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The gig is up -- the new AX12 will be D.O.A.
The AX12 appears to have NO DFS channel support.
This is according to Netgear's own product page (no DFS mention; whereas routers with DFS support mention that), and FCC documents (PY317300397)...
schumaku, Yes, wikidevi says RAX80 is based on BCM43684 (Broadcom), but the RAX120 is based on QCN5154+QCN5124 (Qualcomm)
myersw, I would not buy any router in 2019 without DFS support present up front. Because not all netgear routers get DFS support later.
dmystic1, does it support ALL DFS channels (see duckware.com/wifi#5g for list; especially 144)?
Based on my experience with Netgear Broadcom based routers I would not even consider the AX80. Now Qualcomm is a different story. Have had good luck with them in the past and some 3rd party dev might even make a build.
+1 for Qualcomm routers. The fact that QCA uses OpenWrt as its SDK compared to the mess of Broadcom, and has true hardware accelerators instead of CTF for Broadcom. Also, on Broadcom my phones battery get drained really fast. On QCA i can hit up to 5-6 days (normal usage) on a single charge. I'd be happy to hit 2 days when on Broadcom. This is a personal experience/observations so personally I'll always go for QCA
myersw wrote:
Based on my experience with Netgear Broadcom based routers I would not even consider the AX80. Now Qualcomm is a different story. Have had good luck with them in the past and some 3rd party dev might even make a build.
This is not specific to Netgear - much more are Broadcom based devices coming with proprietary modules and APIs which are not available to open source developments. With Qualcomm there was some more luck...
schumaku wrote:
myersw wrote:
Based on my experience with Netgear Broadcom based routers I would not even consider the AX80. Now Qualcomm is a different story. Have had good luck with them in the past and some 3rd party dev might even make a build.
This is not specific to Netgear - much more are Broadcom based devices coming with proprietary modules and APIs which are not available to open source developments. With Qualcomm there was some more luck...
Yup. Have to have a license with Broadcom to get the proprietary stuff. Brainslayer of DD-WRT has a license and I tried his and Kong's builds on the r8000. Ran better then stock, but still had what appeared to be wireless driver issues, not surprising as had same or close to same modules as Netgear I would guess. This is the reason I keep saying the basic issues with the r8xxxx and r9000 cannot be fixed by Netgear unless they lean on Broadcom to get things right.
Agree about Qualcomm. I ran Openwrt/lede and DD-WRT on the r7800 I still have. It is sitting on the shelf as a backup to the current gateway, (Unifi speak for router). It ran well with both, but like most others I just was not getting coverage that I needed as more and more wireless devices came into house. Wet plaster over metal lath walls doesn't help. Current setup with 2 APs works well. Like how the APs are PoE so only the Ethernet cable is needed. I sprang for a Unifi smart switch as well so I could get PoE without a dongle. With mesh enabled the wireless handoff is seamless. Can walk around house talking on iPhone using wireless and no hiccup of any kind when going to the next AP. Can view logs later and see where the iPhone rommed.
Oh by the way, keep up the picture taking!!
