OMG so it WAS my (Former) Router All This Time

4 replies347 viewsLast reply Mar 30, 2026

I had purchased a TP-Link Tri-Band BE15000 wireless router in June 2025 that was considered mid-range (about $279). I have had almost nothing but these routers for the past couple of years. This one was to be a replacement for the AC4000 wireless router I purchased in 2021. Anyway. A bonus came in, so I had some - kind of - free money to spend and decided to upgrade. To a TP-Link Archer BE24000 Quad-Band WiFi 7 Router - BE900) that is around $445.

Anyway. Since I purchased my Phonak Infinio I90 Non-Spheres, I’ve had the persistent issue where they would disconnect and go silent for 30 seconds and come back. Even when I did the factory reset. It has steadily been getting worse. Which is just odd all around. It would happen: in the doorway as I come back to my room. in the kitchen closest to the router. Upstairs where I would be in the direct path of the router signal.

Now, as soon as I took the old router offline, and setup the new one: BOO YA. The disturbance is completely gone.

Apparently I just didn’t pay enough for a new router.

ronshereQueens NY

Mar 30, 2026

What was wrong with your old router?

Bimodal_user

Poland

Mar 30, 2026Edited

Probably relying mainly for 2.4 GHz range, which can interfere with OP wireless communication between his and . Newer routers use more ranges: around 5 and even 6 GHz.

However, this is supposition only, 2.4 GHz is still in use even in newer routers, especially when there is signal necessary to get through many walls and distance.

Another issue may be that newer router make better beamforming to Wi-Fi receivers making less interference with HA and CROS.

I wonder if problem described by OP took place when there was HA only turned on, without CROS.

RobHooft

Geneva, Switzerland

Mar 30, 2026

Interesting, this is not supposed to happen. Very few devices use WiFi 7 yet, but 5 GHz connections are very common. I wonder if this also affects the communication between standard D and L . But the distances covered are so small that all this should be almost interfence-proof?