Wi‑Fi Titans Clash: Starlink Gen3 vs TP‑Link Deco BE95 vs Netgear Orbi 970 – 2025 Mesh Router Showdown
Starlink Gen3 Router is a tri‑band Wi‑Fi 6 base station designed for SpaceX Starlink, priced at about $199, with 2× Gigabit LAN ports and support for up to 3 Starlink mesh nodes. The Gen3 router uses the Starlink dish uplink as its WAN and cannot input a non‑Starlink ISP, making it a Starlink‑specific solution. The maximum theoretical throughput is 3.2 Gbps, with real‑world tests showing about 864 Mbps near the router and 203 Mbps at 50 feet. TP‑Link Deco BE95 is a quad‑band Wi‑Fi 7 mesh system, nicknamed BE33000, featuring two 6 GHz bands and up to 33 Gbps theoretical