ZenWiFi BT6

I just went through the same thing. 5 days in on a two pack of Asus BT6 and I'm extremely happy so far.

I would go with Asus and skip all the subscription nonsense. I have the Asus bt6 mesh system with a total of 3 units 2 are wireless nodes and everything works perfect and I have coverage on my entire 1/3 acre property. I have 1 camera over 100ft from a node and it works perfect. Just a suggestion of course.

The answer is NOT “spend a ton of money and everything magically works.” That’s not how physics, Wi-Fi, or reality operate. OP is asking about Wi-Fi 6. Even. Calm down..... Ubiquiti is wildly overhyped for home use and, yes, exactly what other commenters already said: nerd stuff. Fun nerd stuff. Shiny dashboards. Blinky lights. Absolutely unnecessary unless you enjoy pretending your ranch house is a data center. 35 years doing this, professionally and recreationally, blah blah blah, I’ve broken more networks than most people have connected to. House #1: 3xBQ16 Pro units. Rock solid. House #2: 3xAsus BT6 units. Also rock solid. zero issues with either. 3xBT6: $300 3xBQ16 Pro 1200 ish Spoiler: both work. The internet still internets and homekit works as good as possible. Yes, a hardwired backhaul is ideal. One of the biggest problems with finding a nerd to lead other nerds or talk to non tech people: 1. Communication 2. Ability to relate to non-nerds 3. Understanding that no consumer needs Ubiquiti gear For home users, the correct answer is: Basic consumer mesh that’s on sale or go full enterprise and buy Cisco like you’re running a campus network.There is no noble middle ground where Ubiquiti turns your Netflix buffer into enlightenment.

Both the BT6 and BT8 are good with the BT8 offering double speed on the 5Ghz and 6Ghz band. So either would work for a 1gig plan and just depends on budget. If you can afford BT8 then push for that else settling with BT6 is also good

Have been researching WiFi 7 Routers now for months in an attempt to replace my Deco W7200 (which is starting to struggle with the number of devices I have running). I have watched 1,000 you tube videos, read 3,000 reviews, studied about 4,000 posts on reddit, etc., etc. and after extensive research this is what I have learned: When it comes to affordable mesh systems the Deco BE63 sucks or is awesome, the Orbi 770 sucks or is awesome, and the Asus BT6/BT8 either sucks or are awesome. Then we have stand alone routers: the TP-Link BE800 and BE805 both suck or are both awesome, the Asus RT-BE92U sucks or is awesome, and the Netgear RS600/RS700 either sucks or is awesome. All of them seem to suck more unless they are awesome, then they seem to suck less. All their firmware sucks or is just fine and all of them have constant drops or they don't. You have to have triband or they will suck, unless you go dual band in which case they will suck. Or it's possible to have awesome triband or awesome dual band, albeit unlikely. There is also Eero 7, pro, or max, or super max, which are all awesome but also all suck because they don't have MAC cloning which is a must with my ISP. Of course they may also suck in generally depending on who you ask. Or I could sell a kidney and stop paying my bills for 3 months and turn my house into some kind of Ubiquity super network which will definitely either suck or be awesome. Starting to think I should just throw a dart in Best Buy or Costco and buy whatever it hits. Or just keep the W7200 and start throwing away IOT devices.

Thanks. Right now I am leaning toward the Asus BT6 or BT8 due to cost, brand reputation, and lifetime security/parent controls without a subscription. I only have 1gbps fiber. I don't see my ISP moving up to 2.5 anytime soon and 5 won't happen for decades. I have had TP-Link Decos for years with average results but recent issues and concerns about their security has me looking elsewhere. I will post about whatever I end up with for sure.

I hated the WiFi 6 Orbi system I bought. It was lacking so many fairly basic features, such as QoS, firmware updates breaking basic functionality, and a very lackluster app-focused experience.  I replaced it with an ASUS WiFi 7 system comprised of a RoG router with two Zen nodes and it’s been a lot more solid with far more configuration options than I’ve ever seen on a residential router.  Maybe the Orbi WiFi 7 line has solved their earlier issues, but I’ll never buy one again based on my prior experience. 

Not troubleshooting, but there’s a lot of configuration options that might require playing with things if you’re not a pro. Do I want MIMO? Should I configure an IoT network? There’s a lot of things it suggests to do but doesn’t really hold your hand in explaining why you should set them up.  In my case, I’ve done a lot of testing to try to reduce latency to portable gaming devices, but it can still be kind of opaque what’s going on. But generally, the basics work find out of the box. 

Go for a WIFI 7 Mesh system. I Love ASUS, excellent software,frequent firmware updates. Good Luck!