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Connecting T-Mobile home internet and my wifi mesh mesh network
I currently have Asus GT-Ax11000 wifi router with 2 Asus Zen Wifi mesh nodes connected to a cable modem. I've set up the T-Mobile home network unit and it gets decent speeds 250-270 Mbps. Can I unp...
stu.inman wrote:so do you get the same speed as from TM wifi? I hooked up my mesh wifi to ethernet port and only get about 30-40 mbps I get over 200 from TM wifi
On Asus routers and mesh systems yes. I see no difference in speed using my Asus ZenWifi mesh versus directly connected to the TMO gateway. I tested both DHCP and AP modes and speeds are identical. I prefer DHCP because it opens up a lot of features that TMO gateway doesn't support like a guest network that is virtually separate from main network or QOS.
However, some folks have reported their non-Asus routers drop to half speed or less with DHCP enabled, but get full speed in AP mode.
