WiFi Shootout

Buyer's Guide

Still Rocking WiFi 6E? Here's the Honest Truth About Whether WiFi 7 Is Worth Your Money

WiFi 7 routers are hitting shelves with jaw-dropping specs and even more jaw-dropping price tags. But before you swipe your card, we ran real-world tests to figure out whether WiFi 6E is still the smarter buy for most American homes — and exactly when WiFi 7 actually earns its keep.

Oct 3, 2026

Deep Dive

We Dragged a Router Through 12 Real Homes. What We Found Will Make You Rethink Everything

Generic placement advice says put your router in the center of your home, up high, away from microwaves. We've all heard it. But does it actually hold up across different home types? We spent two months testing 12 real US homes with heat mapping tools and speed tests — and the results broke almost every rule we thought we knew.

Oct 3, 2026