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$200 NetGear R6300 AC Router, $288 NetGear D6300 AC Modem-Router Free Shipping- Price Drop

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$200 NetGear R6300 AC Router, $288 NetGear D6300 AC Modem-Router Free Shipping- Price Drop
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Store Repflingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:07 flingshot.com.au (1893 clicks)
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Dropped price to compete with other deal. Our price is now $5 cheaper after taking into account shipping to Sydney, if this is not the case for any other location let us know and we will sort it out.

Someone beat us to the punch on the deal we had planned to post tonight…

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/84400

So we had to come up with something else. These two routers have been in our top selling items every week for the last month or so, so we figured we would see if we could sweeten the deal a little with an extra $50 off for OZB.

You enter the code after the initial Paypal screen. "acrouter2"

The link to the D6300 is here:
http://flingshot.com.au/products/netgear-d6300-100aus-modem-…

As you know we love to play guessing games, so we are going to play another one with this deal. You need to guess which router will sell the most, the modem-router or the router. Now one is more expensive so we will give it a little handicap. Every Router is worth 1 points every modem is worth 1.5 point. We will select a winner from the correct guesses and will award them a $25 voucher which can be used towards anything on the site.

UPDATE: Winner of the comp is wtfnodeal, PM us for your code

Speaking of games, it has taken a little longer than expected but we are getting very close to running out of 3 of the colours here: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/83804 there is still time to get a guess in! We have lifted the limit so you can buy as many as you want now.

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  • padfoot07 on 12/11/2012 - 00:10

    I'm gonna guess and say the router will sell the most.

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:12

      Sorry I screwed up the points system… The modem-router should have had the handicap…

      • furythree on 12/11/2012 - 10:50
        +1

        Posting here cause the rest of this post is all spam for the points game:

        Besides wireless AC, how good is this router for bittorrent? can it handle a crapload of incoming connections?

        how does it compare to a top range billion router?

  • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:12

    Cheaper here:
    http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/modemrouters-c-67_104.ht… $199

    Shipping $8.25

    = $207.25 shipped

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:17
      +19

      It is saying $20 to NSW, but we want to be the cheapest for everyone. Just updated the price, $205 Shipped.

    • syl on 12/11/2012 - 00:27
      +9

      man..you're cheap

    • PresidentClinton on 12/11/2012 - 00:28

      Hahaha well played

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:30
      +7

      Just raised the price and upped the coupon.

      • ProspectiveDarkness on 12/11/2012 - 00:44
        +1

        Question: what will that accomplish?
        The above OfficeWorks pricematches are after coupon, so raising the price and upping the coupon won't have much of an effect, will it?
        Genuinely confused, here.
        Also: I think the modem router will sell the most.

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:51
          +2

          They don't price match cash backs, this can be construed as an instant cash back. Honestly it will be up to the individual person you deal with at OW, I have heard of them saying no to even genuine price matches so you never really know.

        • ProspectiveDarkness on 12/11/2012 - 00:55
          -1

          They don't price match cash backs, this can be construed as an instant cash back.

          Hmmmmm…
          Considering you apply the coupon, have $50 removed from the total, and then pay, it's not really a cashback. I'm given to believe most OfficeWorks are fine with coupon codes, so IMO they'd really have to twist it to come to 'instant cashback'.
          shrug, just nitpicking.

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 01:05

          Well we found when we changed our price on the TF700 to an after coupon price, that sales went up significantly. Could be a coincidence though…

    • Phoebus on 12/11/2012 - 00:33
      +17

      What's the incentive for retailers to offer us great deals on ozbargain if we all go to officeworks to get the 5% pricematch bonus? Got to admit I do it occasionally. Considering OW's attitude when some of us have gone in for a price match I'm not inclined to go out of my way to buy from them.

      • PresidentClinton on 12/11/2012 - 00:45

        The incentive is in the process of having to go to officeworks and ask for a discount. Some people bother, some don't. They used to beat prices by 10% a few years ago, but now it's 5%, being less an incentive for the hassle.

      • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:47
        -4

        Never had a problem with OW pricematching tbh.
        Its cheaper, plus you get the item straight away…?

        Only trying to stir up some competition… its OZB vs online stores/retailers here…

      • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:47
        +8

        The reality is it is OW that is the problem here. We can't blame anyone for wanting to save more money that is the point of OZB. This is a competitive tactic they use against small online stores because they know that the vast majority of people won't bother to check against their prices as they claim they always have the lowest price and are willing to back it up with a 5% discount if they aren't. It is pretty brilliant actually because the average person will take that at face value and expect they are paying the cheapest price or close to it. In this case every day they are $60 more on these items with us, and $90 more on the router with centercom.

        Due to this policy in theory we should never sell anything as OW will always do it cheaper, and the bigger the difference the bigger the further saving by price matching. However, as most people know officeworks do not always have great service, so hopefully we can overcome this 5% issue.

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:50
          -1

          "However, as most people know officeworks do not always have great service, so hopefully we can overcome this 5% issue."

          Personally I would disagree with you on this one.. never had a problem before with OW, they're always happy to pricematch.

          For us to overcome the 5% issue would mean more $ in your pocket ;)

        • ProspectiveDarkness on 12/11/2012 - 00:52
          +6

          I've had the opposite experience…
          In my local store, they will do whatever they can to find a loophole to get out of a pricematch. Might just be dependent on the person who serves you, but I can certainly relate to 'not great service'.

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:53
          -1

          Yeah probably varies by store and who you get. Then again, so many stores to choose from! ;)

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 00:54
          +6

          You are missing the point. We could offer to match the officeworks 5% discount, but then you could just go back to officeworks, and then we would have to match that and so on.

          It is simply about us actually being able to sell anything.

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:55
          -2

          We could offer to match the officeworks 5% discount,

          You can? Match the 5% discount, and consider the deal done. ;)

        • ProspectiveDarkness on 12/11/2012 - 00:57

          Edit: beaten.

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 00:58
          +1

          Yeah yeah, but lets give this guy a chance and buy from him for manning up to the challenge.

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 01:01
          +23

          As soon as we say we will do it for $295 you can walk into officeworks and pricematch that. So no there is nothing we can do really if you are intent on buying it at officeworks.

          "Only trying to stir up some competition… its OZB vs online stores/retailers here…"

          I think that statement sums it up really. That is a very shortsighted attitude. We are trying to bring a more efficient business model to the consumer electronics space, look at our prices and you will see that almost all of that efficiency gets passed on to the consumer. Wouldn't you love a local version of Amazon, or B&H or Newegg? Not to say that we will be the ones to achieve that, but someone will, and everyone on OZB who loves a deal will benefit from that. We are not that worried really, the reality is as more and more consumers catch on to what this 5% really is it will become unsustainable just as the 10% before it became unsustainable. So this is more of a temporary issue for us as far as we are concerned.

        • PresidentClinton on 12/11/2012 - 01:12
          +7

          This is hardly the forum to complain about anti-competitive practices. If you really want to complain, band together with other consumer electronics stores and complain to the ACCC. The reality is, small businesses are surviving, and officeworks are within their means to offer their discounts. You can model your business around premium service and higher prices, or lower prices and have no-frills service like Kogan. I know the future is a big bad and scary place, but if you want to survive, a defeatist attitude- especially towards your customers, is the wrong way to go about it.

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 01:16
          -1

          Let us direct you there ;)

          http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/816373

          Perhaps you can offer to price match retail stores? Offer free stuff as a bundle to these offers you post on OZB? As long as the free stuff is reasonable of course… then I don't see why people would want to go to OW to pricematch ;)

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 01:23
          +15

          I think you missed my point maybe. I am not crying poor over OW competing with us. It is not anti-competitive at all, it is the opposite in fact. The ACCC would laugh us out the door if we tried to file a suit against them over this. It is not as if OW is a monopoly or something.

          As for business models, our model is premium service AND lower prices. They are not mutually exclusive despite what many people would like you to believe. Just look at Amazon, they have probably the best service of any retailer in the world, and the fact that we are buying things from them here in Australia says a lot about their prices I think.

          The future is not a scary place at all, the future is our business model, it may not actually be our business, but someone will get it right and when they do consumers in Australia will finally pay reasonable prices every day not once every few weeks when there is a sale.

          As I mentioned, people are already figuring out this 5% price match policy is really a smokescreen to hide their higher prices. OW simply can't survive on the margins of a purely online retailer, they may be more efficient than most retailers, but they still need much higher margins. Which is exactly why the switched from 10% to 5% it was obviously costing them too much money. It won't last much longer as more mainstream consumers take advantage of it. So I suppose we should encourage people to do it!

        • looks on 12/11/2012 - 01:29
          -8

          our model is premium service

          Example of how you guys are more premium than say, other online stores? retailers?

          No phone number, 7 day support? Just interested to know. As a consumer, I don't see how you guys are 'premium'. Theres a difference between what you think you are, and what you really are I suppose. Just some feedback ;)

          we should encourage people to do it!

          We finally agree on something! That's the OZB spirit!

        • petrox on 12/11/2012 - 01:44
          +5

          You guys should get a +ve for the deal, and a cookie for your time, patience and transparency in your business practices - that said, modem router ftw

        • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 01:51
          +18

          Obviously we haven't been around for long enough for our service to stand out yet. But if you speak to most if not all of our customers they will tell you that our customer service is very good. Yes we have all of our support over email but if there is an issue we will call the customer straight away. We are also available pretty much 24/7 it is 2am on a Sunday night right now. If you send us an email you will get a response pretty much straight away.

          I guess time will tell whether we are doing it right or not.

        • StewBalls on 12/11/2012 - 08:42
          +15

          I've said this before & I'll say it again, the overwhelming majority of my experiences with OW price matches have been shitfights to say the least. It's not the staff either, it's usually the managers being utter tools, trying to weasel out of honouring their own policy.

          Honestly for the sake of 5%, unless we're talking about matching prices against another major chain (JB, HN, GG, DSE et al.), I can't be bothered with them. I'd rather give the business to the little guy who steps up & offers the best deal in the first place!

        • wozz on 12/11/2012 - 09:26

          arghhh sorry petrox- I meant to Plus vote ur comment and hit neg.. Is there any way to take it back?
          Completely agree with you though, i'm gonna + the deal now because I agree with everything flingshot has said

        • Knightelf on 13/11/2012 - 00:00

          Is that you jv?

      • justtoreply on 12/11/2012 - 11:57

        At the end of the day, after a single pricematch at OW they change the price nationwide so that nobody else can get the 5%. There's a very narrow window of opportunity before it takes effect.

        Dodgy, dirty tactic and they can go get stuffed.

        • odysseus on 12/11/2012 - 14:15
          +1

          OTOH, you could say that the rest of Australia nationwide gets the benefit of the cheaper price…

  • ChadHominem on 12/11/2012 - 00:37

    The modem router will sell most.

  • ProspectiveDarkness on 12/11/2012 - 01:00

    So on the topic of the actual routers… does wireless AC offer a significant real world performance boost over wireless N?

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 01:59
      +1

      I had literally just finished typing out a long explanation when the backend went down on ozb.

      The tl;dr is:
      Yes slightly even if your devices don't support the standard due to better hardware used in this router.

      But until you get an AC USB adaptor you won't be able to take full advantage, or until your device has native support.

      Edit: I think the SQL server just negged this comment!

  • Elijha on 12/11/2012 - 01:07

    The modem router will sell most.

  • looks on 12/11/2012 - 01:07

    The modem router will sell most.

  • allan0102 on 12/11/2012 - 01:13

    MODEM ROUTER!

  • denis7 on 12/11/2012 - 01:28
    +1

    modem router definitely

  • alvian on 12/11/2012 - 01:59

    I guess the router will sell the most.

  • CheapBrah on 12/11/2012 - 02:02

    modem router will sell most

  • shinichiduy on 12/11/2012 - 02:05

    It is worth if and only if your wireless card supports ac standard, which is not even drafted yet. Even when it is, there is no guarantee that the products will work when they finalise the ac standard.

    • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 08:25

      It is drafted, just not approved. I think you mean to write finalised.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

      Drafted means written. Obviously something has been written and is under negotiation. I suspect the chip manufacturers have taken a firmware approach to implementing the features so that they can tweak the device to satisfy the final standard when it comes out. So expect to have to upgrade the firmware.

      PS: Router-modem will sell the most. :) Anyway the D6300.

  • chansthename on 12/11/2012 - 02:53

    modem router

  • dy4me on 12/11/2012 - 06:37
    +5

    You know whats frustrating? that $199 is the RRP in the US. only in Australia did netgear decide to over price it by 75% at $350. Obviously its not flingshots fault.

    http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wireless-Router-Gigabit-R6300/…

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 13:09
      +2

      Definitely is, but RRP doesn't really matter these day, street price is much more important. And this router has been at around $220-$240 for a while. So when you take into account GST it is approx $200-$220. Keep in mind in the US sales tax is added after the purchase, and in many states Amazon now has to collect sales tax. So for a lot of people it will end up being 8% more, which is ~$220 anyway.

      We are working really hard to get prices down to the same level as you will see in the states. There are challenges obviously, no matter what we do we are still a smaller market, 300+m vs 22+m. We still have higher costs with regards to importation and wages.

      But if we can get everyday prices within 3%-5% of what the US has (which is achievable) then I think most people will accept that is a pretty great result compared to the 50%-100% or more differences of the past…

      If you look at our music gear a lot of our prices are very close to US prices, for some shipping is a killer, but we are working on fixing that as well.

      • dy4me on 12/11/2012 - 20:47

        I have no issues with paying US price +gst. but a markup of 75% is unacceptable. But i do like you attitude. so that a + from me. :)

  • excite on 12/11/2012 - 07:58

    The modem router will sell most.

  • hidr0z0ne on 12/11/2012 - 08:24

    R6300 AC Router will sell the most

  • foo7 on 12/11/2012 - 09:08

    d) all of the above?

  • unco on 12/11/2012 - 09:13

    The modem router will sell most.

  • dleonseng on 12/11/2012 - 09:20

    I say the router will sell the most.

  • yws on 12/11/2012 - 09:50

    I'm guessing the modem router.

  • blah-blah on 12/11/2012 - 09:54

    modem router

  • scyth3r on 12/11/2012 - 09:55

    modem router fo sho!

  • XeSSiV on 12/11/2012 - 10:10

    Why is everyone guessing the modem router?
    I'm gonna say router just because it was what I was interested in, and to be against most of you!!

  • Davo1111 on 12/11/2012 - 10:22

    woot woot flingshot

  • AlexF on 12/11/2012 - 10:28
    +1

    (In light of NBN, ADSL modems have limited use-lifetime; and 802.11ac is still being drafted.)
    Would love to see Flingshot's pricing on other Netgear equipment (particularly, a domestic swich - GS108T-200AUS)!

    • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 11:03

      Not everybody will be covered by NBN soon and it will take years to supercede the ADSL infrastructure. By which time this hardware will be obsolete. The draft status is a valid point but there will always be early adopters.

      • AlexF on 12/11/2012 - 11:25

        it will take years to supercede the ADSL infrastructure.

        My understanding is that once NBN is available in a region, its PSTN (and ADSL) is shutdown, aka. "18 month countdown" - so, that's (at most) 1.5 years, not (multiple) years.

        • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 12:24

          1.5 years is a lifetime for Internet technology.

        • AlexF on 12/11/2012 - 12:51
          +1

          1.5 years is a lifetime for Internet technology.

          that's just a popular catchphrase by politicians and other ignorants - realistic examples:
          - 1000BASE-T was approved in 1999;
          - ADSL(v1) was approved in 1998, ADSL(v2+) in 2005;
          - 802.11n was approved in 2009 (after 3-4 years in draft);
          - NBN's GPON (G.984) is finalized in 2003.

          Unlike you favorite web-site of the day, for a good reason (mainly, standardization) infrastructure and network changes and their roll-out is painfully slow.

        • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 13:00

          Do you really believe that the NBN will just declare to all the residents in an area: Sorry your ADSL connections are all invalid in 18 months so you're all going to have to buy new equipment etc. Can you imagine the row that would generate? Have you checked to see if ADSL will in fact continue to run over NBN infrastructure in compat mode?

          And even if you have to get new modems, so what? Just sell it at a loss to somebody without NBN. That's the price for being an early adopter. You knew the risks. That's what I mean by lifetime. Not comms standards, but hardware prices. In 1.5 years, the price will half for the same capability, so you have to be prepared to take the loss.

        • AlexF on 12/11/2012 - 13:29
          +1

          Can you imagine the row that would generate?

          Have you read about Government/NBN's "18 month countdown" policy? Better to get some familiarity first before chucking a wobbly.

          edit:

          the price will half for the same capability

          price reduction isn't automatic with all other things being equal. For example, size (and hence price reduction) in NAND makes SSDs cheaper but at same time reduces endurance.

          General price reductions witnessed recently are as much to do with China's willingness to pollute its own countryside with manufacturing effluents as with (cheap labour or) improvements in applied manufacturing technology. (edit:) My point is - a change in Chinese EPA policies can easily slow down (progress and) reduction in prices that you're assuming is automatic.

        • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 13:35

          Wobby, what wobbly? I fully expect to change equipment every so often. Other people may be unhappy about being pushed to buy new hardware.

          So what, as I said, if you are an early adopter, you wear this kind of risk. If what you say is true, then the NBN will tell people well ahead of time to expect a switchover in 18 months so you would not opt for this hardware which will be superceded by the next cheaper generation in 18 months anyway.

        • retiredfeline on 12/11/2012 - 13:43

          General price reductions witnessed recently are as much to do with China's willingness to pollute its own countryside with manufacturing effluents as it has to do with (cheap labour or) improvements in applied manufacturing technology.

          Well that's a different topic altogether and could take up a whole thread.

    • Maltopia on 12/11/2012 - 12:26

      Hey Rep, I'd like to buy that Netgear switch too.

  • 3059969 on 12/11/2012 - 10:47

    The Modem Router will sell the most

    • Radar on 12/11/2012 - 14:21

      The Modem Router will sell the most

  • Davo1111 on 12/11/2012 - 11:00

    normal router will sell the most

  • AJW on 12/11/2012 - 11:05

    Modem router will sell most

  • Ranagade on 12/11/2012 - 11:22
    -2

    "… sweeten the deal a little with an extra $50 off for OZB"

    Not really an OzBargain only deal when you put the discount code on the webpage!

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 12:59

      Yeah sorry, initially we didn't have it on the page, we only added it to the page after we had to raise the price and increase the coupon.

  • Black Hole on 12/11/2012 - 12:05

    The R6300 is a concurrent dual-band 802.11n/802.11ac. Does that mean it can function both as an N and AC at the same time to serve laptop with N speed and to bridge with another R6300 via AC?

    • AlexF on 12/11/2012 - 12:13

      Bridging and Wireless Distribution System (WDS, which implicitly does bridging too since there's a switch built-in into the unit) are specifically mentioned in its manual.

  • FloatingPoint on 12/11/2012 - 12:10

    MODEM ROUTER will sell most :)

  • extract on 12/11/2012 - 12:16

    Router will sell the most

  • Bappy on 12/11/2012 - 12:31
    +2

    The Router, oops I meant The Modem Router will sell most

  • cmafra on 12/11/2012 - 13:01

    The modem router will sell more

  • Neilu on 12/11/2012 - 13:11

    Router will sell the most.

  • Mixhael on 12/11/2012 - 13:17

    Good deal. I bought this router (R6300) 4 months ago for $298 at MSY. It's got a huge WiFi range and hasn't hiccuped since I bought it.
    Thanks rep for your high quality responses! Keep up the good work!

    And I vote for the R6300 (router) selling the most.

  • SmashedMango on 12/11/2012 - 13:22

    modem-router =)

  • newox on 12/11/2012 - 13:51

    router will sell most

  • igreen on 12/11/2012 - 13:54

    Just to put spanner in the works.

    I did a lot of research and came to a conclusion the Asus router is better than this one. Please check the reviews on cnet.com.au and cnet.com.

    FYI - I bought my asus router without modem for $279 Asus rt-Ac66u. It has awesome features.

    Do note the above netgear model does not support fetch tv, iptv

  • viper8548 on 12/11/2012 - 14:04

    can this router broadcast 2.4 and 5GHz signals simultaneously?

    • Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 12/11/2012 - 14:10

      Yes it can.

  • applejack on 12/11/2012 - 14:21

    Modem-router for the win!

  • loveyoulooongtime on 12/11/2012 - 14:24

    Winner is Syd-er-nee! Oops wrong thread…

    Edit: Router will sell out first.

  • rob3 on 12/11/2012 - 15:27

    Modem-router for the win!

  • mickey on 12/11/2012 - 16:22

    Modem FTW!

  • wtfnodeal on 12/11/2012 - 16:26

    Modem router for sure will win..

  • bluepanther on 12/11/2012 - 16:40

    I bought R6300 when it just been released locally for $295 pricematched @OW. i must say patience is virtue..:(

  • ugoagogo on 12/11/2012 - 16:56

    The Router will win , everyone has a modem and people here are too cheap to replace something that is already working…( including me )

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