Billion BiPAC 7800NXL Triple WAN Wireless 'N' 3G/4G LTE ADSL2+/Fibre Broadband Router with 4 x Gigabit ports, 1 x USB port

Living where we do, in a small village in the countryside, our broadband connection is unstable at times, and often dropping out. However, the speed isn't too bad at 6meg. We have survived for years on an old Netgear router, which was beginning to get very hot, and a little unstable. A router upgrade was long overdue.Enter the 7800DXL... I had been recommended Billion, as a brand, by a friend who works in networking, and has done for years. Although I would say this device is at the upper end of the price bracket, it has already proved it's worth. Our connection is now synced at 7meg (a full 1meg faster!), and is rock-solid. We have suffered no drop-outs. Traffic in the home seems to be prioritised better, with the PS4 and Xbox One consoles enjoying more bandwidth.The unit itself isn't particularly modern looking, but doesn't get hot, and can be wall-mounted if needed. Setup is quite straight-forward, but some tech knowledge may be useful compared to simpler units such as a BT HomeHub. The router supports dual band wireless networks so on setting up, you are actually configuring two wifi access points; one on 2.4Ghz (the norm for some years), and one on 5Ghz (more modern). The unit broadcasts both of these access points, so your devices can be connected to 5Ghz (if supported) for faster networking speeds, or 2.4Ghz. This is a great feature, and means that the slower devices won't slow the whole network down.The features of this router are far too extensive to go through in detail here, but there is a huge number of settings that can be adjusted. For the very tech-savvy, you will not be disappointed with the endless twekaing this unit allows you. Most notably, and one of the main features that led to my purchasing this device, is the ability to adjust the SNR on the line. This feature, by itself, may be very, very useful for those who work from home on an older ADSL phone line, or live remotely enough that increased broadband speed would be well received! Put simply, tweaking this number can often eek a significant speed increase from your existing phone line. It can be confusing, but an internet search for this model number will find a useful guide.To summarise; this router has turned our home ADSL connection from unsteady but acceptable, to useful and speedy. I am very happy with the result, and can highly recommend.Note: I also purchased a Netgear WN3000RP Range Extender to use with this router. No problems in setting up, and provided the required result. Great.

Bought this as not happy with the my broadband speed and I felt original router that I received by my supplier, may have something to do with this, taking into consideration what I had read on various websites about slow broadband and changing the router can make a big difference.Went on various websites and this modem/router had been given a great review. Checked on Amazon and going through the reviews (multiple reviews on multiple products by Billion), the reviews for this model gave great reviews and 5 x stars from what I had found. Waited a while and the price came down so took the plunge and ordered.Expected it on 24 August at he earliest. Received a day early - 23rd - great service by the supplier.Set to work to get the modem/router to talk to my broadband supplier. Followed the instructions once logged on to the router. Initially you will be asked for new password to access the router, then progress to setting up for the built in modem to access broadband via your supplier (USER and PASSWORD details are required for this part - if not known, contact your broadband supply or check their website). This device can be used for ASDL and VSDL. I have Fibre (FTTC). Settings needed to be for VDSL settings and not ASDL (found that out through trial and error). For me it did not help that my broadband supplier gave details on setting up a router for ASLD and not VDSL on their website - say no more. After a little work, got the device to talk to my broadband supplier.I am not expert believe me, but can hold my own in setting up initial WAN service and the 2.4G & 5G networks. From what I can see you can set up 3 x access points for each network and each can have 16 devices attached. Each network I mean the 2.4G & 5G frequency networks. The device is quiet in depth on what a person can do, access and settings that can be changed. From security, multiple Access Points, VPN, Access Controls, sending a message to a designated email or mobile via SMS, if changes occur on the router settings. Other features include, MAC Filtering, Time Restrictions and various other settings and security features that can be utilized. There is also the ability to change the SNR setting, which more experience and knowledgeable IT people may know how to utilize to their advantage - something I will look into myself. It is possible to attach a 3G/4G LTE supported device to the router (beyond why I purchased).Regarding my supplied router from my broadband supplier affecting my download speed, this device seems to have confirmed my initial thoughts. My broadband download speed jumped from 13.6 Mb to 26 Mb (this is still slow for what I am paying for, I may add). Had a very small drop in upload speed from 6.5Mb to 6.2Mb. Noticed the difference during web browsing immediately and in watching movies from Amazon Prime. Everything seemed more snappier and quick - to me at least. I do work from home on occasions so hoping to notice a difference in this aspect and the systems I access become quicker to use.I have Android devices and once I set up the networks with my security details (kept the same settings as previous router), they all connected straight away, no issues. My daughters IPhone did not see the network (I hide my SSID for security reasons). Even though the details were the same as my previous router, it had problems linking to the network until I made the network visible. Not sure if just my daughters IPhone or may be a general IPhone issue. Saying that my Smart TV (set up on the 5G network) also had initial problems, but once I entered the network name and security details, the TV has worked fine since (network not made discoverable at the time).I only received this device today. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase and has meet my expectations. Time will tell what my experience is going forward. Was not my first choice of brand I was initially considering. Would I recommend this device - Billion 4 x 4 MU-MIMO AC 2400 Dual Band - just to make sure it is clear the device I am writing about here - YES. Yes it may seem a little expensive to some and the wealth of security features and settings can seem daunting on this device. Saying that and in my case this device is superior to the supplied router I received from my broadband supplier and has doubled my download speed (may not be the same for other people). It can be used for ASDL now and later for VDSL, when a person upgrades later. It has various settings and security features that can be changed, some which are beyond my knowledge or expertise, but more experienced owners can utilize to increase security and user experience.I purchased this device via Amazon and is my personal experience of this device.

I purchased it to replace an ageing BiPAC 8700AXL router. I'm on gigabit NBN and this router does not disappoint. It's blazingly fast. I like Billion devices as they're feature rich and highly configurable. Moving from the 8700AXL to this 8900AX was very easy as the web interface is almost the same. Highly recommended if you like configuring your router and you know what you're doing.

The signal has pretty good range, covering my whole yard acceptably (about 500sqm).I wanted to get a modem/router that would not be bottleneck, so got something over specced. So far so good.

Initially, I had issues setting this device up, but I finally got through, and things were working fine. After about four months, the 2.4GHz network stopped allowing devices to connect. Ran tech support - had the most condescending support person take my call - only suggestion was to disconnect all devices to do an isolation test! Not an achievable solution at all.WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE PURCHASE THIS DEVICE

The product was very easy to substitute for the router that was provided by Optus. It comes with a local helpline number and the guy who answered was very helpful. This router never crashes no matter how many Ethernet connected devices you connect up to it. It is great. It also has very reliable WIFI.