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airbone42
Tutor
May 12, 2021

RBR850 as satellite?

I already have a network with an RBR850 and an RBS850. As I have some weak spots in my house I'm looking for a fair price deal to close these spots, even when the speed there isn't that good. Afaik k...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 12, 2021

No. 

 

You can use EAX80 as a alternative. 

airbone42's avatar
airbone42
Tutor
May 12, 2021

Thanks, can you tell me more about the differences of using an EAX80 vs. RBS850?

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 12, 2021

    The EAX would run just as a extender only. It doesn't provide the wireless backhaul like the RBS does. So traffic would only be on the front haul frequencies back and forth between the RBR and EAX.