Wi-Fi 7 is Marketing BS (...for now)

What's with all the hype around Wi-Fi 7 and why are companies gouging customers with this new shiny technology? Let's dig in and talk about why Wi-Fi 7 isn't yet quite ready for prime time, and let's also see what kind of network we can build for $600 or $1500 bucks.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
02:55 Wi-Fi 7 as it stands today
05:47 My $600 network
11:40 My $1500 network

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[ty]

What is the recent change in mic settings? Mic sounds significantly worse in your last couple videos

[NoamOkman]

"You are not a sport's arena" 3:47
And, I took that personally😢

[davescrim]

How do you deal with two storey properties on the the Unifi network map? It's not clear how well the APs signal goes through wooden floors, to cover the ground floor.

[southwestking]

Wifi 7 still has loads of benefits with speed, range and signal reliability. Even if you don't have a wifi 7 device you gain some of those benefit. I think Wifi 7 is not over price when you compare it to WIFI 6e gaming routers. Marketing BS is a stretch

[ImARichard]

Chris out here just roasting Comcast for their marketing bullshit out of nowhere. You love to see it 😂

[jackolope]

Raise your hand if you’re still on WiFi 5 at home 🙋‍♂️

[Executor]

What was that house floor plan mapping software at 6:40

[jblex]

I’m a big UniFi fan and installed in multiple homes across the family. Think UDM Pro SE, UDM or the new Express as the base platform that matches the need. I add UniFi AP’s only as needed. For most of us, either WiFi 5 or 6 is more than enough in a home environment and so are LAN gigabit ports. WiFI 7 is just hype and glad to see Ubiquiti is not jumping on the bandwagon at this point. However it is time for them to start seeding 2.5 gigabit ports on their Pro AP’s. Would also like to see the UDM Pro SE in a smaller form factor as the 2.5 gigabit WAN port is sweet for those that can take advantage but not wanting a rack mounted size. Maybe that will be the next gen UDR?

[briand]

Timely timely video. I’ve been struggling with how to do a Unifi system in my house, including a detached garage/workshop that I ran two Cat6 cables to. The Dream Machine Pro is also on sale right now at $279, which depending on your needs is another option. The Dream Router does seem to check a lot of boxes for not much money, in fact it’s not much more than a good AP. If the SE were $100 cheaper it would be a slam dunk for me.

[TheBurzhui]

how do you set up that network. I struggle with having devices hang onto a n acces point for too loing which causes hiccups when going across the house. I already set everything to low output

[sabih]

Just recently upgraded from -
a 3 orbi rbk50 setup. Got udmSE, 3 u6pro APs, 2 moca adapters for coax to ethernet and a USW lite 8 POE for local connectivity and Poe after moca. Works really well, excited to add more APs inside and out and use the design center.

[webluke]

Just got the notification for FCC test reports for the Unifi U7-Pro APs, so that's a thing coming "soon" and worth the money. $600 for a 10G all-in-one router isn't too bad; the Unifi Dream Router is $200 with less connectivity and a lower spec AP, but never spend $1500 for a "mesh" system. It makes you wonder how many people pay for 1-2+ Gbps internet and do not use it or have equipment that can handle it. Edit: haha Chris basically said the same thing I did before reaching the end of the video.

[bttlemastr]

Wifi 7 Client devices do exist, afaik there are several phones that support it. Linus Tech Tips tested a Wifi 7 router and I believe they got 3x the speed on a Wifi 7 phone compared to a Wifi 6e phone. Would be good to see more actual tests to see what difference it makes.

[Tome]

This infuriates me to no end especially being an IT admin and people say why can’t we get Wi-Fi 7 or 10 gig network ports at work.

[SirScottland]

Will this work for everything from heavy streaming to heavy gaming with 100 devices?

[poppers]

I use the router my internet provider gave me for free and I got 2 TP-Link EAP653 AX3000 (wifi 6) access points and a TP-Link TL-SG1005P PoE 5-Port Switch. Paid half of what you are suggesting and the wifi is totally fine.

[James_Knott]

I would have put the APs on the Dream Router. The cable between the switch and router is a bottle neck for the 2 APs.

"$44 left over for other stuff" - beer! 🙂

Re running in Ethernet cables. My cable company did that for me, when I first got a cable modem in the late 90s. The cable came into my condo in my living room, which is at one end, but I wanted the modem in my "office", which is at the other end. They ran the coax in by fishing up through a wall, along side air ducts, over my bathroom ceiling, into my laundry room and down the wall and through it into my office closet. While they were doing that, I had them pull in 2 runs of CAT5. It took 2 guys 3 hours to do it, including patching the drywall. I later added another run, into my laundry room for my access point.

I have a Unifi AC Lite AP and run the controller software on a Linux computer. I have pfSense running on a mini PC for my firewall/router and an 8 port Cisco gigabit switch.

[DarkenMoon]

I think that your microphone settings might be off, sounds like it's recording at a low sample rate imo.

[pax]

"And it also has a gigabit WAN port."
Every time someone dances around a UDR WAN speed capability an angel looses its wings.

[JessicaFEREM]

the m.2 standard is actually normal for both laptop and desktop wifi. some desktop boards have a wifi slot for these and some addon cards convert m.2 to PCIe to use laptop cards, because they're cheaper and easier to make.