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Home wireless mesh recommendation
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:36 am
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:36 am
Looking for a good home wireless mesh recommendation. Currently using an Asus RT-AX82U (by itself, not meshed) after our Netgear of 11 years crapped out.
Simple home use. Laptop or two few phones. Alexa. No gaming. Tv. few cameras
We have Spectrum (I know there are other options, but this is what we have) The in house area is 1600 sq ft.
Problem I an having with this new Asus RT-AX82U router is that it will connect and work for a few days then it will go through drops. 2.4 and 5g both will do this. Works fine and then during Zoom meeting it will drop.
If I move my laptop near the router when problems are present, it works better.
We had Spectrum come out several times and do a lot of re-wiring from pole to house and other tasks. There were some obvious issues that Spectrum found and resolved. I was hoping this was the overall fix
Spectrum gave us one of their modems to use as a test and it has been working fine.
Maybe the Asus is a dud out the box? Maybe I need a second one to add to it? Maybe just buy a whole different Router?
Simple home use. Laptop or two few phones. Alexa. No gaming. Tv. few cameras
We have Spectrum (I know there are other options, but this is what we have) The in house area is 1600 sq ft.
Problem I an having with this new Asus RT-AX82U router is that it will connect and work for a few days then it will go through drops. 2.4 and 5g both will do this. Works fine and then during Zoom meeting it will drop.
If I move my laptop near the router when problems are present, it works better.
We had Spectrum come out several times and do a lot of re-wiring from pole to house and other tasks. There were some obvious issues that Spectrum found and resolved. I was hoping this was the overall fix
Spectrum gave us one of their modems to use as a test and it has been working fine.
Maybe the Asus is a dud out the box? Maybe I need a second one to add to it? Maybe just buy a whole different Router?
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 11:50 am
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Posted on 9/4/25 at 12:13 pm to Crawdaddy
UniFi is the way to go. I set mine up 4-5 years ago now and barely think about it, it just works.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 12:15 pm to Crawdaddy
For a house that size, I would think that the RT-AX82U would be good enough.
For a mesh system, there are several good options.
check out these ratings.
Mesh Ratings
Eero and Deco seems to be good.
For a mesh system, there are several good options.
check out these ratings.
Mesh Ratings
Eero and Deco seems to be good.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 12:42 pm to tdme
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Deco seems to be good.
Very happy with my Deco system
Posted on 9/4/25 at 12:53 pm to Crawdaddy
TP Link is so good and so affordable that the justice department is investigating them for rigging the market. While they do call home(like all others) they also use open standards and have less brand or model lock-in than other brands.
If you need child moderation, use eero, otherwise deco.
2-3 pack x55 is OK and excellent if you wire them together. The other older, cheaper deco products get less support now.
Look on marketplace and they might be way cheaper than the $150-175 retail. I got a 3 pack for either $30 or $40 earlier this year.
If you need child moderation, use eero, otherwise deco.
2-3 pack x55 is OK and excellent if you wire them together. The other older, cheaper deco products get less support now.
Look on marketplace and they might be way cheaper than the $150-175 retail. I got a 3 pack for either $30 or $40 earlier this year.
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 9/4/25 at 1:45 pm to 3deadtrolls
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UniFi is the way to go. I set mine up 4-5 years ago now and barely think about it, it just works.
OP needs a deco, hes having issues with the simple system he has..
You guys come on here swinging UniFi like its a plug and play mesh system that joe can get for $500 and never look back
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:18 pm to GrammarKnotsi
It's gotta be a dud of a device. It should work right out the box. Does not take a genius to setup
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:24 pm to Crawdaddy
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It's gotta be a dud of a device. It should work right out the box. Does not take a genius to setup
Just get a Tp-Link Deco system...
You're looking at $400 for the top of the line to $150 for more than you need
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:14 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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You're looking at $400 for the top of the line to $150 for more than you need
That’s a good range. Just don’t get the $60 w2400 kit at Walmart. It has 100m rj45s. That’ll slow you down even if your modem is 10 years old.
X55, XE75, and BE25 are your mainstream WiFi 6, 6e, 7 options. TPL tends to dish out updates and features by popularity so I’d stick with these.
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:46 pm to Crawdaddy
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connect and work for a few days then it will go through drops
Do you have a heat issue? In terms of unpredictable screw ups, heat crossing a certain threshold is probably the top issue that happens in the wild for rando drops (receivers, routers, etc.) Is it in a cabinet with no airflow?
802.11 isn't complicated. Different brands will often use the same chipsets for wireless, so switching from Asus to D-Link may have you trade one chipset for the same. Nobody uses non standard antennae anymore, they're all omni directional all the time.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:33 am to LemmyLives
As for heat, maybe but i think its vented and has enough airflow. The Charter test router has been in place for some time and working as it should
I can plug the ASUS back in and it will work for a while and just as luck has it, as soon as I join an important zoom, it gets all goofy and even drops and then reconnects. Just enough to piss you off
It's a simple setup out the box and I have reset it and set it back up 3 times. Ive setup as dual-band network with separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks, and setup to let the device auto select. It all drops at some point
I may just keep this Charter device in place. At least as long as they let it stay. No one has come to get it and we are not being charged for it.
I can plug the ASUS back in and it will work for a while and just as luck has it, as soon as I join an important zoom, it gets all goofy and even drops and then reconnects. Just enough to piss you off
It's a simple setup out the box and I have reset it and set it back up 3 times. Ive setup as dual-band network with separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks, and setup to let the device auto select. It all drops at some point
I may just keep this Charter device in place. At least as long as they let it stay. No one has come to get it and we are not being charged for it.
This post was edited on 9/5/25 at 8:35 am
Posted on 9/5/25 at 10:36 am to Crawdaddy
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I can plug the ASUS back in and it will work for a while and just as luck has it, as soon as I join an important zoom, it gets all goofy and even drops and then reconnects. Just enough to piss you off
Is it a bandwidth issue?
Posted on 9/6/25 at 6:07 pm to Crawdaddy
ASUS has problems with the 2.4 GHz dropping, it's a software problem. I replaced my Asus router because of that, I think I even had the same one as you.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 12:51 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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You guys come on here swinging UniFi like its a plug and play mesh system that joe can get for $500 and never look back
You can get the Dream Router 7 from Ubiquiti for less than $300 that has a built in router and wifi. You can use that to add an additional switch for $50-$100 and one of their cheaper APs for an additional $100 and you’re right at $500. Unless he plans to set up a bunch of VLans or customize settings, Ubiquiti can be used straight out of the box and be better than 99% of consumer grade equipment.
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