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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...
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.
crawfz wrote: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.
secondary device ? there is no such thing as a secondary device when it comes to wifi and its regulations , perhaps you are thinking about the A tick which is irrelevent
any device that emits wifi on ether the 2.4 gig or 5 gig spectrum must obide by the regional regulations regarding transmission power and channels used , if purchasing an orbi from the usa you will be stuck with the regional wifi settings with regards to power and channels and can not change this as its hardware coded now ,
Actually there is such a thing as a 'secondary item' (simplified description) as far as Australian Customs is concerned. Customs does not ban or restrict the import of a device like Orbi, because it does not emit 2.4GHz or 5GHz signals. As described by Netgear, Orbi communicates with itself via a different bandwidth of three frequencies (MESH), and as it only communicates within its own network it is not classified as a wifi device at all.
Also, if you buy Orbi from Amazon, you are buying the official Orbi product, which despite being used in Australia is covered by Netgear's global (although limited) warranty provisions. As Netgear operates a specific Australian-located, but Netgear-owned subsidiary, it is required to comply with the global warranty - although as I said it does have limited protection compared to an Orbi purchased in Australia, for an obscene AUD$750.
How Netgear can justify that when the simple USD-AUD conversion of the retail price in the USA is just USD$426, I fail to see.
In my previous post I mistakenly said USD$426. That should read AUD$426. Even allowing for freight, that's a big profit margin, when the retail price is AUD$750!
not exactly sure where your getting your pricing from
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Everywhere-Tri-Band-Replaces-Extenders/dp/B01K4CZOBS
even on special its $378.99 usd and aud is just on $500 aud plus $40 delivery , so its going to cost you min $540
so yes you may save $90 on the cheapest price in oz but is $90 really worth it
crawfz wrote:Actually there is such a thing as a 'secondary item' (simplified description) as far as Australian Customs is concerned. Customs does not ban or restrict the import of a device like Orbi, because it does not emit 2.4GHz or 5GHz signals. As described by Netgear, Orbi communicates with itself via a different bandwidth of three frequencies (MESH), and as it only communicates within its own network it is not classified as a wifi device at all.
Also, if you buy Orbi from Amazon, you are buying the official Orbi product, which despite being used in Australia is covered by Netgear's global (although limited) warranty provisions. As Netgear operates a specific Australian-located, but Netgear-owned subsidiary, it is required to comply with the global warranty - although as I said it does have limited protection compared to an Orbi purchased in Australia, for an obscene AUD$750.
How Netgear can justify that when the simple USD-AUD conversion of the retail price in the USA is just USD$426, I fail to see.
um i dont know what you are reading but your 100% wrong in your thinking
the orbi transmits botha 2.4 gig signal and a 5 gig for client devices as well as transmitting a second 5 gig for its backhaul and its NOT MESH , as stated the region will be locked to the states , you will have usa power supplies to deal with or buy new ones and if you need warranty it may take a month or more to turn around , esp with all the connectivity issues the orbi is currently having is it really worth the risk
also check the pricing , can be had for $653 locally plus shipping
$426 usd is about $565 aud plus shipping right about $40 aud for shipping , thats just over $600 aud , so you might save say $60 to $70 , hardly worth the effort considering
http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=netgear%20orbi
and if your lucky to get a 20% of sale on ebay you can get it even lower
btw thank the government for the extra cost its call tax and gst
by all means go ahead and get it from the states as i have tried to explain the consequencies but you choose to ignore them and seem to be rejecting reality and replacing it with some weird version you choose to believe
pete
btw im just waiting back on word from netgear on your claim about global support as i doubt they will give you a new one in australia if the one you purchased from the states goes bad and you would still need to return it to the states , i dont believe the advanced warranty thing even applies to domestic gear