E-Waste Wireless Repeaters: EX6200 & EX7000

Previously I was using Linksys repeaters, the RE7000 and the RE4000. Then the RE4000 died, and the RE7000 wasn’t performing well either, so I figured it was time to swap them out.

Well, the RE4000 didn’t exactly die — it just had a buzzing/electrical noise coming from inside. And apparently only I could hear it; everyone else said they couldn’t hear a thing…

So to stop hearing that godawful buzzing, I had no choice but to go buy something.

Budget was tight, so I went on eBay for some e-waste and picked up Netgear’s EX6200 and EX7000.

It’s pretty obvious these are e-waste, but the seller was sneaky — they pulled out the boards and put them in new shells, so they look brand new.

Using them is simple enough too. Netgear stuff is compatible with my Linksys main router, and performance is actually not bad — quite a bit better than the RE7000.

Just don’t know when these things will suddenly croak. Good thing they were cheap — as long as they work, I guess.