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    Looking for a router for the next 10 years - need advice for $200 budget

    It's certainly easier to set up as it come's pre installed on the BPIs NAND. My requirements aren't particularly complex, OpenWRT has been more than powerful enough for me. I mostly use OpenWRT as it easily allows you to set your wireless countrycode to KN which lets you up the maximum transmit...
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    Looking for a router for the next 10 years - need advice for $200 budget

    If you're somebody who doesn't mind tinkering maybe look at Banana Pi R3? You'll struggle to find anything with the same specs for the price. https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Banana_Pi_BPI-R3 You can get one of these with a set of high quality antennas for <$200...
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    Improving throughput in basement. Replacing R7800 (with Banana Pi R3?)

    Thanks man. I think I'm gonna do exactly what you suggest and buy a router and put one of them in bridge mode in my basement.
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    Improving throughput in basement. Replacing R7800 (with Banana Pi R3?)

    Thanks for the reply. Tinkering doesn't bother me, I'm a software developer so I really don't mind messing around in the terminal. However I don't know anything about the hardware/wireless/EE side of it. Is a mesh system theoretically better because the backhaul between them would be 4x4 rather...
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    Improving throughput in basement. Replacing R7800 (with Banana Pi R3?)

    I'm looking to improve the wireless performance in my basement. I'm unable to run cable and the router can't be moved either, the only options I'm looking at is buying a new router or mesh system. I currently have an R7800 running OpenWRT and I've upped the transmit power to 30dBm. The router is...
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