Spectrum - Advanced WiFi 7 Router

The problem is Spectrum WiFi 7 preforms badly with a lot of devices manufactured before 2024. The WiFi 7 standard was established on January 8, 2024. Soectrum WiFi 6 router was much better performer. I recommend a good previously owned WiFi 6 router making sure to first update all the firmware when you get it hooked up. I purchased a previous owned WiFi 6 mesh router and updated the firmware and it is performing fairly well for me so far. My internet plan is 500MB. With other devices powered off on my iPhone se 2022 edition I have been able to get speeds faster than 500MB at times right next to router and not below 380MB with a wall between me and the router. btw upload speeds on that plan should be between 18MB and 22MB

This is far advance about using company equipment if you don’t have a local friend or family member that can help with troubleshooting your own router equipment. Be aware however that Spectrum’s WiFi 7 internet router that the company is currently distributing to new customers is very glitchy currently. The WiFi 6 router they used to give was actually a better piece of equipment. 1800 Burner I hope you have a knowledgeable friend or family member that can help when you run into problems as I do advise backup assistance as yes it is try Spectrum will not help you much with your own equipment if at all.

This is far advance about using company equipment if you don’t have a local friend or family member that can help with troubleshooting your own router equipment. Be aware however that Spectrum’s WiFi 7 internet router that the company is currently distributing to new customers is very glitchy currently. The WiFi 6 router they used to give was actually a better piece of equipment. 1800 Burner I hope you have a knowledgeable friend or family member that can help when you run into problems as I do advise backup assistance as yes it is try Spectrum will not help you much with your own equipment if at all.

Yes they sent out a new set of hardware overnight once we upgraded our plan to 1 gig, the modem reads 2.5g on the back and my router has wifi 7 printed on it as well.

Yes I switched over to the newer cables that came with all the new hardware.

Thanks for the advice. I tried it out this morning and came to find out i only have one cat6 ethernet cable that came with the router and my spare cables are all cat5e which from what ive read isnt optimal for the speeds wifi7 produces. Nonetheless once i connected them via cat5e ethernet cable the speeds came out slower than before.

This is not correct, I have plenty of older security cameras including Arlo ones that use 2.4 and the WiFi 7 router from spectrum is band steering them to the correct band. I also had an nest WiFi pro system with 3 nodes and it is nice but if you have Gig like me the nest WiFi pro will cost you speed your paying for as my system even plugged in to the main node could only get 750mb down where the Spectrum one also hardwired and wireless gave me 1150mb down no issues and everything connected right up when I switched the SSID to the same as my old network.

Yes wifi 7 router from spectrum

I'm using one of their Wifi 7 units at my new place I just moved into, paying for the gig plan. Yeah, that router they sent you looks pretty close to mine. Generally speaking what others say about getting your own router is generally correct. However, they like to forget that not ever one has the money to just drop on a new router. In my case, I'm looking at an average of $350 on a Wifi 7 router. It's easier just to use Spectrum's equipment right now.

Just got gig (not in a high split area) so they sent a new modem (2.5gbps port) and their WiFi 7 router. I was using an Arris Sb8200 (1gb port) and an mk73 netgear mesh WiFi 6 system. Modem and router in basement middle of 2400 sq ft house. Both satellites hard wired on each end of upstairs of house. Easily was getting 800mbps plus to every corner of the house. Most times could max out gigabit at 937mbps via WiFi devices. WiFi 7 router came… disconnected mesh system and installed spectrum provided modem and router in upstairs bedroom smack dab middle of the house. With WiFi 6e devices I was able to get 1324mbps in the same bedroom as router. As soon as I left that room (had one uninsulated wall in between device and router) speed went down to around 700mbps. In the living room (still only one wall between router and device) and maybe 10-15 feet away from router on same floor speed went down to 450-500mbps. I’m fairly certain if I was able to do more than just name the SSID and set a password for WiFi it would have better performance but you literally can’t do anything settings wise with the spectrum router. Extremely locked down. Went back to my netgear mesh system. Am looking at getting a deco be85 system for future proofing (10gbps and 2.5gbps ports). Definitely impressed with spectrum’s over provisioning for gigabit. 1324mbps is pretty decent for docsis. Upload for our are is pretty much locked down at 40mbps. My node must have a lot of older people on it as I can max out gigabit any time of day or night, even during peak. As for the WiFi 7 router I can see why so many complain about speeds. Unless you’re in an apartment the speeds just aren’t there any distance from the router. I couldn’t imagine paying $10 a month for that router. My only question now is if I return the WiFi 7 router will they shut my service off? I don’t want it, no point in it just laying around in my house but I don’t want my account getting screwed up sending it back. Also we have no spectrum store around here so I’d be sending it back via ups store. I told the rep when I ordered gig that I didn’t want their router but I had no choice and was sent it.

I just installed it. Literally 10 minutes ago. I'm not liking the lack of administration. I'm not expecting full control like my Asus router but their WiFi 6e router at least let me go into the routers configuration page to set up a lot more options. Do they have a new model as well? I also just remembered I have a lot of cameras and bulbs that are exclusively 2.4Ghz. I'm having trouble getting them connected since there is no separation of networks. This upgrade may have been a mistake.

I've been trying a week to get this thing and it got delivered to me cause I called yesterday to have it delivered to me and is finally here now I have 2 wifi 7 routers the spectrum wifi 7 in the living room and my quadband mesh system wifi 7 in my room 😀.

I just got the Spectrum 7 wifi for my new home in Texas where Spectrum is giving 1Gbps symmetrical, however when testing this wifi 7 router they provided literally right next to the router im only getting a maximum speed of 600 mbps, keep in mind this is a fresh install. Then the spectrum dude runs a test on the spectrum speed test website and it shows a solid gig, however on fast and [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) it doesn't cross 600. highly disappointed. yall think im being throttled by isp or i should just chuck their brand new "AMAZING" router and just opt for a mesh instead like an Asus Zenwifi?

Yes, I get 2.5gbps through ethernet and about 1gbps wifi 

Yeah, troubleshooting your down/up via hardwire was a no-brainer; if there was an issue with being on a line - there was definitely an issue. That being said, I skipped 6/6E, but just got 7 via spectrum - I was going to call bullshit that wifi devices would outperform hardline, but then I tested. Wow. You weren't bluffing. I think my upload still tends to suffer more on wifi than hardwired, but I can't really make that statement with much confidence.

Wow. So this is what a foreign language looks like. My router is Spectrum provided in part because I’m on their 1 gigabyte plan. I’ll plug your recommendation in to Amazon to see if I can get it from there if need be.

True. I should have explained further. I’m on their 1 gigabyte plan. I use it all on Wi-Fi. I do have the Spectrum 7 router.

I had one of their WiFi 7 routers and the gig plan. It was absolutely garbage even for a 2 bedroom apartment. I couldn't even get speeds close to 500 and at times it would just restart on its own. No 2.4G band steering as well. I returned it and got my own wifi 7 router from Netgear and damn that did a much more wonderful job than that garbage spectrum. 

I have their wifi7 router and have had no problems with it speed or connection

I got rid of my mesh with the wifi7 router in a 2 story home.

I used their modem and wifi7 router bc it’s free with 1gb plan

I get above 1gb download on multiple tests

I used their modem and wifi7 router bc it’s free with 1gb plan

I get above 1gb download on multiple tests

I’ve got one of their WiFi 7 routers, not plugged in right now though. Using my own WiFi 6 router as I run AdGuard Home

I’ve got one of their WiFi 7 routers, not plugged in right now though. Using my own WiFi 6 router as I run AdGuard Home

I recently upgraded to 1 Gig and received the new advanced 7 router.  When I do a speed test on My. Spectrum App it says I'm getting 1.2gigs to the modem and 545mbps to devices.  When I run a speed test on my phone standing next to the router it's the same 545mbps.  Are these new advanced seven routers only putting out 60%of their power.  Also do they go into a energy saving mode when not in use??

Gig Internet means you can get the Spectrum WiFi 7 router. It's great.

In my experience the non-techno savvy customer does better with a Spectrum provided router (nearly 85% of the customer base). Those who can operate tech will provide their own router. The Spectrum WiFi 7 router has been performing well with the customers I deal with (opposite experience of the 6E router).

In my experience the non-techno savvy customer does better with a Spectrum provided router (nearly 85% of the customer base). Those who can operate tech will provide their own router. The Spectrum WiFi 7 router has been performing well with the customers I deal with (opposite experience of the 6E router).

The router is free as long as its on the gig service actually

Its indefinitely free, not just for 1 or 2 years

I'd actually debate this 100%. The wifi-7 router has far better range than any of the other equipment spectrum provides and unless it's someone who's going to be using more than 2 or 3 ethernet ports on the back or really putting the system to the test, there's no need to go out and buy one for a couple hundred dollars when it itself is free for having the gig service.

HAD nothing but issues. It's redundant to go out and buy a lesser quality router with your own money when there's better quality that is free and available to customers. I agree that the old equipment that was ran before was useless, 3-5 devices overload it and cause issues constantly not intermittent. The new equipment is the same as what's installed in some of the businesses. Try the actual equipment before you shit on it because at that point its just giving lack of knowledge to how far its come. The wifi-6e and wifi-7 I stand behind 100%. Trying to buy something of equal value is going to cost minimum $300-$500. You're right though minimal devices utilize the wifi-7 but that's not the only benefit from it. It also doubles the available bandwidth of the standard 6.0GHz frequency. It's not only about the wifi-7. It's about how much more it does. Actually read reviews on it before shitting on something you haven't looked in to.

Again, you're either illiterate or just choose to feign ignorance. The wifi-7 is free with the gig, since wifi-7 launched it has been free with the gig. You either have no clue what you're talking about in regards to the wifi-7 or just choose to crap on it because you want to feel like your purchase is justified still. It was back before wifi-6e and wifi-7, hell even still with the 6e seeing as that's $10/mo but truly if you can't afford that then you probably have entry teir internet or mid teir at best. The "marginal performance boost" is an increase from getting 4/5th of the subscribed speed to getting 1.25x the subscribed speed. It's more than just wifi-7, its about how it manages and directs traffic on the other wifi frequencies as well, I'll say it again since you clearly didn't read it last time so maybe out of the 3 times I've stated it and that a simple Google search will tell you, you can score 1 out of 3. It isn't about the wifi-7 aka 6.8Ghz frequency, its about how it manages and directs traffic within the other frequencies that sets it apart from your basic market nighthawk router and from the faulty and trash equipment that were its predecessors

I have the new WiFi 7 router with 2 pods 1 gig speed and so far it’s been working great, if I’m near the router I can take advantage of the 6Ghz band. The highest speed I’ve gotten on my iPhone 16 Pro Max was 1138Mbps download, on Xbox Series X while it being wired through Ethernet is 1206.68 Mbps download. With 0% packet loss. Ping says it’s 64 with that Speedtest but while I’m in game my Latency is usually 24-32 being run through a pod to extend wired connection through Ethernet from the the router to the Xbox. My upload is not the greatest but that stays around 32-42Mbps.

When you get the 1 gig with spectrum the WiFi 7 router is included. They don’t charge you for it