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There are also the Ubiquit AmpliFi HD, eero (1st and 2nd generations), Amped ALLY, tp-link Deco M5, Asus Lyra, EnGenius EnMesh,… – we tested them all!
I have a netgear extender its the wkrst piece of carbage Netgear is one piece of junk and overpriced!
Would NOT touch the Orbi. Wired backhaul is NOT supported which is ridiculous. We purchased the Google WiFi 3 pack and love them. The app is slick and by far the best. You get wired backhaul.
No wonder Google WiFi is not only most popular mesh on Amazon but it’s actually most popular router of any type of router and well deserved.
No Eero?
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I guess I’m spoiled by City-Wide WiFi, buy Cable Internet and for 50+ miles (that’s as far as I’ve been, no reason it doesn’t work much further) you get walk-around WiFi where you’re always connected (unless you’re in between buildings, or in the countryside farmlands).
This seems expensive and designed for houses a tiny bit bigger than most large homes, and no advantage over 5 Gbps AC Networks.
For many km range, like video conferencing to the back 40, there’s Ubiquiti Networks airMax which goes as big as medium sized cities.
I can get 100′ off my old D-Link, much further away and I’m bumping into city-wide.
So much cheaper to put a high quality Router in the attic, and with 3-Band you can even get 7 Gbps (out, it’s not like your Phone or Laptop is likely to input at that speed).
I guess free WiFi has spoiled me and I’ve not studied this enough. Why is this better than cheaper AC Repeaters or an ‘octopus antenna’ Router – all the satellites add up to several hundred for a large separated family?