I wanted to ask whether a wifi mesh system which uses wifi 6 ax 5ghz as backhaul would have any better speed and coverage compared to one that has wifi 5 ac 5ghz backhaul?
I'm looking to understand whether the difference is purely based on the 5ghz band, meaning not much difference, or does wifi 6 ax technology help in improving things?
Reason why I am asking is that I currently have a netgear orbi rbk50 wifi 5 ac mesh where I get my max internet speed of 500 mbps near the main unit on the first floor of my house but the speed drops to under 200 mbps on the ground floor because the dedicated backhaul link speed is around 400 mbps only even though its capable of 1700 mbps in ideal conditions.
I am considering getting the tplink deco x60 mesh which doesn't have dedicated backhaul but has 2400 mbps 5ghz wifi 6 link speed. If this system also drops link speed to 400 mbps resulting in 200 mbps speeds then I'll be in a pickle.
Any comments or suggestions anyone? @superczar ?
I'm looking to understand whether the difference is purely based on the 5ghz band, meaning not much difference, or does wifi 6 ax technology help in improving things?
Reason why I am asking is that I currently have a netgear orbi rbk50 wifi 5 ac mesh where I get my max internet speed of 500 mbps near the main unit on the first floor of my house but the speed drops to under 200 mbps on the ground floor because the dedicated backhaul link speed is around 400 mbps only even though its capable of 1700 mbps in ideal conditions.
I am considering getting the tplink deco x60 mesh which doesn't have dedicated backhaul but has 2400 mbps 5ghz wifi 6 link speed. If this system also drops link speed to 400 mbps resulting in 200 mbps speeds then I'll be in a pickle.
Any comments or suggestions anyone? @superczar ?