Ultibeam I'm reposting this ATTFiber subReddit thread from user Dopewaffles: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTFiber/comments/1ir97j7/meet_the_bgw620_and_4991_airtie/#lightbox The new BGW620 is an absolute monster. I was able to try it as part of a beta testing phase and here's some things I've found. The BGW620 has (2) 10Gb ports and (2) 1Gb ports. The red port doubles as an ONT/LAN port. It's both taller and wider than the BGW320. Similar to the BGW320, it has ventilation holes on the top and bottom. It has wifi 6E and wifi 7 support. It can do both 160Mhz and 320Mhz. The speed on wifi 6E is about 1.2 gigabit down and up. The speed on wifi 7 160Mhz is about 1.5 gigabit down and up. I'm not sure of the speeds on wifi 7 320Mhz. The new AirTie 4991 is similar to the 4971, but has (2) 5Gb LAN ports. It also supports wifi 6E and wifi 7. The BGW620 can actually do 5gig symmetrical and is even over-provisoned to 5.4 gigabit. It's not limited to the weird 3-4gig max problem the BGW320 suffered from. If you have a multi-gig plan the BGW620 and 4991 AirTie is free, but if you don't then you will have to pay $25/month for it. If you have any questions, you can ask over there.
Astyanax Ultibeam If you have a multi-gig plan the BGW620 and 4991 AirTie is free, but if you don't then you will have to pay $25/month for it. At least they have a semblance of human decency doing that considering what they charge for multi-gig.
SpottedCat They just keep making these things bigger and more power hungry. Meanwhile I run my own router and only need a dumb connection; I wish they could just offer something simple to customers like me. That Wifi hardware will totally go to waste!
Splitpair SpottedCat I wish they could just offer something simple to customers like me. That Wifi hardware will totally go to waste! They are offering what the majority of the market not only wants, but they need the simplicity it provides.
