It's expensive but super stable, lots of cool features, and has all the top ranging WiFi 6 stuff. I bought mine on eBay cheaper, I'd take a look on there
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Have you guys gotten a Wifi6 router yet?
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What I have read Wi-Fi 6 fixes the length of N coverage also using slightly higher frequencies so they can reach much father than the N signal could!
I am not sure what Wifi 6 buys me. I already had 3 dual-band access points (Ubiquiti AC-Pros) around the house and regularly see 300+ Mbps. Reading the specs it seems that Wifi 6 helps in high usage scenarios like stadiums, large offices, etc.
We have Cat 5e/6 throughout the house so get a full 1Gbps on ethernet connected devices like TV, desktop computers, printers, NAS. etc. We manage the network with a Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro.
We have Cat 5e/6 throughout the house so get a full 1Gbps on ethernet connected devices like TV, desktop computers, printers, NAS. etc. We manage the network with a Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro.
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Our home internet is only 200 Mbps and our current mesh network exceeds that and has been very stable thus far (*knock on wood*). All the stationary devices are wired and I don't really have much need for high transfer speeds on iPads and iPhones.
Maybe once I figured out and start doing Time Machine backups from the M1 MBA to the Synology NAS, I might upgrade to wifi6 mesh.
Maybe once I figured out and start doing Time Machine backups from the M1 MBA to the Synology NAS, I might upgrade to wifi6 mesh.
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WiFi 6 has 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz so that is the big benefit. You get the Penetration of Wireless N with the fast speeds of WiFi 6. Wireless AC was 5Ghz only.
WiFi 6 has the same reach as 2.4GHz N, sometimes slightly better because of Beam Forming.
The comparison though is to AC which was only 5Ghz and had much less range because of it. With WiFi 6 having both 2.4 and 5GHz you get the range and speed!
ASUS RT-AX86U. I was using an Apple Time Capsule ("tower" model). I usually get around 650Mbps from RCN on Ookla Speed Test.
I have the Eero Pro mesh WiFi 6. I am on Spectrum Gigabyte internet. I get around 750 mb routinely over WiFi.
Using the Ubiquiti U6-Lite USD 99 unit https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-access-points/products/unifi-ap-6-lite with the MBP M1, max throughput increased compared to the Ubiquiti non Wifi 6 AC-Lite - the Wifi access point is downstairs.
Max throughput:
Before Wifi 5
After = Wifi 6
Max throughput:
Before Wifi 5
After = Wifi 6
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I picked up a Netgear AX5200 (6-stream) router when Best Buy had their early Black Friday preview sale in October and got the router for half price ($150 vs the $300 regular price). I can definitely tell the speed difference between the AX card in my MBP and the AC card in my gaming laptop. Just upgrading the router increased my download speeds from 250-300 Mbps to 850-875 Mbps, which has made a big difference when it comes to downloading games and media onto this machine.
I have seen the same thing, 1GB internet, with intel mac over a usb c dock I got 989mbps, with m1 macbook pro and same dock I get 912bmps
I don't see a point with WiFi6 for my household to be honest.
I have a Asus RT2900AC (or AC86U in other parts of the world) and an ancient D-link 868l flashed with DD-WRT as an wireless access point to cover the part of the house the Asus does not reach and for me it is more than sufficient.
Also I have a lot of things (like my mac mini) connected by wire so it's mainly phones, tablets, Nintendo Switch and IoT things that are on wifi 2,4 or 5.
I have a 250/250 connection to my home and have never had a problem to max that out over WiFi and when I've tried to stress the 5 GHz wifi I max out at 700-1300 mbps which is fully sufficient for me.
Only caveat might be if I move between access points and the device jumps between them while streaming/downloading something, then I might get an interruption.
I have a Asus RT2900AC (or AC86U in other parts of the world) and an ancient D-link 868l flashed with DD-WRT as an wireless access point to cover the part of the house the Asus does not reach and for me it is more than sufficient.
Also I have a lot of things (like my mac mini) connected by wire so it's mainly phones, tablets, Nintendo Switch and IoT things that are on wifi 2,4 or 5.
I have a 250/250 connection to my home and have never had a problem to max that out over WiFi and when I've tried to stress the 5 GHz wifi I max out at 700-1300 mbps which is fully sufficient for me.
Only caveat might be if I move between access points and the device jumps between them while streaming/downloading something, then I might get an interruption.
I’ve had an Orbi RBK852 and a couple of satellites to go with it for ages now - I beta test their routers, so I have them for a long time before they go on sale.
WiFi strength and performance all over the house and even into the garden, is exceptionally good - particularly with ax devices. I still have some things wired of course, my server for instance. But generally speaking I rarely (but not never) connect my Mac to Ethernet anymore. Even my iMac which is in the same room as the router was/is on WiFi.
My internet connection, which is only 600meg, is easily maxed out and file transfers to and from my server are quick enough that I don’t care. Likewise, even large Time Machine backups, to the diy Time Capsule I’ve made with a Raspberry Pi 4 and USB 3.1 HDD are speedy enough that I’ve not felt the need to drag out an Ethernet cable.
All in all, I’m happy with it, I’d certainly recommend it.
WiFi strength and performance all over the house and even into the garden, is exceptionally good - particularly with ax devices. I still have some things wired of course, my server for instance. But generally speaking I rarely (but not never) connect my Mac to Ethernet anymore. Even my iMac which is in the same room as the router was/is on WiFi.
My internet connection, which is only 600meg, is easily maxed out and file transfers to and from my server are quick enough that I don’t care. Likewise, even large Time Machine backups, to the diy Time Capsule I’ve made with a Raspberry Pi 4 and USB 3.1 HDD are speedy enough that I’ve not felt the need to drag out an Ethernet cable.
All in all, I’m happy with it, I’d certainly recommend it.
Are you me, posting under a different handle? Am I drunk? What’s happening here?
Very happy with my Archer AX1100 (https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-ax11000/)
WiFi 6 has several advantages over WiFi5:
- WPA3 encryption instead of WPA2 (i.e, more secure)
- Higher total bandwidth
- MU-MIMO support for both uploads and downloads (WiFi5 only had one-way MIMO)
- MIMO now supports 8 simultaneous devices (vs. 4 devices under WiFi5)
- better battery life for WiFi6 devices
- improved performance in congested settings (OFDMA + MIMO + improved beamforming)
- support for more devices than WiFi5 (this is critical as more and more people add smart home devices to their homes).