RT-AX88U

I skipped 6E and 7 entirely because of the same reasons. Even on my “old” Asus ax88u, I’m able to pull 700mbps over WiFi to my MacBook Pro and around 600ish on my iPhone 16 pro. There’s really no reason to upgrade unless you’re going multi gigabit and you really want to upgrade But even at that poin

Hey! With a $500 budget, you’ve got some awesome choices. For solid coverage (up to or beyond 5000 sq ft) and gigabit speeds, I’d go with a TP-Link Deco XE75 Pro mesh system Wi-Fi 6E, super reliable, and great range even into the garage.. If you prefer a single powerful router, the ASUS RT-AX88U or

there is currently no need for wifi 7 other than better range in some settings. wifi 6 is plenty of fast enough. I have the RT-AX88U pro and 800mbs+ per wireless client is a bigger pipe than most can use comsidering 4k only uses 35 mbs and most servers cap downloads shy of 800mbs.

Get a ASUS AX92U or RT-AX88U Pro We have 1 in our house and we get full bars everywhere

I had an Asus setup with a GT-BE98 WiFi 7 router and 2 RT-AX88U as mesh nodes. Compared to this my UDR7 and Express 7 are pants in terms of WiFi coverage but are more stable as the Asus would often bomb out for no reason. I did buy another Express 7 to use as a mesh with the other and that has helpe

A stronger signal can be a solution. The e1200 has no external antennas and isn’t known for having strong wifi. It’s also a 15 year old router. It’s ancient tech long past its prime. For example, I live in a 2 story condo and I had to use 2 meshed routers for coverage. I replaced both with 1 Asus AX

I recommend ASUS whenever people ask. I have a previous gen RT-AX88U which still kicks hard. It only has 1Gbps ports, but can bind two to give 2Gbps. The newer versions support WiFi I don’t have on my devices, and there are a couple VLAN things mine doesn’t do. It has great range and works with mesh

Couple of Asus router recommendations. There's the GT-AX6000 or RT-AX88U Pro, two different wifi 6 routers that have virtually the same electronics inside. If you want to stick your toe in the water with wifi 7, there's the RT-BE96U,, which has been on sale a lot. Both of these routers have given me

Splitting the bands is honestly your safest bet here, especially with a busy household. Bell’s Gigahub 2.0 can handle a lot, but when 10+ devices fight for 5 & 6GHz, even Bell can’t work miracles—unlike Rogers, whose routers seem allergic to multiple connections. Keep an eye on which devices hog ban

I use an ASUS RT-AX88U for my main WiFi with a couple ASUS APs to extend my WiFi through my 2500 square foot home, from basement to the second floor, and across the yard to a detached garage. The garage AP uses a WiFi backhaul and the other is connected via Ethernet. The router is in the basement, a