Smart hub plus options - 3rd party replacement equip EE fibre?

[Futuresailor]

Hi,

Previous system BT FTTC: 60Mbps - Great coverage Wifi and extensive Gig wired network great in home

Google WIFI ; 5 units on ethernet

DrayTek Vigor 130 ADSL/VDSL Ethernet Modem

Upgraded to Fibre 900Mbps/100Mbps

Using Smart Hub Plus speeds as advertised above wired but WIFI range is poor.

Tried using Google WIFI as router but could only achieve around 60Mbps wired test speed with fibre, WIFI good coverage.

Any ideas why Google Wifi wired doesn't give near the 900Mbps download?

I would prefer not to use EE extenders as I have been down this road with BT in past and I am sure they will have issues.

Any thoughts on 3rd party equip that would work with EE as good as SHP wired & also give good WIFI coverage?

M

[Futuresailor]

No DV required or other EE packages.

[Futuresailor]

@Mustrum 

Very serious what would be the high end recommendations?

Also what would be mid level options at around Smart hub Pro system level?

[Mustrum]

@Futuresailor  so much depends on your preference, and what you want will be very different to me. But as a starter, have a read of this Tech Radar article, look for the ones with a 2.5Ghz WAN port, WiFi 6 min, 6E better not so many WiFi7 mesh systems out there yet.

This one from PC Mag may also help.