Speaker 2
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Speaker 1
[silence] Hi there, um I have a uh WRT1900AC wireless unit and uh it's a few years old and I'm wondering if it needs to be uh upgraded or um my uh my service providers bringing me in 500 MIPS, but I'm only seem to be getting like 300 out of my my router. I'm wondering if it's if it's my my wireless unit.
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Speaker 2
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Speaker 1
Unit if it needs to be upgraded or or what? How do I find that out? Did I reboot it? Yes, I I I un unplugged it and plugged it back in yes.
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Speaker 2
Yeah, uh, just to confirm, sir, prior call and ask, did you reboot or restart the Linksys router? Mm-hmm. All right. Uh, all right. Thank you so much for that information, sir. However, I'm gonna set your expectation that there's no doubt that this Linksys router which is the WRT1900AC is already one of our end of support or an obsolete devices. So, for this one, sir, yeah, I would recommend upgrading the router, sir. Since again, this router is still uses Wi-Fi 5 technology. However, the newer ones, uh, we already have the Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and the Wi-Fi 7 which is far more better than this one.
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Speaker 1
Okay. So, uh, so you're thinking that I should upgrade my router? Okay. All right. Um, what unit would you recommend? I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm running roughly four TVs, a couple of cell phones, and a video camera system.
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Speaker 2
Current router that you have Mm-hmm the Yes sir and again I really do apologize but we can no longer provide assistance for this specific model sir since again the router is already one of our end of support devices. Mm-hmm right Uh in order for me to recreate the setup. Yes. Mm-hmm. All right and how many like floors or square footage does your house have? [silence]
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Speaker 1
My house is about 2,000. I'm sorry. I couldn't hear that. MXMX-6200. Okay. Okay. Okay. Now, I also have [silence] um
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Speaker 2
All right. Oh, for your new router or new Linus model, you would recommend the MX 62. 2,00. yeah, that's correct. All right. So I'm going to set your expectation that this router, which is the MX 6200, already uses Wi-Fi 6E mesh technology and it can actually cover up to 3,000 square footage. So rest assured that this router is like one of the recommendations for your setup.[silence]
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Speaker 1
which which I reach out to. and and I reach out to and out building which is a a horse barn. And another another that I reach out to is a garage. um which I have uh other wireless units out there that pick up the signal and repeat them for those buildings. Would they be compatible or would I have to change those also? So you're saying I may have to upgrade those two units also?
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Speaker 2
Mhm. Mhm. Regarding with that one, they will still be compatible. However, with those devices, since they are not using mesh technology, you may need to wire them directly to this linksys router, sir. However, if there are client devices like phones, like cameras, I rest assured that they are still compatible with this new router, the one that I'm recommending, too. [silence]
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Speaker 1
They're repeating. Yes. Are they what? [silence] No, no. They're they're near their. [silence]
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Speaker 2
just to confirm are those two units also a routers or are they linksys repeaters or all right if that's the like are they linksys repeaters or linksys wireless repeaters uh if that's the case yeah uh regarding with that one since they are like wireless repeaters or range extender uh it they may or may not work with this new router sir however for that you may need to con Netgear for it however if you want to like create a mesh system to your house uh you can actually purchase two or three of this MX 62 um sir and rest assured that all of these devices will be connected as one network.
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Speaker 1
okay, what, what, I'm sorry, you're a little scratchy. What, what would I be looking for for the outbuildings? What, what are they again? just use them as a repeater wirelessly connected. Okay. Now, now, if, if I buy these, I'm gonna need help setting them up. Can you do that? Would I have to call you back to do that? [silence]
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Speaker 2
the same Model sir which is the MX 6,200 yes sir since this MX 6,200 uses mesh technology so the setup would be the parent node will be the one that would be wired directly through your modem and then the other two will be wirelessly connected to the parent node or to each other yes sir or that two other nodes yes sir yes sir
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Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. [silence] On Amazon, yeah. Yeah, I'm sure. So, you recommend the MX 6,200? Okay, thank you so much for your help.
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Speaker 2
Rest assured that you can always contact us back if you need further assistance regarding these new routers, and also these new routers or nodes have a three years hardware warranty. Alright, and you can actually purchase the device on Amazon? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That's correct. Your most welcome, sir. And thank you so much for your understanding and patience. Are we all? [silence]
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