[Prime] Netgear Orbi RBRE960 Wi-Fi 6E Quad-Band Mesh Router (Single) $356.49 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 09/10/2025 - 22:56 amazon.com.au (169 clicks)
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cheaper than with the NAB Visa card discount applied last time I posted.

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this is the router from that pack without the two satellites. you would expect satellites to cost less so total pack should be under $1k. (it's currently $1.3k right now(amazon.com.au) )

WiFi 6E. 200m2 (2150 sqft). 200 concurrent devices.

if you get the 2 satellites for mesh the coverage is 600m2.

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  Maths Debater on 10/10/2025 - 01:01

  I wish they sold the satellite. These things are amazing.

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  netsurfer on 10/10/2025 - 01:43

  +1

  There is no point to get just 1 of these. You need to get at least 2 (i.e. you must use it in a mesh configuration for it to make sense). Otherwise, that second 5GHz band dedicated for backhaul is completely wasted (you can't use it, Netgear won't let you use it when it is used as a standalone router).

  There is also a caveat you should know:

  In order to provide 2x 5GHz bands (one for the clients, one for the backhaul), Netgear uses the lower band for clients, higher band for the backhaul. Both bands have the channel width of 80MHz (rather than max 160MHz). Both channels are 4x4 80MHz setup. While that is okay for backhaul, it does handicap the front-haul / clients because most clients are 2x2.

  For more info: Dong's review on Orbi RBRE960 Standalone Router

  tl;dr: If you just get one of these and use it as a router, the only 5GHz band you are allowed to use is 4x4 80MHz up to 2400Mbps. However, given most WiFi devices are 2x2, the max theoretical top speed is 1200Mbps (in real world usage, you will struggle to get 1000Mbps). The 6GHz band doesn't have this issue. The channel width is 160MHz.

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    n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 10/10/2025 - 16:01

    5GHz band dedicated for backhaul is completely wasted (you can't use it, Netgear won't let you use it when it is used as a standalone router).

    ok I don't understand everything you said other than lower speeds on 5Ghz in general. but I understood the part quoted above, that's useful information I didn't know.

    just wondering what you would need max speeds for? only thing I know that is quite important to have a fast router for is wireless PC VR, apparently you need every bit of the 2400Mbps or much more. I think most youtube videos I saw recommend WiFi 7 because of this, with some getting a WiFi 7 router specifically for WiFi VR to PC connection only.

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  netsurfer on 10/10/2025 - 01:47

  +2

  Unless you have lots of WiFi 6E client devices supporting 6GHz, or there is a super duper bargain deal on this, it's best to either go for WiFi 6 dirt cheap setup or WiFi 7.