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Solve Your Wi-Fi Woes With a Mesh Network or Ethernet Backhaul
Without sounding dramatic, Wi-Fi is the best invention since bread. Not just sliced bread but the actual bread itself. Unfortunately, though, the forces of interfering signals, weirdly reinforced concrete and distance can make Wi-Fi a nightmare. If you’re paying for a fast NBN plan, the last thing you want is a connection that moves at…
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This Is the Cheapest Way to Get Good Mesh Wi-Fi in Your Home
I’m always wary of suggesting a mesh Wi-Fi solution to a friend or family member who needs better networking. Mesh Wi-Fi has improved my life significantly since moving to a house, so I feel responsible for leading others to take full advantage of their internet. But even an entry-level mesh device like the Eero 6…
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Netgear’s Nighthawk RAXE500 Is the First Really Good WiFi 6E Router
I’ve been reviewing a bunch of routers in a row, and the difference between my own experiences and the wildly good numbers and boasts on a manufacturer’s website is enough to make me feel gaslit. Sometimes my results might be mediocre or the router fraught with instability or other problems, and I think to myself,…
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Asus’ First Wi-Fi 6E Router Is a Beast for Gaming, but Struggles Everywhere Else
It seems like only yesterday that Wi-Fi 6 routers really started to hit the market, and that’s true — the first products trickled out in late 2018, and the new 802.11ax standard is only now going mainstream. But the FCC has opened up the 6 GHz band to unlicensed use, so router manufacturers are taking…