WiFi 6 vs 6E vs 7 Explained: Real-World Speed Testing!

What's the difference between WiFi 6, 6E and 7? Here's an explanation with real-world performance differences that you should epxect!

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Timestamps ⬇️
WiFi 6 vs 6E vs 7 - 00:00
Tech Differences Explained - 01:02
Performance & Range Tests - 04:36
5Ghz Band 1 vs 2 - 09:28
Do I Regret the Wifi 7 Router? - 11:22

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[blasiankxng]

dear god why is your router on the ground under the couch ??

[iKRAMAbid]

Everyone, at the end he says it's not worth it. I saved your 12 minutes.

[bayareanewman]

So, Wi-Fi engineer here who used to work for Airgo Networks and Qualcomm and most importantly the WiFi alliance. Here’s the deal. Wait like about a year before spending $700 + bucks. Why? Because there is no doubt going to be changes that can’t be updated with software. Trust me. I sat through the IEEE for like 4 years before 802.11n was ratified. At Airgo we had the fastest speed, which is why Qualcomm ended up buying us (thank god they kept on the engineers… they really just wanted our IP) This is just an onsite from the the Silicon Valley. Got any questions? I’m all ears

[EdiUtomoPutra]

Why dont you put multiple access point rather than using single access point? In my experience it would be better for big coverage area

[fergy]

A mesh network is not a hassle. I set one up with 2 units in my parents house and it works great. No hassle, no maintenance. It just works. And it’s a gen 5, 2.4G and 5G system. They have fast connectivity all over their property. It depends on your needs.

[Guilefpv]

You don't need higher download for yr camera outside, your camera needs to upload the video/images so the upload speed is more important. Seeing there's no difference in upload speed between the Wifi 7 and 6E, the improvement will be marginal to non existent.

[misteraon]

You’d be better off going with a Unifi setup. Separating all the components and having multiple access points including outdoor APs. Then you can roam between APs like you would on cell sites on the cellular network. You’d have to do some cabling.

Sure there are mesh setups, but those usually take a performance hit because you have to use bandwidth for the back haul and interconnects.

It’s also good to setup separate SSIDs and isolate those to their own VLANs so you can firewall off less trusted devices like smart home tech.

[peytonohara]

These type of videos are why I subscribed, you cover stuff in a way that no one else does

[flumpy]

Welcome to the wonderful world of networking in a larger home. Covid taught me the value of a Wifi Mesh system. With Work From Home and two kids doing College From Home, a centrally located wifi router wasn’t cutting it. Thankfully I had an ASUS router that could support Mesh Nodes. Once I started adding Nodes, the disruptions and complaints disappeared. With a larger wifi footprint to create, it may be time to venture into the Mesh world one Node at a time.

[aelaan]

Higher numbers do not always things go faster. I have 6E here, but the only machines connected to it is my MacBook, my iPad M2 and the rest is on WiFi6. Even the iPad falls back to WiFi6 5Ghz. The router sits at about 6 meters away, but my setup is not ideal for Wi-Fi. I have limited space and my DMARC sits right by the modem. I get about 1.6Gbps down and 60 up in Wi-Fi 6E but when I am upstairs my iPad gets about 850/30 which is still pretty darn good. I picked channels that nobody is using, and since I live in a retirement condo, the oldies don't know how to anyway. My biggest improvement came when they upgraded me and I got a newer modem.

[GracielaPierre]

Awesome video! So interesting! Congrats on your new house, too 😃. I live in Argentina, so I think that specific model of TP-Link router might never be available here (inflation, lousy economy, imports restrictions, etc.). As a matter of fact, the one that you’ve decided to keep using never was. Anyway, I got an Archer AX20 3 years ago, and I’m very happy with it (I live in an apartment, so it’s an “easy” use case for a router, distance wise, although not that easy as regards interferences 😆). Wifi 7 is still a little bit “raw” I think, but looks like it will be great in the future. Please keep up the good work with your videos. I love the channel!!! Just one question, and I think some of us viewers are wondering the same thing: why do you put the router under the couch? 😳

[mattpioletti]

Once you go ethernet throughout your house it makes Wi-Fi look like dial up internet from 1995

[dcerar]

Property of your size begs for a mesh WiFi setup. A few months ago I setup a mesh WiFi for my buddy on his 4 acre property. I used TP-Link 6e (3 nodes) for the router and a new NETGEAR modem. He was previously using a single WiFi 5 modem combo setup from the cable company. The coverage with the new setup was light years from his old setup with no monthly rental fees. I use TP-Link as well on my home setup. The phone App also is light years ahead of my old NETGEAR app.

[sxepantFTW]

It can't address the question why US doesn't have the fastest internet speed while it itself invents the internet 😂😂😂

[ntowers]

The router under the sofa, even though there is a lot of people that like to hide their routers like that is a bad idea. Routers are design to be in open areas and even the instructions said that for optimum performance. Also, I believe routers with antennas perform better than routers with internals ones (I seen a lot of cases, but I havent had the opportunity to test and compare that hypothesis). And finally, like other comments that I seen a mesh system might be better for your case or have other router as an access point or in bridge mode. Btw, very informative video.

[aallien]

Generally speaking a wireless router alone doesn’t provide adequate coverage for a house above 2000 sqft. If you want to maintain aesthetics you really should be looking at breaking up the components so that you have a router/firewall, network switch, and wireless access points placed strategically inside and outside your house. Use an app on your pc (inssider) or phone (airport utility) to look for decibel levels rather than speed. Your signal strength for getting decent speeds shouldn’t be above -65db you can still get usable speeds at -68db but you will notice slow (music streaming only) speeds at -70db to -72db above that is unusable. Standard uninsulated walls decrease signal by 3db, outside walls depending on construction type can be considerably more. Go with setup above (components) over a router only or go with a mesh system (go triband only, I can explain but this post is already too long). Anything else is a waste of time, other than making a video.

[JenniferDacon]

Wow your video is incredible, thanks for sharing your experience and described so well. It's informative and clear and thanks for doing all that to show us what happened. I was recently trying to upgrade my old laptops to wifi 6 and stumbled upon ur video and didn't know there was a wifi 7. THIS A REALLY WELL MADE, VIDEO. thanks and you did an incredible job with the graphics, the examples. and impressive that you built that slide set too

[Landlordsplace]

Great review ya saved me money. Thank you sir.

[JaisonMathewJacob]

Why don't you go with a mesh system? That might be a better choice in your scenario. Right?

[pieterrossouw]

Have you considered a basic 2.4GHz outdoor AP for that tree cam?