Deco BE63

A mesh network with wired backhaul worked for me. I use Deco BE63s with one on each floor. Replacing the singular router could easily work though. What router are you currently using?

I just test out the Be63’s last week for 3100 SF home and large backyard. It worked well but I’m more of a prosumer and the app was pretty dumbed down. Bought the more expensive Asus BT10, 2 pack and they just smoke the BE63s. Faster and a lot better range.

Just upgraded from an older Orbi system to the TPLink BE10000 today and it was worth it. Speeds overall are better and had it up and running in 30 minutes with the satellites.

I suggest starting by wiring the XE75s together. This should dramatically improve the situation. If, after doing that, you still require an additional Deco, BE63 is a good choice. If you run the Deco mesh in Router mode, one port of the main Deco must be dedicated to the connection with Internet, the satellite Deco cannot be reachable via that port. If you have a separate ISP box acting as a router, you might consider running the mesh in Acces Point mode.

The main Deco must be wired to its source of Internet. I would return the Archer, indeed, and build a mesh only with deco units.

3 Deco meshes in the family, purchased in 2020, 2024 and 2025, all working perfectly.

You can also look into deco be63, each unit has 4 2.5Gb ports. If you plan to upgrade to an even faster fiber in the future, then be65 offers two 5Gb ports and two 2.5Gb ports.

I've been using my Google nest wifi (not Pro) since 2022 and it's been working great. I was planning to upgrade to the Google nest pro 6e during black Friday/winter sales but realized that the new pro 6e nodes didn't have Google assistant speakers. Knowing that I could still use my old nodes ask Google assistant speakers, that gave me a chance to look at other router options. After doing some research I ended up with the TP link deco be63. My current Internet speed is only 500Mbps so it's definitely an over kill but I'm planning to upgrade to 1Gbps next year or so and I already have a 1Gbps switch + cat6e installed in my house. The reasons why I picked the deco be63 over Google nest pro 6e are that the deco router offers wifi 7 (future proof), the ability to create a dedicated 2.4Ghz network for older devices and able to support VPN server/client on the router. I have quite a few of older smart devices that could only connect to 2.4Ghz. When I upgraded my PC in December 2025, I had a hard time connecting one of my smart speakers to my PC because Google nest wifi can't separate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. So the ability to separate the bands is a pretty big thing for me.

Same, i had 4 google 6e mesh and was a nightmare. Half the time it didnt work or the coverage was horrible throughout the house. Just got the Deco BE63 and setup was simple and speeds are great

Just installed a BE63 and so far it’s working fine. Getting 700 mps on a one gig fiber account.