fwiw I didnt, I just got that TP-Link Wifi 6E router that has been deeply discounted on Amazon for like $170~ish after Amazon's coupons and such, its the TP-Link AXE5400 Archer AXE75
only one device in the house can actually use the Wifi 6E 6GHz (my Pixel phone), and that does not look like its gonna change in a long time, so I honestly cant imagine what the point is gonna be for Wifi 7 any time soon. You need to really look closely at the capabilities of the devices on your (home) network. For example, my network has a lot of devices, and as far as Wifi connectivity goes, they break down like this;
- cheap / old~ish ("smart home" products): Wifi 5, 802.11ac, 5GHz
- high-end / old~ish (Nvidia Shield, some Mac's): Wifi 5, 802.11ac, 5GHz
- high-end / new~ish (more recent Mac's, iPhones, PC's): Wifi 6, 802.11ax, 5GHz
- high-end / new~ish + Wifi 6E, 802.11ax, 6GHz
notice how only the very last group there can actually use the latest Wifi 6E and its 6GHz network
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worth mentioning for anyone confused by all the numbers, the *only* devices that can use the 6GHz network offered by Wifi 6E are the ones explicitly labeled for Wifi 6E; just having 802.11ax is not enough. This part confused me at first
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so, considering all this, does it even make sense to wait for Wifi 7?
well, if you are anything like me and already have a house packed with Wifi 5, Wifi 6, and the occasional Wifi 6E device, it actually does not make any sense to "wait" for a new Wifi 7 which none of your current devices will be compatible with. If you actually want to be able to use the Wifi 7 features, you will need devices that support Wifi 7, which currently dont exist afaik. There is an article here;
The Wi-Fi 6E successor is creeping closer, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections.
www.wired.com
Their conclusion seems pretty solid to me; there will not be any benefit to upgrading to Wifi 7 for many years until after you have started to build up some number of Wifi 7 compatible devices in your repertoire.
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tl;dr: don't wait, just get the best Wifi 6 or Wifi 6E router within your budget, based on the Wifi connectivity capabilities (Wifi 5, 6, 6E) of the devices you have now