Published May 15, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about.

Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/

Mesh Wi-Fi networks are often considered the best way to cover a large living space with internet, and I've often found myself wanting something like that. It's not that I truly needed it, but sometimes the internet could be a little finicky in further areas of my apartment.

However, mesh Wi-Fi isn't always the solution. Sometimes you just have a bad router , and you can get a better experience with a single-router upgrade. That's what I ended up doing, and with some extra perks in the process.

Why I needed the upgrade

A stable connection was important

For a good while, I was perfectly fine with the internet and router provided by my ISP.…