popularslickception posted Dec 18, 2025 09:18 PM
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popularslickception posted Dec 18, 2025 09:18 PM
NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE300 8-Stream WiFi 6E Tri-Band Router $150 @ Amazon
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You can get a few different models of tplink that the specs I mentioned at this price regularly on sale. Costco sells at this price permanently (though the Costco version only has 3 2,5gb ports: https://www.costco.com/p/-/archer...400034
Don't like tplink you can get the GL-BE9300 when it's on sale for $150, don't like that one you can get pretty close with the asus rt-be92u on sale at best buy with a recycle coupon, get an old modem from the goodwill for $2 and you'll get 15% off the sale price at Best buy.
Or you can stick with Wi-Fi 6 and get something $50 cheaper for two routers: https://slickdeals.net/f/18989233-asus-zenwifi-et9-white-2-pk-for-99-99-at-asus
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I've never had this router, but I came close to buying it once and did a lot of research and I remember it being one of the best you could get in terms of range and performance. It just didn't pass the wife test. i.e. too noticeable sitting on the bookshelf that I installed in the middle of our house to improve our Wi-Fi.
I've never had this router, but I came close to buying it once and did a lot of research and I remember it being one of the best you could get in terms of range and performance. It just didn't pass the wife test. i.e. too noticeable sitting on the bookshelf that I installed in the middle of our house to improve our Wi-Fi.
I am currently using an old router I had boxed up because the newer one broke... and funny enough it is doing good enough. lol. but its wifi speed is 40mbps. I just havent downloaded much lately so it really hasnt mattered, so I just keep being patient hoping for a decent one for under $100.
You can get a few different models of tplink that the specs I mentioned at this price regularly on sale. Costco sells at this price permanently (though the Costco version only has 3 2,5gb ports: https://www.costco.com/p/-/archer...400034
Don't like tplink you can get the GL-BE9300 when it's on sale for $150, don't like that one you can get pretty close with the asus rt-be92u on sale at best buy with a recycle coupon, get an old modem from the goodwill for $2 and you'll get 15% off the sale price at Best buy.
Or you can stick with Wi-Fi 6 and get something $50 cheaper for two routers: https://slickdeals.net/f/18989233-asus-zenwifi-et9-white-2-pk-for-99-99-at-asus
You can try to get better speeds on wifi 6. Download a wifi analyzer app on your phone from app store. Roam the house with the app open while reading the readouts and this will help you optimize for the best channel. After you find the best channel with the least interference, login your router and adjust them accordingly to match in the wifi settings. This will make a huge difference if you live in an area where there is a lot of wifi networks in your area. My wifi picks up about 10+ networks that aren't mine and all of them are overlapping each other on the same 2 channels. This is because most don't know and just leave it on default channel, which causes congestion when everyone does it.
This is my connection on the 2nd floor, router is in the basement, 1st floor:
You can try to get better speeds on wifi 6. Download a wifi analyzer app on your phone from app store. Roam the house with the app open while reading the readouts and this will help you optimize for the best channel. After you find the best channel with the least interference, login your router and adjust them accordingly to match in the wifi settings. This will make a huge difference if you live in an area where there is a lot of wifi networks in your area. My wifi picks up about 10+ networks that aren't mine and all of them are overlapping each other on the same 2 channels. This is because most don't know and just leave it on default channel, which causes congestion when everyone does it.
This is my connection on the 2nd floor, router is in the basement, 1st floor:
in my current set up anything important is hardwired. nothing in my set up supports 160mhz either so getting 500mbps on my cellphone 2 rooms away is more then enough.
on to Your BE86U it has definitely has a better cpu, more ram, and newer software, and maybe other higher hardware. this would definitely give you better speeds then me. also the construction of our living spaces too.
My whole point is wifi 6 is still very capable for majority of ppl including me.
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