TP-Link - Archer BE550 Pro

Maybe, but I got the router I bought sorted, so I'm happy with it all. So, answering the question, the TP-Link Archer BE550 Pro is very good!

Oops! I looked on Amazon again and it appears that TP-Link has 2 different varieties of Model BE9700 routers. The one that you are probably looking at has visible antennas? The one that I was referencing has internal antennas. Either one would be good. The only difference that I could tell between the BE9300 and BE9700 is the speed of the wired ports. The BE9700 has screaming fast wired ports which would probably be overkill for most people. The prices: * BE9300 internal antennas - $229.99 * BE9700 internal antennas - $269.99 * BE9700 visible antennas - $219.99 I wish that I could post pics. EDIT: WiFi 7 is usually 4 times faster than WiFi 6. Inside your house, sending data from the phone to router or router to phone it can be as much as 10 times faster. That's why you want to have WiFi 7.

I would choose BT10. I just bought a BE92u yesterday noon and returned few hours later due to terrible 6G range. I was only able to get 100m-150m download speed from 1 floor above it (3-5M away). I also bought a BE800 and BE550 Pro to try out. Suprising BE550 Pro is pretty good overall for both mobile and desktop which makes me think both BE800 and BE550 Pro are very comparable. However, i still decided to return both becasue i didnt get any improvement compared to my old Asus Zen XD5 wifi 6 routers. At the end, I got the Asus BE98 Pro. I am able to max out the max out the ISP speed of 1.5Gbs from 1 floor above the router. Connection from mobiles is also fast and reliable. So i beieve a triband mesh should be as good.

I ordered one last week and it has been a nightmare to say the least. Frequent connection drops, network slowdown for no necessary reason and more. I am getting a replacement unit today to see if it was a problem with the unit. It does fairly worse than the isp provided router at this point. If the replacement is the same i will return and get something more reliable like a netgear or asus. But for now, thanks tplink for destroying my weekend, rant over.

They named these routers bad. BE9300 = BE550 and the BE9700 = BE 550 Pro. I think the main difference is the Pro has a 10g WAN port instead of 2.5G and can also do MLO on all 3 bands. I believe the non pro can only do MLO on two bands but I could be wrong BE550 Pro aka BE9700 would be the better router. Probably amazon's dynamic pricing

They named these routers bad. BE9300 = BE550 and the BE9700 = BE 550 Pro. I think the main difference is the Pro has a 10g WAN port instead of 2.5G and can also do MLO on all 3 bands. I believe the non pro can only do MLO on two bands but I could be wrong BE550 Pro aka BE9700 would be the better router. Probably amazon's dynamic pricing

Did the 2nd one work? I just got one over the weekend and connects and reconnects so frequently it's approaching useless. I can hardly even modify the settings!

I’m running a custom hardware 1U pfsense firewall router hardwired outside to the dmark directly with Fios 1G up/down. Their crap router never did more than 920ish. Tossed that and built the pfsense system and have hit 1130 down 1049 up doing speed tests. I was gifted two TP-Link routers.. the BE9300 and a BE9700 with its 10GbE connection. I have 3 Netgear XS708E V2 8Port 10GbE managed switches at home. Honestly, all the negative chat is moot, they work and function perfectly fine and I run them as APs at each end of the house with pfSense providing dhcp, etc. I do find their menu system to be rather annoying however once setup you rarely need to bother with them again so don’t mind. Large 5000sq/ft 2-story with basement home, 2 out buildings and 1.5 acre lot. Good signal throughout the house and decent throughout the rest of the property. Not sure if I’d have bought them myself but was more than happy to receive them and they have performed without issues.

If you're willing to spend $250 you should probably be looking at a wifi7 router like the TPlink be9700. Tri-band wifi7 router. Once you get devices that support it, MLO network is where it's at. My phone is connected to sometimes all 3 bands at once. Might as well futureproof if you've got $250 to burn.

I would look at the TP Link BE9700. Tri-band Wifi 7 router, it has a 10 Gbps wan and 4x 2.5 Gbps ports, so you are future proof. I bought the cheaper version a few months ago and sort of wish I spent more for this one. It’s on sale in Prime for $180. I spent $130 on the TP Link that does 1 Gbps max but back then the better one was about $199. So far I have been happy with the Tether app that runs it and my wifi speed has been great. Edit. The one I just bought is $106 or about $25 cheaper now. I really should stop looking at prices it just drives you crazy.

a bit harsh ehh, but lol..... I actually upgraded my router after squeezing the life out of my old WiFi 5 setup, and holy hell I did NOT expect this big of a jump. The [**Archer BE550**](https://www.reddit.com/user/Whole-Necessary-6627/comments/1ombf1s/best_wifi_7_router_tplink_triband_be9300/) is my first WiFi 7 router and it legit feels like going from a Honda Civic to a Tesla. [https://www.reddit.com/HomeNetworking/comments/1ombf1s/best\_wifi\_7\_router\_tplink\_triband\_be9300/](https://www.reddit.com/user/Whole-Necessary-6627/comments/1ombf1s/best_wifi_7_router_tplink_triband_be9300/)