TP-Link - Archer BE11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

There are multiple heavy users in my home, including two users who work home from all day, not to mention a plethora of online connected appliances and devices. Then you add on a kid who loves gaming. The demand is very high and going through several routers, this router has been absolutely spectacular and handles the load very well. I actually replaced my mesh routers with this one because of the distance it covers. Set up was easy, and I’m now going on a year and it’s still functions magnificently. I have just started to use the Wi-Fi 6 capability and can’t say enough good things about stability. One recommendation, use the schedule to restart the router every few days just to give it a good cleanup. That’s what I do and it’s been amazing. This router is also very secure and has VPN capabilities, and many more security features. Speed has been literally a non-issue, blazing past no matter where I am in my house and it is a normal sized house.

I was on my second eero mesh system in 4 years and was ready to switch to something different. The eero has a great app and subscription service but the pro 6e seemed to have a hard time maintaining. We often would turn off wifi on our phones and instantly see improved speeds. The new eero max 7 seems overpriced at $599.00 so I started looking for something different. Previously ive had linksys and netgear orbi systems but had issues with their systems, especially the mesh systems. The newest eero only supports up to 4.3 gbps for wifi which is pretty low for the price point. This tp-link router is $200 cheaper and has almost 3x the wifi speed at 11gbps. Tp-link's router also has a lot of open ventalition as i noticed the eero devices get fairly hot for how small their devices are. It is my opnion that those contained high temperatures damage the eero devices over time. The speeds I'm seeing with this new device are slightly higher but the speed tests are very consistent. I'm also getting about tripple the upload speeds and I was not expecting to see that drastic of a difference. Now this is no cheap router but so far I do not regret the purchase. This is plenty sufficient for a 2,000 sq ft house. It is currently paired with an Arris sb8200 and my service provider is Cox. Streaming and gaming have been smooth, our Peacock app typically buffers a bit (only Peacock, no other streaming app) but no buffering yet. If you can spare the $399.00 on this router, give it a try risk free for 14 days through Best Buy. I think I will end up holding on to this device for at least a year or two before the next big thing happend in home wifi.

To start out with this router was very easy to setup it took only a couple of minutes. The speed it offers have been amazing throughout my entire house both in my basement and upstairs in the bedrooms. For reference my house is 2,500 sq ft and I can even still be connected to the wifi while outside and get decent speeds. For those more technologically savvy the website interface for setting up your own protocols also is very clean and very user friendly. I would highly recommend this router.

Needed a 2.5 GB router when I upgraded my Cox service. Pretty easy setup. I use a couple of dozen dedicated IP's for some of my hardware and that was easy to configure. Covers my 2000 sqft house great.

Priced better than its Asus competitor with similiar if not better performance Great range with the 6 built-in antennas even over 2500Sqft (no mesh network required) , i was able to replace my service providers router and get better performance. The Guest network and IOT network are awesome for additional security as well the built-in VPN function. Highly recommend.