Flint 3e (GL-BE6500)

I'm thoroughly enjoying my Flint 3, definitely like having the 6ghz band which the 3e does not have. It's cheaper than most wifi 7 tri-band routers and it's very seemless to get pretty much any vpn working with wireguard.

Honestly for a 1Gbps connection with Jellyfin and AdGuard, you don't need WiFi 7 at all. WiFi 6E will max out your connection with room to spare. A couple of things about your GL.iNet issue - the LAN dropping sounds like it might be a bad unit or firmware bug, not inherent to the platform. Their newer stuff is generally solid but QC can be hit or miss. For around $200, router + AP in one device: - **TP-Link Archer BE550** (WiFi 7) - usually around $180-200, 2.5G WAN port, has been surprisingly stable in my experience. Good if you want the "future proof" angle. - **ASUS RT-AX86U Pro** (WiFi 6E) - might find it on sale near $200. Rock solid firmware, great QoS for Jellyfin streaming, and ASUS-Merlin support if you ever want to tinker. - **TP-Link Deco BE65** (mesh, 2-pack) - if your house has dead spots. WiFi 7, but mesh adds latency that you might not want for a server setup. My honest take: return the GL.iNet, grab a used RT-AX86U (original, not Pro) for ~$120 on eBay. It's still one of the best all-in-one units for homelab use. WiFi 6 is plenty for 1Gbps, the CPU handles dozens of devices without breaking a sweat, and Merlin firmware gives you proper DNS control for AdGuard. The WiFi 7 marketing is mostly about multi-gig backhaul and 320MHz channels which your ISP plan can't take advantage of anyway.

Ohh, doh, I thought it was the other way around. It does look like they dropped 6Ghz on the 3e.

Ubiquiti if you can swing the cost, if you need a good budget option look into GL-iNet Flint 2 or 3, they're more budget friendly but offer a lot of the same features, they're also running on openwrt.

For a non tech person, as much as I love and recommend Ubiquiti hardware, I would probably recommend a GL-iNet Flint 2 or Flint 3. They have all of the more advanced security features, but are less expensive and have a more consumer friendly UI. The biggest limitation is they don't have any dedicated Access Points so depending on the size and construction of the area you want to cover there may be coverage issues. You can buy another one and put it in AP mode though so there are work arounds.

Go with GL-iNet Flint 2 or Flint 3 instead, much better product.

Since they're specifically looking at wifi7 that rules out the Flint 2. Flint 3 would be my recommendation since it's much more consumer friendly than Unifi and can still do all the more advanced stuff through the Openwrt LuCi interface under the advanced options if they want to go beyond the basics. I love my Ubiquiti hardware but it's a fair bit more complicated than the usual consumer needs / wants.

Very stable, raw performance and VPN speed - the Flint 2 is the winner due to its faster 2.0 GHz CPU and superior VPN processing power (up to 900 Mbps WireGuard speeds). It is also silent due to passive cooling. Flint 3e = Flint 3 minus 6GHz band.

Great routers, just be mindful they don't do mesh if that is something people need.

Yes. They are good. Plentiful of great features like VPN server (Wireguard), built in Adguard etc. I’m currently testing the Flint 3e and it is working great with no issues since I received the beta version.

It’s a another release of Flint series WiFi 7 with only dual band. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-be6500/ Beta testers usually get the early release model of the product before they release it to public.

You beat me to it. The GL-iNet Flint 2 is fancy enough with the price to features ratio. I am using both Flint 2 and 3e and they are both stable and signal strength and speed are somewhat similar.

We probably have similar sized house and used to have 2x ruckus h510 enterprise access point but when i discovered the GL-inet I was converted. Currently using Flint 3e and it’s been rock solid too. Both the Flint 2 and 3e. Some people say the Flint 3 is a bit unstable but i believe a firmware update had fixed it.

So I'm just curious as to what you're aiming for here, your internet is only 1Gbps but the router you have already is 2.5Gbps capable. Did you purchase with the intent of future upgrades or is everything in the house just 1Gbps as well? I've used that router elsewhere and I can't say I experienced the same issues as you in this scenario for either Wifi or LAN settings. 1Gbps is also minimal and doesn't require anything fancy to hit and Wifi 7 would be limited to that 1Gbps trunking. It sounds less like the router/hardware may be the issue and perhaps the environment/setup/cabling? Also may want to see what's your actual issue. Is it bandwidth? Is it Latency? Is it Jitter? Could there be wifi congestion or mangled cables or half plugged in jack. Could be a microwave or 2.4Ghz portable phone with bad shielding for interference. Lots of things, but it doesn't sound like the router exactly. Btw what you're looking for is called a SoHo router. Small Office Home Office router.

I was talking about the Gl.Inet flint 3e be6500 Really it sounds like you're going in way to heavy in the router and buying a whole lot of overhead you'll never utilize without overhauling your entire setup. You could probably go a lot cheaper or more likely review your environment for what's causing your speed issues at the core.