Archer BE550

I've got an Archer GE550 and a Legion Go and it's been incredible. I still had a bit of packet loss at first but I figured out turning off automatic WiFi network scanning fixed that, it runs absolutely flawlessly now, feels native

Using a TP-Link Archer BE550 (Wi-Fi 7) on SLT Fibre. Zero drops. Honestly, skip Dialog/Mobitel 4G entirely if you want real stability. Just get SLT Fibre, disable their crappy stock Wi-Fi, and plug in your own router. If the BE550 is overkill/too pricey, grab a TP-Link AX53 or **AX55** for Rs.\~20k. 100% worth buying a dedicated router.

I'm on the SLT 500Mbps unlimited plan, and with the Archer router, I can actually max out that full speed over Wi-Fi on my Wi-Fi 6 and 7 devices. Plus, it has a smart band steering option that automatically throws devices onto the best supported band without you having to manually switch between 2.4GHz and 5GHz. ​ For gaming, it's a huge difference.The router has built-in game priority features and dedicated high-speed gaming ethernet ports (up to 5Gbps). My main PC has a Wi-Fi 6 card, and honestly, the stability is so rock-solid on this router that I barely notice any difference in ping or lag between playing on Wi-Fi 6 vs being plugged in with an RJ45 cable.​ The stock SLT one just can't handle simultaneous traffic or gaming latency. Getting a proper router completely eliminates those random ping spikes and dropouts.

​Mainly because I run a pretty heavy homelab with multiple servers and a NAS. I need a router that can handle massive simultaneous traffic, local file transfers, and self-hosted apps without breaking a sweat. ​Since I already have a bunch of Wi-Fi 6 and 7 devices, I wanted to max out the local transfer speeds between my wireless devices and the servers. For that kind of local networking performance, 82k is actually pretty reasonable, most other high-end options here are easily over 250k LKR.

Same, it’s listed as BE9300 (Archer BE550) on Amazon. It works great for me, zero issues in having it for a year. Plenty of options to customize and signal strength is great. I already had a WiFi 6 TP-Link router and I upgraded my main unit and kept the old one to use in the garage as a mesh WiFi node along with two other extenders I purchased for other rooms in the house. A ubiquiti setup with hardwired APs is way better but I’m not hardwiring anything in a rental house.

I have 3 TP-Link Archer BE9300/BE550 routers (just got the 3rd) for a 3k sq ft house. Only reason I got the 3rd was for wired ports in a bedroom that I'll move some stuff to eventually. I have 2Gbps fiber and only have 1Gbps wireless devices. Plugging Ethernet into my laptop to the farthest router I get 600Mbps down/400Mbps up. They work very well and have good ping with no packet loss. I will eventually run Ethernet in the attic but that's a project for another month. This works amazingly for now. I moonlight from my computer in an unused room to my Legion Go anywhere in the house. I also have my Xbox plugged into the second router 30-40 feet from the main router and stream from the Xbox app all over the house flawlessly. Take this info for what it's worth. Edit: My Legion Go connects to wifi 6G just fine everywhere. The mentioned routers go on sale for $180 each regularly. "Refurbished" go lower.

Used/Renew Archer BE550 BE9300

Used/Renew Archer BE550 BE9300

I've owned the RT-AX86U (Gundam Edition) since 2022, and it's been a solid router. I have about 25 to 27 devices on my network, my iPhone 15 Pro Max is my only high data WiFi device that uses wireless. Everything else is wired, or, the other wireless devices are 2.4Ghz smart devices such as bulbs, and smart speakers, and a wireless printer. I recently upgraded to the TP-Link Archer BE9300 also known as the Archer BE550, because I found out that i can get a little extra bandwidth from a 2.5G connection on my gigabit connection. I had been using 1Gig internet for several years, and finally learning within the last year or so that provides over provision to at least 1.2Gbps for Gigabit plans vs the 940 Mbps cap on 1Gig rated ports. The RT-AX86U is still a solid router though, but only has the one 2.5 port that's either a LAN, or WAN port, and it only gives supported wireless devices the extra bandwidth versus both wired and wireless. The TP-Link has been a solid router on the latest firmware, and I haven't noticed any difference between the 86U's 4x4 5Ghz and 3x3 2.4Ghz over 2x2 radios in the TpLink. Before that, I was using an Airport extreme 6th Gen, and other than 5GHz and 6Ghz being able to deliver full Gigabit speeds over the older AC wave 1 Airport, overall performance of the network is about the same. So, I've had experience with several generations of WiFi on the basic same setup for years, and the only difference I've noticed is improvements for the newer devices. Legacy devices are about the same. However, I'm one who always wires when possible to avoid wireless when possible just because wired is always better in most cases, if not all.

Have you run into any issues with this model not supporting WiFi 7 on the 2.4Ghz band? Right now I don't have any WiFi 7 devices, and if I did, I wouldn't use them on 2.4, anyway. I was mainly asking in terms of long term potential issues. I have the BE9300, and it's a solid router, and I mainly got it as a replacement for the Asus RT-AX86U which only has one 2.5G port, and I needed 2, but got 5 as a bonus. I'm in a small 1 bedroom apartment, 625 sq ft, so not sure how much of the different model specs I really need to apply to this environment, but asking around to get feedback. I've also considered turning off the radios in the TP-Link and using the Asus as the AP, until I have WiFi 7 devices, as I currently just need the 2.5 Ethernet ports to get the full bandwidth of my 1 gig plan. 940 is fine, but since I know I get more, worth trying to remove the cap at a reasonable cost. Thanks again.

Hey all, here is the story in short. I'm currently using an Asus RT-AX86U. There isn't anything wrong with the router, and it's meeting my current needs without issues. There are a couple things I have considered though in getting another WiFi 7 router, after having the Asus RT-BE92U develop issues after 6 months or a bit more of use. My considerations are the following: Right now, I have no WiFi 7 devices, however, my current iPhone (15 Pro Max is 6E, and my next phone will be WiFi 7) I would like multiple 2.5G Ethernet ports instead of just the one on the RT-AX86U. I only really need one more (2 in total) as my computer is the only device that can currently take advantage of more than a gigabit port currently. I am considering one of the more basic TP-Link routers from Walmart, that have one WAN, and one LAN 2.5 port, and I can either do a dual band, or tri-band router. And they aren't that expensive and have the current upgrades I'm looking for over my existing Asus. People have generally reviewed the TP-Link routers well, and I've had a couple myself and overall they've been stable. The main reason I went with Asus was for the more advanced. options which, in reality, I don't use a lot of on a daily basis. With this said, is what I'm looking for a reason couple upgrade options? The models are: the BE3600, and BE9300. Right now the 3600 is the only delivery from store option, and it's the dual band. The BE9300 is Tri-band, and both models at walmart have 2 2.5 G ports and 3 1G ports.

Just adding that Walmart got the BE9300 in so ordered one this morning (delivery from store) and will test it and compare. If it plays nice with my setup, I will keep the TRI-band model and return the dual band.

OK, I have the BE9300 set up and everything seems to work. the issue with the amazon smart plugs not wanting to connect out of the box with the default settings and the 6Ghz band enabled weren't present on the TPLink as they were with the Asus BE92U. The particular smart bulb that was also acting funny with Alexa voice control still has a slight issue, but it's not as bad, and it turns the right colors. So, here is my conclusion right now. It's possible the bulb is having issues as it's older, or it's controller doesn't like a TRI-Band router with the 6Ghz band, as both dual band routers didn't have the issue. So will be returning the BE3600 today. What I could also do is disable the IOT network on the TRI-Band router, and set up my old airport as a 2.4ghz AP, and connect the lights to that if I have issues since none of these 2.4 devices won't ever be able to use beyond 80211n.

Hey guys, just wanted to add a second question here. I've settled on the BE9300, and everything is working fine. However, Best Buy has a BE11000 pro for $250, and it's 4x4 on all three bands while the BE9300 is 2x2. The RT-AX86U that I have as backup is 3x3 on 2.4 and 4x4 on 5ghz, and I've seen absolutely no difference in my setup between the 2. The only difference is being able to keep the full gigabit connection to the devices that can support the 2.5g connection. Also a little fun fact is, like the B?E 550, the BE9300 has all 2.5 ports, even though 3 are labeled as 1G only. (the function at 2.5g). So with this said, is there any reason to really get a 4x4 WiFi 7 router yet? my iPhone 15 Pro Max is 6E, and all my other devices are either wired, or on 2.4G and are 80211n, and i think the google nest audio on 5Ghz is 80211ac, and the Roku Ultra, that is on wireless is WiFi 6., but I usually keep it wired as well. Right now I just see getting another 4x4 router a waste of money in my setup since I have one already and it doesn't seem to make a difference over the 2x2. Just wanted to get some feedback after sharing the details. Thanks.

Hey all, I have two main routers that I own with current standards, and they both work about the same, in terms of stability in my current setup. An Asus RT-AX86U, and a TP-Link BE9300. The reason for the TP-Link, was to have more 2.5 ports available, over the single one in the RT-AX86U. Long story short, even though my research was correct on paper, in real world, upgrading to Cox's 2 G service wasn't stable for me, and I ended up just getting the speeds in the lower tier plans. So I saved money in the end, and went back to the 500 / 50, which right now is stable, and gives me what I need. With that said, the BE9300 will still future proof me going forward in terms of having WiFi 7, and multiple 2.5 ports, but both routers work about the same in the setup now. The reason I'm asking about which would be a better long term use out of the two, is mainly firmware related. The Asus, latest firmware is from October 20th, of this year, and the TP Link's is from April 10th of this year. I know TP-Link routers typically don't get as frequent updates, and I've never had any real issues with them. The main issue I got rid of the ones I had before was because of all the talk on the ban. Since nothing happened, they're still being sold, I decided to try a current router from them. So, the bottom line is, out of these two routers, which one be the overall better pick to stick with going forward. The TP-Link is WiFi 7, so it will add benefit as I get more devices, but the Asus has more current firmware, but is an older router. The one current benefit the TP-Link offers, is the 6Ghz band, and my iPhone 15 Pro Max is 6e compatible. Beyond that, they're about the same in day to day use.

I had already made my choice to stick with the TP-Link, I was mainly asking about the security / firmware, because of all the mixed info online.

Well, that's why I got the RT-AX86U after hearing about the potential TP-Link ban. After the airport went out of support, my first router was a Nighthawk R7000, and Netgear's firmware was so buggy I put DD-WRT on it, and then eventually got a Tp-Link to try. That's when I found out about the lack of firmware updates, and quit using it the first one which was a tri-band WiFi 5 model, I got a WiFi 6 one, and that was better with updates, but then I heard about the potential ban, so I got rid all TP-Link routers and got the Asus as AsusWRT is a lot like DD-WRT, which I really like. Anyway, I found out after I got things set that I didn't need all the extras Asus offers, and that was close to around the time I thought the RT-AX86U was done with support, and nothing official came the TP-Link ban talk. First, I got the Asus BE92U, and used it for about almost a year and it developed issues I couldn't resolved with it well known issues, and that's when I decided to just go simple again, and got the BE9300 from TP-Link. That brings you up to date.e. So this process is throughout many years, not all at once. So like I said, the only reason I brought the topic up again is because posts on Reddit are starting again, about a Tp-Link ban. As already mentioned, my plan now is to stick with the TP-link until I have problems, or they are banned, and go back to the Asus as my backup, unless I really need a WiFi 7 router sometime in the future.

I'm a very tech savvy guy that builds computers as a hobby. If I were buying a router today, I would buy a TP-Link router. They have been around for a very long time and I have owned several of their routers that I have been very satisfied with. Being that it is tech, you can only expect a good router today to last for about 5 to 6 years. What is blazing fast today will only slow down as the years pass by. The most important thing with buying a router is to ensure it has the latest technology so that it doesn't become outdated too soon. Try to ensure that the router you buy today has these features: * Wi-Fi 7 * That it has all 3 bands - 6 GHz, 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz * That it is MLO network capable. (This is the latest technology that is just now showing up in some smartphones. It will allow your phone to automatically switch which band it is using without user intervention. Let's say you are on a phone call inside your house and your phone is set to use the 5 GHz band but you walk outside and lose the 5 GHz connection, the router will automatically switch to using the 2.4 GHz band because the 2.4 GHz band has the most range.) I'm not sure that I can post a link here so I'll just tell you which TP-Link router that I would buy today: TP-Link Tri-Band BE9300 WiFi 7 Router (Archer BE550) - 6-Stream, Full 2.5G Ports w/ 6 Internal Antennas, Up to 2,000 Sq Ft, Add Easy-Mesh Device for Extended Coverage, VPN Support You can find it on Amazon for $229.99 PRO TIP: You need to turn on the MLO network in the software.