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orbi global compatibility
I want to get the new Orbi wifi 3000 and satellite for use in Australia. It would be 30% cheaper for me to buy online from the US and post here than buying locally. Does anyone know if this product i...
hi
your main issue with buying grey ware router wise these days is the regional setting for the wifi are hard coded and can not be changed so if you got the american devices they would be set to the local usa region and poss voilate australian transmission laws
apart from that you would need to run ether power adapters converters or buy new power packs , the units run a 12vdc 3.5A power adapter thats prob going to cost you around $25 aud each and then there is the cost of shipping and any worries about warranty etc etc
by the time you add all that up you are prob just going to pay about the same inc importing them and putting the right power supplies on the , thay also wont be A ticked
taking a gamble on this solution working for you and your coverage needs , is it really worth trying to save a bit and find out its not what you wanted or doesnt work as you expected it to
btw im in melbourne
pete
Attention <peteytesting> you obviously completely misunderstood the question. It was nothing to do with hardwired wfi settings; or the DC voltage output from the power adapters.
What the question was, was this: What is the INPUT voltage of the power adapters, in order for them to be globally compatible with all domestic power supplies. The answer should simply have been whether or not they are 110-220v on the supply side.
The community participants around the world are on different power supply voltages in different countries. All they want to know is the supply-side voltage compatibility.
I also want to buy Orbi on my next trip to the USA, and from what I can see on other posts, the Netgear power adapters are in fact 110-220v - although it would be good if someone from Netgear would read these posts and confirm it.
Never mind about warning buyers to not try to save money. In the USA, Orbi is USD$349 on Amazon (approx: AUD$462); and locally in Australia Orbi retails for AUD$750!
Amazon will ship Orbi to Australia for an additional USD$25, and that makes it worth doing.
crawfz You missed the point. peteytesting makes a good point that the laws regarding allowable WiFi output power and channels differ by country. If somone outside the US imports a US-based Orbi into their country, the item could be seized by foreign customs. Or, if the user is lucky enough to receive the item and use it, they could be charged a steep fine for violating local laws. Australia does have different WiFi regulations than the US.
Yes, there are different wifi regulations by country, but it is immaterial to the original question asked. That was simply about power adapter compatibility. I have checked and there is no possibility of imported Orbi being confiscated by Customs or fines applied in Australia. Orbi is considered a 'secondary device' and as such is not affected by the regulations governing initial wifi parameters. You can have as many 'secondary devices' as you wish, they are not affected.