Absolutely, AX is the way to go.
This will outperform a lot of budget $400 three node AX systems (e.g: Dual band AX1800) when setup with a wireless backhaul. AX won't do you any good if there is less usable bandwidth or if you don't have compatible WiFi 6 clients.
It's always the case when new standards come out a lot of folks don't realize model by model specs can have a massive impact. Prime example was older models like the Orbi and a few others that had dedicated wireless backhaul would end up out performing in many (not all of course) common uses cases AX systems.
Yeah but double the price
These do not have WPA 3. WPA 1 is hacked, and WPA2 is on its knees. Would avoid.
Hi, any suggestions on a AX that has the same or similar as the orbi pro?
Have the older version and not keen on upgrading to the new pro wifi 6 because of the poor after market service from them.
I have the orbis and net gear seems not to be very good at support even historically in my experience (been using their things since 00s)
Expect a 2year (or 4 if you are lucky) firmware update support before you are ool and need to buy a new device/model.
Thanks for the input Op, was looking to get mesh right now.
I have just switched to Telstra with 215mbs, new nbn box has been put in the garage (on one end of the property). It’s two level 600sqm house, would this mesh be sufficient?
Not too sure about the speed limit of this, e.g.,how many mbs?
Thank youZ
This mesh is rated for 465 sqm and the ceiling mount satellite is rated to extend 230 sqm so theorectically it should cover your whole house.
The mesh should also easily go up to 215mbps since wifi 5 max speed is 1300mbps for the 5ghz and 600mbps for 2.4 ghz. In reality it kinda depends on multiple factors such as your ISP or your hardware, i.e. PC network card/adaptor unless you're using ethernet.
Someone more knowledgable can probably chime in with better advice.
Appreciated your help here mate. My only concern is as internet speed are improving rapidly these days, is it worth get mesh with higher speed cap?
Our ISPs 1gbps network doesn't exactly reach 1gbps, typical evening speed depending on the ISP can go from 200~700mbps so not exactly hopeful there. You also have to make sure all your devices support the same WLAN as your router (WiFi 5) in this case or WiFi6 or 6e if you want to future proof it.
And are any of your devices going to see any benefit for the theoretical speed increase.
a lot of things are "it depends", and this is one of it.
in general, if you are going to have all your home devices talking to the internet, then you probably just need to cater the network to be as fast as the link you have to the ISP.
if you are like me, having machines that constantly talk to each other at home at different parts of the house (and not wired), then you want to ensure that you have the fastest speed available, because I do not want to wait 3 days to copy linux ISOs from one machine to another.
the crucial thing people need to be aware of now is the WPA3 and wifi6 capabilities.
a lot of cheap wireless gear are on old WPA2 , it is a good deal if you don't care for security or don't mind sharing your internet and network with others. Personally, I don't mind as I have other things in place, but just something to be mindful of.
Just wondering how does this one compare with tp-link AX3000? Almost the same price.
I would like to know too.
Also I found this $1 cheaper at Officeeorks
Which tp-link AX3000 model?
For good stable wifi, the more wifi access points available = for higher number of devices, more load sharing and hence more stable/reliable wifi. This is especially true for houses that have a lot of smart devices/security devices that use wifi 2.4ghz.
These tri band mesh devices are great for houses that dont have a wired ethernet backhaul.
I meant tp-link AX3000 Deco x55
Is that brand better than Netgear AC3000?
How many people pay this much for WiFi? What is the main advantage - to brag about your overpriced shiny plastic boxes around the house?
Just by a decent last generation router and a good patch antenna. My WiFi disconnects when I'm in the car driving down the road.
If you're tempted by "AC3000" marketing and meshes your probably in one of two groups:
I guess you could also believe that a better router will boost NBN speed - another myth unless your current router is really old garbage.
Mate, people buy $1k phones with the latest tech that they probably don't even know exist in their phone, $200 wireless mouses that support 30k DPI that will never be closed to being used, etc. etc.
Let people buy what they want.
p.s. this is last gen, well 2 gens behind technically
p.p.s. people who are unsure if this would help their net speed will ask their questions and people who can help them are answering their questions
p.p.p.s. this is a forum to share "deals" and this is a deal sooo…
you do know some people have double storey house right? your simple $30 modem from your provider wont do much.
LOL @ the idea that the size of the TV matters #TechGenius
even in your exaggerated example, you have no idea what you are talking about.
NBN 8k streams to 4 TVs over 20 rooms, you can't even use this set up, or even able to stream reliably on NBN.
which fantasy country with that sort of high imaginary broadband speed are you in mate?
don't assume others will have the same use case as you, you have nfi.
How many people pay this much for WiFi?
I did, in fact I paid a little over $1000 for my mesh system. and it was cheaper than adding new Ethernet ports where I needed them.
What is the main advantage
I don't know what sort of an internet connection you have, guessing its 100Mbps or slower since you don't seem to understand the importance of high bandwidth WiFi systems. But in case you were living under a rock, faster than 100Mbps consumer level connections (all the way up to 1Gbps) are getting popular. You need at least an AX4200 mesh system to get close to 1Gbps with a wireless backhaul.
WiFi speeds are not just about internet either, at least not for me as I run a couple of home servers and need a fast LAN (for work/learn/hobby), but hard wiring turned out to be complicated and expensive, thats why I got a good mesh system instead. Spending on WiFi is not about braging for some (although its nice to be able to do that too ;) )
I run a business from home as well and have a home server in a big house.
Currently sitting on only 1 wifi router ASUS RT-AC68U which is struggling to push the signal through the double-story house.
Any recommendation for a good mesh, hopefully not too expensive? Current NBN speeds 1Gbps.
I have other routers but I'm not sure they'll do much even if I put them in bridge mode.
But I prefer AX network. This is considered slow now.