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We have a large 4 bed, 1960's council box (PRC shell, cardboard internal walls), but our current Archer C7 (AC1750) struggles to send WiFi from the bottom left room to top right bedroom.
Will let you know how this performs
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I just went for it. The reviews all to seem to state strong wifi in multiple rooms. Setting it up tomorrow so will let you know what I think.We have a large 4 bed, 1960's council box (PRC shell, cardboard internal walls), but our current Archer C7 (AC1750) struggles to send WiFi from the bottom left room to top right bedroom.
Will let you know how this performs
Don’t forget devices have to be able to talk back to the AP. It’s not as simple as getting a device that’s mega powerful and it’ll magically solve all issues. They’re all constrained by the same RF laws despite what the marketing gumph tells you.
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Set ours up today - straight swap with the existing AC1750, cloned the WiFi details so nothing was missed.
First impressions are good.
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Took advantage of Toob's "Up to 9 months free if still in-contract" offer and our install is next Thursday, so I bought the TP-Link BE3600 whilst at its lowest ever price (£109): 2x 2.5Gb ports, WiFi7, etc.
It's replacing our 10 year old Archer C7 (AC1750), which has done a decent job at managing our growing collection of devices, but has started struggling with the load from a very tech-oriented family of five.
I'll be connecting mine & son's PC's to the 2.5Gb ports, with our Yuanley 11 port POE switch taking the rest of the load (CCTV & upstairs/downstairs gigabit switches for the rest of our wired tech).
I'm hoping we get a much better result with Sunshine/Moonlight streaming from our PCs, as currently it's pretty poor (720p, 60fps).
Also added a couple of light strips to chav-up the lounge & bedroom TVs.
Am I right in thinking that the router does not support WiFi 6, even though it supports WiFi 7.?
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Every wifi standard is backwards compatible. There are some niche scenarios in which say a n printer might have trouble connecting but generally it can be fine.
This TP-Link looks bad though and the dong knows speed charts confirm it. "Hey guys here's wifi 7 but you actually can't really take advantage of anything that wifi 7 brings". Even semi decent wifi 6 devices are outperforming it. Makes way more sense to spend the same money and get a mature standard than something TP-Link has half baked up in a couple months.
I can't fault TP-Link though even Eero is apparently doing the exact same thing if the FCC filings are to be believed (just completely ignoring a band exists). I'm actually half expecting someone like Asus to release a wifi 7 router for under £100 but ignore 2 bands.
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Every wifi standard is backwards compatible. There are some niche scenarios in which say a n printer might have trouble connecting but generally it can be fine.
This TP-Link looks bad though and the dong knows speed charts confirm it. "Hey guys here's wifi 7 but you actually can't really take advantage of anything that wifi 7 brings". Even semi decent wifi 6 devices are outperforming it. Makes way more sense to spend the same money and get a mature standard than something TP-Link has half baked up in a couple months.
I can't fault TP-Link though even Eero is apparently doing the exact same thing if the FCC filings are to be believed (just completely ignoring a band exists). I'm actually half expecting someone like Asus to release a wifi 7 router for under £100 but ignore 2 bands.
Thanks. I wasn't sure if WiFi 7 stds had been agreed or how they were implemented. I assumed that as the noted router supported W7 its implementation by TP-Link might not have ensured full compatibility with W6/E. Just noting that review I linked.
I'm happy enough that my AX88U runs fine with the FTTP connection I'm using, along with a AX58 in mesh mode.
At some point, perhaps, I'll consider something more exotic like opnsense and a different WiFi approach. Then again I'm probably a little too familiar and complacent with the Asus router doing what I needed. Altho FTTP has taken its VPN client (AES-256) usage beyond what it is capable of supporting as speeds have increased. Not too big a deal, being lazy again, lol.
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No, it definitely supports WiFi6/Wifi6e. WiFi7 is backwards compatible: my OnePlus 9 Pro displays a 6 on its WiFi icon, whilst my Doogee T40 Pro tablet & Wife's S24 Ultra show a 7.Am I right in thinking that the router does not support WiFi 6, even though it supports WiFi 7.?
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I'm not knowledgeable enough to worry about that - I just compared prices/features between the Archer AX5400 & BE230. The latter's two 2.5Gb ports swung it for me.Every wifi standard is backwards compatible. There are some niche scenarios in which say a n printer might have trouble connecting but generally it can be fine.
This TP-Link looks bad though and the dong knows speed charts confirm it. "Hey guys here's wifi 7 but you actually can't really take advantage of anything that wifi 7 brings". Even semi decent wifi 6 devices are outperforming it. Makes way more sense to spend the same money and get a mature standard than something TP-Link has half baked up in a couple months.
I can't fault TP-Link though even Eero is apparently doing the exact same thing if the FCC filings are to be believed (just completely ignoring a band exists). I'm actually half expecting someone like Asus to release a wifi 7 router for under £100 but ignore 2 bands.
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Good to know, thanks. That review confused me a little, at least the pros and cons section where it noted no WiFi 6 support.
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It has no 6Ghz support, not no WiFi 6 support. They are two different things.
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