After announcing their first electric scooter yesterday, Xiaomi have announced yet another gadget that isn’t quite a smartphone — a WiFi repeater.
Xiaomi Mi Wi-Fi Amplifier 2: $7 WiFi Repeater
As is the case with most Xiaomi gadgetry, this one too is very affordable. In fact, it’s been priced at just 49 yuan, or roughly $7, in China. Buyers outside of China should expect priced around 50-100% on top of that in the coming weeks.
The repeater is known as the Xiaomi Mi Wi-Fi Amplifier 2, and it supposedly will double the range of your router (loose claim). It can be used with Xiaomi’s own routers as well as third party routers, such as ones from Dlink, etc.
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It comes with a companion app of its own, which you will need to use to set it up initially. It supports a transmission rate of upto 300mbps.
The Xiaomi Mi Wi-Fi Amplifier 2 will be one sale in China starting the 15th of this month.
USB-powered?
If same as version 1, yes 🙂
you use version1 with a xiaomi router? is Version1 compatible with any router?
Was a year ago. Not compatible with 3rd party anymore. Just like the YI cameras.
it’s not true. im still using it with 3rd party modems and it’s work fine. Also firmware and Mi Home is updated but don’t know about 2nd version
Does seem so
Is the app in Chinese only or is there a language option (with at least English)?
You can simply configure it using the manuals from the internet and it will just work. No need to touch it and it doesn’t matter what languages are in the app.
USB-powered?
If same as version 1, yes 🙂
Does seem so
you use version1 with a xiaomi router? is Version1 compatible with any router?
Was a year ago. Not compatible with 3rd party anymore. Just like the YI cameras.
it’s not true. im still using it with 3rd party modems and it’s work fine. Also firmware and Mi Home is updated but don’t know about 2nd version
Is the app in Chinese only or is there a language option (with at least English)?
You can simply configure it using the manuals from the internet and it will just work. No need to touch it and it doesn’t matter what languages are in the app.
I have been using the Mi Wifi Repater Ver. 1 . Its performance is pretty good and you can easily configure the Wifi Repeater which is powered by USB.
Version 1 can be used with any router?
I have been using the Mi Wifi Repater Ver. 1 . Its performance is pretty good and you can easily configure the Wifi Repeater which is powered by USB.
Version 1 can be used with any router?
I have a 1 year old version of the first model which works fine with 3rd party routers. A recently bought unit refuses though…
I have a 1 year old version of the first model which works fine with 3rd party routers. A recently bought unit refuses though…