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Is this a good router for $50? Linksys EA6200 Dual Band AC900
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:26 am
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:26 am
Linksys EA6200 Dual Band AC900 Smart Wi-Fi Router IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
My main router now is a Linksys n300, so I need to step that shite up. Would this be a good one to replace it with? Its $49.99 after promo code...
My main router now is a Linksys n300, so I need to step that shite up. Would this be a good one to replace it with? Its $49.99 after promo code...
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Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:37 am to guedeaux
That depends on what you're hoping to gain from the upgrade. Your current router I'm assuming is a single-band (2.4GHz) with 2x2 MIMO. This EA6200 is a dual band, but still 2x2 MIMO. Hence, unless this router has higher power antennae and better range (and better throughput with attenuation), all of your 2.4GHz clients on your network will see zero improvement. If you have dual-band clients, this may help reduce some interference by getting some of them on the 5GHz band, but even the rated 802.11AC bandwidth in this model is pretty low. What's your home network situation?
Posted on 1/15/15 at 10:45 am to ILikeLSUToo
I have 2 TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless N300 routers. The main router is in the office (front of the house) and is wired to an SB6141.
The other router is set-up as a bridge in the middle of the house. At the bridge, I have my media server (netbook running Linux Mint) plugged in and my TV with Fire TV Stick and WINK hub are close by.
Mainly the bridge is for phone/tablet wifi use in the back of the house since the signal is so weak, but I am pretty sure the WINK and TV stick signal through it also.
ETA: in the future I plan to run ethernet from office through attic to the second router near the TV.
The other router is set-up as a bridge in the middle of the house. At the bridge, I have my media server (netbook running Linux Mint) plugged in and my TV with Fire TV Stick and WINK hub are close by.
Mainly the bridge is for phone/tablet wifi use in the back of the house since the signal is so weak, but I am pretty sure the WINK and TV stick signal through it also.
ETA: in the future I plan to run ethernet from office through attic to the second router near the TV.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 10:50 am
Posted on 1/15/15 at 11:22 am to guedeaux
So, a fair number of 2.4GHz devices (I'm assuming the netbook isn't dual band either) and some phones/tablets that are probably dual band if they aren't too old.
Is your goal to consolidate the router/repeater combo into a single access point that covers the whole house? If so, how big is your house? If not, I'm sure you understand that if you only replace one of the routers, you'll have a bottleneck in throughput somewhere (e.g., if it's the main router you replace, anything connected to the repeater will perform the same as it has been).
Also, in your first post you said you have a Linksys N300, but your next post said 2 TP-Link TL-WR841N. Which is it? I would wager that this particular TP-Link model performs better than a Linksys N300.
Is your goal to consolidate the router/repeater combo into a single access point that covers the whole house? If so, how big is your house? If not, I'm sure you understand that if you only replace one of the routers, you'll have a bottleneck in throughput somewhere (e.g., if it's the main router you replace, anything connected to the repeater will perform the same as it has been).
Also, in your first post you said you have a Linksys N300, but your next post said 2 TP-Link TL-WR841N. Which is it? I would wager that this particular TP-Link model performs better than a Linksys N300.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/15/15 at 11:44 am to ILikeLSUToo
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Also, in your first post you said you have a Linksys N300, but your next post said 2 TP-Link TL-WR841N. Which is it? I would wager that this particular TP-Link model performs better than a Linksys N300.
I have 2 TL-WR841N. I thought that was an N300, but I iz stupid.
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Is your goal to consolidate the router/repeater combo into a single access point that covers the whole house?
If this router is capable of that, then yes. My house is only 1900 sq. ft., but the setup is such that the router's signal has 3 rooms to go through before it gets to the master bedroom. The TL-WR841N was not strong enough to get a usable signal in the master bedroom. I put the repeater in the middle of the house as to at least push 1/2 of a strong enough signal. I get ok DL speeds in the master crapper with it now hahaha And outside in the back yard I could not get any signal
My initial thought was that this router would give a stronger signal to the repeater, then the wireless devices close to it would get a stronger signal, albeit still cut in half by the repeater.
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So, a fair number of 2.4GHz devices (I'm assuming the netbook isn't dual band either) and some phones/tablets that are probably dual band if they aren't too old.
Doubt the netbook is dual band. Galaxy S4, Nokia Lumia 1020, iPhone 4s, Surface 2 (Not pro)
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 11:47 am
Posted on 1/15/15 at 1:40 pm to guedeaux
My house is 2 story and a little over 3,200sf. I got good coverage with the 2.4 band on the AC900 but not with the 5 GHz band, since my switch to the new router I get great coverage across the entire house with both bands.
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