Hello! Forgive me as my networking knowledge is limited, but I'm willing to lean about it.
I'm having a tough time figuring out what to do to fix my damn networking solution at my house.
I have gigabit internet and have various dead zones & poor speed. The only time i can get above 150Mbps is when I'm in the room with the router, or directly connected to it with a ethernet cable.
I can get 1.5gb with a wire so the router is provisioned good. A friend gave me a Netgear R7000, which helped with the range and the speed a bit. Now that R7000 is causing issues & Netgear support says they can't help, So here I am. I'd also like to move away from that router.
I'm looking at a "Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Long-Range Access Point" and a few Mesh WiFi systems such as the
NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (RBK753)
TP-Link Deco Tri Band Mesh WiFi 6 System(Deco X68)
NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-band Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System (MK83)
Not sure if this makes a big difference but I'd also like a triband system, only if it makes a difference.
There's 3 people that live in my home but there's always more then 6 here, each with a smartphone or a laptop, all constantly being used with video chats, movie streaming, youtube, tiktok, etc
I also have a lot of devices that connect but shouldn't use much bandwidth such as, Wi-Fi enabled lights, etc (currently there's 30 devices connected)
So, my question is what would be the best system to get? Please leave your suggestions or one from the list. I'd like something with good speed & range. I know Linus used ubiquity before so that was why I thought of that one. My budget is about $500 but I'm flexible. I don't want anything that will require constant rebooting or tinkering, just a set it & forget it type of deal. Stability & speed. I don't want to use an old PC as a router.
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