Hi lyn, please help to sugeest which router is good in term of perfomance and economical.

Wanted to replace my current stock unifi tm router.

Building 2 storey bonglow

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go for mesh and use ethernet backhaul. even though more expensive at first, in long run can support for another 5 years down the road

1 mesh on paper numbers can cover 1k-2k sqft through signal but speed wise wont be close to LAN ethernet port speed.

so i assume your bungalow is around 3k-4k sqft.

you need a 3 pack mesh wifi 6 to cover the 2 floors. for last mile weak wifi signal area...you can just reuse old routers as repeater or set ap mode but need more cat5e cables.

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 3 2023, 11:06 PM

can you tell more on your unifi speed package and current router
but generally if your area is large. It is recommended to work with mesh setup such tplink deco mesh or asus aimesh just as forummer suggested.

Currently use 300mbps package and netis router.

Was looking below router:
- huawei ax3 pro
- dlink ax3000
- tenda tx9 ax3000
- xiaomi router ax3200

But dont which one the best interm of coverage.
Mind you share your opinion?

Plan setup router + 1 mesh if one router is not enough the coverage.

Was looking below router:
- huawei ax3 pro
- dlink ax3000
- tenda tx9 ax3000
- xiaomi router ax3200

But dont know which one the best interm of coverage.
Mind you share your opinion?

do you have existing ethernet wire ?? if your house got internal or wall ethernet , I suggest find 2nd hand routers with ax1500 rating above.

The main router get a good reliable one like tp-link/asus/or tenda.

Since 11.11 is coming soon, I'm sure you can find a good deal.

After much reading and fact finding, TPlink AX75, but 500+, tenda tx9 also around 300+.

3 packs prices after discount, the entry level for mesh wifi..this should suffice for you.

Dont want the risk's of exploits and loopholes.. go for taiwan companies router.. ie Asus

In term of coverage, I had heard of the legendary tenda ac18/23 but forummer say latest one range not as large as its siblings
in the selection i think at least need to buy two same unit and mesh them up which is the best way to ensure compatibility
for a bungalow. Too bad there are not much review online for the unit u have in mind, but there is some discussion on lowyat which i link up for you to read

Still made in China

yea i have 15 meters cat5e cable.

tenda tx9 vs huawei ax3 pro, which one is better?

number of antenna same 4.

after go all the link you provided i become more confused to choose which one
lol

btw which you preferred from your end?

well i think his point is more on the firmware support unless the model is openwrt flashable. asus firmware support is kinda well known in the industry.

If only from your selection, I would choose xiaomi ax3200 x2 for probability of flashing openwrt in the future.(Note do not do this if you do not know what u are doing flashing incorrectly may brick the device)
but if u can setup ethernet link between the mesh buying dlink ax3000 the unifi branded router from used market would be cheapest for 2 unit from used market place.

This post has been edited by akhito: Nov 5 2023, 02:32 PM

if other than in my list, do you have suggestion?

Anything is better than China domestic market routers as their 5GHz signal is very weak due to China regulation

They have strict limit on 5GHz transmit power due to their high population density at major cities, if everyone blasting their WiFi on 1000mW it will end up with a really noisy and unusable network

Their limit is 250mW and most of our routers here support close to 1000mW

And no, whatever WRT custom firmware cannot bypass that

Hi master! Do you have any suggestion with better coverage and not too expensive.

Appreciate your feedback.

Since your property still on building stage, ask your architect to include Ethernet cable in the M&E plan

Depending on how big is your bungalow, at least one unit per floor. If it is bigger, at least 2 units of router every floor front and back.

Model will depends on your budget and what speed you plan to subscribe.

None of those I will consider tbh.

Get tp link ax55, easymesh ready, can buy another one (same model) if you want

Consider the XE75 maybe? If you want guaranteed coverage and best signal possible, also 6E as well which if you have semi new devices it'll be faster as well

Or X50 which is gonna be a bit cheaper and still offer good coverage and performance

Just gotta make sure you use a ethernet backhaul to the nodes

Thanks for the your response.

Let me have a look on that model.
This one coverage good enough right?

Woaaah never search foe this model. But this deco mesh need to connect with router right?

Deco mesh can be router as default, ap mode optional

If you already want to buy at least two at one go, deco series is better option

The deco mesh IS the router
The main one that connects to your fiber modem becomes the main router and the rest are nodes

As I’ve never used Decos myself, I can’t say for certain but if TP-Links Malaysia guide is anything to go by, your ONU can be directly connected to the Deco, and all the services like PPPoE, DHCP etc is handled at your main unit

And just subsequently pair each Deco as sub units to extend your WiFi coverage. You can pair using WiFi but it’s best to just go wired backhaul

may i know if Mercusys MR90x is good? have you tried it?

after checking tplink ax55 found this model too Mercusys MR90x.

do you ever know this model? saw alot of antennas

yea some mesh not support with backhaul cable

now checking TP link model seem good in term of coverage.

Mercusys is "junior" sub brand from tp link parent company
Sure due to being on the budget side, besides of design differences, software may be more simplified in terms of features and support limited

can see the cpu mediatek vs qualcomm/broadcomm

tplink mostlu qualcom/broadcom

mercusys mediatek

ax73 vs MR90x quite same

Mr90x maybe got simplified components to save cost, only got 1+3 lan ports, no usb

which chipset doesn't matter actually.

what's most important is that under a long term usage, will the router heat up badly, the design of the router ventilation.

How stable and effectively it can run without restarting occasionally is the most important part.

I've read on TP link forums , some users are complaining their AX model still run into restarts, or lagging. Could be firmware or hardware issues, so in the end no solve all method, just trial and run/

But suggestion is to get ethernet backhaul if you want full signal + speed coverage.

Buying a MR90x might be able to cover whole floor, but I doubt you'll get full Wifi signal coverage on the 2nd floor, and even if you get, your speed is going to suffer tremendously.

So best option to get those ethernet conduit and power plug socket built into the walls and placed strategically installed at mid point of the floor to make sure you can place either mesh/router at the right places.

This way you won't have to break your head over which location to put your router even in the future. Because at the right spot with necessary existing cabling, you are future proofed for the next 5 years I dare say.

Mercusys is budget brand and there will be things cut to reach a lower price

TP-Link would be more fully featured

TS, consider also Asus routers, AsusWRT is quite powerful, can also reuse as mesh

Make me more confused to buy which one. But what you said is correct. How long it can last and heat concerns.

Need to do more research what is the best.

Thinking mr90x + one cables router as AP for second floor.

My thought has the mercusys will be last long? If yes then its good enough.

Okay let me have a look asuswrt.

For me the only advantage of mr90x over others similar priced is mtk platform for openWRT support, you can check out how complex it can be

mr70 is the only router so far i search for ax1800 rated that is below 200 and has one of the latest baked into it like BSS,TWT and ODFMA. whether does it really works or help, is yet to be fully proven.

also , i checked on mercusys my website...only mr70x latest firmware has easymesh enabled on it, mr80/90x no easy mesh available yet.

11.11.. is on sale for 148 for mr70x

This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 6 2023, 09:43 PM

Last month i able to get mr70x at Rm123

Firmware update with easymesh is available on mercusys global website for mr90x
https://www.mercusys.com/en/download/mr90x#Firmware

Ah this one need more time to research. Now interested with ac73 and mr90x. Harharhar

Or better buy ax55 enough dy?

Now interested with these two model.
Mr90x and ax73. Lol

should have flash sale...11.11 is around the corner...hope you able to get a good and right suitable one. good luck

IMO, after reading all the comments, suggestions and TS's posts about his wifi speed at 300Mbps, double storey house and still under construction, my opinion is to get every room with Ethernet Cable Dedicated directly from your main router. After that, get a decent router up to your allocated budget for your router, personally i will go for Asus. Been using Asus for years. Just got a refurbished AX88U for my room because i have a few devices I want to link up to LAN, 2 PCs, 1 NAS, 1 PS4 and in the future some additional electronics like TV with LAN support, hence why i went with Asus AX88U. It comes with 8 LAN slot and 1 WAN slot. Currently my house have free upgrade from 500Mbps to 800Mbps. I also have another AX56U for my work PC and that will connect to a printer. My room will have a printer also and I plan to connect it to the AX88U too.. lol. Basically better get 2 routers, same model also can, and run a LAN cable up to the first floor router. I have 1 main downstairs, AC86U, upstairs now 2, which is overkill I admit, AX56U and AX88U. Both serving different PCs. See which is your budget, AX56U is more than enough if you have not many people in the house. My house is cause my parents have a few devices each... LOL. so yeah, hence why i upgraded the routers. I just flashed my AX88U to default firmware, it was Merlin firmware. xD

yeah, absolutely run some cables around

you cant just place a few routers down and expect magic to happen

cables, asus mesh with ethernet backhaul, should be a good choice

also ax56u is eol already

but yeah, this is not something cheap and dont cheap out on it
get something powerful, reliable and with good long term support

dont get the mercusys, friend of mine had a mr70x, the wan port died (lightning was not the cause)
did get it replaced via warranty

My first Asus router was the N56U i think. And i bought it 2nd hand too.. Lol. That time it was like RM100, way better than the default TM router, useless like anything. My mom keep nagging me saying the wifi so slow. lol. Ended up with that router for i think 2 years before it KO-ed. Bought another 2nd hand N56U. used for a year and it seems like it was gonna KO, so i bought AC86u that time, bought wrong time, because right after that price dropped drastically.. lol. Bought at RM800, i think a month later was like RM600.. I bought same time with my AX56U, just launched that time, RM600 AX56U. lols. Oh wells. haha. What's done is done. But I am very satisfied with Asus routers. The UI is very easy to navigate. Overall I would recommend Asus. xD

Checking asus quite expensive but they provide good spec too. Need to keep more money. Harharhar

Try Mikrotik. Free Software upgrade untill it breakdown. After 10years you can set up as AP or LTE. Mikrotik stuff hardly breakdown.

This post has been edited by OlgaC4: Nov 7 2023, 10:20 AM

After 10years get 1more latest unit and you can setup auto roaming for your house network using new and old unit.

Yes Mikrotik stuff is powerful and reliable

The problem is it is quite advanced, being a SOHO/Business product

Not sure if TS is willing to put in the effort to set that up compared to just a more plug and play solution of placing down a few consumer routers

Yeap my previous job we are using mikrotik. Will consoder that too if its under my budget.

If got best price surely get this. But need consider my badget if not too high sky price.

Nothings stopping you from using like a Hex(RB960PGS) with EAP613 then, I’d say separate it if you don’t mind a bit of tinkering, you’ll need more power plugs tho if you don’t want to use that Hex

Cheapest AX3000 rated wifi router, but not sure does it works as intended for our ISP. and not much reviews. RM154.



This post has been edited by Omochao: Nov 7 2023, 04:34 PM

Run cable to all room or area. Make sure it is 10Gbps proof With the solid backbone then you can build solid wired or wireless network. PoE is nice and allow you to mount the AP certain location to maximize the coverage. Just another 2K opinion

haha.. or wait for sale.. xD

Meaning to say from the ONU connect with Hex and go with EAP613?

This Hex can support our ISP setup?

Interesting if like that.

Yea got people ask to use POE with AP. Lay the cable surely all location covered with wifi.

If you're going for that route, there is somebody selling 3 units of Ruckus R550 on Facebook marketplace. Price is RM1300, no idea if it's per unit or all 3.

Yes, put ONU in bridge and let Hex do PPPoE upstream, there's a big community of Mikrotik users in this forum

unker also rekomen getting a grandfather clock besides cables...put router and cable together with the clock and it will run till end of time

in future when mesh tech become mature or fiber to the room tech appear then only replace the cat5e cable with cat9

by that time dlink and fiberhome router also can upgrade the firmware to support satellite broadband

Saw that just now. Rm1300 per unit. Got 3 units to sell. Used from their old office and now closed dy.

Seems need to do some research how to setup.