Spectrum - WiFi 6E Router

I was just having the same problems. Tried the old pods and they didn’t do anything, wouldn’t even stay connected more than ten minutes at a time. Just happened to be retuning the pods when I overheard a salesman talking about the new 7 extenders. I was told there weren’t any new router 7s available a week earlier when they sent me the 6e instead. Luckily they had both in stock that day. My biggest issue was a camera in the back yard that always had issues and a low RSSI of 67. It’s on the extender now and the RSSI dropped to 52. Other things around the house jumped to the extender as well. Only “issue” I’ve noticed is occasional lag when using my phone to access my laptop.

Be patient with it. I was annoyed the first night and ready to return it when only a couple devices in my bedroom connected to it, and the camera in question didn’t even though the extender is 12 feet from the camera. Little by little the camera and other things started switching over to it. I think it might be pretty close to 50/50 whats connected to the router and the extender. Still debating trying to snake the cable wire through the office/living room wall so the router is more centralized, not sure how it’ll react being near the tv and multiple game consoles though, but this is good enough for now.

Recently found out spectrum had been charging a $10 rental fee for their router & wanted to save myself the fee & buy one for myself. I have a SAX2V1R model, and it works well, but I was wondering what other models may be better for me without breaking the bank. -Only 4 people use wifi at home -We only use it for youtube/netflix, and occasionally for a play station. -Our house is a smaller double-wide Any recommendations that aren’t $100+ ? Preferably <$70 I currently have a DOCSI 3.1 modem, wifi 6e router

i just upgraded to Spectrum 1GB intrnet and ordered their 6E router. It sucks, doesn't swith bands or have that option, can't customise and make your own WiFis. My 10 year old ASUS RT-ac3000 is performing better in terms of range and speed and farther range. I'm keeping my ASUS for now.

Only one SSID and the router picks if its 2Ghz or 5Ghz. Router is decided based on speed tier or other services(mobile seems up the guidelines at least one point). But all current ones just broadcast 1 SSID. But there are 4 types current, Wifi 5, Wifi 6, Wifi 6e and Wifi 7. To be honest, they probably wouldn't utilize the technologies in the 6e or 7.

They should send you either 6e or 7 with no issues at gig speeds.

Only one SSID and the router picks if its 2Ghz or 5Ghz. Router is decided based on speed tier or other services(mobile seems up the guidelines at least one point). But all current ones just broadcast 1 SSID. But there are 4 types current, Wifi 5, Wifi 6, Wifi 6e and Wifi 7. To be honest, they probably wouldn't utilize the technologies in the 6e or 7.

The spectrum 6e router was always dropping my devices. I already had my own nice router but I got sick of them blaming my router for their issues. After 3 months I went back to my router.

The spectrum 6e router was always dropping my devices. I already had my own nice router but I got sick of them blaming my router for their issues. After 3 months I went back to my router.

TLDR. If your gaming platform supports 6G band, go with spectrum 6E router. My personal opinion, try your existing router and if you have issues, try the Spectrum router. Decision also comes down to $10/mo and possibly how much you may want to configure wifi settings to get the most out of it.

That's funny. I'm out of stock of 7s and have to use 6 or 6e. The 7 sux, btw.

From what I can tell out in the field. The disconnects are because of a faulty WAN. While the inconsistent wired speeds come from the LAN. Of course, it isn't with every one of them. But I definitely seen more issues with the wifi7 than I have with any other routers recently. Personal I believe the best router Spectrum offers is the wave2/wifi5 followed by the 6e, 6, then 7. With that said, I still recommend people buy their own router or mesh system. I prefer to use my own purchased system. Rather than any of the "free routers" I can get from the company.

That's funny. I'm out of stock of 7s and have to use 6 or 6e. The 7 sux, btw.

From what I can tell out in the field. The disconnects are because of a faulty WAN. While the inconsistent wired speeds come from the LAN. Of course, it isn't with every one of them. But I definitely seen more issues with the wifi7 than I have with any other routers recently. Personal I believe the best router Spectrum offers is the wave2/wifi5 followed by the 6e, 6, then 7. With that said, I still recommend people buy their own router or mesh system. I prefer to use my own purchased system. Rather than any of the "free routers" I can get from the company.

I had both routers a day apart... The speed test showed they max out at identical speeds.. The manager at the local Spectrum store told me the reason the system keep sending me the 6E version instead of a 7 is because I didn't at first opt for a Spectrum mobile line. Seems to be a internal requirement.

Yeah it has to be something with the auto switching i took it in to exchange it and they gave me the wifi 6e (I had the wifi7 router) he said the wifi 7 routers are being exchanged left and right. (I still wanted the wifi 7 but he insisted that the 6e router was the better choice) so far i haven't had any speed drops im holding pretty steady between 4-500 now with my ethernet through the extender. Will test again tomorrow at different times of the day also

wifi 6 I believe has gig capable ethernet ports but I believe will cap out around 800 or so over wifi, but realistically you should have our 6e or 7 router to get gig over wifi these are the routers you should have for your plan according to spectrum. (i am a field tech). wifi 7 is by far spectrums best router so if you can ideally get this you should.

Yep! just need the right router and device, if your phone can connect to wifi 6e you can get the gig on it