If you want to take it even further, you can do so thanks to AiMesh. You won’t find a natural range much better than that, especially for the price. That puts it up there with the best of the best routers overall. That means your whole family could get more than enough bandwidth around the home.Īnd indeed, the overall range is better. At the 50 ft mark, it still managed a speed of 470.55 Mbps, which is very impressive. However, at range, the RT-AX86U performs better. Of course, this is still quick, but it is beaten by some other routers. We managed to clock a speed of 784.09 Mbps. Interestingly, the top speed of this router isn’t as quick as our top pick overall, the RT-AX3000. If you have the Spectrum Internet Gig plan and a medium-large home, the ASUS RT-AX86U could be the best option for you. Those on Spectrum plans up to 500 Mbps ( Internet Ultra) should be good with this.īy the way, if you want to save even more money, you can also opt for the TP-Link Archer A7. Overall, the Archer A8 packs a lot of punch for a very good price. This is the latest and most secure wireless encryption protocol, so you can consider your data pretty safe when using this router. This means that TP-Link will take care of any manufacturer faults for as long as you own the router.Īnother way TP-Link protects you with this router is through the addition of WPA3 encryption. You won’t be able to plug in any external hardware (like a printer) here.Īnother great perk of this router is that it comes with a limited lifetime warranty. One downside of this router is that there are no USB ports. You’ll be able to assign priority devices and control site access in the most limited ways, but the features are nowhere near as customizable as more expensive TP-Link models. However, the QoS and parental controls for the A8 are rather limited. You’ll be able to set up this router and control its settings with ease thanks to a free app called TP-Link Tether. In terms of other features, the A8 does okay for the price. It’s really rare to see Mesh functionality on a router this affordable, so hats off to TP-Link for that addition. Surprisingly, you can boost that range seamlessly thanks to OneMesh. It should still be enough for a large apartment or small/medium-sized home. It could be better, but it’s pretty good for a router this affordable. The overall range tops out at around 80-90 ft. That means it overtakes quite a few more expensive models at this range. We ran the same test again from 5 ft and still managed to achieve 457.28 Mbps. And, it’s still enough speed for most families.Įxcitingly, the A8 manages to hold onto its speed quite well as you move further away. But, it’s still good for the Internet Ultra plan of 500 Mbps. Nonetheless, it probably rules out those who have the fastest Spectrum plans. The top speed for this router isn’t incredible at 492.69 Mbps. It’s really quick for Wi-Fi 5 and is actually one of the more affordable routers on the market. Right now, the best budget router for Spectrum internet plans has to be the TP-Link Archer A8. That includes their fastest plan overall, Internet Gig. This is our favorite router overall and will be a perfect accomplishment to any Spectrum plans. You might want to think about using this if you have a larger apartment or house. This allows you to add Mesh satellites to your network, extending its range seamlessly. Nonetheless, you can get around this by using a feature called AiMesh. It seems to drop off quite quickly at this point despite maintaining good speeds before. We found it to be around 80-85 ft, and that falls quite far shy of some of the competition. In fact, the only real downside to this router is that the overall range is a little short. This will give them a boost of performance by throttling the bandwidth of other connected devices. Using the ASUS Router app (or your desktop computer), you’ll be able to select priority devices on the network. You’ll be able to protect any little ones using the network, and your network as a whole.Īnother great feature is Adaptive QoS. All owners will get AiProtection Pro which is a brilliant bundle of antivirus technology and boutique parental controls. This also beats a lot of the competition. It’d also be plenty for any Spectrum plan.įrom 50 ft away, it still does pretty good. This kind of speed would be more than enough for a large family or even a small business. We tested it using a Wi-Fi 6 device at a distance of 5 ft from the router and managed to clock in an incredible 889.41 Mbps. As such, I think it’s the best option for Spectrum customers on any plan.įirstly, there’s the speed. ASUS’S RT-AX3000 (or RT-AX58U) is just about our favorite router right now in terms of value for money.
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