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wi -fi extender comparison

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  • 13-01-2015 4:27pm
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    spatchco
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭


    i have upc 120 mbps so i want to extend my wi-fi at the moment i am useing tp-link wi-fi av 200, now the type recommended by upc is a netgear powerline av500 now would i be throwing away good money in changing to the netgear or are they basicaly the same
    thanks


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    mass_debater
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    spatchco wrote: »
    i have upc 120 mbps so i want to extend my wi-fi at the moment i am useing tp-link wi-fi av 200, now the type recommended by upc is a netgear powerline av500 now would i be throwing away good money in changing to the netgear or are they basicaly the same
    thanks

    Av500 is newer standard, faster


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    Cuddlesworth
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    You can get around 100Mbps from the 500 series devices. The TP-link would get at best 60.

    Of course there is no guarantee that your devices or the AP they are attached to could do better then 60.


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