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XR500 compatible with sky fibre
Hi there if I decide to buy the XR500 will it work on sky fibre pro ? Any help appreciated
Hi thanks for reply, the reason I ask is sky don’t like us using other routers and won’t tell us the info we need to set up the non sky router. Also another question does the XR500 work well with the Xbox one X ?
You should be fine, if you have any trouble we can help out. Yes it works very well with Xbox!
Hi thanks can I ask what is the main difference between the XR500 and the X6S please as these are my final two selections and I will buy one or the other also what modem would you recommend to use with them ?
Hi Kushy58,
Below are the links for the specs of both routers:
Please let me know if you need anything else. :]
XR500:
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/wifirouter/XR500.pdf
X6S:
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/wifirouter/R8000P.pdf
- Jason N
Thank you for the reply and the specs
- I can't mention the specifics on the X6S as I haven't used it personally but the XR500 has DumaOS which was built from the ground up with gaming in mind. It includes features not present on any other router such as the Geo-Filter which allows you to get the closest hosts available for your gaming to combat lag caused by distance (no other router does this). Our QoS is world class ensuring that no matter what is being done on your network streaming, downloading etc that everyone can do that without lag. It also automatically prioritises your games and gaming devices to ensure a low ping. A customisable dashboard that you can configure with your favourite features so you can change them at any time on one screen.
As it's an actual operating system we can develop very fast. We have tons of features on the roadmap. Our next update will have at least 2 new features.
Theres no particular modem I recommend other than don't get one with a puma 6 chip as it has latency issues.Hi there thanks for the reply I am being sold on the XR500 more and more. I was thinking of using your hi-speed modem the DM200 and do you think I will need to use wireshark to get my sky Q router info to put in the XR500 ?
