Has anyone tried the 'ExpressVPN Aircove Wi-Fi 6 Router'? Wanting some opinions before buying

Forums › LAN (ethernet/Wifi/routers/Bluetooth) › Has anyone tried the 'ExpressVPN Aircove Wi-Fi 6 Router'? Wanting some opinions before buying

NglButiLoveTechnolog

129 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 6

#306064 25-Jun-2023 12:35

Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone has tried the 'ExpressVPN Aircove Wi-Fi 6 Router' yet. I'm interested in purchasing it and I contacted ExpressVPN to inquire about its compatibility in New Zealand. They assured me that it will work because it supports the PPPoE networking protocol. As long as you have your ISP settings handy, such as the username, password, VLANID, and priority, it shouldn't be a problem. With this reassurance and the positive reviews, I'm eager to buy this router. I'm looking forward to hearing about anyone's experience with it. Thanks!

michaelmurfy

meow
13579 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10910

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3094678 25-Jun-2023 12:44

Question is… why?

You don’t need to be running a VPN and also you don’t need a router with this sort of VPN software on it. Read this: https://overengineer.dev/blog/2019/04/08/very-precarious-narrative.html.

Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
Referral Links: Quic Broadband (use R122101E7CV7Q for free setup)

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by subscribing.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
80646 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41030

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#3094729 25-Jun-2023 15:28

Also, buying a WiFi AP from the US will cause problems with some of your devices sometimes not connecting due to slight differences in the bands used in different countries.

Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

fe31nz

1294 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 423

#3094873 26-Jun-2023 00:29

Unless it has an option to select NZ WiFi support, do not buy it. It is illegal to run US WiFi frequencies in NZ. For example, using USA WiFi 6 you would be allowing use of the upper range of WiFi 6 frequencies that is not allowed in NZ (USA allows 1200 MHz bandwidth for WiFi 6, here we only get the lower 500 MHz of that).