20 Best Wifi Router For Apple (2023 Updated)

I was originally using the basic modem/router i got with att uverse fiber. This was fine enough for most things. I needed more parental controls of my household electronics and was looking for a solution.

glad i went with this one since it wasnt overkill and could still take full advantage of my 1000mbps from att and it had very nice features built into the app. I can now control wifi hours of my kids devices so that they arent able to play online all evening.

configuring the att router/modem to be passthrough was a little complicated but i was able to figure it out. It paired easily with my asus rp ac55 extender. i have about 2200sqft and use to have trouble reaching the 2 farthest rooms but not anymore.

i did have to do some manual port forwarding on this router where my old one didnt need it. my speeds are better than what they were on the att router. seeing as how its still needed for passthrough i cant completely rule out that device being part of the speed changes.

Att speed test was about 500mbps, test on this one about an hour later was 700+ mbps.

I bought this because I have an Asus RT-AC86U with which I was quite happy, but it was getting a bit unreliable, as older routers do; it was now too unreliable for my stuck-at-home family who hold strong feelings about the reliability of their network connection.

My ISP feed is 100Mbps/10Mbps so I looked at dual band mesh routers, as tri-band would be overkill, and I had decided it was time to move from a single router to a mesh network. I decided the Asus Aimesh would give me the same performance as the Netgear dual band mesh I would be likely to buy, with less cost now as I’m already invested in the Asus system.

The Asus solution is feature rich also, probably intimidatingly so if you don’t have experience with routers. You can just ignore the settings you don’t understand. Anyway, the rich set of features was a plus for me when compared to the less configurable Netgear mesh network I considered.

The RT-AX55 was the cheapest WiFi6 ASUS router I could find with good wireless features, and 1800 Mbps is plenty for my ISP feed. I found the RT-AX55 on sale at Best Buy. For the sale price I paid for a brand name router, with a very up to date feature set, I don’t expect better value than this.

I installed the RT-AX55 as the new router and moved the RT-AC86U to become a wireless Aimesh node. RT-AX55 setup and Aimesh setup were easy. The RT-AX55 has rather limited RAM. I usually see 3% CPU usage and 66% RAM usage with 30 or so wireless clients, and a few wired clients, so capacity is good in spite of the amount of RAM provided.

This is in an Aimesh network so I don’t know if these metrics would hold for a standalone router application. The combination of these two routers in the Aimesh has been reliable in the couple of weeks I’ve used it.

I’ll stay in the Asus Aimesh ecosystem and will consider a second RT-AX55 unit when the RT-AC86U needs to be retired. (I considered Easymesh rather than Aimest but I suspect Easymesh is an open standard with little participation beyond one company, so I consider it practically a proprietary mesh standard at this point) Supposedly you can set up to four guest networks on Aimesh (or this router) but I didn’t have success beyond one guest network, and wasn’t inclined to invest more time in experimentation.

Compared to the range of the mighty RT-AC86U, the RT-AX55 broadcast range is much less impressive, so that’s why the RT-AX55 gets four stars instead of five. Other than range, I’m quite pleased with it.

The RT-AX55 by itself probably would be fine for many 2000-2500 sq. foot two-story houses if positioned closer to the centre of the house. Two RX-AX55 units (on sale) in an Aimesh is reasonably priced as a feature rich WiFi6 mesh alternative, if you have modest ISP bandwidth as I do.

Networking the two units together with Ethernet would be even better, and probably serve well for a 250-500 Mbps ISP feed when so connected.

The router was fine for the first week. I updated the firmware to the latest (3. 0. 0. 4. 386_45934) and I’ve had nothing but issues. TP-Link Kasa plugs and certain 2. 4Ghz devices were dropping off my network.

I turned off Smart Connect and separated the 2. 4 and 5Ghz SSIDs. The WiFi seemed more stable. I also factory reset for good measure. Although the devices were more stable, the router would crash and reboot almost daily, killing my internet connection.

Some of my Google Nest cameras now have issues uploading footage and showing live view. I’m going to downgrade the firmware, which is a very tedious process, and do some more testing. I recommend going for the RT-AX56 or higher model so you can install the custom Merlin firmware.

The stock firmware is pretty garbage and full of bugs.

I think the eero 6 mesh wifi set is pretty amazing. Due to where I have to keep my router I have been suffering from weak signals in parts of my house. Our house isn’t very large, but the cable hook up is in the southeast corner of the house.

The two bedrooms on the north end of the house have always struggled to get a decent wifi signal. Earlier this year I got fed up with it and did some research and came to the conclusion that our nearly 10-year-old router must have been the issue.

So, I swapped it out for a Netgear Nighthawk after reading rave reviews. Alas, it didn’t help very much. Then, I read about wifi extenders and bought one of those. While this did give me strong signals throughout the house, the extender’s network came with a bit of a lag, as it had to relay from the main network.

This made streaming tv (we’re cord cutters) difficult, especially if there were multiple devices running on the main network. I realized that a mesh network was probably going to be the best solution for our situation.

In came eero 6 to the rescue! I had just succumbed to the idea of living with spotty wifi in our house when the chance arose to get this system. I thought I was getting pretty decent speeds with my Nighthawk, but the eero blew that out of the water.

I ran speed tests in a few areas around the house to see how much of a difference, if any, the eero system would make. In the living room (where the router is located) my speed more than doubled. In the master bedroom, the furthest away from the router, my speed quadrupled! I know, impressive.

What’s even more impressive is that those speed numbers are indicative of only having the main router hooked up. I hadn’t decided where I wanted to put the two satellite routers yet. After installing those, I was able to get speeds almost 10 times faster than the Nighthawk alone gave out to the master bedroom.

I am even able to get decent speeds in the furthest corners of my back yard, whereas before I was lucky if I got any signal at all just outside the back door. One thing to think about before running out to get one of these systems is where you want to place the two satellite units.

While they are wireless in the sense that there aren’t any wires connecting them to the main router, they do still have to be plugged into a wall socket. This could be an issue if you have an older home with very few spare outlets.

Fortunately, the routers are relatively attractive, so they won’t be an eyesore sitting on an end table or nightstand. You can even turn off the LED light if that poses an issue. One thing that bothered me about my Nighthawk was how bright it made my living room in the middle of the night with all its very bright blinking lights emanating from behind the TV.

There is one thing I have to criticize the eero 6 on and that is its instructions. They are very minimal and they leave out one key piece of information, which is to turn off wifi on your phone. I tried over and over for 20 minutes and could not get the router to connect.

Then, I just happened to recall that when setting up a Ring doorbell you have to turn off wifi on your phone. Having that one step in the instructions would have saved me a lot of frustration.

Reliable system. I’ve had the Eero 6 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 system for over a month now. The router and the extenders are placed all throughout the house. Each are located on all three levels of the house. The router and extenders communicate Wi-Fi to each other and splits the connection between multiple devices.

My phone will connect to one of the three Eeros that is nearby. Walking between different rooms my phone will connect from one Eero to another. A different device may be connected to the same exact Eero or on a different one with my phone.

This alleviates pressure from a single router to transmit Wi-Fi to all devices. On a side note, these Eeros will only connect to new/relatively new devices (e. g. phones, laptops, tv’s doorbell, etc.

) to use Wi-Fi 6. Don’t disconnect your devices from the old router immediately. Make sure all your devices can pick up the Eero on Wi-Fi 6 first. You can change the bandwidth but Wi-Fi 6 is stronger.

I still have a couple of devices connected to my old router due to this condition. Until I update those low tech devices. I believe this should be rated as five stars. Great and reliable. Especially if you plan to add multiple devices throughout your residency.

I recommend purchasing the Eeros or at least a mesh Wi-Fi system.

In the world of work from home, remote everything, it’s nice to be able to upgrade to something faster and better. If you are still rocking an 802. 11n or even worse 802. 11g router, it is time for an upgrade.

In the world of routers, the current Eero 6 features the 802. 11ax spec in the form of the dual-band Eero 6 and tri-band Eero 6 Pro. The latest 802. 11ax spec (now called Wifi 6 or Wifi AX) improves on the previous 802.

11ac (known as Wifi 5) abilities by providing greater bandwidth, more simultaneous wifi use, and better range. In theory, even if your existing devices are not Wifi 6 capable, they will be able to utilize the greater bandwidth and better management of the frequencies to provide a better internet streaming experience.

Currently, the Intel 10 gen processor-based computers and modern smartphones (iPhone 11, iPhone 12, Samsung S10, S20, Note 10) all support this new standard. In the Box: The dual-band Eero 6 comes with three matching power supplies, two matching Eero 6 mesh expander units, one Eero 6 mesh router (with ethernet ports), and an ethernet cable.

The box comes with instructions that will help you set up the unit. Setup: The beauty of the Eero is the quick hassle-free setup. The experience does not change regardless of which version of the Eero you own.

The initial setup does require you to use a phone or tablet to download the Eero app. The setup device should be connected to the internet for an email & phone number, as part of the setup requires you to activate your account.

Once you have plugged in the main unit (the one with the ethernet ports) to the internet modem and given it power, the setup process can begin. It seems to use a combination of Wifi and Bluetooth to find the router to connect.

Once you enter your serial number of the router, the setup is almost complete. Add your network name (SSID) and the passkey and you are done. Setting up the nodes can now be completed by following the on-screen information in the app on your phone.

The Eero will update and maintain itself, with little for you to do. Eero does offer “upgrades”, as part of the setup process, particularly the Eero Secure and Secure+ features. By default, you are signed up for a free 30-day trial, but you can turn that off.

Eero Secure at $30/yr is plenty for most people, keep track of your kid’s internet use, block ads and prevent them from going to naughty websites. For that, the price is worth it. The Eero Secure+ builds on features and provides a VPN, Password Manager, and an Antivirus for $99/yr.

It must be noted that I am reviewing the three-pack, dual-band Wifi 6 device, which features only one of the routers with ethernet ports (doesn’t matter which one is LAN and which is WAN, it figures it out) that connects to the modem.

The mesh expander routers only have a power input. The three-pack of the tri-band Eero 6 Pro, is larger and features the exact same router, and is agnostic to which router is connected to your modem.

The dual-band has a difference in the design as the mesh expander units do not support a wired backhaul, however depending on the version you buy, you could technically create the feature by purchasing multiple dual-band Eero 6 router units.

Performance: The Eero 6 dual-band Wifi Router is a must-have if you are looking to upgrade your service. Eero’s current generation of Wifi 6 devices includes the tri-band Eero 6 Pro, the dual-band Eero 6 (main unit), and Eero 6 Repeater units.

The difference is in the performance achievable by the routers. The Eero 6 Pro obviously is going to be faster, and more capable as it supports a dedicated wireless backhaul frequency, and an optional wired backhaul to connect between the routers The 3-pack Eero 6 however is a dual-band and does not support the wired-backhaul (unless you buy multiple wired units).

The inter-connections between the mesh units use the existing wifi signal to expand the wireless connectivity. This reduces the effective total speed capable to be used by the wireless units and limits speeds to 500 Mbps Now that does not sound like a whole lot, but it is more than enough for a vast majority of the people who are looking to improve their wifi connectivity and internet experience.

For me, the biggest drawback to this dual-band Eero 6 unit is the expandability of the network. With only 1 spare ethernet port on the main router, you will require the use of a switch if you need a wired network for legacy devices.

In general use, I find speeds quite good. Initial speed tests were a bit lackluster, but after 36 hours the system optimized itself and I found the speeds to be more than adequate. I have a 200 Mbps connection, far lower than the theoretical cap of 500 Mbps, and I was able to extend the range to let me stream movies while sipping cocktails by the pool without losing performance.

The ability to easily expand my wifi connectivity to the pool by just placing the mesh wifi units wherever I deem convenient just makes this brilliant. The good news is that Eero devices are backwardly compatible, and my existing Wifi 5 (802.

11ac) Eero plug-in extender was easily integrated into the Wifi 6 network, providing easy expandability. Neat Features: If you are like me and use smart home devices, this latest generation of the Eero 6 units features Zigbee protocol and can act as your smart home hub.

You can expand your Zigbee device range by integrating the Eero 6 mesh routers. What uses Zigbee? Well, a whole lot of devices, from your Amazon Echo / Alexa, Philips Hue, Belkin Wemo, Samsung Smart Things, etc.

Basically, if you use any smart home devices from locks to lights, the ability to extend the Zigbee protocol signal is brilliant, as now you can technically have amazon echo control your smart home devices from anywhere, just have to connect your Eero to your Amazon account.

Pros: * Ease of setup – though requires a working cellphone with internet connectivity for SMS and email verification at the time of setup * Generally advertised speeds are achieved with ease, but the dual-band Eero 6 does take a performance hit for the wireless backhaul, still, 500 Mbps is more than enough for most people.

If you are fortunate enough to be able to have gigabit internet service in your area, you should upgrade to the Eero 6 Pro. * Self-healing wifi network. * Backwardly compatible with previous generation Eero units available on the market Cons: * No wired or dedicated wireless backhaul for the mesh expander units unless you buy multiple router units, or just get the Eero 6 Pro.

* Limited account controls in the app for monitoring kids without paying for the Eero Secure service ($30/yr). * Lag in switching from 5 GHz to 2. 4 GHz and vice versa, it seems some devices hold on to the frequency and will not hop over to the 2.

4 GHz band (which has a slower speed but signal travels a longer distance) when moving around as seamlessly, so a performance hit occurs. This will probably be fixed in a firmware update in the future.

I purchased this product in hopes of increasing my wifi speeds in my home and it did not. It is a good product that produces fast wifi speeds but not any better than my xfinity gateway and netgear extender.

In the same room as my gateway, speeds range from 800-850mbps from my xfinity gateway. The eero produced speeds of 750-800mbps so not better and just a bit slower. Downstairs from my gateway and next to the mesh eero unit, i would get very similar test speeds from 350-450mbps and received no improvement even though the eero 2nd and 3rd satellite units were just 2-3 feet away from me.

The Eero app is far advanced vs the nighthawk app. It is extremely easy to setup and use. Being able to edit and name each device connected to the unit was very nice. The one extreme negative I thought is that no one at Eero support (I talked to 3 different people) could tell me exactly what speed each frequency runs at.

So the unit is sold & marketed as AX5400 but what is the speed of each frequency? Like netgear/linksys/asus tell you that 2. 4ghz runs up to 600mbps or 1. 2gbps and 5ghz runs up to 2. 4gbps or 3. 6gpbs, whatever the rating may be, well eero only states that you receive 1.

3gbps at wireless speeds and no one at support can tell you any better. Well how do you know you are getting the 5400? I find that strange that no one knows how fast each frequency is running. Overall, good product that produces good speeds but just did not improve my speeds as I had hoped so decided to just not spend the extra money and stay with the xfinity gateway.

I’ve seen a lot of 4 star reviews that leave no cons. Don’t be fooled by the lack of 5 star reviews, this is a 5 star product. The units are very fast, and if you are within the 50 foot line of sight, you’ll be getting the rated multigigabit speeds “wired” but wireless through a node.

I’ve been using 3 original Eero WiFi 5 units for the past few years and have had no complaints. The customer service is exceptional, and when I picked up a few extra Eero Pro 5 units, they didn’t come with power adapters (i got them pre-owned) and Eero replaced them free of charge.

Unfortunately now, the standard Eero 6 does not have ethernet ports, only the Pro models do. These are fast, and it was easy to “replace” units one by one, including the gateway, slowly upgrading from WiFi 5 to WiFi 6.

We’re now getting 400mbps downlink and when accessing local servers, full gigabit speeds over hardwired mesh. However, I don’t recommend this over the 6 Pro if you want the Tri band and you don’t have WiFi 6 devices.

I purchased it for link aggregation but I’d have much preferred the tri band with 2 5GHz connections rather than this one in that regard. The 6E model has a 2. 4/5/6GHz system. I have one device that support that extra 6GHz band and it’s a phone, so it’s not worth the extra for wireless connectivity.

If you are invested in Zigbee and use Alexa, this system supports up to 150 Zigbee or Thread devices, 50 per node. All in all, excellent system. The 2 wireless nodes apart from the gateway both have 16 port switches and i have 0 drops.

The performance difference between wired and wired mesh is negligible, and the convenience of not needing to run ethernet cables is excellent. Great product. Great customer service. TL;DR; but the Pro or 6 or 6+ if you don’t need 6GHz or certain niche features.

I’ve had multiple routers, from differing brands throughout the years of WiFi. The coming of WiFi6 was a blessing to accommodate an only growing number of connected devices to my network. There are so many smart devices and brands that make them, you’re bound to have compatibility issues.

I’ve had issues with my household’s security cameras just not showing up as available to connect on hubs that were promised to make managing all of them seamless. The eero Pro 6E tri-band mesh Wi-Fi 6E system (3-pack) has been surprisingly seamless the short time I’ve been using them.

The app is dummy proof, set up was simple, and I have not had any issues requiring a customer support yet. The package of 3 was a nice size to cover my home’s square footage, and I was grateful for the technology that supported 8K streaming.

I hope to never have 100 devices connected to my network, but eero claims to support them all if the situation should arise. A truly wireless home is becoming more real with this mesh network system, with a WiFi speed that exceeds CAT5e, so I am impressed with this eero Pro 6E system.

The Good: Wifi Speeds were amazing. Nice looking units that fit in nicely on a shelf with existing decor. Easy to do address reservations and port forwarding. The Bad: Limited Features. The router determines whether a device uses 2.

4 or 5ghz signal. Might be great for a regular user, but to me this is annoying because my new iPhone can connect to either, so the router placed it on a 2. 4 channel that yielded slower speeds and there was no way for me to change it like I can do with my old Nighthawk.

It has known compatibility issues with wireless Amcrest cameras (wish I would have known that since I have a system built around Amcrest), Satellite Signal Drops from base station constantly. I bought the system that has 3 satellites and live in a 4,000 sqft house yet they kept disconnecting.

App Issues – It took 3 hrs to get the app to work correctly to finalize setup (I have a nighthawk and am used to the app and it still gave me issues), The other issue with the App is that if you change a device name, it doesn’t translate to the Embedded UI.

Device connectivity to the satellites is an issue because when booting up the system, it seems that the router boots before the satellites thus having everything connect to the base (router). It would be nice if you could also manually move devices to the appropriate satellite, but you can’t do that.

I had a satellite in my finished basement that next to it was a smart TV and a Google Home, both of which would not connect to the satellite next to it, they connected to the router 1 level up. Very frustrating.

I read some blogs about turning signal strength down and that seemed to help, but my wifi range suffered in other areas. I have over 50 devices connected to my router between wired and wifi. I don’t think Orbi liked that many devices (35+ continuously active).

I also read about ways to get Orbi to communicate better by disabling MU-MIMO, but to me that defeats the purpose of a state of the art router. Lastly, Netgear Armor destroyed my connectivity and streaming capabilities.

In theory it was a great idea, but once I disabled it my speeds and streaming ability improved. I like Netgear products, but this one wasn’t for me. I went back to my Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 and it performs twice as good with my devices than the Orbi did (even thought I’m comparing Wifi 5 to the Orbi Wifi 6 which doesn’t even compare speedwise).

I think my next step will be the newest Wifi 6 Nighthawk Router. My advice is to do more research before buying Orbi if you’re a power user.

I purchased this product after seeing multiple positive reviews on tech review sites. There were some negative reviews on Amazon but there are always a few. I should have listened to what they said. When the Nighthawk Mesh extender arrived, I followed the installation instructions using the Nighthawk app.

The QR code didn’t scan correctly so I did a manual install. Unfortunately I had to stop when it mentioned using the “included” Ethernet cable, which wasn’t included. I then configured it using the WPS approach but none of my devices received any signal despite the extender appearing to transmit.

On my iPhone, I kept getting a separate security certificate error message and it didn’t receive internet either. I tried to go through the reconfiguration steps several more times and then called tech support.

After being on hold for almost an hour, I was connected to someone who said I needed to speak to a specialist. I was on hold for 30 more minutes. By this point, when I checked my computer, it seemed to be receiving a signal.

I couldn’t check my phone because I was speaking on it, but the tech support person said that the error message I got was nothing to worry about and it shouldn’t appear again. But the next day, it did and I couldn’t send email from my iPhone without shutting off the nighthawk extender.

I looked online for solutions and apparently this is a common, known problem with this extender and Apple products. All of the “solutions” being suggested on the community forum involved significant admin level changes to fix and many seemed to weaken network security.

As an IT professional, I’m perfectly capable of doing complex command language level changes, but not if it compromises my network security. Consequently, I ended up returning the product. The return process seems to have gone smoothly but I’ve not seen my charge refunded yet so I’m reluctant to say that it’s too easy.

Overall, I’d recommend going with a brand other than Netgear especially if you have Apple devices that you need to connect.

I bought this system because a friend of mine has it and because of the Netgear name. I have even talked a friend of mine to purchase this system on Cyber Monday which he did but was only able to purchase the Router and 1 Satellite instead of the two because the Cart would add it but when you try to go to the next step the cart was empty.

I even tried to purchase it for him and had the same results. I told him to purchase the Router and 1 Satellite to have this system at the reduced price. So I have tried to install the Router several times now and have had no connection between the Modem and the Router.

I have tried to power them up, unplug everything, used a different ethernet cord, moved the Router to a different location and still everything I tried the Router doesn’t connect to the TDS modem with an IP address.

The TDS Modem does put out TCP/IP to things that get plugged into it so I know that the TDS modem is working and that the ports on the back of it work. The TDS modem is a WiFi modem and I do not know if this is an issue but it shouldn’t be since the Netgear Modem is getting plugged directly into the TDS modem.

I do not know if my Netgear Modem is bad because the only way to trouble shoot this is to take it to work and plug it into that network to see if it can obtain an IP from that router. The person (friend of mine) who talked me into this system says that it one of the best and that he has no issues, my friend that I talked into buying this system is in his late 60’s so I guess I will have to go to his place and try to set his up because he is unable to, I think it is more that he is not a Techie so things are harder for him to do.

All in all, I wish I wasn’t having these issues because I believe that Netgear makes great stuff, I have bought Netgear back in the 1990’s when I hosted LAN party’s because they where the best, I hope that the issue is with TDS and not this unit but with the testing that I have done it is pointing to the Router and not my TDS modem.

At the time of this review we will have used this router for ~2 months. Before this purchase we went through 3 different wireless routers in under 2 years. The Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 fared the best before the radio signal quality began to dip (this started after about one year of use).

We tested other Netgears and an Asus router but they did not perform well in our house. Our house is a tri-level with a chimney running right through the middle of the floor plan, so we needed to find a router that could effectively penetrate the mortar between floors.

Our internet source enters the house from a non-ideal location so router position cannot be changed without additional costs. After 2 months of use I can say that the TP-Link Archer AC4000 is by the far the most consistent solution for us.

Main floor level range for 2. 4 and 5GHz bands is reliable, and the 2. 4 GHz band consistently reaches corners and diagonals better than all the other routers we’ve tried. It doesn’t reach every weird angle of the house but at this price point I don’t expect it to.

In the past we’ve needed to restart the Nighthawk for the odd connectivity issues but I have not yet needed to do that, either. I don’t have number data to include with this review, but I can safely say that wireless range and signal consistency is very good.

Phones do not randomly disconnect from this router like they did with the Nighthawk. Speed has not been an issue before but it’s still good here. After 2 months of heavy use by 10+ devices, mostly wireless, I can confidently recommend this router.

Setup is easy as it was with Netgear and Asus models. The build quality is solid and the AC4000 performs as well as we need it to.

I realized that my older Linksys WNDR4000 dual-band WiFi router just wasn’t up to the task anymore. Spectrum recently increased internet download speeds to 200 Mbps in our area and I was lucky to be getting 70Mbps over WiFi.

I could only get 200 Mbps when connected to the router via Ethernet. Plus, signal coverage was somewhat spotty – noticed primarily with my Chromecast device which while behind the TV, still was nearly within line of sight of the WiFi router.

Since replacing it with the TP-Link Archer AC4000, I’m now getting a much better WiFi signal throughout the house and am able to get 200Mbps download speeds via WiFi. Router setup was also incredibly easy and I like the SmartConnect mode where all 3 WiFi bands are under the same SSID and it automatically chooses the best band for the device that’s connecting.

Haven’t had any issues with any devices not being able to connect. The phone app and web Interfaces are easy to use and straightforward. The info it provides on the MAC addresses for connected devices was useful in tracking down and figuring out what a couple of “phantom” devices were on my network.

Would highly recommend this router if you are having issues with WiFi speeds and signal strength, especially if you can get it on sale like I did.

Bought to replace an identical year-old router. Old router became unstable, and warranty process takes weeks, so this one was intended for immediate replacement. Unfortunately, after 2 days of trying, we never got the new one to work.

It seems like either a MAC Binding issue, but could be a defective new router. Oddly, after a dozen-plus reboots, the old router fixed itself. So now the new router sits unused, as we are reluctant to mess with the old one while it’s working.

TP-Link customer support has been acceptable – but not great – throughout this ordeal. That said, when they work, and if bought on sale, the AC4000 router can be a great value.

I bought this Apple AirPort Extreme 802. 11ac to complement the other one I use as my WiFi access point and router. Effectively I’m using this as an extender. I have the 2 linked by ethernet over powerline to avoid loss in speed — Apple allows you to extend the network wirelessly but there is a significant drop in performance.

It’s an excellent piece of kit, rock-solid and I almost never have to reboot it — compared to the Virgin Media Super Hub 3 that I was rebooting 1~2 times a week. I set the VM SH3 to Modem mode and let the AirPorts do all the work (so WiFi, Router, DHCP, etc.

) and they do it admirably and without fuss. This is an “old” piece of kit (it was released in 2013) but still holds its own admirably compared to other WiFi routers and it gives me rock-solid WiFi with excellent performance.

However I would still totally recommend it. They actually look rather nice too — far less obtrusive than normal routers and sit there quietly in the background blending in with everything else. Very easy to setup and use with the AirPort Utility piece of software.

Am delighted!.

Highly reliable, and flawless wireless networking. There aren’t many features, but if you are heavily apple-ecosystem, these routers/access points are great for “good enough” wireless networks. My house has 4 of them, setup with ethernet backhaul, to create one single WIFI network.

transition between devices is flawless, even with wifi calling and video chat sessions actively flowing data. I have 5xstreaming devices for TVs, including one 4K streamer, and all work great.

The Air Port Utility did the whole set up for me. The other day the light was orange and I thought it strange since it had been operating very well. It said it was over heating, but I went to the Air Port Utility and I noted that a file sharing buttomn was checked to file share and I didn’t want that – I turned it off and it wanted to “update” so I clicked that to occur and after two minutes everything was good again and the light was green.

I called my brother to check his Aip Port and his was orange. He said his Aip Port Utility wantred a firmware update and then his light went green after a few minutes. Strange. I think that was what my Aip Port Extreme needed, as well.

I have had no glitches with this Air Port Extreme but that incident which – was a firmware update.

IšverstiShow in original languageI bought this router a while back. When I eventually installed it I found that the thing is completely app driven and I had to download this app onto my phone in order to get it installed.

The functionality works well enough by itself, but it is a pain to setup in the app and has almost no customization that can be done. Trying to log into this with a computer only gives you a page that you can see the connected devices on and gives you no control over even the simplest of settings for WiFi forcing you to only use the app.

The only thing I could see I was able to do in the browser is set an IP address to static in the router and rename connected devices. It did not play well with my EnGenius EAP1300EXT either. If both were setup to extend the same WiFi network it would just kill internet over WiFi.

I get more functionality and control over my network with my old $50 TP Link than with this. If you are expecting any real control over your network then I would stay away from this thing.

IšverstiShow in original languageI live in an RV park. The owner has Fiber to the main building to his modem for the Store. I connected this Router to his modem, and plugged in one Antenna outside the back of his store.

My trailer is a good 150ft away with a tree and another trailer in the line of site. I am getting 90mbs download and around 60mbs up. I am also using a laptop with a new Intel ax210ngw wireless card.

The AX201 card was having signal issues and lagging. I game online and I have 0 issues now once switching wireless cards in my pc. My phones and TV are also connected. The antennas are plastic so you can’t put them where they may be bumped into.

Both of my antennas are outside of the trailer and I have had 0 issues so far. Also, If I connect to antenna at my trailer the signal is a little weaker as it has to go through the other antenna and then to router.

The router itself is a good 200 ft away from my trailer. So getting the speeds I do is pretty good and solves my issue for WIFI. Hope this helps. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to boost your wifi.

IšverstiShow in original languageWhen I first saw this Mesh kit I was very interested in it, as it was the same as the gamer edition but white. Also, it would help extend my range to the other side of the house, thanks to the included antennas.

After opening the box, I really liked the build quality and finish of the device. The pleasing aesthetics of it’s design are nothing short of artistic and it is likely the best looking router on the market.

Getting it out of the box, you’re instructed to download the amplifi app, and once that was done, the whole thing was up and running in under 60 seconds (It was the fastest router setup I had ever done).

So simplicity and speed are great, and this would be great for somebody who has limited technical skill and just wants their internet to work. After using it and playing in the configuration, I came to realize that there were a few things I considered poor choices, but not dealbreakers.

Well, at the time they weren’t deal breakers, but now one of them is. First, I noticed that guest WiFi doesn’t appear to have a way to turn this off, and I never run a guest WiFi personally, so I was a little turned off by this, but it wasn’t a deal breaker as it was password protected.

Second, was the fact that both the 2. 4 GHz and 5 GHz both use the same password! This is a problem, because the router really doesn’t have any way to limit bandwidth for certain users and not being able to keep them off the 5GHz AC band would be your only shot here.

Third, the web interface and the app interface, have two completely different sets of features and that’s extremely bizarre to me. The app literally has far more features than the web interface and that’s backward.

Fourth, there’s no way to set the max MTU for the device! This is a serious problem, because this can affect a persons ability to use certain types of VPN. Yes you can set this at the OS level of your computer, but it would be so much better to be able to set it at the router and be done with it.

T-Mobile’s 5G gateway is very susceptible to this issue if you need proof that this really is a problem. Now I know what you’re thinking, why not just use the guest for them… This would be an awesome idea, if not for the fact that you cannot specify the bands that the guest network is allowed to use, or even limit it’s bandwidth! What is the purpose of a guest WiFi? Seriously, if it is just another SSID with a password, why even have it at all? Others have complained about the fact that there’s no way to use a physical backbone with the extenders and it’s interesting.

I can change the backbone band and the normal band in those extenders, so it didn’t bug me too much. However, if this matters to you, you might want to move along. Now you might be worried about the speed, but don’t be… This thing can deliver enough bandwidth for wired and wireless connections, under most circumstances.

You do not need AX in most situations. In the end, I’ve used this thing for about a year now, and knowing what I know now, I would likely not have kept this device and I certainly would not recommend it to people.

I used their request a feature option, for some of these things and Ubiquiti decided to ignore those requests. So, this is very much a router that puts form over functionality and it is a shame, because it could be the perfect setup.

I bought this the 1st week of April and was excited with my purchase, I replaced a Linksys 32x gaming router with this one, and I assumed that it was an upgrade boy I was wrong. The Net Duma software is glitchy, fails to functions, and struggles to do the advertised functions.

I figured I needed a firmware update and I believe it did a total of 3 but no improvement. I had the router reset itself to factory settings multiple times just for hitting the reboot option, devices lose connectivity and not connect for up to 24 hours later.

All my cameras became unresponsive to view and ironically lags in matches. I hit up customer service via web and they wanted to do the basic troubleshooting usually done with people clueless with tech.

Left me hanging for a few days while they “sent it over” to another department to resolve. Yea no pretty easy to jump in my car and buy a competitor. I’m sorry but check the Netduma forum and look at all the issues and people claiming its an expensive brick.

Its pretty basic netgear sell a product that you plug in and works. I bought a Linksys comparable in value and guess what it works flawlessly. Defective Radio?May be doesn’t make up for the glitchy software.

If youre playing on Xbox and have AT&T Fiber (cant speak for anything else cause this is how i was using it) DO NOT BUY! Latest firmware does not allow the basic router functions let alone DumaOS operating incredibly slow.

Ive had a Nighthawk R8600 for years now and has worked flawlessly, decided to upgrade to the XR1000. Strict NAT on my Series X no matter what i did. Tried for 10+ hours to resolve the issue and nothing would fix it.

Port forwarding, DMZ, oh and the UPnP doesnt even work, neither does NAT set to Open under WAN Settings. Kept getting Double NAT, DMZ would fix this but then it would still be Strict cause UPnP doesnt fuction.

Latest firmware wont even allow you to turn it on, downgrading to a previous firmware allows you to turn it on but it still doesnt work. I mean that literally, tap shows it on but it doesnt work, might as well still show off.

These are the basic functions of low end ISP gateways and a “Pro Gaming” router cant do it. My old router runs fine and gives me an open NAT, with only UPnP and NAT Open under WAN Settings, nothing else needed with that one to get things working correctly.

Returning this garbage for a full refund, from what i could tell in the forums is that they are aware but its been months sense the latest firmware with no dates on a fix listed. This thing was put out as a finished product and came standard with DumaOS 3.

0 but it appears its still in beta as you will see developers for this software can only trouble shoot with people online, forcing you to take hugely inconvenient steps just to get basic functions working.

I didnt volunteer to pay $300+ to be a beta tester. Do your research before buying and make sure everything is worked out before purchase, this review is from September 2021. I will give it to the other functions, my wireless signal was stronger and faster than its ever been and my hardwired connections were also extremely stable and fast.

Those were the only positives that got heavily outweighed by the negatives.

Bought this back in 2019 and it’s my biggest purchase regret ever. Having purchased it to guarantee a stable connection while gaming, it’s the worst router I’ve ever owned. It always disconnects while gaming leading to being kicked out in the middle of a match.

This is while on a wired connection, on all ports, using different ethernet cables. It does tend to have issues with WiFi while streaming sometimes leading to buffering even at 1000mbps down speeds but it’s nothing compared to the dropping of connection while playing wired and is probably due to congestion during busy hours so I won’t fault the router for that, I love the WiFi 6.

When people play on a wired connection, it’s because they want a stable connection that guarantees them the best performance and this product doesn’t deliver. No, don’t respond to this review linking me to a troubleshooting page.

I want direct support regarding a product that has been defective since its launch and purchase. My email is attached to this review as it was mandatory, you can contact me there Netgear. First and last product from Netgear ever.

I’ll never recommend Netgear products and should’ve instead opted for the highly recommended ASUS routers for gaming. To think this router had all the perfect features just to fail at it’s most important job in keeping a stable connection that should never drop and run 24/7.

I don’t recommend buying this product at all. If you’re looking to even buy at this price point in the first place, you probably want or need all the features it had to offer but the pros don’t outweigh the cons of this router.

Disappointing.

I bought this router in late spring/early summer of 2020 thinking it would better suit me for working from home. WORST mistake I ever made! Spent ~$400 for a router that consistently has issues. Everything from the WiFi intermittently going out/dropping to ethernet connections not working at all or producing speeds that are only 20% of the speeds from my ISP.

After the initial 90 days, Netgear customer support refuses to help unless I pay for their additional services with no guarantee the issue(s) will be corrected. The issues with this router are widespread and well-known by everyone who owns one.

Yet, Netgear refuses to rectify the problem. This will absolutely be the last Netgear product I ever purchase.

I’ve used Netgear Routers, Modems and Extenders for as long as NETGEARS been makin em! Tried Lynksys, and a few others, but ALWAYS came back to NETGEAR! My point is…. inKNOW ROUTERS!. And I KNOW NetGear Routers, and Networking! Been doing it a VERY long time! Well, I bought this AX11000 WiFi 6 Router, ….

WHY WiFi 6? I have NO F’n idea LOL…. Thought “Bigger, more Expensive is better, I guess…. anywayyyy I get router #1…. go thru installation, no problem, I like using a Computer for set up, the NightHawk app is ok if your not really “Networking or Tech Savvy” but using a Computer gives you access to MANY MANY More settings! Well, got it all up and running….

saw my 2. 4 & 5ghz Channels…. used same SSID & pswd so all devices hooked right up, but HERE is where the Trouble started…. I have over 1000mbps coming INTO the router, so I ran the 1st (of MANY) SPeed Tests, and low & Behold with around 1100mbps coming into the router, my 2.

4ghz band was only readin around 25-30 mbps D/L side, and 1. 5-3mbps Upstream???…. scratch head…. run speed test on 5ghz channel, now I oughta be HAULIN BUTT on this channel right?……. 90-120mbps Downstream, and 12-17mbps upstream! Double, Triple, checked all my settings, used a dozen or more different speed tests with different servers, CHANGED A BUNCH of settings, one at a time….

speed test, repeat…. never got more than 100-120mbps downstream on 5ghz channel, so obviously this Router is faulty ! No biggie, it’s happened before, returned it for a new one, same model got it home and set up….

SAME ISSUES! Went on every BLOG I could find on the subject no come to find out this is a VERY COMMON issue with this router! Was on the phone with Nether for over an HOUR performing EXACTLY the same Troubleshooting procedures I had already performed humpteen times! LOL….

TOOK OVER AN HOUR for the Netgear Tech to emit to me they have had issues with this router! Grrrrrrrr ya THINK ya could have BEGAN the conversation with that lil TidBit? Grrrrrrr Soooooo I sent the 2nd one Back and got one of my Old Trusty Ax12 /AX6000 Routers, and HOLY CRAP……Guess what? ……2.

4ghz channel, 220mbps downstream, 12-18mbps upstream, and on the 5ghz Channel, ya ready?………back to my good ol 880-900mbps downstream, and 25-40mbps Upstream! I’ve found that using the following settings Maximized my Speeds by a pretty good margin from the Recommended NetGear settings: FIRST: UPDTE TO NEWEST FIRMWARE!! 1) AX ENABLED 2) Smart Connect DISABLED! (Smart Connect allows the Router to judge how much signal goes to each device.

And your 5ghz channel becomes “Hidden” and you will only see the One SSID……. I like to decide which one of my devices gets how much Power! So I highly recommend leaving this box Unchecked! 3) Set Security level to WPA3 Personal or WPA2/WPA3, if you have some older devices still using WPA2, UNDER NO Circumstances should you use WEP, WPA, WPA/WPA2, 4) Hidden Network: A router can be configured to hide its network name (SSID) you’re router might incorrectly use “closed” to mean “Hidden” and “Broadcast” to men Open! Hiding the network name doesn’t conceal the Netwerk from detection or security against unauthorized access.

And because of the way that Devices search for and connect to Wi-Fi networks, using a Hidden network might expose information that can be used to identify you and the hidden networks you use, such as your home Network! 5) Channel: Set to “AUTO” 6) Channel Width: set to 20 MHz for the 2.

4 GHz band and set to auto for all widths (20mhz, 40mhz, & 80mhz) for the 5ghz Band. 7) DHCP: set to “Enabled” if your Router is the only DHCP Server on the Network! 8) MAC Address filtering, authentication, access control: SET TO DISABLED! when this feature is enabled, your router can be set up to allow only devices that have specified MAC addresses to join the Network! Sorry for the “Novel”, but I sure wish someone had told ME all of this stuff, ….

Could’ve saved me DAYS! But, I have found that using the settings I have described above are the PERFECT Set up for ME! Every Set-up is gonna differ, but under normal conditions, these are Optimal Settings for a Netgear Router AND Extender! Hope it helps SOMEONE! LOL.

Reliable wifi is more important than ever with security cameras, home entertainment, etc. We have 23 devices to date and my older wifi mesh system required constant reboots and speeds weren’t up to par in nodes.

Wifi 6 allows much faster throughput with wifi 6 devices. I’m connecting in man cave and master bath at 470mbps with my iphone 13. Easy set up, great range, and reliability are strengths of this router.

You can spend much more and get much less if you aren’t careful. 4 Ethernet ports come in handy also. There is no substitute for some knowledge on how wifi needs to be set up depending on specific devices.

It’s always better to hardwire with Ethernet if possible but sometimes not possible depending on structure. It would be very difficult to get a better performing router at this price point, especially if you have compatible wifi 6 devices.

I have a 400 mbps spectrum internet plan as an fyi. With my amplifi 3 station system I replaced I had slow speeds in areas I used mesh points and had to continuously reboot. I’m getting faster speeds and better reliability with this wifi 6 router.

I had invested 300 in old system and got 3 years out of that system. This router is the best on market in my opinion (at this price) by today’s standards. It also allows excellent expansion if needed.

I would start with 1 and see if your content with performance. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Range is also excellent with external antennas. Our home is 2200 square foot ranch and this does a great job inside and outside with my wifi 6 phone.

Highly recommended.

Just got this router. Setting it up was a challenge: The app I downloaded asked me to scan a QR code that did not exist. So I went with the manual setup choice. The app insisted that I be on the network.

It should have specified that I need to connect to the “Netgear” wi-fi that appeared. I figured that I should connect to it, but it asked for a password. The minimal amount of documentation (simply a large card) did not have it.

The documentation and the app suggest that the user look online to documentation and videos. However, I have no internet connection while I am setting it up! Finally, I asked a friend to bring his smartphone, He had exhausted his data allowance, so we were only able to go online for a few seconds to find a helpline buried deep – probably deliberately – in the Netgear sight.

Called the helpline and a tech confined that I need to connect to the Netgear wi-fi that appears. And the password is under the router! So a setup that could have been only ten minutes cost me three hours! Netgear, get your act together: 1- Put a QR on the modem if you are calling one.

2- Add where the password is.

Netgear never disappoints. In this case, we opened a new business and had the cable company install their business service, including WiFi. When we learned that we could not create guest access using their router, I promptly returned it and purchased a smaller, mesh router.

It was terrible. Settings were very limited. Only one ethernet port. Range was dubious and it dropped the signal. So, back it went and I just spent a little more money and got the Netgear. Had it installed in just a short time, with everything set as we needed and wanted, including guest access.

All speed test numbers went up. Just brilliant. Only downside is it comes with add-on services, like a free trial of a security package, that they push hard for you to subscribe to. Otherwise, love it.

Highly recommend the hardware for it’s function and the setup is straightforward.

Apple AirPort Express Base Station Wireless Router is a good and inexpensive way to expand your network’s reach within your home, especially if you already are using an AirPort Extreme (abbrev. Extreme) primary LAN (local area network) router.

First, locate the AirPort Express (Express) physically where you think it will do the most good–e. g. , the other end of the house yet within signal range of your primary router. Any wireless router should be place high up near the ceiling of the room in which it is located in order to obtain the greatest signal range.

Next, plug in the Express and return to your Mac computer, where you will find and open the AirPort Utility app. The app will almost immediately find the Express and ask whether you want to add it as a bridge router to your present network.

Answer ‘yes’ and the connection is made. The Express will repeat synchronously the data signals received from the Extreme and transmitted by users on your LAN. Adding an AirPort Express will not increase the speed of your network, since it is limited by the speed of data transferred through the Extreme.

However, you should find that you have full signal strength available for wireless devices throughout the house now, especially in areas where before signals were weak, intermittent, or non-existent.

The price of an AirPort Express is inexpensive compared to the benefits it offers, and for Mac users, it could not be easier to set up and use. I strongly recommend this approach to extending the range and strength of your LAN.

This is a great addition to your Apple lineup. If you’re an Apple fanboy then you need to get this Airport Express especially if you’re trying to convert your current Wifi to a Mesh Wifi. This will only work if you have the Airport Extreme.

You setup the Airport Extreme as the base router and then link it to the Airport Express and put this router in any room and it becomes a mesh router just like a Orbi Mesh Router except using Apple devices.

That was the setup I had for my home and it worked out really well. It also works really well on it’s own. It’s as small as the Apple TV and you can setup two different frequency’s- either 2. 4mhz or a 5mhz.

When I was using it I was using the 5mhz setup bc it was faster and there’s not as many signals around that would impede the frequency. I love how easy it is to setup. All you have to do is download the Airport Utility app from the Apple Store and then it will walk you through how to setup the router.

It was extremely easy to setup and easy to hide from plan sight. I have been using it since it came out until I recently retired it bc I chose to go with a new Orbi Mesh router setup and I didn’t care that it wasn’t an Apple device.

I was really happy with the Apple Airport Express when I was using it and it’s got so much potential if you know how to set it up the right way.

I grabbed the Airport Express to stream music with Airplay to a Peachtree Deepblue2 countertop speaker with an optical cable. As a huge bonus, the AE extends my Wi-Fi network to the busy kitchen/dining/seating area of the house, and I’m fortunate to have a wired Ethernet connection handy at that location.

There are concerns about jitter performance of the AE as a streaming device, but I don’t think any impact from that outweighs the benefits of the streaming and network extension. My Apple devices play to the AE destination very easily, and there are no dropouts or other flakiness.

I bought this used. To wipe out previous settings and passwords, I had to do a few hard resets. I also needed to hook it up directly to a laptop to get it configured the way I wanted; I couldn’t get it to set up from the intended location, which connected to the network via a switch.

After some initial fiddliness, the AE is doing a fine job streaming to the DB2 and extending my Wi-Fi to a rocking household network. It was worth replacing the spare Apple TV generation 2 puck I had, which didn’t stream over the wired connection, converted the standard 41 kHz CD-quality music stream to 48 kHz more suitable for video, and was difficult to manage “headless” without a TV connected, which stands to reason because it’s a purpose-built video streamer.

This was the second mesh setup I tried after first buying the Asus Zenwifi XT8 Wifi6 Mesh setup. I was replacing a TP-Link router which worked great for about 5 years (favorite router to that point, recommended at least 5 different times to people) but it was starting to show its age and couldn’t keep up with the growing number of smart home devices on our network and bandwidth requirements (was an older 802.

11ac model so of course). The Amplifi Alien was my preferred option to begin with, but went with the Asus based on fairly even reviews, the dedicated wireless backhaul of the Asus, and the Asus being much cheaper.

My experience with the Asus was great to start (the first few days). But I ended up spending time weekly trying to get it working right (I’m a techie so know what I’m doing), and finally gave up after complaints from the family that “its worse than the old router” and 6 months of unending troubleshooting, reverting firmwares, resetting to factory settings every few weeks to try again, etc.

etc. etc. So I finally gave up and bought two of the Amplifi Aliens to replace it, and couldn’t be happier. It worked great to start, but a little tuning and it’s been rock solid and performing great.

I went in a bit nervous as this is billed as “the Apple of routers”, so I was worried about the lack of configuration options (advanced users, do your research in case it’s missing something you need).

But the simplicity I see as a huge positive, even as a tech saavy user. 95% of people don’t need all the bells and whistles, so for the rest of us this is refreshing and does “just work”. You aren’t chasing weird issues all the time with this thing.

Even things like my wireless surround that I had to mess with to prevent interference between it and the router, just worked. This has become my favorite router of all time, and I couldn’t be happier.

It’s fast, has great coverage, is dead simple to administer and customize, and it has everything most people need and then some. I haven’t missed the dedicated wireless backhaul. Yes, it’s a little pricier than some, but still competitive or even cheaper than it’s high end competition (looking at you, Orbi).

If you are on the fence and comparing to others, buy the Amplifi Aliens. You can thank me later.

Working in IT administration as well as being apart of infrastructure and wireless support I have seen access points, backhauls, superior setups, and overall multi purpose network equipment that promised the world and would never let you down.

Vastly, I have either replaced sed equipment or support it onto life support. No device made good on their promise of support or out of the box simplicity. I remember first thoughts of opening this and prepped my setup that consist of the laptop, manual configuration of IPV4, ethernet cables, and ensuring the default web portal address.

I laughed at the mere statement of using an app which NEVER WORKS to configure a router. This blew all of that away. The app is king and truly gives you simple options to lay out the topology of your existing network.

I lived in a 1950s Victorian that is covered in plaster and thick walls. The house would laugh at EVERY router and wireless extender I brought to it…until now. Now the house and I both are just completely blown away.

Wireless laughably blows throw any wall, finds all of the devices (both wireless and wired), gives you the ability to identify them and manage each of them, and covers the dead areas with immediate wireless access.

I was able to even get superior coverage in my garage and bring back ALL of my Blink cameras. This WiFi 6 Mesh system is just a future proof amazing device that EVERYONE that has problems with connectivity should buy; and not just the router but the mesh point.

I used my Trendnet wireless extender for the garage now and it sees my Alien AP (yes my setup is bride mode since I cannot use the Alien as a router due to not supporting DDNS…Cmon Unbiquiti Networks!) and connects anything that needs a boost of wireless access to it.

I truly believe I do not need that wireless extender but I’d rather overkill than wait for problems. I highly recommend this mesh router system and plead with anyone who doubts it that your dollars are well spent.

If you do it know how to layout your topology then ask for help because it is NOT this products fault for short sightedness.

I’ve renovated my home a few years back and although I love the additional space added on, I created problems that I could not have anticipated. My home went from approximately 3,000 sq ft. , built in the 80’s, to 4,500 sq ft.

Great for space, but a NIGHTMARE for Wi-Fi coverage. The additional walls, plumbing, insulation, sound proofing and electrical system befuddled any Wi-Fi system or extender I could find. I caught a YouTube video on the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 and decided to pick up the Amplifi Alein Mesh Wi-Fi system and BOOM, I instantly had better Wi-Fi speeds than I’ve ever seen at any time in this house.

I started with Router and Mesh Point package (Router downstairs and Mesh Point Upstairs in the Master Bedroom). For reference, I have Xfinity internet with 1G down and 50Mbps up. In the room with the Router, I get up to 952 Mbps down and about 44 Mbps up – and that’s with the kids FaceTiming or playing video games with their friends at the same time.

The bedroom with the Mesh unit upstairs gets 552 MPS down and 41. 2 MPS up. On the new portion of the house, the coverage dropped to 34 Mbps at the furthest point which is a back bedroom. Fine for basic Wi-Fi use I guess, but not good enough for our needs.

During the toughest part of Covid last year, there were at least 3 of us on Zoom sessions at times. Coordinating schedules to ensure zero dropouts, was out of the question (and this is why I love this system), so I opted to purchase 2 additional stand-alone units over the next few months to use as mesh points and cover the entire house and INSTANT improvement took place.

We had zero drops on Zoom calls and the slowest speed I get in any room is 322Mbps down and 38. 9 Mbps up. It’s amazing. According to the Amplifi app, I currently have 30 devices connected to the system and everything’s working blazingly fast.

Now, if I can figure out how to get this kind of speed to the furthest part of my backyard, I may never go back to the office! Seriously, if Amplify Alien comes up with an outdoor system, it’s over for anyone else.

It’s that good.