![]() Raw power output from each node will still be similar to a VM Hub, but the user experience will be very different. So with a typical wireless mesh speed falls off with chaining of the signal across multiple nodes, but that is an accepted compromise by the designers, because so long as customers get a decent, useable maximum speed potential (of say 150 Mbps minimum) at any point in the mesh coverage zone, that's met the target.įor customers with (say) 350+ Mbps connections, and who want that at any compatible device wirelessly, anywhere in the property, then a standard mesh setup is not the way to go - they need to consider a premium grade router and additional ethernet connected access points, or investing in a premium (Asus, Netgear et al) Wifi 6 mesh system, something like the Asus Zen Wifi XT8, which is £400 for only two units, and £200+ for each additional one. And because speed falls off with signal strength, there will potentially be a greater speed difference than the 32% vs 22% would imply - assuming that at that signal strength and in your environment other variables aren't the constraint.īut mesh systems are not really about ultimate speed, they are usually designed to offer optimal coverage. The processing power of cheap hubs will be lower than a decent router/mesh, the internal aerials of the hub will usually be more constrained, the software running the hub's wifi will be commodity grade, all of the chips and components will be cheap commodity grade items, and often it will be less capable at managing multiple concurrent devices because of compromises to reduce RAM requirements. That doesn't mean that a cheap hub is anything like as effective as a decent (and more costly) router or mesh system. ![]() ![]() Power output of wifi routers and access points is governed by agreed international standards, so in absolute terms, an ISP hub would usually output the same amount of wireless energy as more expensive devices. I'm getting 32% signal strength on eero and 22% on the Virgin hub3.
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