TP-Link

Archer GE800

TP-Link Archer GE800

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Sentiment score50% positive
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Last updated: Jul 20, 2026

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Reddit IconAggressive_Pop8690
10 months ago

i am using tp links ge 800.

Reddit IconCaprichoso1
8 months ago

Just upgraded to a TP-Link WiFi 7 mesh G800 and B800 with great black friday prices. Get 940 Mbps 30 feet away upstairs. Controllable via their tether app.

8 months ago

There are excellent black friday prices for the TP-Link GE800 and BE800 right now if you want to setup a mesh network. The GE800 is a gaming router. I get 940 Mbps, my network limit, from the BE800 extender 30 feet away and upstairs. Don't game so haven't tested those feature.

7 months ago

I'm getting \~930 Mbps with a 13 ms ping with a TP-Link GE800 meshed with a BE800 located about 30 feet away upstairs.

8 months ago

*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.

8 months ago

Just got the GE800 and BE800 to install as a mesh system with the black friday sales. Getting 940 Mbps upstairs 30 feet away from the GE800 wired to BE800.

7 months ago

My Tp-Link GE800-BE800 mesh system gives me 930 Mb/s 30 feet away upstairs. Wood construction.

7 months ago

I get \~930 Mb/s upstairs 30 feet away with my TP-Link GE800-BE800 mesh system.

4 months ago

With wood construction I can get 930 Mb/s 30 feet away upstairs with the 2 mesh systems I've tried: 1. TP-Link GE800-BE800 2. Firewalla Gold Pro hardware firewall with 2 AP7s I am selling the TP-Link due to the Firewallas superior support, extensive phone and web configuration and reporting options via the Gold Pro.

8 months ago

*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.

Reddit IconFlat-Sign-4373
10 months ago

I tried a archer ge800 wifi 7 it struggled with wifi 6/6e devices even on the mlo band, its like they didn't put that much effort into the 2.4 and 5ghz band i even connected to them separately. if you had wifi 7 devices it would have been a great router. Problem was I wasn't getting the max speeds on those bands and it kept dropping to lower Mbps

Reddit IconJOSTNYC
10 months ago

BE550 had all 2.5gb ports and GE800 has both 2.5gb and 10gb ports. The GE800 is geared for gaming. I have both for sale if youre interested let me know.

10 months ago

I had nothing but positive experiences. So much so that I bought 2 other BE550s to put them in a hardwired easymesh setup. When I got the GE800 it was easy to add it as the main router and keep the other as mesh satellites. I was even able to add a vpn to the GE800 and spice upy gaming. My only complaint was the Tether app.

Reddit IconM-O-O-N_SPELLS
6 months ago

I’ve gotten better Speedtest latency results compared to both the TP-Link GE800 and the UniFi Express 7 that I had previously. YMMV, but for me it’s been great for gaming.

Reddit IconNot__Alpha
5 months ago

I had the archer GE800 ( first and last TP-link) and it was an awful experience. The firmware was extremely buggy since they added the AI QOS. The fan was also annoying, it runs really hot too. I switched to UniFi cloud Gateway Fiber with one access point WiFi 7 2 weeks ago. And no problem. There is a leaning curve with UniFi OS ( so many different things) but it’s all good now. And I don’t have to pay a subscription to access simple options. The UCG Fiber is small but as powerful as the GE800.

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