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1167Mbps 802.11ac Dual Band MiWiFi APP Control with 4 Antennas
riginal Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router 3 1167Mbps 2.4GHz 5GHz Dual Band 128MB ROM with 4 Antennas Description: Experience smoother HD streaming and online gaming with this high-performance Original Xiaomi Mi WiFi Dual-band Wireless Router 3. It comes with the latest 802.11ac WiFi technology which is 3 times faster than wireless N speeds and delivers a combined wireless data transfer rate of up to 1167Mbps. With 867Mbps wireless speeds over the crystal clear 5GHz band and 300Mbps over the 2.4GHz band, the Xiaomi Mi WiFi Dual-band Wireless Router 3 is the superior choice for seamless HD streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. Furthermore, four powerful high-gain external antennas give wider coverage and better performance when lots of devices are connected, making it ideal even for large home!
Main Features:
● The latest 802.11ac WiFi Standard: Get 3xfaster access and more reliable streaming for your home computers and mobile devices. ● Simultaneous dual band networks, 2.4GHz (300Mbps) and 5GHz (867Mbps). ● Four external antennas for faster wireless performance at greater distances. ● Manage your network settings easily with the Xiaomi MiWiFi APP. ● MT7620A processor, 128MB SLC Nand Flash ROM, 128MB DDR2 RAM: Stable and reliable.
Any reviews on this? ethernet is slow 'Speed of Ethernet Port: 100Mbps '
IAmTheDude
26 Sep 17#2
I picked up the 3C before by accident when I was after the normal 3 as the 3 can be flashed with the Padavan firmware (akin to DD/OpenWRT etc). 3C couldn't at the time (still cant I think).
Only 100mb but decent WiFi, I initially configured it as a basic AP but paranoia set in as I couldn't get the Chinese firmware removed :dizzy_face: so boxed it back up.
Like the router, minus having only 2x 100mb ethernets (and Padavan flop)
CampGareth
26 Sep 17#3
Those slow ethernet ports concern me, it's all very well and good getting ~600mbit/s over wifi to the router but if I can't get more than 100mbit/s from things on the wired network or the internet connection then what's the point?
As is I can see this being useful as a secondary AP for IoT things like my lightbulbs or maybe a printer, but so would a 150mbit N grade AP which'd be cheaper.
Horrorwood
26 Sep 17#4
Any idea what kind of performance you'd get when using a VPN on it?
IAmTheDude to Horrorwood
26 Sep 17#6
No idea, I get between 13-15mbs on my more powerful TPLINK router so I assume this to be either around the same or lower.
I did some reading up on VPNs recently and for anything decent (100mbs+) your looking at an i5 and pfsense.
I went a different route and grabbed a gli.net mini router, set the VPN up on that and use it as a VPNd WiFi AP on a separate subnet. Single Ethernet plugs into a download box to keep everything seperate.
Couldnt afford the speed loss from 200mb to 20mbover VPN for my entire network so separating them was easier.
Horrorwood to IAmTheDude
26 Sep 17#7
I literally have the same thing. Gli.net router with VPN.
But it is annoying switch the TV between VPN and my internet connection. If I want to stream 4k Amazon or Netflix then I can't do it via VPN :disappointed:
marky489
26 Sep 17#8
Good router I got one a while ago, great for the money! GearBest are actually pretty good, a lot better than Banggood! Delivery is just over 2 weeks usually.
bytemaster to marky489
26 Sep 17#9
You obviously haven't ordered a Jumper Ezbook 3Pro. A good number of us are now understanding why GearBest have a bad reputation. To be fair I think all of these Chinese vendors can be very good or very bad. My own experience with Banggood has been very good. There response to a pricing error was better than expected.
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1167Mbps
802.11ac Dual Band
MiWiFi APP Control with 4 Antennas
riginal Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router 3 1167Mbps 2.4GHz 5GHz Dual Band 128MB ROM with 4 Antennas
Description:
Experience smoother HD streaming and online gaming with this high-performance Original Xiaomi Mi WiFi Dual-band Wireless Router 3. It comes with the latest 802.11ac WiFi technology which is 3 times faster than wireless N speeds and delivers a combined wireless data transfer rate of up to 1167Mbps. With 867Mbps wireless speeds over the crystal clear 5GHz band and 300Mbps over the 2.4GHz band, the Xiaomi Mi WiFi Dual-band Wireless Router 3 is the superior choice for seamless HD streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. Furthermore, four powerful high-gain external antennas give wider coverage and better performance when lots of devices are connected, making it ideal even for large home!
Main Features:
● The latest 802.11ac WiFi Standard: Get 3xfaster access and more reliable streaming for your home computers and mobile devices.
● Simultaneous dual band networks, 2.4GHz (300Mbps) and 5GHz (867Mbps).
● Four external antennas for faster wireless performance at greater distances.
● Manage your network settings easily with the Xiaomi MiWiFi APP.
● MT7620A processor, 128MB SLC Nand Flash ROM, 128MB DDR2 RAM: Stable and reliable.
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Only 100mb but decent WiFi, I initially configured it as a basic AP but paranoia set in as I couldn't get the Chinese firmware removed :dizzy_face: so boxed it back up.
More info for the 3: w3bsit3-dns.com/for…801
Like the router, minus having only 2x 100mb ethernets (and Padavan flop)
As is I can see this being useful as a secondary AP for IoT things like my lightbulbs or maybe a printer, but so would a 150mbit N grade AP which'd be cheaper.
I did some reading up on VPNs recently and for anything decent (100mbs+) your looking at an i5 and pfsense.
I went a different route and grabbed a gli.net mini router, set the VPN up on that and use it as a VPNd WiFi AP on a separate subnet. Single Ethernet plugs into a download box to keep everything seperate.
Couldnt afford the speed loss from 200mb to 20mbover VPN for my entire network so separating them was easier.
But it is annoying switch the TV between VPN and my internet connection. If I want to stream 4k Amazon or Netflix then I can't do it via VPN :disappointed: