walls you have.

      • jaxxon on 02/06/2016 - 15:03

        Agreed, mine often slows down and a reboot fixes the issue. Hoping for a firmware update one day…

      • tightm8 on 02/06/2016 - 16:33

        I second this, the router you buy can make a difference but if you have double brick walls you can have the best router in the market and it won't make a difference :(

        (learnt the hard way ie forking out $$$)

  • supnigs super skids on 02/06/2016 - 12:28
    +1

    Great router. Qis works good. Replaced my time machine

  • wildstone on 02/06/2016 - 12:33

    This or the ubiquiti unifi pro?

    • j03 on 02/06/2016 - 16:38

      This.
      Stopped being a fan of Ubi gear altogether from Warranty woes with a hotel wifi deployment.

    • SeeKayDee on 02/06/2016 - 16:48

      Unifi 100% if you don't need the routing features. I have two of the UAP-AC-LITE (2x2 MIMO, whereas the PRO is 3x3) APs at home, and running 80mhz channels on the 5gig radio I was getting real TCP throughput of around 55MB/sec (~500mbit), but have since dropped them back to 40mhz as I didn't need that sort of bandwidth. They have been rock solid compared to my old old DLink 802.11ac AP too, which would occasionally stop passing traffic to wireless clients without any warning.

      The centralised management/reporting is also a great bonus if you're running more than one AP.

      • wildstone on 02/06/2016 - 16:59

        Cool thanks~ Next question is… anyone can spot a Unifi Pro with 20% off ??

      • j03 on 02/06/2016 - 22:14
        +1

        yer my post was just an ubiquiti gripe! but they are good devices for their intended purpose. had a hardware issue with 30 units (bad batch) for a hotel.

        You gotta work out what purpose u need the device for? Certainly there are other options than going the NetGear R8000 AC3200 Nighthawk X6 route.

        • wildstone on 03/06/2016 - 09:38

          Just need a reliable wireless device that would transmit high speed and has good coverage.

  • Smol Cat on 02/06/2016 - 12:37
    +1

    I got this about 3 months ago at JB HiFi, it was an opened returned unit that I managed to argue down to $320. It has worked pretty well since with no issues. It's range is decent but not exactly amazing.

    Note that only newer wifi adapters will be able to use the 5GHz band. If your device is more than a few years old, you'll have to stick with the 2.4GHz band (slower, but longer range/better wall penetration).

  • Sarge2401 on 02/06/2016 - 12:44

    Got one of these few months ago and its great. Coverage for large 2 story place, can have a few things running at the same time (games youtube general browsing) and it copes well. Great through internal walls where my archer d7 was flat out getting through 2 this one gets through 5

  • MeesusEff on 02/06/2016 - 13:01
    +1

    Sorry, i m a bit of a derp when it comes to modem and routers. Will this be good for NBN connections?

    • j4ck on 02/06/2016 - 13:07
      +1

      Depends if you have Fibre to the Node or Fibre to the Home.

      If you have FTTN, this product will not be suitable as it's a router only.

      • MeesusEff on 02/06/2016 - 13:35

        Thanks! Do you know how i would go about finding that out? I just checked Wondercom to see if my area had FTTB availability and they said no. i just signed up for the standard NBN service from TPG here : https://www.tpg.com.au/nbn

        • j4ck on 02/06/2016 - 13:46

          Chuck your address into one of these websites and see what it says:

          www.finder.com.au/nbn-tracker/map
          or
          http://www.nbnco.com.au/

        • MeesusEff on 02/06/2016 - 14:50

          @j4ck:

          Location ID LOC000087265950
          ADA ID 6APP-07-05
          Rollout ID 6APP-07
          Service Class 3
          Service Type Brownfields FTTP

        • j4ck on 02/06/2016 - 14:54
          +2

          @kza2610:

          Yep so it looks like you've got FTTP/FTTH!

          So there will be no need for you to get an additional modem, as the NBNCo will install a NTD in your house (which acts as the modem).

        • MeesusEff on 02/06/2016 - 14:55
          +1

          @j4ck: thanks so much for your help! :)

    • boomramada on 02/06/2016 - 15:21

      work for NBN, but if your NBN comes with VOIP/Netphone, then you still need a VOIP/Netphone supported hardware.

      • letthiswork1 on 02/06/2016 - 15:46

        Depends on the provider. Usually they provide a SIP phone or An Analogue ATA. (I work for an NBN provider)

        • MeesusEff on 02/06/2016 - 16:15

          i just got a standard home phone (line was in the kitchen) and they said i had to plug it in the box, which is located in the office. do the normal lines not work after that? Because we would like to have the phone in the kitchen…

        • letthiswork1 on 02/06/2016 - 16:33

          @kza2610: Your allowed to keep normal phone lines for 18 months after NBN goes live but after that they will swtich the copper line off and you will need to connect your phone directly into the box.

          You could always get a cordless phone.

  • Aap Ke Papa on 02/06/2016 - 13:05

    Great router. Got it couple of weeks ago for $250 from good guys via price match plus $50 cash back.

  • Trishool on 02/06/2016 - 13:21

    Bloody hell I managed to buy this last year for $195 (no micro SD card) during the eBay 20% off sale, I think from Futu.

    • nocure on 02/06/2016 - 13:26
      +1

      I have never seen it under $200 before….That would have been a 200+ deal post.

      • Trishool on 02/06/2016 - 18:25
        +1

        Actually you're right, it was closer to $245 after cash rewards and the 20% off from the good guys I think. I must have been thinking about something else I bought at that price.

  • notewar on 02/06/2016 - 13:29

    This is just wifi router right?

    Any one got any suggestion for modem+wifi combo? My budget is $600

  • orange123 on 02/06/2016 - 13:29

    This or the asus 68u?

    • blackwalnut on 02/06/2016 - 13:40

      I would like to know myself, was just about to buy the 68u when this deal popped up. Calling all the experts !! Please advise.

    • EVA-01 on 02/06/2016 - 14:49
      +4

      The major difference is that AC3200 has higher 5GHz (AC) throughput due to additional radio (hence the extra "1300" in compared to AC68's AC1900[600 2.4GHz + 1300 5GHz]) in theory it has no better range but it can serve more AC clients with higher speed simultaneously. You can tell the difference in speed only when you're transferring data across your network between AC connected devices. NBN (let alone ADSL) simply can't saturate a single AC radio (AC1900). I'm not network engineer so please correct me if I'm wrong, OZB network experts :)

    • cDNA on 02/06/2016 - 14:55
      +11

      Get the Asus one. It's cheaper and will do the job.

      All these people who are buying this router won't even use it properly nor do they need a triband, 6 antenna router with their shitty internet speeds.

      • neonlight on 02/06/2016 - 15:09
        +2

        Agree, I don't need another Netgear and I don't need another Sandisk MicroSD, if you want the SDCard get it from the other deal for 128GB instead. ASUS rocks!

        • nocure on 02/06/2016 - 17:54

          Thanks guys , your opinion is appreciated.

  • R4 on 02/06/2016 - 14:45

    I have this router and can't fault it

    I got it for a similar price with a OW price match last year

  • No on 02/06/2016 - 14:47
    +1

    I got one of these last time it was posted. Great router! I just put ddwrt on it which is awesome. If you have one of these and like to tinker I recommend checking it out

    • TheDonBossj on 02/06/2016 - 22:04

      Have been curious about ddwrt firmware, what are the benefits, or what is awesome about it? Cheers.

      • No on 02/06/2016 - 22:16
        +1

        Much better interface and too many features to mention. Have a look here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_%22DD-WRT%22%3F…

        • TheDonBossj on 02/06/2016 - 22:26

          Thank you!

        • mattyman on 02/06/2016 - 23:32
          +1

          [@TheDonBossj] [@daveaus]
          I found the DDWRT firmware to be lacking … see my comments below this one regarding WiFi bands and VPN issues. Others were also complaining about the WiFi throughput on DDWRT. I rolled back to stock firmware and was just using it as an access point until Shibby released Tomato for it a few weeks ago. It is rock solid and I now have my VPN connection back up and running on it (which is great with the 1Ghz CPU).

          http://myopenrouter.com/blog/r8000-nighthawk-tomato-shibby-n…

        • No on 03/06/2016 - 07:21

          @mattyman: Thanks! I will give Tomato a go as well.

        • TheDonBossj on 03/06/2016 - 15:33

          @mattyman: thanks, will have a sticky beak.

        • No on 03/06/2016 - 19:16

          @mattyman: Do you know the default password for tomato? I uploaded the unzipped version of the initial tomato firmware in DDWRT the modem has rebooted and its working but I can't access the web interface. No password I can find works.

          Edit: after a few factory resets root/admin worked as the login and password. Looks much better than WWRT! Thanks

      • belongsinforums on 03/06/2016 - 06:01

        For one, you can prioritise bandwidth based on the program. So if you fire up an online game, and someone else is downloading, it should slow their download to ensure that you don't lag. Pretty sure this router has that feature on standard firmware,though

        • TheDonBossj on 03/06/2016 - 15:25

          Thanks, and you're right. On the Netgear, I beleive the feature is known as Quality-of-Service (QoS). Standard firmware.

        • belongsinforums on 03/06/2016 - 15:30

          @TheDonBossj: yea. Can't vouch for it as I haven't needed to use it now that i have craploads of bandwidth

  • belongsinforums on 02/06/2016 - 21:20
    +1

    Tri band is pretty useful for apartments. Nobody is on my band!

    • SeeKayDee on 02/06/2016 - 22:22

      Your neighbours probably won't appreciate you using three times the number of finite wireless channels though :/

      • [Deactivated] on 02/06/2016 - 22:26

        That's why I bought one. My neighbours crappy Optus 4G router was killing my Optus Cable modem/router's wifi, so I upgraded to a new R8000. Smoothers their signal, not problems with wifi now. Also the much more powerful dual core processor in the router is much more efficient at running my home network, speeds are up across the board, wired and wireless.

        • supnigs super skids on 03/06/2016 - 19:34

          Same here. No more WiFi problems coz it's hogs up most channels for you lol. Thus thing is like having 3 access points operating at a time.

      • belongsinforums on 03/06/2016 - 05:55

        Get on my level pleb, I say

      • mattyman on 03/06/2016 - 09:20

        2.4 Ghz is saturated where I live. No one else has anything on the 5ghz bands. Most people don't buy 5ghz routers.

  • mattyman on 02/06/2016 - 23:27

    The Netgear firmware is terrible on these. DDWRT have some of their own for it but it also has its issues. Some DDWRT ROMs only give you control over 2 of the 3 WiFi channels. The 3rd is left unsecure because you can't set it up. The versions that do let you setup the 3rd channel have issues with holding an OpenVPN connection.

    Luckily Shibby has released a stable version of Tomato for this router which turns it into everything it should have been from the start.

    I've been running this on mine for the last week and it's rock solid.

    http://myopenrouter.com/blog/r8000-nighthawk-tomato-shibby-n…

    • supnigs super skids on 03/06/2016 - 19:32

      Pc to pc transfer throughput better than original firmware? Ddwrt was slower

  • xKaizokux on 03/06/2016 - 16:21

    I'm with telstra adsl w/ just a Technicolor TG799vac modem provided by my isp. Would this help my gaming experience?

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