TP-Link - Archer BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router

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.

We've just upgraded to a 900mbps plan as well and the provided router (over wi-fi only, I have nothing cabled) was giving me speeds of around 500-550. After a bit of research and crossing my fingers that I was doing the right thing I upgraded to a TP-Link BE9300. Granted this is a wi-fi 7 router but the whole house now gets between 750-900+

We've just upgraded to a 900mbps plan as well and the provided router (over wi-fi only, I have nothing cabled) was giving me speeds of around 500-550. After a bit of research and crossing my fingers that I was doing the right thing I upgraded to a TP-Link BE9300. Granted this is a wi-fi 7 router but the whole house now gets between 750-900+

Netgear nighthawk for 6. Using tplink easy mesh for 7 and been happy so far

I'd go TP-Link BE9300. Wifi 7 for future proofing and officially recommended on Virtual Desktop discord.

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.

One thing in wifi you need to factor in the max theorical performance is always impossible due to interference , hardware defects, and diminishing signal loss from distance . You need a lot of headroom to account that and some more because in 2025 everyone have at least 3-4 devices contesting the bandwidth. ATM there's still limited wifi NIC and routers that completely implement wifi7 features(tri-band, tri-band MLO etc) . You will pay a heft premium for top tier routers. I'd say BE6400+ routers is the sweetspot right now. If you want tri band then you need to shell out extra for BE9300+ class until new SoC that brings the price down like MTK fillogic did to wifi6

Tp-links newest WiFi 7 router is sick for the price.

How big is your living area and how centralized is your placement? If it’s a 1 level apartment, I’d highly recommend shopping for an open box router. Snagged a used TP Link BE9300 for around $140 but have seen them for $120 on eBay and Amazon.

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.

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.

Honestly, TP-Link seems to have the best value WiFi7 certified on the market. This ASUS router isn't even certified. I purchased mine for $170 on sale, only drawback is no 10G ports; they're all 2.5G (which isn't an issue for like 95% of consumers).