u/sdmike1

As he was heading back after scoring.

I just wanted to share my experience with this upgrade. I was experiencing frequent Internet drops with the XE75 after several years of trouble free use, and my ISP convinced me that it was my router and not on their end after running several diagnostics and sending out a tech.

I decided to go with BE63 after having switched to a one gig connection, and with approximately 50 devices connecting through a large two story house.

First of all, the utility in the phone app for swapping in a new system didn’t work. I had to create the network from scratch after the replacement process failed several times. First off, don’t forget to disconnect any router from your cable modem, and reboot the modem. If you don’t do this it will keep looking for the original router.

Setting up the main node took several attempts, as the app would not find it a couple of times. I had to reset it and try again. Now I know why they include a reset tool in the box. After getting the main node set up with the same ID and password, my devices started reconnecting. Enabling the additional to satellite nodes was equally painful, requiring multiple resets. Once I got those recognized and connected I realized that all of my devices were still connecting through the main note and not the satellites, but after about 10 minutes everything settled and they connected to the strongest signal.

So while the set up process required persistence, it wasn’t entirely difficult. We will see if this solves the Internet dropping problems, and if it doesn’t I’m going to have a much stronger word with my ISP. The good news is is my speed appears to be a bit higher since the headroom on this mesh unit is higher than the old one.