WAVLINK AC1200 Dual Band Smart Wi-Fi Router | 300 Mbps (2.4GHz) +867 Mbps (5GHz) = 1200Mbps, $58.99 Delivered @ Wavlink Amazon

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WAVLINK AC1200 Dual Band TouchLink Smart Wi-Fi Router

Lightning-Fast AC1200 Dual Band Wi-Fi

This router sends out 2.4GHz (less users, less electrical interference, less signal blockage) and 5GHz (long transmission distance, good through-wall performance, wider signal coverage) at the same time, independent signals do not interfere with each other.
You can run multiple applications in a large home or office. Simple tasks like sending e-mails or web browsing can be handled by the 2.4GHz band while bandwidth-intensive tasks like online gaming or HD video streaming can be processed by the 5GHz.
Smart APP Control your network-It helps to optimize your home network, easily setup and manage your network at any time, any place.
In the box：1 x Wireless Router;1 x RJ45 Networking Cable;1 x DC5V AU Power Adapter;1 x Quick Guide.

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  rekkore on 10/09/2020 - 12:31

  Is this worth buying over a router provided by an ISP like the ZTE h268a(Exetel) or Vr1600v(TPG)?

  I'm potentially moving to Optus with 215Mbps plan , wondering if any upgrade would make any real world differences.

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    Ahbal on 10/09/2020 - 12:39

    +3

    this is a router, not a modem. You cant replace the modem-router provided by an ISP with a router.

    You can use a modem on its own.

    A router or switch must be connected to a modem.

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      rekkore on 10/09/2020 - 12:47

      Whoops that's on me for not reading it thoroughly , I just assumed it was a router/modem combo. Thanks for the informative reply!

      Guess I'll keep looking then.

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        Ahbal on 10/09/2020 - 12:49

        You can connect this router to the modem if you want better wifi coverage or to split the workload, but if you want to replace the modem, yes, definitely keep looking.

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    Sheld on 10/09/2020 - 13:00

    +1

    The vr1600 is junk and specific to tpg. Also has a lot of functions disabled
    Please dont pay for it

    Whether you need a router or modem depends on your setup what nbn have installed to your place

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      Irishness on 10/09/2020 - 14:16

      +1

      not if you pickup cheap off gumtree and use the superuser password to access full functionality

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        samkenny on 10/09/2020 - 16:07

        How do you do this? Superuser?

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          Irishness on 10/09/2020 - 16:10

          @samkenny: google is your friend or pm me if stuck

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            samkenny on 10/09/2020 - 16:19

            @Irishness: I did find it but now wondering what is the benefit. Can't find that in google :/

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              Irishness on 10/09/2020 - 17:52

              @samkenny: the additional hidden functionality

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            cam83 on 10/09/2020 - 16:57

            @Irishness: How do you even PM?

            God I feel pretty new now :(

            I too would like the super user, I’m using this as a repeater / signal extender but it’s being pretty flakey so wondering if there are any options or FW changes to fix it up!

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              Irishness on 10/09/2020 - 17:51

              +1

              @cam83: basically if you log in as superuser you can access all the functionality that the ISP's have hidden like VOIP & other settings that aren't available for admin login. plenty of info here https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/9vx05ww9

              depending on whether it's V1 V2 or just V there are different passwords and the later ones supplied by ISP's don't allow you to change the password

              to PM go to my account>messages

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                Sheld on 10/09/2020 - 20:43

                @Irishness: Read that thread and tried it
                Wanted to bridge it
                Couldn’t
                Binned it

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                samkenny on 11/09/2020 - 09:15

                @Irishness: Thanks mate. I thought I wouldn't need it to rebroadcast the same wifi in another room (i have two, one v1 and v2) as I am using an ethernet cable. Hopefully, I won't need those settings.

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                  Irishness on 11/09/2020 - 14:33

                  @samkenny: I'd use su to switch off cwmp and snmp on it though
                  ethernet cable is best unless you go mesh which is next best, Asus or a cheap chinese system unless you want to invest

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    Irishness on 10/09/2020 - 14:17

    hfc has an nbn modem supplied

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  Tehcookiemonsta on 10/09/2020 - 12:48

  +7

  Fixed:

  This router sends out 5GHz (less users, less electrical interference, less signal blockage) and 2.4 GHz (long transmission distance, good through-wall performance, wider signal coverage) at the same time, independent signals do not interfere with each other.

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    avoidfullprice on 10/09/2020 - 12:56

    +2

    My eyes were twitching reading the original haha. That's kind of a big mixup from the seller's description!

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  seanbaussie on 10/09/2020 - 13:14

  Anyone know if this can be used as a bridge to extend WiFi? It's cheaper than their WiFi extenders, and possibly more reliable too?

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    Irishness on 11/09/2020 - 08:45

    have a search of the thread I posted above on whirlpool for a wealth of info