TP-Link - Deco BE75

TP Link is having quite the (deserved) shit storm right now. FYI. They've been the subject of state-sponsored snooping/firmware related warnings & articles for years now. It's finally coming to a head. IF your criteria is solidly WiFi 7 w/wireless backhaul, if you have a higher budget, and if you don't need to create VLANs or strictly segregate clients by network, the Eero Max 7 is a phenomenal piece of hardware. 4x4 MIMO on both 5 GHz and 6 Ghz bands, 10 gig ports for future high split cable & fiber bumps, excellent hardware antenna array design. If you want to save some cash, you can use a Max 7 as gateway & get a Pro 6E as mesh node to utilize 6 Ghz backhaul. With VLAN or specific client band considerations, you'll have to look elsewhere than Eero. Just be mindful of getting at a minimum 4x4 on the 5 Ghz band. Preferably a 4x4 radio on the 6 Ghz band as well. Many "prosumer" devices cheap out on hardware with 2x2 radios only, and you really do want 4x4 in a brand new router. Even to single clients (increased range & link quality).

Yes. Barring any potential for back doors baked in via firmware, I'd consider TP Link. They usually pull consumers in with price. The specs on both the BE 75 & 85 look very nice. Better than the Orbi, actually. 4x4 on all bands. And you don't absolutely need that dedicated backhaul band on the 85. The Orbi 770 wouldn't be a terrible choice for a smaller network, but your 5 Ghz WiFi 6 clients would suffer with those 2x2 radios. When I see 2x2 on 5 Ghz, I think pre-2020 tech. Although some can get by perfectly fine with it (especially with Ethernet backhaul to mesh nodes), it's not ideal for someone with the odd range consideration or latency via WiFi considerations.

To get full speed out of an access point it needs to be tethered back to the main box via Ethernet cable. You CAN tether it via wifi but you'll give up 50% of your speed (and use up a wifi band for the back haul). I've got a wifi 6 two piece mesh system now and I'm getting poor speed in the back bedroom. I bought a TP-Link BE17000 system and found it was COMPLETE CRAP. WARNING DO NOT BUY. I have to think the reviews I read were paid for. Not only did I get worse speed (after all the updates) but it only provides a phone app - no webpage interface, and the app is broken. Sent it back and fought with them (and Amazon) for more than a month to get my money back. I really have always liked ASUS so I started looking into them. I read more forums (after the last experience) and there were too many complaints along the lines of "Wifi 7 is not ready for prime time - so many bugs". So I moved on. I've been looking at Ubiquity, and I really like what I see... just haven't had any time to get it done. I can run a long ethernet chord from the tv corner of the living room over to the kitchen, angle the access point on a 45 degree angle to cover the living room but also run down the hallway to the bedrooms. I'll put another access point at the end of the hall, accept the 50% speed hit for connecting by wifi, and cover the bedroom. Dunno if this idea will work, and I'd still want some extender in the other direction in the bedroom to also cover the ensuite... but I've not got this figured out yet. I've reviewed the software interface in youtube videos and I quite like what I see. I'll probably aim for a 6e system, not a 7, but if it delivers anywhere close to claimed speed then I'll be laughing. My in is 1000Mbps and I'm getting anywhere from 150Mbps to 300Mbps (depending on the time of day, the humidity, how I hold my tongue)... which really sucks imo. What gives me pause is that I did hook up my current system so that one unit was covering the livingroom and the second was in the hallway outside my bedroom (ie. no walls in between them) and my wifi 6 system was still giving me 150Mbps in the bedroom. I'd really hate to spend all this money and get no better performance. From everything I've read, the typical Wifi 7 system out on the market is running some pretty sketching software, and it's best to be really skeptical with any vendor speed claims. Thus, I'd say buy Ubiquity. Try to buy the best and TEST TEST TEST everything.

I have two of the BE75 units with great coverage over my entire house (about 3800 sq ft) and into our yard (through thick wood and stone). I’d definitely get WiFi 7 since it has so many improvements and TPL is reasonable on price.

I gave my son my eero pro 6’s and moved to Synology. Honestly, they are great, but I wasn’t completely sure I was doing everything I should from a security perspective, and I wanted something with 6GHz. I bought the BE75 2-pack, and I swear it’s haunted. Everything is fine for days, then my wife can’t open the garage, or the kitchen light won’t work. My phone runs like a scalded dog one minute, and then a webpage refuses to open. I just bought a Firewalla, so I’ll see how these do in AP mode.

I highly recommend the [TP-Link Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Mesh System](https://www.reddit.com/user/unwelcome_frown15/comments/1jxaza0/mesh_wifi_system_recommendations/). It offers blazing fast speeds, low latency, and rock-solid coverage, great for large homes or demanding smart setups. Future-proof too with Wi-Fi 7 support.

just fyi - I tried new Deco wifi 7, HP Instant On and then Firewalla AP7. Very Happy with the AP7 from Firewalla and got full coverage with 3 units (needed 4 or 5 for the others as I couldn't put them on ceiling).

First question that should be asked, which speed are you subscribed to? Also when did you switch? If you're on the Gig you should be running wifi-7 and that router is free. If you're on 500mbps you should have the newer wifi-6e router and modem. With my ISP (not spectrum) I'm running the deco home mesh system which is wifi-7 because my ISP equipment is 3 generations behind. You can get them from Walmart, best buy, or amazon

They are incredible and simple. I’ve had a setup with the WiFi 6e ones, and now have one with WiFi 7 ones. Literally stellar performance. Do you have first hand experience?

+1 for TP Link Deco Tri Band - had it for over a year and has been great so far