I just moved... can I use an old $20 Apple wifi router for my home in 2024?

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Күн бұрын

I found this old Apple Airport Extreme wifi router for just $20, and surprisingly it still performs as a really great, simple way to connect my home network! In this video, I try using the Apple Airport Extreme 6th Gen Wifi router as a budget replacement for the router my ISP was renting to me for $15 extra a month. I “unbox” this used router and go through the quick setup process to get it back into action to see if it stands the test of time. So far, it’s been meeting all of my expectations!
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Some great videos I watched to learn about Apple’s AirPort routers:
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• NO WIRES: How the Appl...
Why Apple is Killing AirPort - Vector
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Apple AirPort Then and Now - Apple Guide Web
• Apple AirPort Then and...
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Let me know what you think of Apple’s Airport routers and if you have any questions about my experience with one! Thanks for watching!
0:00 - Intro
2:11 - Picking a Router
3:11 - Brief Apple AirPort History
5:00 - Finding an Airport 802.11ac and Quick Unboxing
10:23 - Quick Overview of Design + Setup
13:18 - A few weeks later
15:08 - A few months later + Final Thoughts

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@eugenewoo8352 22 күн бұрын

EXCELLENT Im glad i found this video, Ive been using Apple Extremes since 2012 when they released the 5th version of it, I have a larger sized home so I have 4 Airport extremes hard wired throughout my home and one other extreme on my patio thats not hard wired, Ive picked these up over the years through craigslist and ebay for lest than $50 each and you cant step foot on my property without getting ridiculously fast internet signals, these things are old but my goodness they still work great, plus when all the new extenders are all wireless these still give you the ability to connect hardwired, great to see others are still using these too.

@spencereeves 20 күн бұрын

Glad to know they've been working great for others for so long too - they're truly some of the most underrated router systems!

@davidsimeone Ай бұрын

i love that you added how apple basically created the consumer wifi market as we know it now, as a lot of people don’t realize it. generally all there was before them was clunky and expensive commercial options. very great video! I use the last gen time capsules for my main mesh network and use an older 2nd gen thats firewalled but connected to the main network and allows older computers to connect without much worry of hackers or whatever.

@Kyle-ur4mr Ай бұрын

If production quality is this good when you’re just starting out, you’ll be going places

@spencereeves Ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that! I’m still figuring out how to make videos, so I’m doing my best 😅

@mohammedsaleem9267 Ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@LarryWatches Ай бұрын

really great and informative video, I just got my hands on an AirPort Extreme time capsule myself to set up when I move! You made very clear and easy to understand video. Great work!

@spencereeves Ай бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully your setup goes as easily as mine did and you can get some great use out of your Time Capsule too!

@jpmallon 28 күн бұрын

I was just watching some random tech videos and yours played next. I thought I was watching another tech KZfaqr as I looked for another tech review of yours and upon further checking I found out that you just started few months ago. haha. I must say the production definitely serve! Anyway, the Apple AirPort Extreme is definitely reliable, never experienced any issues with mine and it’s my main router. I’m also looking to add another one. Easy to set up and it syncs across to your Apple devices and can be easily configured when needed. Looking forward to your upcoming vids! Keep it up! +1 Subscriber! 😊

@spencereeves 23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m still learning a lot about the video production process, but I have a lot of ideas and there’s more to come soon! Definitely grab another one if you can find it for cheap, it was seriously so easy to add a second one to extend my network. I set it up right from my iPad too!

@ronholman5317 29 күн бұрын

I have an ARRIS SD2800 modem with no WiFi. Connecting it to my 25 year old Apple Time Capsule (1TB back up, WiFi & router), I got a stronger WiFi signal than with Xfinity's WiFi Rental.

@spencereeves 23 күн бұрын

It’s still so surprising how well the Apple routers have held up to this day!

@postmastergaming 8 күн бұрын

Do you recommend any alternatives routers good as this one? Sonce Apple doesn't makes them anymore

@justinra8487 7 күн бұрын

Wait until he finds out that a few of the people who were apart the Apple AirPort team now work for Ubiquiti and are part of the Unifi line of products.

@spencereeves 6 күн бұрын

That's pretty neat to learn about actually!

@xandergreer Ай бұрын

i was just recently given the airport extreme gen 4 but it is so unbelievably bad i can’t get more than 10 mbps standing next to the damn router, and once i go around one wall, the entire connection is gone. and the airport express, i can get maybe 8mbps if i’m lucky

@davidsimeone Ай бұрын

i’ve found that there’s some sort of failure rate with these, which i believe to be related to too much heat and not enough airflow, thanks to apple design. yours has probably succumbed to this, would be worth trying another one if you can find it cheap, out of the 4 i have only 2 seem to work properly.

@xandergreer Ай бұрын

@@davidsimeone i’ll have to look around for one and i’ll keep you updated!