ASUS - ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

ASUS bq16 is amazing. Easily get 4000mbit backhaul between 2 floors

Perhaps. But it’s the only useful comment I have. I spent months researching for a decent router for my 3 story house as I had loads of WiFi issues and dead spots. And I bought the bq16 2 pack and my WiFi speed is 800-900mbit throughout my house with 10ms or less ping.

I’m currently using ASUS bq16 for gigabit broadband in a 3 story town house. 920mbit line speed over Ethernet. Getting a 4000mbit connection between the top and bottom floors via the 2 mesh points and about 800mbit WiFi speed test throughout the house.

Heh I really wanted to like my ASUS BQ16 Pro, but ASUS couldn't repair or replace them (periodic dropouts for various IoT stuff, tech support couldn't fix over phone). Owned for six months, ASUS refunded my purchase price. Shocked, but I picked up a pair of Eero 7 Pro units for about half that price, been much better than my ASUS experience. YMMV. //shrug

Asus zenwifi is a great and user friendly. Get the BT10 or BQ16.

The ASUS BQ16 is fantastic, I've found, and yes, if you need an extra node in a remote location, you can use one of your current ones. Obviously it won't have bands it doesn't have now, but there are probably places where that's perfectly fine. I reused one of my XT12 nodes in the bedroom - I have no need for 6 ghz there, 5 is perfectly fast and fine.

Yep just not gonna happen 1000ft you will be lucky to get 2.4ghz left alone a anything in the fast 6ghz bands wifi7 is know for. If you want the best one get an Asus BQ16 Pro 3 unit quadband wifi7 mesh system or an ubiquiti E7 Audience wifi7 AP.

Two floor large layout Asus BQ16Pro

Get the 2 unit Asus BQ16 Pro Mesh. Call it a day.

UPDATE — November 18, 2025 After a few more days of testing, I wanted to share an important update on my Orbi 870 experience. I finally managed to consistently connect several devices (iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPad Pro M2) to the 6 GHz band, and when they’re on 6 GHz, the system absolutely flies. I’m getting full gigabit speeds everywhere in my home, maxing out my ISP connection without any issues. Honestly, this almost made me reconsider the return — I even have my UPS drop-off scheduled in 2 days. But then I went back to test the 5 GHz band, and unfortunately the problem still exists. My iPhone 15 Pro can’t get more than ~300 Mbps on 5 GHz, even when standing right next to the satellite. Meanwhile, the 6 GHz device beside it gets 900+ Mbps. So the speed degradation is clearly isolated to 5 GHz only. This also confirms that the issue was never my wireless backhaul, house layout, or concrete construction. If it were, the 6 GHz performance would suffer — but it doesn’t. The system pulls full speeds flawlessly on 6 GHz. If I reboot the Orbi, the 5 GHz band works perfectly for about 12–24 hours, giving full speeds. But after that time window, the speeds slowly collapse again, always dropping to around one-third of what they should be. At this point, it’s very clear: the Orbi 870 hardware is incredible, but the firmware is not stable, at least on the 5 GHz radios. I truly hope Netgear fixes this because these units could be amazing if they worked properly. As of now, I’ll be moving forward with the return. Photo below for reference: My iPhone 15 Pro Max connected to 6 GHz pulling full gigabit speeds, while the iPhone 15 Pro next to it on 5 GHz is capped under 1/3 of that. [https://imgur.com/a/MA6Ef6o](https://imgur.com/a/MA6Ef6o)

UPDATE - Dec 3 2025 Returned the Orbi 870 for a full refund to Amazon. Purchased an ASUS BQ16 Pro (2 pack) during Black Friday for $719. Could not be happier, everything just _works_. I’m now getting full gigabit speeds in every device that has the hardware for it. Wireless backhaul between the concrete floor that the Orbi struggled with is not an issue anymore. The ASUS app feels like generations above, and the level of customization is insane!

Aussie broadband. Asus XT12 (wifi 6), ET12 wifi 6e, BQ16 (wifi 7). XT and ET have unrivalled range. BQ16 a close second with quad band support. All mesh systems. Coverage with one centralised router is outstanding with all 3. You can’t beat Aussie broadband no matter how hard people nut hug on leaptel, launtel and Neptune. I’ve tried all four.

Ubiquiti is good.. But wouldn't call them the best mesh...the Asus BQ16 would likely outperform any ubiquiti system that has a wireless backhaul. I'd even bet that cheaper Asus mesh would also do better

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.

3 asus bq16 pro with wireless back haul. All devices on separate 2.4. 2 Apple TV 4K and 90Ish smart devices. Last few months been rock solid.

I have WiFi 7 mesh (Asus bq16 pro) and it was quite messy getting it to work perfectly. My pc is WiFi (MLO of 6ghz and 2 5ghz bands) and client is 5ghz and works very well. If you have something that works, stick with it. The key thing is 5ghz gives you the best blend between latency, WiFi bandwidth and range. Ensuring you have a 5ghz band with as much bandwidth as possible will probably be the best approach.