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Originally Posted by Romad
The Orbi mesh routers connected to a Quantum modem work great, especially the 970. They're not cheap, but they work quite well.
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That's what I have in my home, 2600 sqft. If you have the money, Netgear Orbi is probably one of the best DIY "mesh" systems you can buy.
Why?
1) It has a separate wireless backhaul that in my home gives me near wired speeds after testing with OpenSpeedTest on a server in my house. This means no need to run more ethernet cables to rooms where you don't have them and it theoretically it has 10GB throughput so it will be current for many years.
2) Optionally, if you purchase the yearly maintenance coverage which isn't expensive, they include anti-virus software for the router and your computers using Bitdefender. This also covers unlimited tech support. Again, this is optional since most have their favorite security software.
3) So far, due to a mistake I made, their tech support has been very good and I've never had any issues with the system. Once set up, it just works.
If you don't want to spend the money on the 970, you can get the 770 system at a significantly cheaper price and it will work fine as well.