Anyone seen any tests like this anywhere? I've searched the forums, googled quite a bit, no joy.
I'm trying to decide if the ac5300 would cover more house (quite a few walls) than the ax3000. Central location. No wifi 6 needed, only a single router. And, only between these 2 routers.
Thanks!
Agreed on the real world test. Right now those 2 give me the range in my own house, I was wondering if anyone had done an actual range test, as in clear distance point to point.
You are right on testing in-place.
The articles/posts I've read over the years on Wi-Fi over open areas suggest thousands of feet of 'range' are possible. That doesn't help a homeowner in any way.
The link above is one of my better experiences for 'coverage' in a home. With everything very 'suboptimal' (placement, etc.), it still performed well above my expectations and the homeowners too.
Still, that can't directly indicate what will happen with the identical router in your home today.
What can be extrapolated is that a router with more antennae/streams is more likely to have similar results in your home, vs. a router (RT-AX58U) that is inherently crippled by its internal RF design (it's actually a freak of the Wi-Fi world, where the streams up/down do not correspond to the number of antennae it has).
That RT-AX92U only does 4x4:4 on the 5GHz-2 radio/SSID. I wouldn't consider any of the ones you indicate.
What would the RT-AX86U or if available, the RT-AX68U be in your area? I know the RT-AX88U would be a good choice, but it is usually much more expensive too (and the RT-AX86U is a better router, in spite of being less expensive).
