Linksys - Velop Intelligent Mesh WiFi System (WHW0102)

I mean, if it Ain't broke don't fix it? I had a 2 mesh Linksys Velop system about 3 to 4 years old. It got around 600-650mbps on my phone in the same way as the gateway router and pretty solid 300mbps everywhere else around the house. I got the Max 7 from eBay half price as pretty much new. I just have one and everywhere in the house gets 900mbps now. (my internet is 900 down) Well, the bathroom is through a few brick walls so is about 800-850mbps there. My network wifi was fine. Had no reason to upgrade. Just saw the Max 7 on offer and wanted to future proof.

so, In my house I have the cupboard under stairs where the modem lives. I plug one mesh node into that (it acts as the router) then i have two lan ports. one goes to the lounge and the other to my office. Out of the lounge lan port theres a switch that i plug another mesh node into and the TV, hifi, sky box & xbox. Similar deal up in the office where i plug the final mesh node and hardware my gaming/office PC's. this gives me bullet proof wifi around the house and garden seating area plus hardwired pings on my gaming equipment. mesh is a linksys wifi 5 job

Yeah, these can all be part of a Velop mesh even though it's unofficial for the LN1301 it'll just work with any of their other Velop capable routers if you do the CA trick. You can run a surprisingly ridiculous mishmash of Linksys routers in a mesh.

I'm in the same boat -- I have a Linksys Velop system. It's been garbage since I bought it. Just FYI, I'm considering Eero (I actually owned an Eero system previously) and also Ubiquiti UniFi. The UniFi seems really solid but requires PoE (which I don't have now), so I'm considering whether it's worth adding that into the mess and worth any potential upside.

We recently moved into a new home and now have gigabit internet. I have tried two different systems so far: the Linksys Velop system with two points. I would only get the speed I pay for in the room the router is in, but as soon as I go into the next room, it drops to around 200 mbps. Upstairs, it drops even further, even with the second point, unless you are hardwired into the second point. I am currently using the Nest Wifi router with four points, but I now only get a maximum speed of 500 Mbps downstairs and 150 Mbps upstairs, even with two points upstairs. Unfortunately, the Nest points don't have Ethernet, so I can't check that speed.The house is 1,328 sq ft. I just need a system that gets my speeds better for both downstairs and upstairs, as it is needed in both areas.

I’m using 3 Velop nodes to cover 3100 sq ft home, plus garage and into yard/patio. If you’re on a budget look for used gear on eBay that’s where I got mine. Work well. You’ll want the nodes to be wired together by Ethernet runs for most reliable, fast coverage. So whatever you pick make sure it supports wired backhaul.

Linksys Velop here. 300Mb to the standard ISP router, 150/200Mb to two child nodes. No major issues with setup or management and performance over 3 years has been solid. Smartphone app is pretty basic but does the job.

Installed Deco x68s at my place, x55s at in laws, x55 pros at friends, and Linksys Velops at other friends, all hardwired, rock solid and roaming works flawlessly. All of them having 20-30+ clients.

Got 7 velop nodes all wired backhaul. Able to provide seemless internet in all 7 apartment units. 1 for each apartment. All my nodes are bought second hand in FB marketplace at barely 30% of the original price. 😁

Linksys Velop systems have quite a simple app and user experience. The whole setup process is very oriented around the wireless backhaul system. Amazon Eero's are also quite good. But please make sure every node you get is tri-band.

If you want to do lots of custom stuff, take a look at ASUS routers. They've got tonnes of features and a good mesh system. There's also OPNsense/PFsense if you want to do really advanced stuff. I virtualise it on a cheap £100 mini pc and it works really well. RE: Linksys some of their models have advanced configuration, and others don't. You'll want to be do your research well beforehand.

I have a linksys velop system (or the predecessor) I've had it for about 5 years. I have a ~6000 square foot house across 3 levels. I use 1 unit upstairs, 2 units on the main level and 1 unit downstairs. No dead spots and I get good reception outside as well. I Have a TV streaming on the back deck with no issues. I work from home, and stream calls throughout the day and I have a generous amount if IOT throughout the house.

Greetings, Currently, I have an older Linksys Velop mesh WiFi set up. It sporadically requires rebooting and I’ve decided it’s time to upgrade the system. I need help deciding on access points (such as Ubiquity) or another mesh WiFi system (such as ASUS WiFi or Netgear Orbi). The home is a 4,000 square feet two story. There is CAT6 wiring between the router and two access points. Unfortunately, the placement of the router and access points isn’t ideal— the downstairs has a router and access point on both ends of the house but nothing in the center of the house. Similarly, the upstairs has one access point and it’s located on one end (again, nothing in the center). Though the placement of the access points isn’t ideal, they’re at least connected via CAT6 so we have good backhaul performance. There are three people in my house and we have several computers, iPads, and stream most TV content. I’m fairly tech savvy and don’t mind configuring and troubleshooting devices. I’m more interested in coverage than network speed, as our home internet connection is only 150Mbps. My budget is up to $1,000. Given these parameters, do you recommend a WiFi mesh setup or access points? Thanks in advance.

Linksys Velop was a game changer for my Google Home experience. 4 Refurb nodes. Were inexpensive too. https://www.reddit.com/r/googlehome/s/f0uwyP1uNK

I get by right now with some Linksys Velop. You can find some used for $20-$40 a node. They are easy to set up and very stable if done right.