TP-Link Archer BE550 BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 2.5GbE Router $374 Delivered @ Amazon AU | [eBay Plus] $344 Delivered @ PClive eBay

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Alk time low on this unit I think.
Price beat Officeworks for $355.30.

Not that I needed WiFi 7 right now but I got this as an upgrade as it's generally a solid device and rated highly by Wirecutter for overall performance with multiple devices in real-world use. Nice app and UI as well.

Also has 5x 2.5gig ports if that is useful for you.

• 1× 2.5 Gbps WAN
• 4× 2.5 Gbps LAN

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wi-fi-router…

If you have eBay plus it's $344 with code PLUS120 (thanks Axelstrife)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/296210487967

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Comments

  • +8

    What, theres wifi 7 now??

    • +9

      And in 4 years there will be WiFi 8. Everything will just start adopting WiFi 6E by that point maybe.

      • are there any phones that even support Wifi 7?

        • Some middletier and lots of top end

        • +1

          iPhone 16 series, Pixel 8/9 series, Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 to say a few.

          • @Clear: Shame the Edge 50 Ultra isn't available for sale at retailers in Australia.

            • @Griffindinho: Ah bugger I assumed it was here. I'm in need of a worthy upgrade.

              • @Clear: If Motorola designed a phone with a flat screen with a flagship Snapdragon 8 gen 3 SoC I'll be all over it.

        • +1

          I have a Pixel 9 and the BE9300 gets 850 down and 49 up, 20m away im still getting around 300 to 400 down and 49 up.

          • @zacsg1: Why is this useful on a phone ?
            I care about high speeds on my desktop to speed up large Steam downloads, and get my backups done in a reasonable timeframe etc - but I can't say I'd ever notice (or care) how fast my phone was connecting 🤔

            • @Nom: I get 930 down on my PC, it's not needed on a phone but then again I have all my videos and photos set for cloud backup when on wifi so it's useful for some things.

    • +1

      catching up to the numbered star wars movies

    • -1

      yeah if your using it for a quest 3 wireless 7 abilities I would avoid tplink they have been terrible with quests.

      • Quest 3 dont have wifi 7 only 6e. You're right about some old TP-links though they overheated and throttled.

  • I can only get 1000mbps down/50up, so the 2.5g wan port would be limited to 1g right?

  • +11

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/296210487967

    [eBay Plus] $344 with code PLUS120

    $364 with code SAVEBF (No eBay Plus needed)

    • I got code SNSM11 for $20 off instead down to $354. Don't need wifi 7 so not buying (happy with my Asus).

  • This or Asus AX-RT-AX86U Pro?

    • +5

      Even though this TP-Link model has 802.11be WiFi 7 capabilities,
      I have a soft-spot for Asus Wifi Routers and the RT-AX86U have Merlin-WRT support too.

    • +1

      Strange coincidence but I suddenly needed a new router a couple of weeks ago and ended up deciding between these two. I went with the ASUS in the end because gaming is important to me. It’s been excellent so far.

      I think a way to look at it is a top tier WIFI6 vs bottom tier wifi7.

    • +2

      Asus routers>TP Link routers.

    • +4

      Asus every time, as TP-link don’t update their firmware verify often to address security issues, and pretty much stop support within a year after release.

      They also love releasing different versions of their hardware.

  • source:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/TpLink/comments/16uj9ck/new_be9300_…

    It seems there's something very wrong with all of TP-Link's Wi-Fi 7 gear, which I'm pretty sure all shares the same underlying hardware, Qualcomm SOCs.

    Multiple sets of BE85s I tried had data corruption issues causing stalled or failed downloads. I've read similar reports elsewhere online.

    I think TP-Link is currently in the business of shipping hardware that's not quite ready for prime time with less than stellar software and offloading the burden of beta testing to customers while they pivot and focus on the next new hardware to base future devices off of.

    • +3

      That's a year old post, maybe that particular issue is fixed via firmware now

      • Yes, that specific comment is ~1 year old and some of the comments do indicate later firmware upgrades did indeed minimise the reboots, but if you keep reading that entire thread, there are other issues and tidbits about this particular model.

        I wonder if this router will get OpenWRT support.

        • I won't buy a router that doesn't support it now. I think I'm going to just get a mini pc as router and add dumb wifi APs.

    • +2

      As ive specificly mentioned in past BE550 deals on here, that issue was firxed with a firmware update.

      Ive had my BE550 over 6 months and not once has it ever had any issues or needed to be restarted.

      • +1

        How do you find the network throughput speeds? Range? Feature-sets? More than 2 or 3 SSIDs ?

        I really like my Asus GT-AX11000 but thinking of "moving on"…

        • +1

          I don't really use any of that sorry just 5g and 6g wifi and all the heavy usage is wired Ethernet. Mostly bought this specifically for the 4 2.5g Ethernet ports to connect my unraid pc to my gaming PC to transfer files faster haha.

          https://i.ibb.co/BTWWCg3/IMG-0200.jpg

          Here's a couple speed test though.
          Bottom 2 are the same location, through two internal walls.
          The top two are same location. At the back fence, About 10m away through a brick exterior wall.

      • What's it like for torrents? TP-Link modems in the past have tended to crap out on me for that especially when downloading multiple torrents with say 25 connections each

    • Thanks 👍 I was close to buying it.

  • +2

    Look at that tower - Half life 3 confirmed!

  • This or Deco X68 2 pack?
    I m on 100/20 from More and have long house

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/877383

    • +1

      Based on that info, I'd say probably X68.
      Maybe when WiFi 7 devices become common that might change…

  • Have it, 5G is weak on it.

    • Thanks @kehuehue

      Did U mean have it(this) or that?

      • +1

        The BE550

  • I'd get this one straight away if it had VOIP support

    • None of the high end will support voip, VoIP is old tech.

      • Yes I know, but we still need to use a landline at home

        • Get a VoIP adaptor or ditch the VoIP, you probably save like $5 per month :)

    • There isn't many choices with built-in VoIP.

      There are VoIP ATAs if you want to plugin an older handset. If you want a new handset purchase an IP phone. These can plugin to any router like this TP-Link Archer BE550 with wired ethernet.

      • +1

        Oh thank you for the information Twix, I'll look into getting an IP phone. Do you have any recommendations ?

        • Yealink have various IP phones.

  • I have an rt-ac86u, worth replacing ?

    • +1

      Nah

    • +1

      Yes.

      Especially if you have Wifi6 or newer devices

  • Why doesn't it look like an alien mothership like the MSI/Asus ones??

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