Honestly, avoid Netgear. Their hardware is okay, but they lock basic security behind subscription paywalls which is a total headache. The BE805 is a much better value for the money.
The router from the addon would be yours to keep. Sort of instalment plan. Nowadays, the fibre ONT device is not required to return back to the ISP.
Depends on your needs. If you need 6ghz, go for tri-band. If you have supported device (2.5/5/10 GBe) to plug in network cable to the router, then consider the one with those network port. Those router without 2.5GBe port would have capped output of 1gbps
3gbps plan, free router: ASUS RT-BE58U (1x 2.5 port) or TP-Link Archer EB210 Pro (2x 2.5 port). Both are dual-band router, no 6ghz, has 2.5gbps WAN
ASUS RT-BE92U tri-band router with 10gbe WAN, 2.5GBe LAN
TP-Link BE805 tri-band router with 2x 10GBe WAN/LAN, 4x 1GBe. This model maybe out of stock or no longer be available for selection.
I gotten the M1 HomePac 10Gbps (Plan only) and bought a TP-Link BE805 from Carousell for $250
It depends on your living situation and commitment
You may consider M1 3mbps plan as it has a lower UP of $65. Early termination clause for M1 is UP rate multiplied by remaining month. Otherwise, go with MyRepublic as their contract price and off-contract price is narrower.
*Wired is always better.*
Not necessarily so, comparing to 1 GbE. Next to my router I get \~1400 Mbps as compared to the ethernet limit of \~930 Mbps - almost 50% faster.
Upstairs 30 feet away, where cabling is almost impossible, I get 930 Mbps with a TP-Link G800 and B800 mesh network which were on sale for Black Friday. This is the same speed I would get if it were wired.
I went with TP-Link Omada. I kind of wish I went with ubiquity. I haven’t checked the subreddit much for either, but I’m having some issues with a new AP, a wifi 7 device which isn’t playing well with my AC and AX APs.
Edit I also had a consumer wifi mesh setup but with nearly 100 devices the archer BE19000 was having DHCP assignment issues.
Im not trying to invalidate the specialized models you recommended. In my experience the 6G TP Link routers have all been ass above the BE6500 which has WiFi 7 MLO and operates on the 2.4G and 5G exclusively. Everything in between the BE19000 and the BE6500 required a compromise to the bandwidth depending on the specific model that was purchased. For example the BE11000 has a 6G band available and is able to take advantage of 320Mhz of spectrum. However ideal performance is not always possible and thus THE chum bucket the chum bucket exists
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