TP-Link - Archer AX20 AX1800 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router
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"Her speed may actually be better. This is what happens in some hotels that I stay. This is because the hotel wifi signal is not strong. So if I connect to the hotel wifi on the far side of the room, I have a poor hotel wifi connection and speed. So I place my gl.net router in the room as close as I can to the location of the hotel wifi access point to get as strong a signal as possible between the two devices. Then the gl.net router rebroadcast and provides a strong signal everywhere in the room ... Also the gl.net router has better 2.4 ghz antennae than most phones and devices. This allows for a more robust connection to the trailer access point which will improve throughput ... I travel in asia a lot where often hotels have crappy wifi. I was always struggling to stay connected in my hotel room. Now I no longer struggle .. i have the beryl ax router located near the hotel door which is as close as I can get to the hotel access point. The beryl ax never struggles to maintain connection."
"What I've most recently is use it to provide connectivity to my spouse's festival booth. ... Open wifi signal showing 1 bar that would never actually give me an IP on my phone, and the Slate grabbed it, and gave me a steady/fast signal that covered me all the way across the festival grounds to the food trucks."
"it stays connected a long way away ... I had it set up in my 4th floor hotel room in Jamaica and was still connected at the pool outside"
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"I can't believe my $50 TP-Link AX1800 far exceeded both of these routers in terms of stability and performance."
"Sonos disconnecting: Very often my Sonos speakers struggled to connect, lost connection, or just didn't show up on the system ... replacing the Spectrum router with a TP-Link router made my life so much better. ... a new router that just solved all of this without any additional setup."
"my $50 TP-Link AX1800 far exceeded both of these routers in terms of stability and performance. ... Eero and netgear gave me constant dropouts in WiFi signals."
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"my $50 TP-Link AX1800 far exceeded both of these routers in terms of stability and performance. ... Eero and netgear gave me constant dropouts in WiFi signals."
"I think often you either don't get a good hardware to run adblocking or VPN or don't get good signal so this seems a fairly cheap middle-ground"
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"My ISP service is nominally 600 mBps, but the maximum I can get through the AC3000 on either WiFI or one of the ethernet ports is 100 mBps. ... Instead, the WAN input is locked at 100 mBps."
"My ISP service is nominally 600 mBps, but the maximum I can get through the AC3000 on either WiFI or one of the ethernet ports is 100 mBps. ... Instead, the WAN input is locked at 100 mBps."
"the TP Link 802.11AX router has a weaker signal than the Spectrum 802.11AX router. ... Barely reaches the master bedroom, where the Roku now gets a “Fair” connection instead of “good” or “excellent”, and my cellphone now drops connection sometimes"
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"I had their AX1800 that was purchased from a local Walmart before the 3000 and it kept having to be rebooted which was annoying as ever as you might imagine!"
"Netgear told me to factory reset after every firmware update. It took over one hour every time…They write it in every forum thread. They never fixed their firmware. This was an awful experience."
"If the power went out, it wouldn’t come back on until after I manually unplugged."
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"Mine was working fine for about 3.5 years or so then suddenly crapped out with random disconnects, slow speeds on both bands and factory resets didn't help at all. ... I mean it's a fairly budget model but isn't 3 years of service just meh?"
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"I think often you either don't get a good hardware to run adblocking or VPN or don't get good signal so this seems a fairly cheap middle-ground"
yoo same ISP and internet package and i got a Mesh WiFi as well. bought it off from India as the sellers here just rip you off on any networking devices. i got TP-Link Deco M4(INR 2599 = NPR 4155) via third party and paying the added customs + vat + delivery fees costed me around NPR 5200-5300 which is way cheaper than buying it here for NPR 8750-10000 each. if you are only planning on buying a single mesh router, i would advice to just get a normal router like TP-Link Archer WiFi6 instead and use it as AP mode. but if you plan on having multiple routers, get a mesh one with WiFi6.
r/Nepal • Secondary Router or Mesh Wifi? ->UDM is a great choice under ubiquiti. Alternatively I got the following for just around $200: TP link ER 605V2 for under $60 TP link ax1800 for under $65 Arris Surfboard (various models, just look at the speeds you have and what your needs are) between $60-$110 Having learned more about networking I like the separation of hardware/software between modem, router, and access point over all in one combos. Also if one craps out it's less of a financial hit and upgrades are more attainable.
r/HomeNetworking • "Best" consumer router under $200? ->I am not sure if it is the best but my TP-Link AX3000 Pro has never let me down. That is it doesn't seem to need to be rebooted a lot. I am not saying that TP-Link is the best and only brand that you should ever buy though! I had their AX1800 that was purchased from a local Walmart before the 3000 and it kept having to be rebooted which was annoying as ever as you might imagine! I was still in the insanely short 14 day return window and returned it. The AX3000 pro only seems to need to be reset on rare occasions. and I do mean very rare! Note this is not the AX3000 with the Intel processor. I wonder how many people get confused on that! The Intel one does not have a 2.5 Gb WAN port and I also never tried that one. An easy way to spot it is it has Intel's logo on top but other than that looks just like the Pro model. As I have said, I never tried the Intel one so I have no idea if it is reliable. I am hearing a lot of good things about Asus and Netgear. Do these ever lose the connection and need to be rebooted? If so how frequent is it? How rare is it for them to need this? I prefer router I can just set and forget, and not have to constantly get up to reboot it. I am the sort of person who if I have to keep rebooting it, I will soon want to just boot it...to the recycling center or even return the annoying thing!
r/HomeNetworking • "Best" consumer router under $200? ->use their modem but get your own router. tplink ax1800 has been good to me
r/Spectrum • Modem and Router Recommendations? ->I wouldn't recommend the TP-Link Archer AX20. Mine was working fine for about 3.5 years or so then suddenly crapped out with random disconnects, slow speeds on both bands and factory resets didn't help at all. I mean it's a fairly budget model but isn't 3 years of service just meh?
r/HomeNetworking • Recommendations for home router? ->TP-Link AX1500 or AX1800 are within your budget and are excellent routers. Before that though, check your wireless nic on your device when connected. It'll show you the connected speed, and see the brand/model of it to see what your max theoretical speeds are.
r/nbn • Best Modem for 500/50 Plan ->I'd avoid the eero pro 6E/ netgear nighthawk RAX70. These routers are overpriced and expensive junk that do not deliver on their promises. I can't believe my $50 TP-Link AX1800 far exceeded both of these routers in terms of stability and performance. Eero and netgear gave me constant dropouts in WiFi signals. Save yourself the expensive regret and just avoid eero/ netgear as a whole, and stick to TP-Link/ other reliable manufacturers. Even a used TP-Link older model will be better for your household.
r/HomeNetworking • WiFi 7 or 6E Router Options? ->I'd avoid the eero pro 6E/ netgear nighthawk RAX70. These routers are overpriced and expensive junk that do not deliver on their promises. I can't believe my $50 TP-Link AX1800 far exceeded both of these routers in terms of stability and performance. Eero and netgear gave me constant dropouts in WiFi signals. Save yourself the expensive regret and just avoid eero/ netgear as a whole, and stick to TP-Link/ other reliable manufacturers. Even a used TP-Link older model will be better for your household.
r/HomeNetworking • WiFi 7 or 6E Router Options? ->Wireless Gigabit TP-LINK Archer AX1800, Wi-Fi 6, Dual-band 574+1201 Mbps Half the price. If you only need it for wireless VR, it is more than enough!
r/virtualreality • Is this router good for wireless VR? ->I've had both: ASUS RT-AX53U (AX1800) <- Served me for 1.5 years with minimal tinkering running Openwrt, before I replaced it. 6 devices via wireless with VLANs/Network segmentation/MWAN3. For gaming, I get 2-3ms in LoL (before PHL server was migrated) worth it. TP-Link Archer AX23 (AX1800) <- sold it a week after using with Openwrt. not worth it. for the others. I don't know.
r/InternetPH • Choosing Between ASUS RT-AX57 / AX52 / AX1800HP / AX53U vs TP-Link AX23 / AX53 – Which AX1800 is Best for Me or Should I Just Go AX3000? ->I had the opposite experience - the TP Link 802.11AX router has a weaker signal than the Spectrum 802.11AX router. In fact it performs similar to my decade old 802.11AC router. Barely reaches the master bedroom, where the Roku now gets a “Fair” connection instead of “good” or “excellent”, and my cellphone now drops connection sometimes
r/Spectrum • My best decision: Getting rid of the Spectrum router ->The spectrum 802.11ax router actually worked better (stronger signal) than my tp link 802.11ax router
r/Spectrum • Is there a better/newer router than SAX1V1S ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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