I have a single-story 3100 sqft house (roughly square shape). My current router is an old TP-Link Archer C7 V2, and it is placed near the SE corner of the house. I have Fios 500/500 internet. Right now the 2.4 ghz signal easily covers the entire house (and a large part of the yard), but I don't get great speed from it. The 5 ghz has okay signal through maybe half of the house. We have Xbox Ones and 1 Roku Ultra connected to the 5 ghz, and the majority of other devices (Amazon Echos, phones, various other items) connected to 2.4 ghz. I then have two Roku Ultra's connected to powerline devices (max speed they get is around 80 mbps) because the 5 ghz doesn't have good signal strength where they are located.
My goal would be to get the 2 Roku devices off of powerline and onto 5 ghz. The current signal is almost strong enough in those locations to use wifi, but currently I get slightly better performance with the powerline. I'd also just like better performance in general on the wifi.
I was considering purchasing the TP-Link Archer A9 as it is only around $79 currently. Would the newer hardware along with Wave 2 features potentially give me the range/speed/performance boost I'd be looking for?
Would anybody recommend any other sub $100 routers that would be better than the A9?
My goal would be to get the 2 Roku devices off of powerline and onto 5 ghz. The current signal is almost strong enough in those locations to use wifi, but currently I get slightly better performance with the powerline. I'd also just like better performance in general on the wifi.
I was considering purchasing the TP-Link Archer A9 as it is only around $79 currently. Would the newer hardware along with Wave 2 features potentially give me the range/speed/performance boost I'd be looking for?
Would anybody recommend any other sub $100 routers that would be better than the A9?