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Best Modem
TP-Link AC1600 Archer VR600 / VR600v
· includes 2 listings4.0 from 67 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
The TP-Link Archer VR600 and VR600V modem routers are reliable units that give you speedy connection and come packed with features - they're made to get the job done and more.
Price (RRP) $199.00 to $209.00
Widespread coverage
Stable NBN connection
Rarely drops out
- Build Quality4.1 (20)
- Value for Money4.5 (20)
- Ease of Setup4.3 (20)
- Reliability4.0 (20)
- Wi-Fi Range4.1 (20)
- FeaturesBeamforming, Quality of Service, External Antennas, Parental Controls and Mobile App Control
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, 802.11 n and 802.11 ac
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
3.4 from 242 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Netgear’s AC1900 D7000 Nighthawk uses beamforming technology and external antennas to give you a speedy connection throughout your whole home or office.
Price (RRP) $268.00
Wide range
Fast internet with many devices connected
Connection sometimes unreliable
- Build Quality2.8 (41)
- Value for Money2.1 (43)
- Ease of Setup3.2 (42)
- Reliability2.1 (42)
- Wi-Fi Range3.4 (42)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Mobile App Control, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports1
- Dimensions 50 x 285 x 185 mm
- NBN CompatibleNo
3.8 from 49 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,600 Mbps
Price (RRP) $190.00
- Build Quality2.3 (6)
- Value for Money2.0 (6)
- Ease of Setup3.4 (5)
- Reliability1.8 (5)
- Wi-Fi Range2.0 (5)
- FeaturesBuilt-In Malware / Anti-Virus Protection and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 ac
- DSL SupportADSL2+ and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports2
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 200 x 230 x 75 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
4.0 from 40 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $299.00
- Build Quality3.9 (13)
- Value for Money3.4 (13)
- Ease of Setup3.7 (13)
- Reliability3.4 (13)
- Wi-Fi Range3.8 (13)
- FeaturesBeamforming, Built-In Malware / Anti-Virus Protection, External Antennas, Mesh Compatible, Mobile App Control, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports5
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL and VDSL
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports0
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports1
- Dimensions 160 x 220 x 83.3 mm
Frequency BandTri-Band (2.4GHz, 2 x 5GHz)
The Netgear Orbi boasts tri-band technology, the quickest available internet speeds, and a set-up time of near minutes - features that make us think this device is well worth a shot.
Price (RRP) $649.00
Fast, stable connection
Far-reaching, consistent coverage
Simple to remotely manage
- Build Quality3.6 (35)
- Value for Money2.9 (36)
- Ease of Setup3.3 (35)
- Reliability3.2 (33)
- Wi-Fi Range4.0 (34)
- FeaturesParental Controls, Mesh Compatible and Mobile App Control
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports4
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports4
- Smart Home CompatibilityAmazon Alexa and Google Assistant
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4.9 from 15 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $249.00
- Build Quality5.0 (9)
- Value for Money4.9 (9)
- Ease of Setup4.9 (9)
- Reliability5.0 (9)
- Wi-Fi Range5.0 (9)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Mobile App Control, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports0
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports2
- Dimensions 36.8 x 216 x 164 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
4.1 from 27 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $199.00
- Build Quality5.0 (1)
- Value for Money5.0 (1)
- Ease of Setup5.0 (1)
- Reliability5.0 (1)
- Wi-Fi Range4.0 (1)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Mobile App Control, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 ac
- DSL SupportADSL
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports1
- Dimensions 86 x 221 x 86 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.4 from 77 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,600 Mbps
Price (RRP) $149.00
- Build Quality3.4 (34)
- Value for Money3.0 (34)
- Ease of Setup3.7 (36)
- Reliability3.2 (37)
- Wi-Fi Range2.8 (36)
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 ac
- DSL SupportADSL and VDSL
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Dimensions 173 x 216 x 61 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.8 from 31 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $249.95
- Build Quality4.0 (9)
- Value for Money3.8 (9)
- Ease of Setup4.0 (9)
- Reliability3.1 (10)
- Wi-Fi Range3.5 (10)
- FeaturesExternal Antennas and Parental Controls
- Number of Ethernet Ports5
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL2+ and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 37 x 230 x 155 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.4 from 56 reviews
Frequency BandSingle-Band (2.4GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $39.99
- FeaturesParental Controls
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL2+
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports0
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 36 x 195 x 130 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.4 from 56 reviews
Frequency BandTri-Band (2.4GHz, 2 x 5GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $549.95
- Build Quality2.9 (17)
- Value for Money1.9 (19)
- Ease of Setup2.5 (19)
- Reliability2.0 (19)
- Wi-Fi Range3.1 (19)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Mobile App Control and Parental Controls
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL and VDSL
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports1
- Dimensions 387 x 247 x 120 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.6 from 33 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Price (RRP) $99.00
- Build Quality2.7 (3)
- Value for Money2.3 (3)
- Ease of Setup3.3 (3)
- Reliability2.0 (3)
- Wi-Fi Range3.3 (3)
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 190 × 200 × 32 mm
3.2 from 30 reviews
Frequency BandSingle-Band (2.4GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $130.00
- Build Quality3.5 (6)
- Value for Money2.9 (7)
- Ease of Setup3.9 (7)
- Reliability2.9 (7)
- Wi-Fi Range1.9 (7)
- FeaturesParental Controls
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL2+ and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 146 x 190 x 54 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
2.9 from 38 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,733 Mbps
Price (RRP) $499.00
- Build Quality4.0 (17)
- Value for Money2.1 (17)
- Ease of Setup3.5 (18)
- Reliability2.8 (18)
- Wi-Fi Range3.2 (19)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas and Parental Controls
- Number of Ethernet Ports5
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports2
- Dimensions 50 x 285 x 185 mm
- NBN CompatibleNo
TP-Link AC1200 Archer VR400
· includes 2 listings3.6 from 17 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed867 Mbps
- Build Quality3.7 (10)
- Value for Money3.8 (10)
- Ease of Setup4.0 (10)
- Reliability3.6 (10)
- Wi-Fi Range3.9 (10)
- FeaturesBeamforming, Quality of Service, External Antennas, Parental Controls, Mesh Compatible and Mobile App Control
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, 802.11 n and 802.11 ac
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
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2.6 from 86 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed1,300 Mbps
- Build Quality2.7 (70)
- Value for Money2.6 (67)
- Ease of Setup3.7 (64)
- Reliability2.5 (64)
- Wi-Fi Range2.9 (66)
- FeaturesParental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports5
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 57 x 212 x 159.8 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
2.5 from 93 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Price (RRP) $286.00
- Build Quality3.3 (70)
- Value for Money2.6 (65)
- Ease of Setup3.8 (79)
- Reliability2.6 (79)
- Wi-Fi Range3.0 (78)
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 ac
- DSL SupportADSL2+ and VDSL2
- NBN CompatibleYes
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- Telstra Smart Modem Gen 33 reviews
3.1 from 22 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed2,167 Mbps
Price (RRP) $349.00
- Build Quality3.7 (10)
- Value for Money3.1 (11)
- Ease of Setup4.5 (11)
- Reliability3.1 (11)
- Wi-Fi Range3.6 (11)
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Mobile App Control, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports0
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports2
- Dimensions 37.3 x 263.8 x 197.8 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.8 from 12 reviews
Frequency BandSingle-Band (2.4GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $129.95
- Build Quality3.7 (3)
- Value for Money4.3 (3)
- Ease of Setup5.0 (3)
- Reliability3.7 (3)
- Wi-Fi Range3.7 (3)
- Number of Ethernet Ports5
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL2+ and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 150 x 155 x 60 mm
- NBN CompatibleYes
3.6 from 10 reviews
Frequency BandDual-Band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz)
Maximum Wireless Speed300 Mbps
Price (RRP) $129.00
- FeaturesBeamforming, External Antennas, Parental Controls and Quality of Service
- Number of Ethernet Ports4
- Wi-Fi Standard802.11 a, 802.11 ac, 802.11 b, 802.11 g and 802.11 n
- DSL SupportADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL and VDSL2
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of USB 3.0 Ports0
- Dimensions 21 x 15 x 36 mm
- NBN CompatibleNo