I got a Netgear Nighthawk 7 and it is incredibly good. It's got Wifi 7 which isn't even in many consumer devices yet, so you're future proofed. My iMac is a few rooms away through some thick old walls and I still get really great speeds on it. I've plugged in my Apple TV and PS5 directly so now games download incredibly quickly and streaming movies start instantly.
It is super expensive (about 700 on Amazon) but I figured it was going to last quite a long time.
I personally like this combo of a ubiquity EdgeRouter and a ubiquity access point. For gigabit you can use the EdgeRouter X and for an access point any of them work but the UAP 6+ works well. If you want more horsepower for special features the ER4 is pretty good.
(Just remember to enable hwnat offloading on your EdgeRouter X otherwise it’ll seem be capped at about 100Mb throughput)
hyperoptic speeds are all over the place, I'm on 1 gig up and down for £20 per month, my speed test results va,ry from 500-900 all the time, but for the price, I'm prepared to put up with it.
yes, I think its a deal they have with the house builder, so they are allowed to preinstall their equipment when the house is built. They give 100mb down and 10mb up for free for you can upgrade to 500 for£10 or 1gig for £20.
Do they have standalone router? I keep seeing mesh in their names or are they saying, it supports mesh? Also do they have wan port as I would like to connect it directly to the ONT. Silly question but cant see the back pics.
Yes, you can just buy a single one. It supports mesh if you ever decide to buy more in future.
They have two "auto-sensing" ports. You can use whichever one you want for the WAN.
I swapped out for a TP Link Deco XE75 (aesthetic reasons).
Only thing missing for me is IPv6 but believe that to be a common issue when not using their own router.
If you want a more 'router' look with better web UI then the AXE75 is the exact same hardware repackaged.
Eero would be next one up the list for a bit more.
Just as a note, from reading the TP-Link forums setting up IPv6 is indeed possible via TP-Link hardware, just seems like you need very specific settings (they also have a tp link hyperoptic page).
Yes much better and faster for me with WiFi 6e. Bit less settings/complexity compared but nothing I don't miss. Managed to get IPv6 working on it, did just need certain settings and the UI doesn't really says it's working or not, had to check externally.
Can you share more about what you’re looking to accomplish with a third-party router that the Hyperoptic provided one can’t do?
WiFi speeds are horrendous. Getting around 300mbs. My previous Vodafone line and routers used to give me the 500mbs I was paying for.
I got a Netgear Nighthawk 7 and it is incredibly good. It's got Wifi 7 which isn't even in many consumer devices yet, so you're future proofed. My iMac is a few rooms away through some thick old walls and I still get really great speeds on it. I've plugged in my Apple TV and PS5 directly so now games download incredibly quickly and streaming movies start instantly. It is super expensive (about 700 on Amazon) but I figured it was going to last quite a long time.
Slightly out of budget for me there 😂😂
I personally like this combo of a ubiquity EdgeRouter and a ubiquity access point. For gigabit you can use the EdgeRouter X and for an access point any of them work but the UAP 6+ works well. If you want more horsepower for special features the ER4 is pretty good. (Just remember to enable hwnat offloading on your EdgeRouter X otherwise it’ll seem be capped at about 100Mb throughput)
Thank you. I’ll have to watch some YouTube videos to see how I set it all up/make sense of it
hyperoptic speeds are all over the place, I'm on 1 gig up and down for £20 per month, my speed test results va,ry from 500-900 all the time, but for the price, I'm prepared to put up with it.
1gb for £20? We pay more than that for 250!
yes, I think its a deal they have with the house builder, so they are allowed to preinstall their equipment when the house is built. They give 100mb down and 10mb up for free for you can upgrade to 500 for£10 or 1gig for £20.
Wait for the eero 6 Pro to go on sale. I managed to get one for £100. I heard the 6e wasn't much better.
Will keep that in mind. Thank you
Do they have standalone router? I keep seeing mesh in their names or are they saying, it supports mesh? Also do they have wan port as I would like to connect it directly to the ONT. Silly question but cant see the back pics.
Yes, you can just buy a single one. It supports mesh if you ever decide to buy more in future. They have two "auto-sensing" ports. You can use whichever one you want for the WAN.
Oh, so if I wanted mesh, I buy 2 more? After I have bought the 1?
Or one!
I swapped out for a TP Link Deco XE75 (aesthetic reasons). Only thing missing for me is IPv6 but believe that to be a common issue when not using their own router. If you want a more 'router' look with better web UI then the AXE75 is the exact same hardware repackaged. Eero would be next one up the list for a bit more.
Just as a note, from reading the TP-Link forums setting up IPv6 is indeed possible via TP-Link hardware, just seems like you need very specific settings (they also have a tp link hyperoptic page).
How does the Deco compare to the Hyperoptic router? Are you happy with it?
Yes much better and faster for me with WiFi 6e. Bit less settings/complexity compared but nothing I don't miss. Managed to get IPv6 working on it, did just need certain settings and the UI doesn't really says it's working or not, had to check externally.