Linksys - Velop Pro 7 BE11000 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 7 System (3-Pack) - White

Pros: Easy setup Decent range Nice look Cons: Wildly inconsitent speeds Devices default to 2.4GHz far too often Mobile phones and tablets swapping nodes can be slow and annoying App isn't very good! Limited administration My gaming desktop on my old Nighthawk RAX200 got a consistent 1000-1200 Mbps on 5GHz. But on this Linksys Velop WiFi 7 router, it got anywhere from 50 Mbps... yes 50, all the way up to nearly 1400 Mbps. Yes 1387 was my highest! I pay Comcast/XFINITY for 1200 Mbps so somehow it's doing better than what I pay for, but it's not consistent, not even close! Let me explain! I originally set it up using the wizard from the app and it automatically set it up to do a "Smart Connect" where it had one SSID and my endpoints would just get assigned 2.4GHz, or 5GHz. My desktop would randomly get 2.4GHz or 5 depending on some unknown criteria and it drove me bonkers. IPCONFIG /RELEASE /RENEW and I was back to 5, and it'd be a mystery if I would get 1300 Mbps or not. Sometimes I'd get 700, or 500 connected to the EXACT same router that gave me 1300 Mbps. It was very strange. I still don't know why, but it was enough to make me try setting it up to where 2.4GHz and 5GHz had seperate SSIDs. This was fine and dandy, but I was never able to get above 800 Mbps this way. I have no idea why! I ultimately ended up doing a factory reset and the problems remained the same. I don't like how inconsitent this is. I will likely return it to get something else. I was plesantly surprised by the range but I don't think it's a 3000 sq ft system when your house is multi-level! I have three floors and each hop is about 30 feet from each other and I definitely don't think I'm getting the advertised range... well I am just not full blast in every corner of my house the marketing claims. Biggest gripe is the inconsistent speeds.

Wifi 7 at the lowest price for Wifi 7 mesh routers, easy installation. Speeds seems totally sufficient, little lag. Relatively long warranty. Unfortunately the 12V input seems somewhat fragile. One of my satellites dropped from 27" onto hardwood floor - everything seemed fine but the inside wall of the 12V input broke, likely because of the force exerted by the 12V plug - rendering the satellite useless. The Velop Pro 7 towers look elegant but their height make them a little more susceptible to tumbles (like when you have them on a window sill). Linksys, maybe understandably, did not think that my issue was covered by their warranty.

The Linksys Velop Pro 7 Mesh Wi-Fi 7 System is, in every sense of the word, Amazing! Set-up was very straightforward once I downloaded the Linksys app. It took me through a step-by-step process of everything I had to do to set up the routers. I have never tried a mesh Wi-Fi system before using this one and I really wish that I had gone this way sooner. The app itself works great and is easy to navigate. It shows all connected devices and which router they are connected to, as well as, shows the signal strength of each individual router. From the app you can also set up Parental Controls and a Guest Network. With being in a townhouse, there are many areas of our home that had very poor coverage from our previous router set-up and our speeds were always around 60-90 mbps. I set this router up expecting to see the same speeds, but hopefully having a more stable connection throughout the house, and you can't begin to know the surprise I felt to see the speeds jump into the 500s mbps during my first speed test on my computer. It really worked out great having a 3-pack and being able to put one on each level of the house. This is the fastest our internet has ever been here and I'm glad that I was able to test this out and experience this. There is now great coverage all throughout our house and I get anywhere from 350-550 mbps throughout. Our kitchen, which used to be the weakest spot and always would cut out and buffer, now is an area where I'm getting over 500 mbps down. This Velop Pro 7 system advertises to cover an area of up to 9000 square feet and I can believe it. I even went outside to see how far away I could stay connected and it's just insane. I get faster speeds out by my car in front of our building than what we used to get at all. I have no worries now when it comes to having too many devices online at the same time slowing things down. I highly recommend this mesh router system to anyone looking for an upgrade that will last many years into the future. Especially anyone in a situation like mine in a multi-story townhouse. This system would work anywhere regardless, but it would definitely be overkill for an apartment or smaller home. This system could work great in anything from a home that has been added onto with an addition to a double-wide trailer to get a strong connection all throughout the house.