TP-Link - Archer AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 5 Gaming Router - Black/Red

I didn't need a new router. I had been eyeing this one for some time. I had internet service put in at my dad'd house, so that gave me the excuse to install my router at his house and replace mine with this one. Unfortunately, I was on a time schedule and had to cancel this order with Best Buy because it was going to take a couple of weeks to show up. Instead I ordered it from Amazon and just happened to catch it on sale. I can't say that I notice a speed increase. My plan is a "up to" 200 Mbps plan, so my modem and router both outperform the internet service. With my phone about 2 feet away, I measure 234 Mbps download speed. It was VERY easy to set up. I have it near the center of my 2,000 sq ft home and I have internet in my yard up to at least 50 ft in all directions, which is far better than my old router, which was designed for large homes.

I work from home and while my ISP provides good bandwidth, i suspected the router I was using was limiting performance. This router works great. No lag from work computers, gaming computers or wireless streaming on my samsung televisions. Even when they are all up and running.

The last firmware update was over a year ago. Nothing perfect and the router had some issues. Even after I opened a ticket with TP Link, they indicated that the router had no issues and didn't require a firmware update. Data traffic was not being tracked correctly for starters. Everything showed as zero even when I was streaming. It also kept dropping devices. My outdoor camera lights would turn on and off all night because of it. Switched to a different product and now traffic and devices are good. Lights are back to normal.

Works great. Easy to use. Wonderful purchase. Reccomend

If you live in a house full of gamers, this is the router for you.

Tried this in our 2 story apartment - the software and setup was nice, but the speeds were middling. Beat by two other more affordable options.

Setup was quick and easy following the included instructions. My old router was about 5 years old. It was constantly loosing internet and slow speeds when it did work. Since I installed the TP Link about a month ago I have not dropped service once. I have Spectrum internet. My download speed is now about 3X what it was. I get good coverage over my entire house.

Initially the 2.4 Ghz band disappeared and did not come back after about a week. Contacted TP-Link and they had me ship it to them. After their testing they sent me the latest version of this model and has been working fine since. I only had to go about 10 days using an old router. Set up is easy and works great with coverage over all of my house and the yard areas outside. Nice improvement over old router that would not cover the whole 2500 sf house. Of course they now have a Wifi 6 router like this, but will wear this out before upgrading again.