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#293612 2-Feb-2022 11:22

hi, looking to resign broadband soon but looking for the best free hardware offer. ideally wifi 6.

nova evergy giving away 2 nokia wifi 6 APs,

orcon give a nest wifi wifi 5 AP,

assume voda and spark are huawei wifi 5 APs

any others worth considering? i think the nova one might be the go.

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#2860564 2-Feb-2022 11:24

I got given a new Huawei DN8245X6 from Vodafone which has Wifi 6, it looks like a smaller/fresher looking HG659

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#2860567 2-Feb-2022 11:28

Trustpower provide Eero https://www.trustpower.co.nz/for-your-home/about-our-products/total-home-wifi

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#2860684 2-Feb-2022 14:42

I'd be more concerned about their service and support over what freebie I get..... but thats just me on ancient Unifi gear ;)

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#2860744 2-Feb-2022 15:31

I switched to 2degrees recently. Their package included a rent-free Fritzbox 7590 which is vastly better than the Asus modem I got from Stuff Fibre a year or 2 ago.

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#2860781 2-Feb-2022 16:47

2degrees Fritzbox I find very good I also have a 7590

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#2860789 2-Feb-2022 17:14

Fritzbox or spark smart modem

If you want good wifi stay clear of netcomm

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#2860889 2-Feb-2022 22:48

Power companies don't generally do internet very well, nor do My Republic.

Otherwise, I read good things about the Fritzbox on here. I have a Spark Smart modem, and it works quite well.

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#2860893 2-Feb-2022 22:56

quickymart:
Power companies don't generally do internet very well, nor do My Republic.

Otherwise, I read good things about the Fritzbox on here. I have a Spark Smart modem, and it works quite well.

Trustpower do internet well, they’ve had their own ISP for years, 5th biggest in the country. Mercury own Now which is another ISP.

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#2860899 2-Feb-2022 23:12

Spark smart modem is one of the better ISP supplied.
It's also used by BigPipe and Skinny.

Spark haven't supplied Huawei modems for a while now.
Original Spark Smart Modem is Wifi 5.
They've just released Smart Modem 2 which is wifi 6. Not really sure on other details of Smart 2 and whether it is as good as the original.

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#2861226 3-Feb-2022 12:35

nztim: Fritzbox or spark smart modem

If you want good wifi stay clear of netcomm

😭😭 i know, that's what we've got with Slingshot.

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#2861286 3-Feb-2022 15:31

Sky supply the Kaon AX Router (AR2140) which is WIFI 6.

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#2861297 3-Feb-2022 16:12

Kiwifruta:
quickymart:

Power companies don't generally do internet very well, nor do My Republic.

Otherwise, I read good things about the Fritzbox on here. I have a Spark Smart modem, and it works quite well.

Trustpower do internet well, they’ve had their own ISP for years, 5th biggest in the country. Mercury own Now which is another ISP.

Size isn't everything - just look at Vodafone.

Trustpower Internet customer service was pretty bad last I checked.

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#2867805 13-Feb-2022 17:21

DjShadow:

I got given a new Huawei DN8245X6 from Vodafone which has Wifi 6, it looks like a smaller/fresher looking HG659

I'm looking to potentially resign with Vodafone. They have offered me the newer Huawei DN8245X6 router. They actually didn't know the full model number. Found it in the picture in the setup guide. I've asked multiple times, is it a WiFi 6 and been told no. I've been looking for some proper specs on this unit without luck, then hit this post. How did you work out is was a WiFi 6 router?

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#2867969 14-Feb-2022 08:54

@Davemole It would have the number6 beside the WiFi ICON so as you were advised it is a ' No '

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#2867974 14-Feb-2022 09:06

That hasn't stopped Vodafone claiming Wifi 6 on their modem page.

"The Vodafone Modem DN8245 offers the latest WiFi 6 standard, enabling low latency connections that load faster and connect to more devices in your home. "