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wi -fi extender comparison

spatchco · 2015-01-13 15:27:20

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

13-01-2015 04:27PM

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spatchco

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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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#2 13-01-2015 08:30PM

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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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#3 18-01-2015 12:40PM

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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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