Mesh router vs regular9/10/2023 ![]() The main difference between router + access point and mesh is that the mesh steers clients on to best band by disconnecting them. But, wireless mesh will always add some latency. Tri-band helps eliminate some of the slow downs in mesh. To get those speeds, you’ll definitely need a tri-band mesh such as eero Pro, Netgear Orbi or Plume. To get 500mbps throughput to your device wirelessly throughout the house will likely take a more advanced setup like UniFi with multiple access points properly placed and with channel planning but some mesh systems, like the eero Pro, I’ve seen reach 600mbps. If the R7000 struggles to cover the house, I would look at mesh or access points. Different routers will provide more coverage but generally it’s not night vs day differences. I would suggest connecting your R7000 and see how much coverage it provides. However, if you have chicken wire in your walls, a single wireless router won’t take care of it either and mesh is your best bet. If you have nearby neighbors, it could be difficult to find enough clear 5GHz channels for mesh to work well. Wall construction and population density tend to be the most impactful. There’s a lot of factors that make one choice better than another. Only Wifi6 device at home is my Samsung S20 at present. My brother games on the PS4, and I may pick up a Stadia for occassional casual gaming but would probably wire this up via ethernet. We have 4-5 wireless devices at a time, and most TVs and peripheries and Desktop are wired via TP link AV500 powerline which work adequately for now. I will be getting the Virgin hub 3 which has abysmal reviews, and do have a Wifi5 Netgear R7000 router lying about but it has no MIMO. House is 4 bedroom and the current Talktalk fibre router reaches all parts of the house with good signal. I am getting virgin 500mbps fibre installed, the cabling is new so I imagine it will be DOCSIS 3.1 and anticipate 1gig in the coming year, not that I need it. I have looked at the TP-link wifi6 mesh system, google nest, AX88U and eero. I may just try the R7000 I have lying about but it has no MIMO and I am unsure re how much this will disadvantage us. My understanding is with mesh, unless wired backhaul, there will be loss of speed.Īfter a few days reading I am no further forward in concluding what to do. Google mesh looks nice but wifi5 and I am just confused, there isn't actually that much mesh choice, wifi6 mesh is even more limited, so I am toying with wifi5 Mimo systems whether router or mesh. In a medium sized home where I expect a wifi router to reach the whole home, should I go for mesh or a router? Is a mesh better for "renewing" 5Ghz signal through the home but then my concern would be excessive overlap. u/RoweDent created this awesome resource on network theory ![]() u/tht1kidd_ has created a suggestion post regarding information everyone needs to provide when asking a question about their network ![]() There have been some excellent guides written in this sub, and we're always looking for more! If you wish for your flair to be changed, please message the mods and we'll be happy to change it for you. Proof of at least 6 month's history of posting in this subredditĪs a result of this, users are now no longer able to edit their own flair. Your highest level of industry certification, or highest IT related job title held in the last 5 years to a comment you made in the last 6 months, helping someone in the community To obtain trusted flair for your account please message the mods of /r/HomeNetworking with the following info Trusted user flair has been added as a means of verification that a user has a substantial knowledge of networking. Please flair your posts as Solved, Unsolved, or simply Advice. If you can't find what you're looking for with the search function please feel free to post a new question after reading the posting guidelines Please use the search function to look for keywords related to what you want to ask before posting since most common issues have been answered.
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