Starhub UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plans

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I do not know of anyway to get Mac to support WiFi 7 6GHz 320MHz. The USB interface of the Asus router is USB Host and will not be able to act as a USB Ethernet Device.

But you can use the following setup, kind of using the wireless router as the wireless adapter.

Examples:
1) TP-Link HB710 --> wireless backhaul (6GHz, 320 MHz) --> HB710 --> Mac

2) Asus ZenWiFi BQ16/BT10 --> wireless backhaul (6GHz, 320 MHz) --> ZenWiFi BT10 --> Mac

3) Any WiFi 7 router with 6GHz 320MHz --> wireless backhaul (6GHz, 320 MHz) --> ZenWiFi BT10 or RT-BE92U in wireless media bridge mode --> Mac

Asus Wireless Media Bridge mode FAQ
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1043884/
Actually even with wifi 6 160Mhz already quite fast and beyond traditional speed of 1Gbps. USB wifi adaptor still can not support 320 Mhz yet and must wait and see.
 
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Henry has the better EB810v which should have better coverage than HB710.

I tend to believe Henry's flat is newer types with LAN ports in the rooms, so the walls will not be so thick.

My flat is the old type without LAN ports in the rooms, 4 room HDB, 1998, 106 sqm (similar size to newer 5-room BTO flat which is usually at 110 sqm or less).

Thick concrete walls will of course block WiFi badly. Newer flats may come with dry walls which do not block WiFi so badly.

Thick concrete walls have one good advantage though -- it will also block the interferences of 5GHz signal from the neighbours -- so it is easier to use 160MHz channel bandwidth. It will block 6GHz interferences even better than 5GHz interferences.
No i am using 810v
Whoa guess 810v worth the price then since it has the better coverage. That 8m speed test between both is significant imo.
 

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Whoa guess 810v worth the price then since it has the better coverage. That 8m speed test between both is significant imo.
My guess is in the near future TP-Link will sure come out with some more powerful wifi router. My 810v is very cheap only as it is provided by Technical Support at a much reduced price. So very very cheap for me. Thanks to the Nokia ONR peak hour slow down issue.
 

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Thanks. There is a LAN point in master bedroom but on the wrong side, the satellite RBS50 currently placed on the opposite wall where there is a vanity desk to place it on. Where the LAN point is a blank wall with no table or shelf, didn’t want to put it randomly on the floor.

thanks for rec, I will look into Orbi 970. But the main issue as I posted above is I suspect my Orbi RBR/RBS50 is giving problem or degraded due to dropping LAN connection. And recent 6 months it keeps going purple 4-5 times a day, dropping internet connectivity.
OIC, consider putting wired backhaul in Study 2 to cover master bathroom and wired backhaul in living room to cover balcony. Start with 2 new mesh routers, then expand if necessary. You are fortunate to have LAN points everywhere.

Asus and TP Link have ceiling mounted access POE points that won't affect aesthetics. Sometimes you can divert LAN wiring if it is going through the ceiling
 

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Indeed. My quick test shows the coverage is not as good as my Asus RT-AX86U and Asus TUF-BE6500, but still decent. This is kind of expected.

I will carry out more coverage related tests over the weekend to compare with Asus RT-AX86U and Asus TUF-BE6500.

6GHz coverage may not be good -- so I tested 5GHz coverage using my older Acer Swift 3 laptop early 2021 model (Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 16GB/512GB) with Intel AX201 WiFi 6 adpater in this quick test.

TP-Link HB710 router in the living room.

3m away in the living room, strong signal on the 5GHz band

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6m away with one thick wall in between, common toilet, still quite good signal on the 5GHz band.

This is an 1998 HDB flat so the walls are thick and can block WiFi signals quite effectively.

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8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router, weak signal on the 5GHz band. The results are not as good as the two Asus routers.

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HB710 router, Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, 16GB, 1TB, Killer BE1750 WiFi 7 adpater based on Intel BE200 chipset).

8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router, weak signal on the 5GHz/6GHz band.

5GHz vs 6GHz vs 5GHz+6GHz MLO at far range ==> all speed data are not good. 5GHz is actually the worst, probably due to more interferences from neighbours in that area (service yard, on top of the washing machine).

2.4GHz/5GHz SSID --> connected to 5GHz band

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MLO SSID, 5GHz+6GHz MLO

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6GHz SSID

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Asus RT-AX86U router, Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, 16GB, 1TB, Killer BE1750 WiFi 7 adpater based on Intel BE200 chipset).

8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router, weak signal on the 5GHz/2.4GHz band.

I consider 2.4GHz to be useless for main devices like laptop or mobile phone myself. For me 2.4GHz band is only for legacy devices or IoT devices (but I am not into IoT devices myself).

5GHz SSID
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2.4GHz SSID

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Asus TUF-BE6500 router, Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, 16GB, 1TB, Killer BE1750 WiFi 7 adpater based on Intel BE200 chipset).

8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router.

Download speed is not too bad --> Asus TUF-BE6500 has not bad coverage, but then upload speed is slow since the laptop has smaller Tx power.

Main SSID: 5GHz+2.4GHz MLO

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5GHz SSID (2.4GHz/5GHz IoT SSID, connected with 5GHz band)

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If I just compared the above far range WiFi speed, then I will say in terms of coverage.

Asus TUF-BE6500 (Australia region, no Asia region settings as of now) > Asus RT-AX86U (Asia region) > TP-Link HB710.
 

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HB710 router, Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, 16GB, 1TB, Killer BE1750 WiFi 7 adpater based on Intel BE200 chipset).

8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router, weak signal on the 5GHz/6GHz band.

5GHz vs 6GHz vs 5GHz+6GHz MLO at far range ==> all speed data are not good. 5GHz is actually the worst, probably due to more interferences from neighbours in that area (service yard, on top of the washing machine).

2.4GHz/5GHz SSID --> connected to 5GHz band

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MLO SSID, 5GHz+6GHz MLO

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6GHz SSID

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Actually this $192 router can give you the following consider ok as the price is cheap. I think using MLO is good as it give you, 136 mbps DL and 86 mbps UL at 8m away is consider quite ok. You can watch 4k UHD video streaming with this speed. Ping 5ms is ok too. This router is acceptable.

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Asus TUF-BE6500 router, Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, 16GB, 1TB, Killer BE1750 WiFi 7 adpater based on Intel BE200 chipset).

8m away with two walls in between the laptop and the router.

Download speed is not too bad --> Asus TUF-BE6500 has not bad coverage, but then upload speed is slow since the laptop has smaller Tx power.

Main SSID: 5GHz+2.4GHz MLO

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5GHz SSID (2.4GHz/5GHz IoT SSID, connected with 5GHz band)

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I used Samsung A34 mobile phone already can get such speed. My phone is a basic phone only.
 

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If I just compared the above far range WiFi speed, then I will say in terms of coverage.

Asus TUF-BE6500 (Australia region, no Asia region settings as of now) > Asus RT-AX86U (Asia region) > TP-Link HB710.
True. However, still can buy HB710 as the price is low. Speed acceptable for 130+ DL and 80+ UL at 8m away.
 

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If I just compared the above far range WiFi speed, then I will say in terms of coverage.

Asus TUF-BE6500 (Australia region, no Asia region settings as of now) > Asus RT-AX86U (Asia region) > TP-Link HB710.
Australia region is key. They have higher power allowances
 
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