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ReviewsRoutersAsus’ First Wi-Fi 6E Router Is a Beast for Gaming, but Struggles Everywhere Else
It seems like only yesterday that Wi-Fi 6 routers really started to hit the market, and that’s true—the first products trickled out in late 2018, and the new 802.11ax standard is only now going mainstream. But the FCC has opened up the 6 GHz band to unlicensed use, so router manufacturers are taking the ax … Continued
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ReviewsRoutersThe Asus RT-AX86U Is a Wi-Fi 6 Router That Doesn’t Sacrifice Looks for Power
Wi-Fi 6 has accelerated its creep into mainstream wireless networking, urged along by the similarly accelerating spread of gigabit internet. Until the last few months or so, purchasing a Wi-Fi 6 device has largely been a decision more about future-proofing and less about immediate gain. That’s quickly changing, however, with all manner of wireless device … Continued
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ReviewsRoutersAmazon’s Eero 6 Is the Cure for Your Stuck-At-Home Internet Problems
We’re all trapped at home sharing broadband for the foreseeable future with no end in sight, and our internet setups need some help. You might be looking at mesh routers as a solution to help blanket your house with wifi and ensure that every Zoom meeting, online class, and virtual exercise session goes off without … Continued
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ReviewsRoutersMotion Sensing Wifi Is a Limited But Fascinating Peek at the Future of the Smart Home
In 2013, researchers at MIT demonstrated how the wifi signals that fill every corner of your home with high-speed internet could also be used to detect the movements of pets and people—even through walls. Six years later, Linksys has introduced similar functionality on its tri-band mesh routers, and while the technology is clearly still in … Continued
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ReviewsRoutersGoogle Nest Wifi Is All the Router Most People Need
At last month’s big hardware extravaganza, Google finally showed off an update to its three-year-old mesh wifi system that now lives under the company’s Nest smart home brand. Despite a lack of support for the new WiFi 6 standard, Google Nest Wifi includes other hardware and performance upgrades, including access points that double as Nest … Continued
