TP-Link - Archer AX55 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Router

The tp link archer AX 53 is currently on offer right now on Amazon and has max speed of 3000mbps so should be well enough for your usage or if you want to move further with virgin. The AX 18 should work too but for the extra 20 quid and with it being on offer may aswell go balls to the wall.

For such a small usecase, I'd even say try find something used/on Facebook marketplace. I got an archer ax3000 for about £30 for my gigabit network

I just "upgraded" to that AX3000. After installing it I realized it has nothing special. No VLAN tagging support, can't install OpenWRT and it has the same WiFi signal than my ISP router. Not sure, but I think the BE3600 suffers the same weaknesses, but with WiFi 7 support.

I just "upgraded" to that AX3000. After installing it I realized it has nothing special. No VLAN tagging support, can't install OpenWRT and it has the same WiFi signal than my ISP router. Not sure, but I think the BE3600 suffers the same weaknesses, but with WiFi 7 support.

Lots of hate on spectrum here which drives currently unbiased people such as yourself away, which as an ex-contractor sup I totally understand but here is what you should know: The TP Link Archer AX3000 you have is good to about 2000 sqft (line of sight no obstructions) The Spectrum Wifi 7 Router is good to about 2500sqft (line of sight no obstructions) As others have mentioned, using your own router does allow for a much for fine and granular control over its settings as well as a few other things. But none of that may even matter to you, you might just be a plug and play kind of person and don't need that. However, it does aid to ease switching providers greatly as you won't have to reconfigure anything after the new installation is done. Just plug in your router and good to go. If you're on a budget and really think that extra 500sqft will help, its not a bad place to start. However, i would recommend looking into a Mesh based system on your own. I would look into a wifi 6e backed mesh system, aside from device support for the 6ghz band, you will find devices with typically higher MIMO (think of extra radios to help give bandwidth and range) counts in them but what that means for you is that the mesh system can connect to each other and still have more radios to spare for other devices. You will find with early mesh system ie wifi 6, that alot of them typically have a large drop off of speed (typically half speed) even while they are well within range of the main node connected to the modem. That is because they are having to share radios to not only brodcast wifi but also to talk to the main node. If you have ethernet in your home that can be used to feed those satellite nodes, your performance gets exponentially better too.

No, sorry, I'm not sure why they have multiple model numbers. I have this one: https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-ax55/ My house isn't big enough to need a mesh, but this one still covers two floors and the yard.

I've got a TP-Link AX3000 and it's been flawless.

The router you have is more than adequate for your service. Do not go near Spectrum's equipment. There is limited to no control that you have over it, and it's cheap garbage that always acts up. With your own router, you can manage it however you want, replace it when you want, and use it with any ISP.

dang, i don't get 10gb i'm using this with sonic 1gb [https://www.rtings.com/router/reviews/tp-link/archer-ax55](https://www.rtings.com/router/reviews/tp-link/archer-ax55) mostly wired devices on cat6 cabling which get close to 1gb. wireless varies depending on signal strneth, unless you have some 4k security cams that are uploading footage live to the cloud you won't need speeds up to 10gbs

Unless you buy router with 2.5gbps Ethernet port you won’t be even able to use that 2500mbps connection To my memory the lowest model with 2.5gbps port is AX55 pro, non-pro version has standard 1gig Ethernet You should consider buying AX55 pro now so you can use faster internet connection later, AX55 is also good router in general (I had AX55 non-pro before moving to deco mesh) You can also consider going a step further and check BE-something routers, that are wifi7 capable (have band aggregation even if some of them don’t have 6GHz radio), this will also future-proof you for a few years

You left off some key information: what speed Internet service is required, what throughput to any in-home servers needs consideration, do you (your friend) work from home and have specific network performance requirements. I live in a slightly larger 3BR 1.5 bath ranch with a finished basement. I have a NAS with 2.5GbE in my basement for backups, file storage and media services that benefits from as much bandwidth as I can reasonably provide. My Internet service is 300mbps. I run a business from home providing IT/InfoSec services and support for clients, which requires very stable, low-latency connections. I use a **UniFi UCG-Max** in the basement and a **U7-Lite** on the upstairs ceiling in the center of the home. I ran the cable from the UCG-Max up from the basement (with a drop ceiling) through an upstairs closet to the attic, then across and back down to the ceiling location for the U7-Lite. I get better than -52dB throughout the house, upstairs and downstairs, which is enough to get stable 1gbps to my NAS and full, low-latency throughput to the Internet over WiFi. Prior to that I had a TP-Link Archer AX3000 router in the basement where the UCG-Max is currently located, and my WiFi signal strength ranged from -45dB in the basement by the router, to as low as -69dB in the upstairs far rooms of the house. Maintaining a stable WiFi connection in the far upstairs bedroom was difficult, resulting in high latency and frequent disconnects when using remote desktop tools to my clients. I've considered Mesh systems and support some SOHO clients that use them, but I don't like relying on phone apps and vendor cloud services to manage my networks. The the mesh systems I've encountered don't provide the same level of functionality and features as UniFi (and many stand-alone routers) includes for free.

You can't get much simpler than one router (UCG-Max) and one AP (U7-Lite), except for maybe one wireless router (such as the UDR7). The WiFi from the UDR7 isn't as strong as the U7-Lite. And the signal from a TP-Link router also wasn't as strong (but I didn't try every model). The house isn't big enough to require a mesh system unless the interior walls are brick or some other material that will block signal. If you do use a mesh system you don't need a separate router; whichever mesh node get connected to your ISP feed will become the router.

[Bought this router 2 years ago.](https://www.czone.com.pk/network-products-routers-wireless-tp-link-archer-ax55-ax3000-dual-band-gigabit-wi-fi-6-router-onemesh-wpa3-pakistan-p.13009.aspx) it's much cheaper now and still going strong. It also has WIFI6 so your WIFI6 enabled devices will also again a free boost in performance. its ethernet ports are also 1Gbps so you can run speeds upto 1Gbps which is good if you ever go above 100Mbps speeds.

[should get the job done](https://www.czone.com.pk/network-products-routers-wireless-tp-link-archer-ax55-ax3000-dual-band-gigabit-wi-fi-6-router-onemesh-wpa3-pakistan-p.13009.aspx) When i bought this it was for 32k