Comcast says it’s starting to roll out its first Wi-Fi 6E routers
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XW0P)
Not a bad router for $14 a month. | Image: Comcast Comcast announced on Tuesday that it's starting to send out the xFi Advanced Gateway, a Wi-Fi 6E router the company announced at CES 2022, to customers that subscribe to Xfinity Internet Gigabit and Ultrafast plans. Until this point, many routers that support the new, higher bandwidth Wi-Fi standard have been far too expensive for most budgets (think $500 to $1,500, though there are now some in the $300 price range) - but Comcast's is $14 per month, the company's standard fee for equipment rental.
The xFi Advanced Gateway also has some smart home tricks up its sleeve. It includes built-in support for Zigbee, and Comcast has also said it will support Matter, a smart home standard slated to come out later this year.
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