AmpliFi Alien

The Amplifi line from Ubiquiti is actually a good reliable WiFi and Mesh system for the average home user. I had two of the Amplifi Aliens and they were great devices very good WiFi coverage and easy to setup. I never had any issues out of them.

Unfortunately there isn’t one brand that does everything well so depending on what you want you’ll end up with a few brands/options/hubs. Here’s my setup of a little over a year and I’ve had 0 issues in my new house. I use Ethernet whenever possible, and give static IPs to every smart home device. M

If you’ve got the funds for it I would totally recommend the Ubiquiti Amplifi Alien - it’s a really good WiFi 6 router. Bought it a few years ago after a recommendation from a friend, and it has given me dependable service with no major dramas. Also comes with a range extender (complete with Etherne

I've had my fair share of No Response issues within HomeKit and it mostly started when I got a a tp-link Deco router. (my first WiFi6 router) A lot of my devices did not like how the router managed the WiFi 6 standard especially on 2.4GHx band (if you turned that off and went with the older WiFi sta

I’m just going to chime in with my thoughts. For me it’s almost always on the 2.4 ghz. Can I say I’ve never seen it on the 5 ghz, I can’t say for sure, but I know I’ve never seen it on the 6 ghz (I only have 1 or two devices capable of using it). Outside of the house seems way worse. If I sit on my

This is a fantastic direct replacement for the amplifi alien router. Its antennas reach the WiFi farther than the alien’s too.

I currently have two Amplifi Alien routers with one in bridge mode acting as a mesh node. Has a dedicated 6GHz backhaul connection to not eat into overall bandwidth from other devices. I have zero connectivity issues across maybe 30-40 devices connected. I always see a NAT of Open across other devic

I know this post is 2 years old. But after doing a ton of digging this is what helped me. I've been getting D BufferBloat scores and having the worst jitter/lag in CS2 that I've ever seen. Making it unplayable. Rubber banding like I've never seen before. I swore it was a problem with a CS2 update. N

Thanks! My Wi-Fi is pretty good since I upgraded to an AmpliFi Alien, it’s night and day difference. The thing is, I tried a ethernet, and for some reason, I get lower or very similar results to my Wi-Fi, and quite inconsistent which was surprising That’s another rabbit hole I’ll get into soon. Mayb

Great advice. Thank you so much. Yes. I have my Apple TV as the preferred Home Hub! My Eve Thread smart plugs have been more stable than Meross WiFi plugs but still occasionally go No Response, which I can fix by flipping the breakers and power cycling everything (some of my smart plugs are in reall