AmpliFi UK Model HD Home Wireless Mesh Router with LCD Display

Part of what I liked about Sky Q was the mesh network and that each box would act like a WiFi Access Point and so extend my network. It mostly did that, but frequently cut out the WiFi and increasingly required a Router reboot to fix it.I decided to invest in a separate WiFi Router and after some research went with the Amplifi HD. So far no regrets and it's working perfectly. It's not the most fully featured WiFi router (see Cons below) but I was aware of that in advance and it does everything I need and keeps it nice and simple because of that.PROs:* Incredibly simple to set up* Mobile app is nice and particularly like the feature to see how much each device is using, pause their internet access, and even set times when the kids devices won't be able to access the internet.* Strong signal - so much that I didn't need the Mesh points even though in a reasonably sized house. Luckily I hoped this would be the case and only bought the router and not the full kit.* Ability to extend it if I want with Mesh points.* Teleport (https://www.amplifi.com/teleport/) looks like a great extra option (though don't see it for sale in UK yet).* A lot of detail on most connected devices to help identify them.* Looks much nicer than any other router.* Nice touchscreen, though not sure I'll used it much to be honest.* Support looks great from what I read online - though not had to use it yet thankfully!CONs* No firewall.* Limited built in traffic monitoring - which would have been useful to identify some devices which only gave up basic information to the router!* Not sure about Mesh points if I ever want them. Look a bit large and no Ethernet port on them.But knew all these in advanceA few things to mention specific to Sky Q if using it to replace that. For a start Sky uses it's own 5 Ghz mesh to communicate between the main box and the minis. Unfortunately it looks like this cannot be made to go over the normal network. So still need a Sky Q Booster to reach one of the Sky Q minis at the back of the house, even though Internet reaches there fine with the Amplifi router. Was hoping to remove all Sky Q wifi kit but looks like I can't. Though so far doesn't seem to be interfering and removing the Internet traffic off of the Sky Q one seems to have had a positive impact on that and it's now stable. The work on different 5 GHz channels (36 for Sky, 40 for Amplifi) which I guess is the reason. The other thing to be aware of is that Sky Q has lots of virtual devices with different MAC addresses (0e:fc:e0... range for me) so took a while figuring out what they were registering with an unknown name.

Unlike the rather ugly AmpliFi Mesh Point Hd units which I found to be unstable and to require constant rebooting, I have found a wired network of these Amplifi Routers to be rock solid and to provide a very fast network. I have plugged a number of these units into the Ethernet cables around my house and they work extremely well, covering the dead areas which proved so problematic for the wireless AmpliFi Mesh Point Hd units, which I have now retired. The Amplifi HD Routers are extremely simple to set up and, best of all, the support is brilliant. I exchanged about 15 emails with a support agent in California, trying to work out the best system before I purchased, and she could not have been more helpful. More important, she responded almost immediately and with technically detailed and accurate information. I was always dealing with the same person, not farmed out to who happened to be free, and no enquiry was too trivial for her. She was incredibly patient and, as a result, I was able to buy the right system which works perfectly. Avoid the AmpliFi Mesh Point Hd units which are pretty useless, (for me, anyway), but, if you are lucky enough to have some Ethernet cables set up around the house, this unit is for you.

Strong signal over both frequencies, helpful information during the day, easy to use. One star less only because it has absolutely zero safety features. Its philosophy is one of "set it, forget it, and let the whole flaming planet in", with only the password to shield you from the big bad wolves out there. Unfortunately it's not enough.

So... we live in a grade 2 listed building with walls thick enough to repell a fairly decent Norman Invasion. Our chimney breast is 6 feet thick so it’s fair to say that WiFi in our house is as weak as my wife’s tea.... not helped by the fact our broadband router is on an outside wall of a 4 storey building.So, first interesting and not advertised fact is that you can run this unit through a network switch. ( to get an optimised central location) Our set up is a hard wired 30 port network running on a cat 7-80mb broadband...So, took 5 mins to set up with the unit plugged into a house network hub (not the router) we now have a secondary ( and far stronger ) wireless network with an average (tested in 5 rooms behind thick old walls) 75mb download and 19mb upload speeds.On a final note - the unit looks awesome, the screen is great, the halo ring is good enough for a nightlight on our landing and the mesh units are plug and play..Can’t recommend this kit enough....if you have WiFi dead spots in your house and the skills to run a cat7 cable to the optimum spot in your house from your router then this is well worth the massive price.... my wife is now running at ninja shopping levels on eBay and Amazon whilst downloading full UHD midget porn films...