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ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Dual-Band WiFi 7 Mesh, 5000 Mbps, 2500 sq.ft (1pk), Dual 2.5G Ports, Security and Parental Controls Included, Smart Home Master SSIDs $70.47
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Asus BD5 single unit for ~$70 plus tax.
Dong likes it so I'm giving it a try: https://dongknows.com/asus-zenwifi-bd5-review/
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Asus BD5 single unit for ~$70 plus tax.
Dong likes it so I'm giving it a try: https://dongknows.com/asus-zenwifi-bd5-review/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHWD6...RXM25
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30% select computer networking: https://www.amazon.com/promotion/...RXM25JVJXV
Asus BD5 single unit for ~$70 plus tax.
Dong likes it so I'm giving it a try: https://dongknows.com/asus-zenwifi-bd5-review/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHWD6...RXM25
Asus BD5 single unit for ~$70 plus tax.
Dong likes it so I'm giving it a try: https://dongknows.com/asus-zenwifi-bd5-review/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHWD6...RXM25
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But yes, from the reviews, it looks to be as good as every other ASUS router I've had experience with, but to be fair the only practical way for me to get around the reliability issues is probably to just install an UniFi system as most brands seem to just not be reliably great. Hopefully I can avoid that for a while longer until it's home renovation time.
But yes, from the reviews, it looks to be as good as every other ASUS router I've had experience with, but to be fair the only practical way for me to get around the reliability issues is probably to just install an UniFi system as most brands seem to just not be reliably great. Hopefully I can avoid that for a while longer until it's home renovation time.
Initial install was largely plug and play. Problems started, however, after I initiated AiMesh, which seems to be hot garbage. Half of my IOT devices lost connection and WiFi was spotty. I'm sure I didn't have perfect settings, but the mesh networking didn't seem to be working well. I wasn't planning on using it but one-button setup was tempting....
So, back to maximum effort.
I just finished factory resetting all three devices and setting them up without any mesh networking. They are now set up as individual APs (all on a new common SSID with WiFi 7 and MLO), with separate IOT networks (all on the original SSID and password from my prior network settings, different from the main network - not WiFi 7, so I didn't have to reconfigured the IOT devices). My Meross, Yale, X-sense etc. devices all automatically reconnected to this IOT SSID (again, I used the same SSID name as my prior network). Now I just need to update a few devices manually to connect to the WiFi 7 SSID.
All is good at the moment. I put my odds of returning these at 25%. I certainly didn't need 3 of them - 2 would have been fine for my home - but at $70 I'll keep the third in case I want to blast WiFis somewhere.
Initial install was largely plug and play. Problems started, however, after I initiated AiMesh, which seems to be hot garbage. Half of my IOT devices lost connection and WiFi was spotty. I'm sure I didn't have perfect settings, but the mesh networking didn't seem to be working well. I wasn't planning on using it but one-button setup was tempting....
So, back to maximum effort.
I just finished factory resetting all three devices and setting them up without any mesh networking. They are now set up as individual APs (all on a new common SSID with WiFi 7 and MLO), with separate IOT networks (all on the original SSID and password from my prior network settings, different from the main network - not WiFi 7, so I didn't have to reconfigured the IOT devices). My Meross, Yale, X-sense etc. devices all automatically reconnected to this IOT SSID (again, I used the same SSID name as my prior network). Now I just need to update a few devices manually to connect to the WiFi 7 SSID.
All is good at the moment. I put my odds of returning these at 25%. I certainly didn't need 3 of them - 2 would have been fine for my home - but at $70 I'll keep the third in case I want to blast WiFis somewhere.
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Initial install was largely plug and play. Problems started, however, after I initiated AiMesh, which seems to be hot garbage. Half of my IOT devices lost connection and WiFi was spotty. I'm sure I didn't have perfect settings, but the mesh networking didn't seem to be working well. I wasn't planning on using it but one-button setup was tempting....
So, back to maximum effort.
I just finished factory resetting all three devices and setting them up without any mesh networking. They are now set up as individual APs (all on a new common SSID with WiFi 7 and MLO), with separate IOT networks (all on the original SSID and password from my prior network settings, different from the main network - not WiFi 7, so I didn't have to reconfigured the IOT devices). My Meross, Yale, X-sense etc. devices all automatically reconnected to this IOT SSID (again, I used the same SSID name as my prior network). Now I just need to update a few devices manually to connect to the WiFi 7 SSID.
All is good at the moment. I put my odds of returning these at 25%. I certainly didn't need 3 of them - 2 would have been fine for my home - but at $70 I'll keep the third in case I want to blast WiFis somewhere.
How has your experience been regarding your mobile devices swapping to the best access point for the best signal? I was planning on having one router on each end of the house with a wired backhaul to maximize coverage outside and in the garage.
How has your experience been regarding your mobile devices swapping to the best access point for the best signal? I was planning on having one router on each end of the house with a wired backhaul to maximize coverage outside and in the garage.
For reference, download speed on my iphone 16 is barely hitting 300 Mbps but gets to almost 500 Mbps on my ipad, whereas upload is over 700 Mbps on both devices. Something weird is going on with this, and I'll look into it further, but I don't have much issue with connectivity between the 2 Asus devices on the first floor of my house. I run these as hard-wired access points - not mesh - with routing and DHCP server tasks being handled by the ATT router. I don't recommend mesh - I have never had good luck with it.
Knock on wood - connectivity for my IOT devices has been flawless running on the separate IOT network.
To your question specifically, I have not had any issues with swapping except for an upstairs bedroom (which is probably furthest away from an AP). I will play around with device positioning next weekend, but I currently get good garage and front yard coverage (my office AP is next to a front window and the office is next to the garage).
In summary, they are working for me, but the second I need to spend more money to fix the WiFi, I will be looking at a UniFi system - this was just the crutch to avoid dropping $1k and install time.
[Edit - speeds noted above were using my ATT app. I just tried speedtest.net and my iphone and ipad were both over 650 download, 300 upload on iphone and 855 upload on ipad, so it's as clear as mud.]
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