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If you don't need a new router there's no need to buy an new shiny tech. WiFi 6 solves the problem with congestion where it handles multiple devices at once better. Your Alexa and Google's devices don't generate the traffic needed to benefit from wifi6. There's no use for a home environment to benefit from wifi6, the real winners are schools, concerts, stadiums, etc. Once wifi 6e comes out, then sure, the benefit of the 6g band with greatly increase your speeds.
For homes, the best thing is coverage and making sure you have a decent router. I recommend any MU-MIMO 4x4 router and maybe expanding the coverage with some additional access points or using a mesh system that are popular now days. My family games and watches a lot of 4k content. Streaming only consumes about 10Mbps, 4k streaming about 25Mbps. Our devices can average from 200-700Mbps on 5g WiFi. So there's really no need to upgrade, I'm assuming most homes are the same. People often confuse wifi6 with wifi6e, which are different. Wifi6 still uses the 5g band, while 6e uses the 6g and it's what people think they're getting.
These are very low end, I would spend an additional $80 and get the Tp-Link AX60 if looking to have a mesh for more than 2 years as these AX1500 are very bottom of the barrel.
No not faster, these will get you about 500-600 Mbps through wireless, thats my guess but not a fact, cause the slightly better versions are the AX1800 of this mesh system and those get around 600-700Mbps on average.
Only a few mesh system very few can cross over 1Gbps through wifi, Tp-Link AX5700 and its bigger brother the AX90 being two of them, none from the other brands currently that are not wifi 6E.
If everything is currently working for you, and you dont need or want faster connection rates on your devices, which only would really effect big downloads and 4K movie streaming you should be able to hold out a bit longer. Even saying that I would not recommend such a low end system to someone who has 500Mbps internet as I think you would out grow it and be bottle necked by it from time to time.
Probably slightly better since Eero 6 are very slow and shorter range, thats me judging it against the AX1800 version since I have not seen stats on this AX1500 version.
From Orbi brand the closest would be the AX3000 WiFi Mesh System (RBK653) or if you want the nighthawk brand it would be the Tri-band AX3600 3-Pack (MK83/4) the MK84 netgear online exclusive. Neither system is the best of the best but both will get you about 300-400 Mbps more over wifi compared to your older wifi 5 so around 800Mbps. I believe the MK83 would be the faster one between the two but I am not positive how it compares to the RBK750 if its equal then it would be slightly faster than the MK83 but both would be in the same ball park.
If you need or want something that will get you 1Gbps speeds over wifi with a wifi 6 2x2 client the TP-Link AX5700 2pack and X90 spack models, X90 is overpriced and performance wise identical to the AX5700 but the AX5700 is significantly cheaper.
Lol NO, sorry man but your information is not correct. Wifi 5 AC even with high end client will max out right around 550 Mbps as for wifi 6 NOT WIFI 6E just wifi 6 depending on the router and mesh can get you currently as much as 1.4 Gbps.... HUGE DIFFERENCE. Wifi 6E is a joke and a pass.
For both of you above, NO. Very few brands have a USB ports and some that do it does not work for anything besides manufacture service updates. The only brand that has a mesh currently best to my knowledge that has usable USB ports for using as a NAS would be Asus mesh kits.
It's worth it if you have a lot of devices that rely on Wi-Fi. These worked way better than the low end wifi6 Decos I bough. I had an issue with one of those within 6 months and had to RMA it. I paid way more for mine though. The app makes setup pretty easy too
I own one for about a month. It is really worth it. It has a built in paid firewall that can do so much stuff.
Wifi 6 is awesome when my tv is already wifi 6… dang its fast
Faster than direct connect Ethernet? Just asking because I have 500mbs on a standard old nighthawk, all our phones get rated speeds on speed test and we haven't had any lag in the tv with with an old Roku ultra. My wife works from home on the wifi network and my son games with standard 5ghz wireless card with no complaints for the last 3 years. Are we chasing technology or do I need something more and spend money?
I have this, lot of shill comments with new users.
It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
I have an older RBR40 with 4 x RBS20 satellites. Probably close to 80 devices. Performs like a dream. Anyone know what the newer upgrade of my system is? This model does not seem to be it.
I think I have this router, assuming it's the same one that was on sale at Costco last month for $150. I'm not happy with mine. Coming from tplink ac4000 this router does have better coverage than my tplink. Speeds are faster too if it connects correctly. I have spectrums 100mbps internet and with this router my desktop can hit 80s and 90s on wifi while on tplink I would top out at 60ish. This router is great when it works... unfortunately it doesn't always work. Some devices have trouble connecting. My desktop which does not move I might add... seems to keep connecting on the 2.4ghz band instead of the 5 and when it does my speeds drop drastically. My wyze cameras were fine last week but this week it refuses to connect. I also noticed that if one computer is downloading something all the other devices internet goes super slow. Never had the problem with tplink. Finally the app for this thing keeps freezing and won't even load sometimes. It also does not have any parental controls. Most I can do is block internet to specific devices but no filtering options. I will be returning this as soon as I find a good deal on something else in this price range.
Edit: Just found my box and mine is the ax1800 so it's a different model. It looks exactly the same though.
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Faster than direct connect Ethernet? Just asking because I have 500mbs on a standard old nighthawk, all our phones get rated speeds on speed test and we haven't had any lag in the tv with with an old Roku ultra. My wife works from home on the wifi network and my son games with standard 5ghz wireless card with no complaints for the last 3 years. Are we chasing technology or do I need something more and spend money?
If you don't need a new router there's no need to buy an new shiny tech. WiFi 6 solves the problem with congestion where it handles multiple devices at once better. Your Alexa and Google's devices don't generate the traffic needed to benefit from wifi6. There's no use for a home environment to benefit from wifi6, the real winners are schools, concerts, stadiums, etc. Once wifi 6e comes out, then sure, the benefit of the 6g band with greatly increase your speeds.
For homes, the best thing is coverage and making sure you have a decent router. I recommend any MU-MIMO 4x4 router and maybe expanding the coverage with some additional access points or using a mesh system that are popular now days. My family games and watches a lot of 4k content. Streaming only consumes about 10Mbps, 4k streaming about 25Mbps. Our devices can average from 200-700Mbps on 5g WiFi. So there's really no need to upgrade, I'm assuming most homes are the same. People often confuse wifi6 with wifi6e, which are different. Wifi6 still uses the 5g band, while 6e uses the 6g and it's what people think they're getting.
Does this have a USB port? I.e., can it be used as a cheap NAS? If so, what I kind of read write speed do you get with USB drive? This seems to be a Walmart only model and it's hard to find info for it
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I have this, lot of shill comments with new users.
It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
Just to make sure I understand, what do you define as a steaming device? Not being a smart arse, it's a serious question. In this age of people still working from home, I think it's good to know. I assume zoom and FaceTime and similar are steaming devices. I'm assuming that it's not uncommon to have two adults working from home and one or two kids at home (especially in summer) doing PS5. Then add security cameras and doorbells and … Thanks in advance. 😃
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For homes, the best thing is coverage and making sure you have a decent router. I recommend any MU-MIMO 4x4 router and maybe expanding the coverage with some additional access points or using a mesh system that are popular now days. My family games and watches a lot of 4k content. Streaming only consumes about 10Mbps, 4k streaming about 25Mbps. Our devices can average from 200-700Mbps on 5g WiFi. So there's really no need to upgrade, I'm assuming most homes are the same. People often confuse wifi6 with wifi6e, which are different. Wifi6 still uses the 5g band, while 6e uses the 6g and it's what people think they're getting.
No not faster, these will get you about 500-600 Mbps through wireless, thats my guess but not a fact, cause the slightly better versions are the AX1800 of this mesh system and those get around 600-700Mbps on average.
Only a few mesh system very few can cross over 1Gbps through wifi, Tp-Link AX5700 and its bigger brother the AX90 being two of them, none from the other brands currently that are not wifi 6E.
If everything is currently working for you, and you dont need or want faster connection rates on your devices, which only would really effect big downloads and 4K movie streaming you should be able to hold out a bit longer. Even saying that I would not recommend such a low end system to someone who has 500Mbps internet as I think you would out grow it and be bottle necked by it from time to time.
Probably slightly better since Eero 6 are very slow and shorter range, thats me judging it against the AX1800 version since I have not seen stats on this AX1500 version.
From Orbi brand the closest would be the AX3000 WiFi Mesh System (RBK653) or if you want the nighthawk brand it would be the Tri-band AX3600 3-Pack (MK83/4) the MK84 netgear online exclusive. Neither system is the best of the best but both will get you about 300-400 Mbps more over wifi compared to your older wifi 5 so around 800Mbps. I believe the MK83 would be the faster one between the two but I am not positive how it compares to the RBK750 if its equal then it would be slightly faster than the MK83 but both would be in the same ball park.
If you need or want something that will get you 1Gbps speeds over wifi with a wifi 6 2x2 client the TP-Link AX5700 2pack and X90 spack models, X90 is overpriced and performance wise identical to the AX5700 but the AX5700 is significantly cheaper.
Lol NO, sorry man but your information is not correct. Wifi 5 AC even with high end client will max out right around 550 Mbps as for wifi 6 NOT WIFI 6E just wifi 6 depending on the router and mesh can get you currently as much as 1.4 Gbps.... HUGE DIFFERENCE. Wifi 6E is a joke and a pass.
For both of you above, NO. Very few brands have a USB ports and some that do it does not work for anything besides manufacture service updates. The only brand that has a mesh currently best to my knowledge that has usable USB ports for using as a NAS would be Asus mesh kits.
It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
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Wifi 6 is awesome when my tv is already wifi 6… dang its fast
Wifi 6 is awesome when my tv is already wifi 6… dang its fast
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It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
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It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
It's good, but if you have more than 3 streaming devices, it struggles.
So it depends on # of devices and what you're doing.
Edit: Just found my box and mine is the ax1800 so it's a different model. It looks exactly the same though.
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For homes, the best thing is coverage and making sure you have a decent router. I recommend any MU-MIMO 4x4 router and maybe expanding the coverage with some additional access points or using a mesh system that are popular now days. My family games and watches a lot of 4k content. Streaming only consumes about 10Mbps, 4k streaming about 25Mbps. Our devices can average from 200-700Mbps on 5g WiFi. So there's really no need to upgrade, I'm assuming most homes are the same. People often confuse wifi6 with wifi6e, which are different. Wifi6 still uses the 5g band, while 6e uses the 6g and it's what people think they're getting.
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