WiFi 6 vs 6E vs 7 Explained: Real-World Speed Testing!

[@bayareanewman1566]

So, Wi-Fi engineer here who used to work for Airgo Networks and Qualcomm and most importantly the WiFi alliance. Here’s the deal. Wait like about a year before spending $700 + bucks. Why? Because there is no doubt going to be changes that can’t be updated with software. Trust me. I sat through the IEEE for like 4 years before 802.11n was ratified. At Airgo we had the fastest speed, which is why Qualcomm ended up buying us (thank god they kept on the engineers… they really just wanted our IP) This is just an onsite from the the Silicon Valley. Got any questions? I’m all ears

[@jefferrrson1x]

Yay Area up here showing out. Props lol.

[@BolusTube]

Thanks for the valuable insight.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Yes, I think I'll try to hold off and just add a front yard range extender for now.

[@gabrielgon3408]

Range extenders don't work very well. Get a 6e mesh system now, you'll love it.

[@bayareanewman1566]

@@gabrielgon3408 there are a bunch of variables here with this statement. As with most things the details are in the little things.

[@blasiankxng]

dear god why is your router on the ground under the couch ??

[@magicmanchloe]

That’s not a good place

[@Striker50_]

I'm just as shocked. Just lost a lot of credibility

[@alexalexandre19]

Real real world testing

[@geordonworley5618]

Maybe he doesn't have space elsewhere. Or maybe his shoes run on WiFi.

[@ForteX9]

My brother use to had his router behind the couch... Not sure why.

[@fergy8888]

A mesh network is not a hassle. I set one up with 2 units in my parents house and it works great. No hassle, no maintenance. It just works. And it’s a gen 5, 2.4G and 5G system. They have fast connectivity all over their property. It depends on your needs.

[@chinesepopsongs00]

And for the price that wifi 7 monster costs you can get a real good mesh system.

[@CountlessPWNZ]

yeah, i have relatives as neighbors, instead of them having to pay for internet, i just set up a mesh that extends to their property. it works, they arent gamers so latency is a non issue.

[@markbeleski3524]

I bought a wifi 6 - 3 node mesh before 6e came out and its not stable. From my research, I think you 100% need wired backhaul for 6 and with 6e or 7, its optional. Wired is still better of course but I mean you can get away without wired for 6e and up. Lesson learned.

[@gametime2473]

@@chinesepopsongs00 I have tried 2 mesh systems (google and my mesh) and both absolutely suck in my house. WAY worse than the Nighthawk it replaced.

[@ambrar12]

@@markbeleski3524 You may have a dual band router or just a low quality brand.

[@EdiUtomoPutra]

Why dont you put multiple access point rather than using single access point? In my experience it would be better for big coverage area

[@tookule4skool]

Not only this but maybe take the old router out from under your couch... you're generally supposed to position them into a medium to high place so you have decent coverage area that right there might just fix your issue... 🤦🏽‍♂

[@andrewlace]

We had a similar area where a ubiquiti outdoor unit nicely covered a similar area. We didn't have 1200Mbps. 😂 But it never dropped out either and was quite usable

[@ericnoack-t9b]

one repeater and one AP point is what I use because that means you would have to run cable to each extender to make it worthwhile to have two AP points

[@miamiblunts]

Connect your outside ring to a 2.4ghz channel. 2.4 should provide longer range with enough data to get you 1080p resolution. And remember, the fastest car on the highway isn't always the most practical, and the highway might not be the best route to take. Sometimes we need back roads, or dirt roads to get to our destination. Having more roads to travel is always nice, however. Thanks for the video.

[@carlgallagher4108]

Feel like this was missed from the video on purpose. 2.4ghz was not included in the comparison. So maybe a $30 router would perform better for the range than the $600+ ones we are watching.

[@solacedagony1234]

It seems like if the whole goal was to connect to the camera, he could have just used an outdoor wifi antenna for a LOT less money. So I think this wasn't really about the camera, it's about the new fangled technology.

[@f18lumpy]

Welcome to the wonderful world of networking in a larger home. Covid taught me the value of a Wifi Mesh system. With Work From Home and two kids doing College From Home, a centrally located wifi router wasn’t cutting it. Thankfully I had an ASUS router that could support Mesh Nodes. Once I started adding Nodes, the disruptions and complaints disappeared. With a larger wifi footprint to create, it may be time to venture into the Mesh world one Node at a time.

[@iKRAMAbid]

Everyone, at the end he says it's not worth it. I saved your 12 minutes.

[@freddyjuarez5602]

FREAKING LIAR HE NEVER SAID THAT

[@HudanV0]

He actually says its worth it once the wifi 7 is fully developed. But he regretted it lol because of the inbuilt antennas that greatly reduce the range.

[@_masterbait]

Its true 11:21 do u even watch the video?

[@misteraon]

You’d be better off going with a Unifi setup. Separating all the components and having multiple access points including outdoor APs. Then you can roam between APs like you would on cell sites on the cellular network. You’d have to do some cabling. Sure there are mesh setups, but those usually take a performance hit because you have to use bandwidth for the back haul and interconnects. It’s also good to setup separate SSIDs and isolate those to their own VLANs so you can firewall off less trusted devices like smart home tech.

[@DragonKastle]

Mesh is only way. Problem is you. Fccc regulations limit how far a router can broadcast. Your property is too big for one.

[@azraeihalim]

@@DragonKastle Outdoor wifi usually can change antenna. Get bigger and more expensive OMNI antenna could give big boost in wifi distance without add too much router

[@ambrar12]

What is the point of wifi if you're just going to run wire to all these access points anyway? That's just so incredibly stupid and destroys the entire point of convenience.

[@hdz77]

And this is why I love Asus Routers, #1 cause they all use movable, detachable antennas, and second you can repurpose your old Asus Wifi 6. Wifi 6E, ETC. Routers , as mesh access points and not spend over $1500 on a mesh system.

[@Guilefpv]

You don't need higher download for yr camera outside, your camera needs to upload the video/images so the upload speed is more important. Seeing there's no difference in upload speed between the Wifi 7 and 6E, the improvement will be marginal to non existent.

[@aelaan12]

Higher numbers do not always things go faster. I have 6E here, but the only machines connected to it is my MacBook, my iPad M2 and the rest is on WiFi6. Even the iPad falls back to WiFi6 5Ghz. The router sits at about 6 meters away, but my setup is not ideal for Wi-Fi. I have limited space and my DMARC sits right by the modem. I get about 1.6Gbps down and 60 up in Wi-Fi 6E but when I am upstairs my iPad gets about 850/30 which is still pretty darn good. I picked channels that nobody is using, and since I live in a retirement condo, the oldies don't know how to anyway. My biggest improvement came when they upgraded me and I got a newer modem.

[@dcerar9559]

Property of your size begs for a mesh WiFi setup. A few months ago I setup a mesh WiFi for my buddy on his 4 acre property. I used TP-Link 6e (3 nodes) for the router and a new NETGEAR modem. He was previously using a single WiFi 5 modem combo setup from the cable company. The coverage with the new setup was light years from his old setup with no monthly rental fees. I use TP-Link as well on my home setup. The phone App also is light years ahead of my old NETGEAR app.

[@Frost-1209]

The larger number of Ghz of the wifi signal, the shorter the range or distance. In order to use a certain wifi signal, you need to make sure your internet supports a certain required internet speed in a landline. Also, your device needs to support appropriate wifi technology. If all conditions are met, you can use the wifi technology and the speed could vary depending on various factors. The speed stated on the wifi signal advertisement is a theoretical speed, so usually the actual speed could be much slower. To use Wifi 7, you device and router must support the frequency compatibility to 802.11be. The latest Apple's Macbook Pro 16" supports up to 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E). The higher Ghz of the wifi signal could be more vulnerable to signal interference.

[@ntowers1]

The router under the sofa, even though there is a lot of people that like to hide their routers like that is a bad idea. Routers are design to be in open areas and even the instructions said that for optimum performance. Also, I believe routers with antennas perform better than routers with internals ones (I seen a lot of cases, but I havent had the opportunity to test and compare that hypothesis). And finally, like other comments that I seen a mesh system might be better for your case or have other router as an access point or in bridge mode. Btw, very informative video.

[@gerald1964]

In general, WiFi 6e / WiFi 7 addresses the performance hit when multiple users are attempting to use the network at once as would be the case with WiFi 6 and earlier. Certainly, the boost in constellation size is certainly nice from a raw throughput perspective. Additional key features among many others include TWT (WiFi 6) and reduced latency. Multi-link operation was mentioned. This is an absolutely key feature of WiFi 7. This is in its infancy however. Do not count on future and more advanced versions of this feature being supported in APs that are produced now. For example, the AP hardware that is currently produced may not support concurrent multi-radio operation.

[@GuyOnYouTube]

Yes, I learned my lesson in the “pre-n” router days that being an early adopter is expensive and doesn’t do anything to future proof. I’m still on my wifi 6 eero pro mesh setup, glad I didn’t bump to wifi 6E last year. Holding out until wifi 7 prices come down and more widely adopted / mature, but surprised it came out so quickly. I wonder if I wait long enough if wifi 8 will be around. 😅😂

[@ItamarMedeiros]

Probably other people will have said this in the comments already: but most bump-ups on the performance you get from switching from wifi 6 to 6e to 7 are on speed within the same distance... the range is either unaffected or actually deteriorates. If increasing range is the desired outcome, you might benefit from Mesh Wifi (the easiest) or from setting up Access Points connected to the main router (more technical knowledge required)

[@Striker50_]

Wi-Fi 6 with a Mesh network is insanely more than enough Almost no household needs anything more than this and it's huge overkill

[@aallien]

Generally speaking a wireless router alone doesn’t provide adequate coverage for a house above 2000 sqft. If you want to maintain aesthetics you really should be looking at breaking up the components so that you have a router/firewall, network switch, and wireless access points placed strategically inside and outside your house. Use an app on your pc (inssider) or phone (airport utility) to look for decibel levels rather than speed. Your signal strength for getting decent speeds shouldn’t be above -65db you can still get usable speeds at -68db but you will notice slow (music streaming only) speeds at -70db to -72db above that is unusable. Standard uninsulated walls decrease signal by 3db, outside walls depending on construction type can be considerably more. Go with setup above (components) over a router only or go with a mesh system (go triband only, I can explain but this post is already too long). Anything else is a waste of time, other than making a video.

[@martinwoodfilms]

Wired mesh is the way to go

[@titusg4247]

Wired is a pain. Wireless is fast enough now to more or less have it be obsolete. It definitely will be with the new discovery that was just unearthed at a university that got speeds of 302TB/s on fiberoptic (not some new special cables). There was basically just a way better way to use it, but scientists/IT engineers didn't know how to get around it for some years. The code has just been cracked and soeeds boutta get so crazy that WiFi boutta be obsolete and replaced with LTE💀

[@samp6162]

Ive just gone from wireless mesh to wired mesh using cat 6 as my backbone. What a difference, it's not easy no, but totally worth it!!!

[@mattpioletti6450]

Once you go ethernet throughout your house it makes Wi-Fi look like dial up internet from 1995

[@peytonohara]

These type of videos are why I subscribed, you cover stuff in a way that no one else does

[@Guwapo77]

Get an Orbi setup. They are expensive as hell, but they have range galore and rock solid stable. I got a WiFi 6E for $1500 two years ago. It’s the most trouble free setup I have ever owned.

[@jakesingleton7692]

Don't know how orbi holds up nowadays but I had an orbi that was good and then went obsolete after about 3-4 years. Literally just wasn't getting the same results out of the device, and not sure why. I know have netgear nighthawk mesh system ( Also a logitech or logi company, whatever its called now) and it is awesome, and just as easy!

[@Guwapo77]

@@jakesingleton7692 - Orbi is Netgear. I have the 6E router and about 5 months an outstanding patch was released which vastly increased stability of the entire system. So two years in and I can only hope it maintains this level of performance for years to come. If not, it will be the last time I buy a $1,500 mesh system. It is paired with the Nighthawk cable modem. As a fellow Netgear user, I wish your equipment brings you lasting joy.

[@BlueDroneBlues]

Greetings. I upgraded to the WiFi 6e just over a year ago with 3 devices. It works amazingly well compared to my old router that is probably a good ten years old at the time of replacement that went from one company to another and gave me at the end no way to set it up because I had no access to the router one day when I needed access to, so it was time to say goodbye and upgrade to the new Router and repeater setup that I bought from Costco. I am not worried whatsoever whether I need to dish out over $700 bucks to double my performance in distance in some instances. I have no complaints and it does a great job!

[@barneymiller4088]

For large properties it is better to use mesh routers. I use the TP-Link Decos to provide the flexibility of moving them around to address dead spots and reach the edges of the property.

[@Thandius]

I uses ASUS AI Mesh - works great for these situations

[@mtolm]

For garden you should setup several routers that will use 2.4 hrz, this is how you will get strong signal through long open distance. And it is not obligatory to connect them via cable. You may use wi-fi with mesh. I solved my issues in garden this way.

[@chionyenkwu2253]

Very interesting and informative results. Thanks for the great vid 👏🏾👏🏾

[@potter2702]

I've had a Deco 75pro mesh (3 units) for a month now and it's made such a difference, I used wifi backhaul and it costs only £320.

[@BlueDroneBlues]

I have had the Deco 6e I got from Costco a year ago over the Black Friday time and am loving it. No complaints.

[@cryptoking2755]

I had similar results with the tplink be9300. In the center of a 1500 sq ft house, signal is great and can get close to 1gps in most of the house, except for the garage/driveway. Problem is this is putting it in my kitchen which isn't ideal. It's cheaper and better results to get two 6 access points on separate ends of the house

[@WireHedd]

I had many of the same issues and finally bit the bullet and tried a mesh set up and no regrets.

[@josephregallis3394]

Having your router on the floor is probably a bad location compared to having it up higher. I knew a woman who had her router on the floor and when we raised it up higher, she got much faster speeds!

[@Striker50_]

It's kind of weird he doesnt know that

[@profinitytech]

Very good information. I’m a senior IT professional and searched this since my Wifi7 access point performed much lower than my Wifi6 device. Granted I don’t have any close neighbors which definitely will make a difference. So I’m going back to Wifi6 and returning the Wifi7 until it’s more mature and better range. If you’re in a highly populated area then Wifi7 will perform better if your devices support Wifi7. Good luck!

[@zomgoose]

I upgraded recently from a very good WiFi 5ac router running Tomato to a commercial WiFi6 ax Orbi Pro mesh. It has been delightful! Thanks for covering your experience.

[@COR0NAD0]

Why not use Ubiquity UniFi Dream machine and Mesh network and In/Outdoors APs?

[@magicmanchloe]

Not everyone has the technical chops or wants to learn a system like that. Great system though when you dial everything in.

[@andrewlace]

Increase power by decreasing the frequency bandwidth. I used to find reducing from 40mhz to 20mhz would more than double the range but decrease potential maximum speed. It will obviously increase speed in many cases over large areas. Slower with better range vs faster with less range. You need outdoor access and multiple access points.

[@wmcomprev]

Increasing the bandwidth doesn't help in crowded areas. The wider the bandwidth, the fewer channels that are available and, therefore, the more likely you are to be walking on a neighbor or being walked on by a neighbor. (If you're walking on them, then they're also walking on you.)

[@StefanAlexandruGeogloman]

Good information. But yes, especially for a bigger property/area, a mesh or two routers or a main router like this one and another one with detachable antennae that you could swap to some unidirectional will improve the things.

[@chinesepopsongs00]

Wifi 7 will not come with replaceable antennas due to regulation.

[@JustAGuy85]

I'm a pure Ethernet kind of guy. Wi-Fi is good for your TV/Chromecast/Roku/Smartphones and stuff, so you can have that in the living room near the TV where you'd be using those and put the transmit power down to low so all your neighbors aren't spying on you. Or maybe your neighbors aren't like me....that know how to wireless radiotap and crack encrypted passwords like MD-5 and SHA-1 using your GPU. Edit: For the record, sure, I radiotap because that's legal. Your radiowaves enter my house. I don't crack and hack passwords, though. I only pen test my own hardware. That's the truth. For the love of god, don't use 8 character passwords. Those crack fast on my older mid-range 6700XT 12GB. A 3090 can crack an 8 character password in 8-10 seconds. Start using 14+ character passwords minimum. Use a word you can remember, capitalize a letter in there, change an E to a 3 and then add on a couple of old telephone numbers at the end. Example: Just@Guy42428096 (if those were the last 4 digits of some child hood landline numbers or something). Something like "JustAGuy" can be cracked in 60 seconds with a 3090. Lord only knows how fast 4090's are cracking SHA-1 and SHA-256 passwords now. The AMD cards may even be faster, as that's why they were so coveted for Ethereum mining. SHA performance. Besides, if you're gonna spend ridiculous prices on WiFi 7 routers, why not just get routers with 2.5GB ports? Need more ports? Grab an 8+ port unmanaged Ethernet switch with 2.5GB ports. I mean, 10GB is becoming more mainstream with PCI-e 5.0 becoming popular, but who has 10 Gbps internet, anyways. But by all means, if you want to transfer large files from one PC to another that much faster, go for it. That's about 1GB/s speeds lol... so have M.2 NVME's on both PC's. At the same time... nothing wrong with 1Gbps Ethernet. Still blazing fast with

[@eclipticom]

Thanks for a really interesting video about the wifi 7 user experience. I'm working in the wireless industry on the software side talking sometimes to antenna designers. Positioning the router is key, maybe more important than directing the antennas. It's a black magic, it's a balancing act between aesthetics and performance. Putting the router on the floor or on the wall, might have some performance issues, but wins on the aesthetics side. Try to keep it in line of sight as much as possible and away from electronic devices. Easier said than done. If you are really concerned about the throughput speed, I would suggest balancing your load. you might not expect from a wireless guy this suggestion, but in my house I got a ethernet cable to the other side of the house, where the wifi signal strength dropped and got an extender there, that will prevent retransmission, plus you have a low latency hub in the 'remote spot'.

[@chezikmusic]

I’m still rocking my Apple AirPort Extreme, works great still!!

[@swissness2444]

Me too, 2 airport extremes rock solid and speedy enough for my needs

[@chezikmusic]

@@swissness2444 I even added an AirPort Express for mesh and it works great.

[@SrGary1000]

When I had older routers with external antennas that screwed on with connectors, I got terrific signals by using directional antennas on both the computer and on the router itself. It's like a pipeline connection. My computer had 2 antenna connectors on the wireless adapter, so I used 2 directional antennas on 5GHz (and 2.4 GHz as it was a dual band antenna). I believe the antennas are still available on Amazon. They are waterproof and about 5 X 5 inches square, and would work outside if necessary. That's what would make your Ring camera have a stronger signal. Too bad you can't put a directional antenna on the Ring camera too.

[@pieterrossouw8596]

Have you considered a basic 2.4GHz outdoor AP for that tree cam?

[@EmilioVenegasMontero]

Really great info, Thanks! Just in case, I was able to catch an Orbi Pro AX5400 mesh system and works like a charm, and only paid $215!

[@gwojcieszczuk]

Wouldn't be better to put proper CAT6/7 cabling and PoE wireless access points in mesh configuration?

[@magicmanchloe]

I mean, you don’t really need to do meshing if you are going to run cat6

[@chinesepopsongs00]

@@magicmanchloe well not all devices use wires like tablets or phones but for desktops or laptop that are used on a proper desk nothing beats utp cables.

[@gwojcieszczuk]

@@magicmanchloe I should explain better. You would lay CAT6 cables to various places in the property. You will have multiple wireless access points attached to CAT6 cables (powered via PoE). Wireless Access Points software needs to support mesh technology to allow advertising single SSID with seamless roaming of wifi clients. You want your Wifi access point to have wired connection to backbone of your home network.

[@michaelmanus7765]

Unsure why you would insist on one unit fits all purposes in your home. Lots of options out there including devices set up with directional antennas akin to what is used on commercial properties (businesses) to get wifi between buildings as a second unit with a backhaul to your main router.

[@thelonercoder5816]

seems 6E is the best choice in terms of price/functionality. Im going with 6E

[@JaisonMathewJacob]

Why don't you go with a mesh system? That might be a better choice in your scenario. Right?

[@samchasingstarlight]

I use a wifi 6E mesh with 3 access points and 2 external weather resistant wifi extender - one for the front yard and one for back. I have a two story house with about 4,500 sq ft on 2.5 acres and this setup lets me get 200-450Mbps downloads anywhere in the house and outdoors - have 500Mbps service.

[@Rebel3Percenter]

I had the same problem! I bought the TP-Link Archer AXE300!!!

[@jaymeez]

I’m still using Apples Airport Extreme Router. Probably 10 years now and it still works but signal is not as reliable as it use to be

[@TheJammed]

Surprised you don't have a mesh. Would definitely recommend meshing up. There's no turning back. I've had the Orbi for a decade and it is fast af and most importantly it reliably extends.

[@sebulban]

I would never build a network in a house with single AP. Especially if you need WiFi all over yard. 2.4GHz AP’s have a lot more range and I would probably use that in those outdoor areas

[@fabe9724]

I'm on wifi 6 (5ghz, 160Mhz) and I have a speed of 1232mbps, so I'm wondering if there's a problem with your settings? and for the camera you might as well take a definition in 2k

[@PatRick-fc8mn]

For your property mesh is by far the best option. And if you get a good one it's zero hassle and fun to work with.

[@JustAGuy85]

Depends on how many neighbors you got around you and how many have hacking knowledge, too, though. That's why I'm an Ethernet house. Wireless IP cameras? Pshhh... all ethernet. Samsung TV with Wi-Fi? Pshh... Ethernet. Always use Ethernet when feasible. Grab some switches when you need more range or ports. I mean, no matter how fast all of this looks, it's nothing to the basic 2.5Gbps Ethernet coming out on the most basic mobos and the 10 Gbps coming out on the newer mobos with PCi-e 5.0. So, if speed is your concern, Ethernet. If cable management is too much work, just go Wi-Fi. It's VERY rare you have any neighbors with knowledge like me on radiotapping and password cracking (MD-5, SHA-1, etc., I'll grab it in a pcap file and crack it if I want to).

[@HighResTime]

TP Link and the words “flagship” is just hilarious.

[@chrisbullock6477]

I bought the ASUS GT-AXE1100 when it came out two years ago and have felt its still future proof for the price of $500 when it came out and being wifi 6/6e I'm glad I did and plan on getting a second one only so they can be perfectly matched. I love the apps ASUS has to keep an eye on your internet system and keep it updated.

[@wiedapp]

I did the same mistake: Buying one big router, expecting its WiFi to reach everywhere, reliably and fast. Wrong! That never works for a house with acceptable results. What you want is coverage. And the only way ro get that is more than one access point, strategically placed around your home. If you're with TP-Link already, go with their Omada setup and you'll never have coverage issues again. Yes, you'll need to run some cables through the building, but once done, you'll benefit from that in the long run. And the mesh systems are not that big of a hassle. You need to wrap your head around on what you actually NEED where and how the devices at those places can benefit from that. A 4K stream doesn't need 100MBit, a 1080p stream can be done with less than 25MBit. Does the play house in the garden need super speed or would the kids be alright with a little bit less? Or do you plan on placing data servers everywhere with them shoving around data all the time, bogging down your WiFi? In my opinion the media devices and everything stationary should be hardwired to the router. WiFi should remain for all mobile devices. These don't actually need huge bandwidths most of the time.

[@patrickobrien6648]

I wish you'd try some refurbished ruckus unleashed access points.

[@benoitcloutier6228]

I decided a long time ago that I would use tp-link APs around the house instead of just one « maxi router ». On my « old » wifi 5, I’m getting 500 to 600 mbps speeds all day long. Gone are any dead spots in my house. And for the backyard, no problem either, there’s an AP for that too. And I can even reduce transmit power to something my neighbours won’t complain

[@Ottomanmint]

Why omit the 2.4GHz range results when 2.4GHz strong point is reaching further than 5GHz. Just use channels 1, 6 & 11 (combining 2 of those is also possible for higher troughput 😊

[@Sirlix89]

For your particular example of the outdoor camera. Would placing a network cable or using directional wifi-antennas do the trick as well? Especially considering the hefty price tag of the router. Looked like there might be a direct way across the lawn from the house to the tree or is there a pavement in the way? If the first, burying it would be ease. I am generally not a fan of using wifi when it is not necessary. Also, for security cameras, I would worry someone can try to jam the signal while not yet in range to be seen. However that could still happen if the camera is as remote as this and people can disable it from within its blindspot.

[@joephu]

I currently have 3 TP Link 6E mesh system in my house. They are all connected to a switch (ethernet backhauling) so I am able to use the full WiFi 6 bandwidth (it also puts out 2.4 & 5 Ghz for older devices (security camera, streaming, etc). I consistently get 800-950 out of my ATT 1 Gig service in both hardwire and wireless. I can't imagine needing more than 1 Gig internet so WiFi 7 wouldn't make sense for me.

[@J.Wick.]

Asus makes mesh simple. Rtax82u, rtax86u. Have had those in a mesh for 2 yrs now. Never had an issue i didn't cause lol. Can even set them up to reboot themselves on a schedule. They still have the speed to cover my speeds.

[@DK-bh4yh]

With your property, interference can only mainly be internal. Some mesh systems look ok.

[@brokensword2621]

I have my tplink vr600 v3 ac2100. And despite this is old modem this is more than enough for me. I have not feel to really need wifi 6 or 7 for now.😁

[@GracielaPierre]

Awesome video! So interesting! Congrats on your new house, too 😃. I live in Argentina, so I think that specific model of TP-Link router might never be available here (inflation, lousy economy, imports restrictions, etc.). As a matter of fact, the one that you’ve decided to keep using never was. Anyway, I got an Archer AX20 3 years ago, and I’m very happy with it (I live in an apartment, so it’s an “easy” use case for a router, distance wise, although not that easy as regards interferences 😆). Wifi 7 is still a little bit “raw” I think, but looks like it will be great in the future. Please keep up the good work with your videos. I love the channel!!! Just one question, and I think some of us viewers are wondering the same thing: why do you put the router under the couch? 😳

[@nancybrown9706]

Netgear nighthawk has a WiFi 7 router try that one I have a Netgear nighthawk Wi-Fi six and I get amazing speed all throughout up and down three-story townhouse

[@sleepy_dobe]

You really should employ a mesh network for your home. On another note, I really wish the technology could increase the transfer speeds on the 2.4Ghz. Right now, the 2.4G band is the best of the three that can penetrate walls and doors but it's transfer speed is limited, ironically because of its frequency. If only there was a way to improve higher frequency penetration and range without resorting to a mesh network, range extenders or powerline APs.

[@clovenguth]

Do you realize for the example of the front yard camera that increasing download speeds to that location doesn't help your camera at all right? Cameras upload footage, so going from 15Mbps to 15Mbps upload is exactly the same quality of network for that camera.

[@Theextremepessimist]

I think my 6 I got will be fine for now. I’m on a budget and I’ll get the 7 maybe this time next year.

[@Poy19771]

To do real life test, you should stream something from one direction and then do speed test from one direction. Then only solution to ip camera issue would use mesh routers (also possible install outside) or PoE cable to ip camera.

[@seifsalman]

Those ears in these routers (wifi 6 , wifi6e) must have done their jobs for a long-range cover

[@adamdwills]

Sounds like you need a WiFi mesh router on each floor of your house and also for the front and back of your house outside, which they make WiFi mesh routers made for outside also.

[@matthewjackson9274]

Try standing the router up vertical like it was actually built to be used. That way the internal antenna is vertical

[@JenniferDacon]

Wow your video is incredible, thanks for sharing your experience and described so well. It's informative and clear and thanks for doing all that to show us what happened. I was recently trying to upgrade my old laptops to wifi 6 and stumbled upon ur video and didn't know there was a wifi 7. THIS A REALLY WELL MADE, VIDEO. thanks and you did an incredible job with the graphics, the examples. and impressive that you built that slide set too tyyyyy

[@sxepantFTW]

It can't address the question why US doesn't have the fastest internet speed while it itself invents the internet 😂😂😂

[@Pocketkid2]

I can answer that with one question: Infrastructure

[@speedXchess]

ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro seems like the best Wi-Fi 7 router as it has 8 external antennas. Can you please test this Router?

[@alexbishop5870]

Thanks for the very helpful and interesting video. Ihave a smaller property than you but my isp provided modem didn’t reach all bedrooms so I used older modems as extenders. Started thinking about a Mesh system about a year ago but kept getting confused between 6 and 6 E. Then heard 7 was coming! With delayed wifi 7 (I’m in Australia) i finally decided last week to go with a low cost Wi-Fi 6 with 3 nodes (my house is wired for Ethernet) because I suspected that I won’t need all the extra features! So far it works fine. The hardest part of set up was detangling all the Ethernet wires around the modem!

[@stewartl5109]

Omg The internet with every carrier in Australia is CRAP! considering the billions of dollars that the Govt has spent on NBN! And the most expensive bro! I get that the continent is huge but!!! Elon Musk will have you covered! And even the remote farms will have a better experience! The government will have another white elephant 🐘🤣🤣

[@tangoseal1]

This wasn't helpful in the least bit. He doesnt know what he is doing. He didnt even use a Wifi 7 laptop or nic.

[@ehenningsen]

The TP-Link BE33000 is a 33Gbps (max) monster, it splits the 6ghz band into two.

[@yttrendsetter]

Imagine Apple brings back the AirPort Extreme router with Wifi 7, seamless integration, built-in Time Machine backup, iCloud Private Relay and a stunning minimalistic design. For such an epic wifi experience I would pay up to $199

[@ebubeawachie]

350? When the competition was charging $350 5 years ago as Max said?

[@magicmanchloe]

Lmao, $199 not going to happen. Apple left the Wi-Fi game for a reason. Profit margins are not good for commodity hardware like Wi-Fi routers. Unless you can do something, truly unique that no one else can do (like AirPods magic pairing) you can’t charge a premium for basic commodity hardware.

[@KelvinKMS]

Nice joke !! Apple product is never sold that cheap. I think it would cost you at least $699 for that.

[@extra4542]

Ain’t no way they’d only charge 200

[@zaka3603]

I don’t understand why you need a 700$ router to improve your outside connection for the camera, just place a wifi extender(you can even do it cheap by using a old router and put it in a wheater proof inclosure)outside if you don’t want to hardwire your outside camera

[@Striker50_]

yeah it's kind of weird it sounds like he has no idea what hes talking about

[@AO-pj8xm]

11:05 Why? You can use some cheaper Wifi 4 or Wifi 5 repeaters for outside that also work with the wifi 7 router.

[@magicmanchloe]

Why are you not getting a mesh Wi-Fi system? You don’t need a $1500 a $600 6e mesh 2 pack from Orbi will probably take care of your problem

[@Striker50_]

for real i thought he was a tech expert

[@hdz77]

And this is why I love Asus Routers, #1 cause they all use movable, detachable antennas, and second you can repurpose your old Asus Wifi 6. Wifi 6E, ETC. Routers , as mesh access points and not spend over $1500 on a mesh system.

[@xaviermoo1009]

Your review with differents spots for testing Wifi speeds is awesome. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@rnrnrkrk994]

Not sure sharing pics of your home is a good idea... tech reviewers often have more theft issues and might be dangerous for your family...

[@chrisbullock6477]

Perfect example of if you have a home and able to network your home with ethernet ports and then use switches if needed its alot better. Specifically for your data hungry devices. Computers/TV"s/Consoles/Media Rooms

[@tomaszmilos]

if You have big house meybee You need to tray omada or unifi system - for my understanding of networking single unit not fix your problems - I think yo need more APs located on yor home or even outside home building to get good wi-fi

[@Jzak25]

Nice house! How much speed did you pay for with your ISP and how much?

[@silenthill4]

don't bother with mesh just use MoCA or phoneline adapters (eth over power is too unstable)

[@virtualparticles]

You mentioned the multi-band use. I believe the data channel is aggregated across all channels simultaneously. As far as I know, the system doesn't just choose the "best" channel.

[@anupsrivatsa1808]

Was discussing the same thing with my friend yesterday now I can just share this video

[@1nfiniteloop]

Your bricks and walls must be lead-lined XD

[@DaveRepairs]

a directional antenna will sort your outside issues... but i get the video.. interesting about wifi 7

[@ossqss]

How much bandwidth do you actually need to the devices you are connecting? Do you ever come close to using the 1,200 Mbps of service you have? Just curious. Streaming an 8k movie will work with a 50 Mbps connection. I can't imagine a 1080p security camera needing much more than 5 Mbps using H.264.

[@bric7244]

Just a heads up brother , if you put that router on the back of your couch on top or a end table that router will get faster. I seen another review and the speeds drop dramatically if that router is on the floor opposed to a end table

[@NathanBiskop]

That backyard playhouse test at 0:55 is a bit confusing, are you getting 127 Mb/s or MB/s? or another way to put it Mbps (Megabits per second) or MB/s (Megabytes per second)

[@CommentsAllowed]

Best thing I did was get a dedicated router and a dedicated access point. Do yourself a favor and decouple the two functions into their own dedicated devices.

[@kermitpurcell6432]

Mesh is a gamechanger. It's time.

[@NipponKiwi]

Thanks Mr Max. I Learnt Heaps!

[@kosminuskosminus6668]

Long story short you need a mesh system

[@quroclips111]

Did u try using an extended I recommend buying 4 cause the size of ur house

[@FabianWinkler]

The 46.4 Gbit/s mentioned for maximum data rate on WIFI7 are not really usable in real life applications. That is the theoretical bandwidth. But WIFI is only a half-duplex medium, so the maximum real bandwidth without overhead is half of that. If you have range issues, why not connect multiple mesh points that are connected via LAN cable to the router. That way you get a way better range.

[@djheatt]

if you transfer large 8k videos or have a bunch of devices networked with each other then it might not be enough bandwidth depends on use case for bandwidth use.