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NetGear EX6250 Wi-Fi Extender $148 (Officeworks Price Match $140.60) Free C&C/+ Delivery @ Harvey Norman

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Harvey claims they sell this for $300, Officeworks lists for about $200

Picked up this morning from Officeworks for $140.60 with price match.

My first deal, roast me.

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  • Roast

    • Chicken

  • +2

    Store in title.

    BTW, be interested to hear if it's any different than a $50 cheapie WiFi extender. For that price you can almost go mesh.

    • Gigabit ethernet port is a big difference over a lot of entry level meshes, important if you have a desktop with no wifi adaptor somewhere.

  • Can I chuck a mobile sim into this?

    • +3

      Physically? Probably.
      Functionally? No, wrong product.

      • Any advice on chucking a Telstra Sim into a 4g modem.

        Nighthawk m2 or …

        • +1

          Used tens of them at work. Good devices. Batteries fail hard.

          If you intend to leave it powered, yoink the battery out.

          • @MasterScythe: When the battery is out and plugged in it just keeps restarting.

            Got one from Telstra today

            • +1

              @stickymoo: Ah, there were a few that did that, it's usually the 'surge' from the bootup.
              Try letting it boot THEN unplugging it, or using a higher amperage 5v supply.

              • @MasterScythe: I did an update and it fixed the issue now.
                Any advice on an external antenna?

        • I've used a Huawei b818 using Optus 4G. Great speeds because of carrier aggregation. Bought one used on eBay for around $180?

  • used Kogan $25-$30 extender works like magic for me

    • The $5 Xiaomi one I got a while back works fine for me too. Probably not max speed but it all depends on your needs.

    • The only ones I can see on Kogan's website in that price range are all Wireless-N 300Mbps extenders. Those might not even be able to take full advantage of 100M nbn, let alone anything faster. This is a Wireless-AC 1750 extender that can easily handle 250M nbn.

  • Does this double your data downloads?

    • Not at all. Your internet is only as fast as the incoming connection.

    • +1

      If you mean speed; no, its a repeater, so it will halve them. However it will 'double' your range.

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