Wireless router for big house

Mesh systems have the routers like google WiFi, netgear orbi, and amplifi.

Sure you’re not talking about a modem?

At that point it just depends on the money you want to drop.

The Linksys Velop might be good for you. It’s a triband mesh that you can get in a package of 3. Would also allow for the rentals to hardware into it I believe.

I don’t have any personal experience with it but I’ve heard some people really like it.

Recommend Google WiFi and that way you can mesh and cover the whole house.

I was in the same boat and just decided to do two access points for the front and rear tenants and save router for my traffic. The access points were $105 each(blanking on the name, unisomething?).I may even add s modem that allows subnets in the future so traffic is truly separate. I’ve had Cox email that someone on my account was downloading movies illegal through torrenting and gave me a threatening letter to sue. I know it was one of my tenants.

Also if your cable company is giving you the router for free that’s one thing but if they are charging you consider buying your own. You can probably by a better one that you can keep for at least a few years.

Ubiquiti Amplifi.

Easy to use. Will provide great and fast coverage, better than Google WiFi.

$278 online and Best Buy will match the price.

Linksys Velop will make you very happy. It’s a very robust system with a separate radio for backhaul. It’s a great system.

Google Wi-Fi works very well as well. Velop will have higher speeds due to the separate backhaul radio (assuming you don’t use a wired backhaul).

Everyone I know who has used either system has been happy with them.

Thanks for some of the extra answers, not sure you saw my last post but I connected an Asus AC1900 and walked all around the house upstairs/downstairs and had a really good signal but that was just me and my wife using wifi on our phones. I'm guessing that router won't be enough once the tenants and us are trying to use the internet at the same time?

Could I just get a more powerful router then since the signal was strong everywhere or is a mesh system still needed? I'm thinking of just trying that Asus router out for a little while and seeing if any complaints.

I have a Velop 3 node setup. It is fantastic. Full coverage across 2900 sq ft. It is also MU MIMO, so compatible devices get full speeds when used concurrently.

Just built a 4K sq foot house. Have one modem, 3 hubs. Due to the distance from the modem to the furthest point of the house ran 3 hubs. All netgear routers for $59.99 took about 3 hours to setup and have zero issues. One seamless network.

Had multiple people say not to get google hubs as they split bandwidth per unit. IE 1 gb DL - 1/3 per hub. Don’t do it. For A similar price you can build your own and you don’t sacrifice bandwidth.

Get Eero....never worry about WiFi again.