TP-Link - Deco BE65 Pro

Just got these and am frustrated with how the individual APs don't hand off the iPhone 16 Pro. It will stay connected to a first floor AP with 'medium' signal even when I head upstairs and am 15 feet from another AP. I tried fast roaming on/off and beamforming on/off. Tempted to go with Omada instead

Not sure if you are mixing product lines, the Archer BE550 works with [easy mesh devices](https://www.tp-link.com/us/easymesh/product-list/). The TP link Deco BE11000 is a different mesh product line and would not be compatible. You could still use it as an access point, but it would not work as a proper mesh system. You are better off buying a 2 pack TP link deco BE11000 instead of mixing it with the BE550. To make things confusing there is also a more powerful Archer BE11000 router that is easy mesh compatible and can be used with the BE550.

The Deco BE11000 3 pack that Costco sells for $500 is currently the best deal in consumer WiFi gear IMO - WiFi 7 and 2.5Gb Ethernet. WiFi 7 especially shines in a wireless backhaul setup because of the additional node to node bandwidth that's available. I've been using this kit in Access Point mode with my Gold SE for a month or two now and everything is working incredibly well.

Can't speak for others since I switched from the zenwifi et8s and have not had the other units. We then got the BE11000 from costco, which has 3 units and comes with wifi 7. Our house is brick, and our ONT for Fiber is in the basement along with the first unit. My spouses office and my game room have the other nodes. We have not had issues with wifi in or out of the house. All my cameras, robo vacs, and smart appliances connect without issue. Speed tests have been consistent, and we are fairly happy. They are all connected through wifi since I have other projects around the house before I run lines through it. We got it specifically from costco, considering their return policy is extremely generous.

We have it, and it works well for us. 2 nodes upstairs one is downstairs, with our ont for Fiber. Haven't had issues. We have an older brick ranch house. I have no wired backhaul yet since I have other projects in the house before that. My spouse is wfh with a lot of meetings. We also stream, and I game on it. There are no issues, and we get our speeds. We got this upgrading from Asus ET8s.

If you’re needing WiFi 7. Highly recommend the BE 65 Pro (3 nodes), Has worked great for me!

Just wanted to say that I upgraded my router set up to the Deco BE11000 3 pack WiFi 7 mesh network from COSTCO and it has solved all of my home networking issues. Coverage, speeds, ease of use. Getting 3x speeds compared to my previous set up and actually getting BETTER speeds than what I am paying for from my ISP. Coverage is fantastic, was having issues with thick walls creating poor speeds & coverage. Even if my phone said I had 3 bars of WiFi, it never acted like it. No issues now. Finally have a hassle-free WiFi network and it feels good. Deco app is also incredibly intuitive and easy to use. Very customizable. All in all can’t speak highly enough about it! 10/10. Oh yeah, and the Costco pricing is unbeatable. Normally $499 I paid $399 for the 3 pack during Super Bowl week

I was using my Arris Surfboard G36 doc3.1 as both modem and router and was getting below avg speeds and poor connection behind any walls. Now using the G36 on bridge mode with the Deco and everything is lightning fast and great coverage. Does a good job of switching between nodes depending on where I am and is managing the band choices perfectly. My house is only 1400sf but lots of thick walls. I also wanted coverage in my backyard so one node was placed on the back wall near the backyard and it’s getting the job done outside as well

I recently bought a Deco mesh system from Costco that came with 3 nodes. I put the main node on my first floor connected to my router (in your case it would connect to the ONT and serve as the router, or you could keep using the router and put the mesh in AP mode, which I did). I put a wireless node in my basement and another on my second floor and I’m very happy with the setup.

I got the BE11000. The 6E probably would’ve been sufficient but I was hoping for something future-proof and it got good reviews.

that's odd you are having connection or signal issues. I have the deco be65 pro (3 pack) throughout my home, but I haven't had the issues you are mentioning. I consistently hit between 900 and 1000 on my gigabit connection. see attached https://preview.redd.it/arcyw9lxu1ee1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=207b5adfac2d98856d758f3724f6917b6108f11d

I got this to replace my google wifi system and it works perfectly with about 2x the speed.

I had old 5 x Asus routers in AP mode and all manually optimized channel setting for a long time until they started hanging I think due to the size of my network. Switched to 3 x Deco 11000 units. I had decent experience with older Deco in a condo we have. My goal with the 11000s was to start out as out of the box as possible. Over a month I slowly customized while trying to ensure all my cameras and user devices were stable. Before holiday I was full wired backhaul and most fancy stuff turned off but still I was facing issues. I decided I was going to return to Costco after holiday. At new years I saw Deco had a new firmware. I went for it cause I was not happy. The firmware resulted in worse reliability. Family switched to cellular and hot spotting. After looking at various options and still with the goal of keeping it simple, I went with 3 x Asus ZenWifi ET9 all in AP mode and wired backhaul - 1 per floor. It was much better but still not perfect. I like that the interface is familiar and there are tons of advanced configs. I have disabled some fancy features and I am mostly back to a happy setup. I am still using the AIMesh but have a couple Samsung Frame displays that are oddly challenging. I have more I can tweak. I probably should’ve gone with Unifi but I didn’t like their ceiling mount APs and the Asus have extra Ethernet ports and stand up. I am still far from an out of box solution.

I’ve had mine for about three months without a single disconnect. Love it. Do you have a lot of interference around your house?

I have 1x wired backhaul connection and 1x wireless about 15m away from the router. I can get up to 900mbps on the wireless satellite on a good day (I have a 1GB fibre connection).

I just swapped from TP-Link BE11000 to the Eero Max 7. Which Eero are you using? My entire network is ethernet backhauled. My trouble was compatibility outdoor Deco units and the BE11000 ethernet backhaul bugs. I had engineering tickets and night sessions with them via TeamViewer where they were reviewing the network for 4 months. I’ve probably given them 10-12 hours at least if my time. They acknowledged that the system had issues with stopping the wireless backhaul all the time and would cause jumps between wireless to wired if both were options. The most recent firmware was part of the betas that I was working with them on. Still had issues with clients being online in Deco without IPs, without MACs, or showing online and not being able to connect. Eero 7s just had a deal at Best Buy for buy 3 get 1 free for 1200. Worked flawlessly from setup and haven’t had to tweak the system at all. There’s still multiple bugs across Deco devices that I think they spread themselves too thin. Their backend architecture isn’t that strong. What’s the performance you’re seeing? iPhone 14 chips are missing 6GHz but otherwise should function pretty well on the Eero 6 and above. How do your channels look on the busyness and background noise? Ethernet are you getting full speed on the nodes?

I don't think it would honestly. The XE70 pro is a freaking beast still, you will not be disappointed. Just make sure to get a solid modem. I recommend the Netgear CM2000, or CM3000 if you want to future proof for multi gig plans down the road. I tried a combination of arris modems, top recommended routers with Merlin firmware... so much trial and error. The CM3000 and deco mesh just worked right off the bat - blazing speeds and zero issues. I 100% recommend deco

Just got the 2 x BE65 Pro on Amazon, on sale ($499 cdn) to pair with my GE 800. Overkill I know, but it's going to be fun.

I have the same router and find it pretty decent. I have 1gig plan with pathetic Xfinity and i always touch 1200mbps on WiFi on my iPhone.

Do you think it’s compatible? Edit: no the firmware isn’t available and this model isn’t supported yet!

No it’s not available.

Using be11000 since 3 months and it has been working really great. I have got around 80 clients connected to it and works good.

I bought it from Costco when it went on sale last time.

Disable MLO? Wifi 7 depends on it.

I bought the Costco BE 11000 specifically because of the backhaul improvements and my 16 promax. I have a one gig down plan with spectrum and connected my 16 Pro Max to the MLO network. I saw dramatically improved performance with Speedtests using MLO from all over the home. (I previously had XE 75 Decos using the 5/6 GHz spectrum. If it is not yet using it as it should, then I am even more excited about what’s to come.

These were literal hell on earth and the bane of my existence for over 6-7 months! I got them right when they were released so the firmware just was not ready for use. Id have them disconnecting every other day from each other even though they were connected through Moca adapters. Couldn't keep them online. Would have to forcefully unplug all 3 and wait and hope they would reconnect. Sometimes I'd have to factory reset All of them and switch them around. That would work for maybe a week and all hell would break loose again. I had a ISP provider I was using as a switch since it had a Moca connection. One day I decided to just buy a set of Moca adapters, and swing $14 for an actual gig switch. And then all of a sudden after that it was like god shine a light from above. Everything worked as it should (I'm thinking it was the 6 or so firmware updates it went through.). Or I just screwed up the isp router settings turning it into a switch. But finally after that they have literally been working perfect, and haven't had a second of downtime for over 7 months now. The problem was I couldn't return them because I bought them off of an eBay seller for $200 cheaper right after release. Speculating that's why he sold them for $200 cheaper right away. But I will say that literally was 5 months of absolute instability and constant family complaints. Kind of happy to see I was not the only one! 😆

About 2 months for me. It's stable and speedy.

I picked up the BE1100 last time it was on sale at Costco. My old Netgear Orbi main router crapped out after 5 years. The main reason is the 2.5gbe ports. I run them with a wired backhaul. I live in a pretty congested wifi area about 5 strong signals not including mine. After optimizing the channels (unfortunately you can't manually pick) the speed with wired backhaul has been amazing. I have 2 wifi 7 devices that can max out my 1gb isp, though they aren't battery optimized so they drain the mobile battery like crazy. The signals are strong on all my 40 devices. Pro tip: any devices that's stationary and don't move, I would select them and turn off the mesh connection. This way it locks them to a single node. This prevents hunting wifi signals between nodes if they overlap too much (that single dropping and connecting) After doing that the network has been solid since I bought it.

OOC - who is your fiber ISP? I like my BE11000, and get near full Gig wired, but can’t get over ~600 Mbps wireless on every device I own. Stable as can be so I’m not complaining, but I can’t figure it out and sort of drives me nuts

I have the same Deco setup and it’s worked flawless since moving over from the amplifi routers. Plus I’m moving a lot of devices to thread over WiFi and that’s making my WiFi network less congested.

Personally, I think it is a very robust mesh system. I don’t have too many issues with firmware. Mine is set to automatically restart at 3 AM daily so a memory leak issue does not exist for me. If you have stationary items such as a Google Home speaker or nest TV Remove the mesh setting for them and just have them set to the closest node. if you plan on upgrading to 2 GB Internet, I highly recommend this system. It will saturate a 2.5 GB ethernet connection without an issue wireless back all gets about 1800 for Wi-Fi 6e. I don’t have any Wi-Fi seven devices yet so I can’t comment on it.

I got it about a month ago and it's working well. The only "issue" I ran into is my older Tesla connecting. As much as I want to get rid of the car, I instead setup the guest network with slightly different settings on just the 2.4 band and that seems to work fine.

I have used the orbi WIFI 7 970 , eero max wifi 7, TP link 11000 wifi 7 and Asus be30000. Every single unit from all of the different brands are plagued with massive issues. Constant drops, devices refusing to connect, disconnects, range issues and instability between router and satellites. It's so bad that I returned every single one I used and picked up an eero 6E. I have had 0 issues on 6E. In my opinion wifi 7 is nowhere near ready for primetime and is an utter joke. To sum this up avoid wifi 7 like a plague (at least for now)

The be 11000 are the latest with Wi-Fi 7. Looks like they have really good backhaul so even if you're not connecting the access points over wire, you'll still maintain good connection. I wouldn't worry too much about the gaming

The be11000 can function as AP. They just also have mesh backhaul built in as well so you got options.

So was just at Costco tonight and they have the 3-pack Deco BE11000 on sale for $400. Been googling but how do they compare to the x30/x60?

Thank you. I wound up picking up the TP Link Deco BE11000 3-pack that's on sale at Costco right now. SO far only a week in and am pretty happy with coverage and wireless speeds. We'll see if I run into some of the issues others have had with this company.

Costco has a three pack of the BE11000 for $500. Seems like the cheapest way to get into wifi 7 these days, but not really necessary.

I ended up getting it. Works great. However I’m only on 250mb cable internet so I’m wasting most of its potential. Fiber will be up and running in my neighborhood in the next couple months so I’ll really test it then. If your goal is covering more square footage I don’t think these are any better than a wifi 6 system.

set this unit up today. first impression is that it had faster speeds than my orbi. it did drop a few devices even though I set up w same id and password. I would like to keep but it keeps dropping devices. any advise?

It’s the Google WiFi. I went from 3 Asus Onhubs (SRT-AC1900) on a 1gig internet plan getting 400meg max over WiFi with all three on wired backhaul to 3 Tp-Link Deco BE11000 maxing out my gig internet (consistently over 900meg to sometimes up against a gig). No change in wires (still Cat 5e) with longest run about 60 ft. The range, and throughput at range, was also a huge improvement. Covered the 1/3 acre property and devices in other buildings with no problem. Costco has them on sale every once in awhile for $399 usd. Highly recommend.

It was fine 6 years ago when I had 300/300 and half the IOT devices inside the perimeter of the main residence, although my wireless printer would periodically need a reset to print. Once I added the BE11000, everything worked flawlessly, faster, and farther away. Wireless printer? Works every time now. My Onhubs stopped getting updates in December 2021, so that could be a factor in some of it, although as the saying goes “You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t”.

Do not use extenders with a mesh system grab another deco of some sort there all compatible you have a BE11000 I would grab something like a single XE75 pro or something else that atleast has the 6ghz band or if you have the cash pick up a single BE11000

Update on the BE63 and BE65 and BE11000 new firmware release has rectified tons of issues and now they support selecting your own wifi channels which is something everyone has wanted from tp link for years I did the upgrade on my BE63 system and now it’s a ton more stable being able to select the wifi channels I prefer and not done automatically is a game changer

Update on the BE63 and BE65 and BE11000 new firmware release has rectified tons of issues and now they support selecting your own wifi channels which is something everyone has wanted from tp link for years I did the upgrade on my BE63 system and now it’s a ton more stable being able to select the wifi channels I prefer and not done automatically is a game changer

Yes absolutely it’s a great system and has great coverage and once the firmware issues are worked out it will get a ton better.

Depends on the size of the space you’re trying to cover and your internet speeds. Deco XE75 WiFi 6E system strong reliable good for gig or less isp speeds. If you have higher than a gig for speed then Go XE75 pro Deco AXE4900 pro good all around system for speeds of 2.5 gig or less. Solid performance just a tad slower WiFi speeds compared to the XE75 pro which is an AXE5400 Deco. BE63 WiFi 7 means your future proofing yourself good for internet speeds of up to 2.5 gig solid system Deco BE65 another WiFi 7 model pretty much the same as the BE63 but a little more speed or the BE65 pro good for speeds of up to 5 gig

You could do a few different models my suggestions would be Deco XE75 Deco XE75 Pro Deco AXE4900 Pro Those 3 are WiFi 6E tri band Systems If you want something WiFi 7 that would future proof you then something like a BE63 or BE11000 would be a safe choice. If you go with the BE63 make sure to grab Hardware Version 2.6 as 1.6 hardware has a lot of issues and is being phased out but there are still some out there. So just watch for that. If you want a basic WiFi 6 system then something like an X55 or X55 pro would also work fairly well

No. Use a better mesh system with wired backhaul. I have the deco BE11000 and get 1G+ over 5GHz almost anywhere in my home. One node is wired backhaul, the other wireless. Keep in mind that your client devices still need to be capable of connecting at higher speeds. Older devices will still likely max out around 500-600Mbps Using 2 different routers will cause confusion with your devices, and won’t improve your speeds. Now if you use one of them in AP mode, it will work as one system, but a mesh setup will give you better connectivity in most cases

So I thought I'd tell you my story since it might apply to your situation: I bought a BE11000 (Costco) system late last October to replace my Asus ZenWifi setup. I had nothing but problems with the system from the beginning. My wifi speeds were slower and the ethernet backhaul was cutting speeds in half, from my previous 1G connection speeds to 500mbps, even though the backhaul is 2.5G. I tested the cable and it had no issues. After spending multiple days trying EVERY setting, and a factory reset, I returned the system and reverted back to my Asus. I didn't have random disconnects but I did have speeds (which were already slower) dropping down to 100-200mbps randomly, and that's besides the backhaul not working at even 1G. When they went on sale for $399 over xmas I decided to give them a shot one more time in the rare chance I received a faulty unit. The only reason I was willing to try again is that the next closest mesh system that had similar performance was 2x the price. This time I had a completely different experience! The wired backhaul was now connecting at 2.5G and my wifi speeds (on compatible clients) now reach 750-1000+mbps (on 1G internet), including on the 1 wireless backhaul node. I am now convinced I actually did receive a faulty system the first time, since nothing else changed. I should mention that I did have to play with the setting to get the best throughput. Here is the breakdown of my setup: \-Keep the 6GHz network on a separate name.  \-Disable MLO \-I keep the 5G and 2.4G active on the same network, but I also use the IOT network (with different ssid) for slower 2.4g only devices \-Beamforming disabled \-Fast Roaming enabled \-Make sure any nodes that should be connected to wired backhaul show it. If they don’t show wired, you’ll need to reboot, let them connect via wireless, and only then connect the wired backhaul.  \-Over the next few days run the “network optimization” occasionally to check for interference \-I run all my devices on the 5G/2.4G network for best throughput, except for one 6GHz MacBook. Even my WiFi 7 iPhone gets better speeds on 5GHz I know you've given up on the system, but I thought this might help you or anyone else running into the same issues.

I bought that same mesh system you posted from Costco last month for $399 Although I prefer Asus, I didn’t want to spend $800+ for wifi7 speeds and Costco doesn’t sell Asus. Costco also has an unlimited return policy on WiFi routers. I previously had the zenwifi ax system and was getting 400-500mbps around my house. Now I get 700-1000+mbps with the BE11000 on my 6e and 7 clients

6-node BE11000 and 2 X-50 Outdoor units here. 4 are wired backhaul, 3 are not. 130+ connected devices. 3 switches - one managed, ISP 1.2Gbps. Not a single issue, no drops, disconnects, slowness, etc. The different issues people experience with the same or similar tech is crazy.

TP Link Deco 6 nodes (BE11000) and an X50 outside. No issues with 125, mostly older, IoT devices. I HATE that there's no decent Web interface but there's some rumors that they are working on it.

Did the exact same with be11000 and love it. It’s on sale at my Costco for $400 after Nov 18

don’t buy the be11000. so many bugs with the device. buy a mesh system and honestly if you want a decent coverage best mesh system is orbi hands down idc what anybody says. and then best bang for your buck is tp link. get the be10000 as they have been around longer and have been getting more frequent updates and it’s cheaper! and if you want a full gig wirelessly then either look for 6ghz routers (half of your devices probably don’t even use wifi 6e but your phone) but mostly find a router with wifi 6 and a 160mhz channel for the 5ghz connection. that will provide the full gig wirelessly. you can definitely get away with wifi 6. i can tell you right now that there’s very FEW stand alone routers that can give what you’d be asking especially if you were in that one corner that it couldn’t reach.

Just upgraded to Fiber 1G wifi. I also purchased the Deco BE11000 system for my home from Costco. I just figured I would future proof my house and as it was described, the tri band antenna and WiFi7 was going to optimize my wifi vs the Deco 6e version (Even thought I do not currently have any Wifi 7 devices). The house has been amazing, I do not see any deadspots. I have moved around the access points a few times, and feel like I have the best position for my house. BUT, I also have a detached office, and the closest Access Point is in my bedroom. I am currently getting around 15-20 Mbps UP and under 10Mbps down. My biggest obstacle is zoom calls. I am getting interrupted a bit, so trying to figure out how to get a bit stronger. My options are moving one of the access points to the office (and then move back when I am done) or try moving to my bathroom which is a bit closer. I know I can also purchase another access point in the future and put that in the office, but already dropped $500 on the set of 3, so trying to make this work. IS there anything I can do within my setup or through the app with channels, etc? I am not that savvy on understanding channels and WLO, etc. There is no backhaul or ethernet cables, so this is all wifi. FOr now. Am I correct in my thinking of getting this version for my needs? Or Should I downgrade to the Deco AX5300 and then add additional access points as needed? Thanks for any ideas or updates.

Thank you. Yes, I think my Deco is in router mode. I have the base unit connected via ethernet to my ONT in a bedroom. Then Deco 2 and Deco 3 are placed strategically in my home, and honestly its running great for what I need. I know there is some loss but getting 100 is pretty great in most parts of my house. I originally thought this was overkill getting the BE11000 with Wifi7, since I don't have that, but understanding how this would generally help my current setup and possibly upgrading to 2Gb speed one day, sounded like a good plan. As of now, this model works fairly well. the placement of the 3 in my house have the house working great, and switching my MacBook to 5mhz channel has increased the speed for my home office, which was my original issue. So I think ill keep this as is for now, but always learning more from this subredding and great people like yourself. Appreciate the help.

I like my BE11000 set as well, except every 4-6 weeks my wired backhaul craps out. No idea why. Just pull the plug and reset the wire-connected nodes, and back online. But the wireless connection between the nodes has been perfectly rock-solid.

It was okay, but I returned it because not everything in the app was working for me and support wasn't very helpful. I ended up getting the Deco BE65 Pro(3-pack) BE11000 and still got to use my coupon. There is no real difference in speed for me currently but I'm also not transferring files between systems. I've got 1G fiber and my speeds are good as well as distances. Out the door after tax was $453 so I also saved $1500 going this route. EDIT: added better product name Deco BE65 Pro(3-pack)

TP Link Deco definitely requires an app and an account and although there is a web interface, it can't do much. Nice gear, but not acceptable under your policy. Netgear Orbi may have required me to install an app and get an account to get it setup (I didn't try to get around it.) But the web interface is full fat and I've never opened the app since installing.

Indeed. 10 years ago I spent a lot of money distributing Cat6 around my apartment and I regret it. I could have bought a 3pack of every Wifi technology that has come out since then and still have spent less money over time. And my in-house comms would be faster today than it is, not that it matters. With the burgeoning Internet of Things (IOT), wired connectivity is no longer a thing for the vast majority of end devices. You can get way with bad, localised or even non-existent wired Ethernet, but you cannot get away with bad WiFi. To add insult to injury, my TV - due to its own quirks - actually gets faster streaming over WiFi 11ac than it does over 1Gbps Ethernet to the same router. Also, due to oxidation of RJ45 contacts, the odd dodgy crimp, etc. WiFi has generally been more robust and reliable than the wired infrastructure. You can get a 3pack of BE11000 WiFi 7 with 4 2.5G wired ports on each station and mesh roaming for under $800 at officeworks.

First thing about a mesh system, any brand mesh router works better if it is back wired with a cat 6 or 6a Ethernet wire. (Using a cat 7 or cat 8 is a waste of money for the price difference.) Personally I have used two brands. Both have worked well. TP Link and Asus. I just returned by TP Link BE11000 from Costco which worked well. (Most box stores like Sam’s Club and Costco might have the same model number router, but there are differences. The Costco one has a 2.5 GB port for example). I had the TP Link AXE5300 before that which actually worked the best out of any mesh system I had. The reason I returned the TP Link is because of what I read about the potential TP Link ban in the United States. There are many reasons for this from geopolitical reasons to a possible backdoor that would allow hackers to use multiple US based routers to be used as a botnet. My main concern for returning it was if it was banned, there would be a chance there would not be any firmware updates. I could not find any firmware that I could flash onto it if that happened, (I checked OpenWrt, DD-WRT and a few others for alternative open source firmware.) i did not want to take that chance of losing out on that investment, if, the ban occurs. There is no guarantee it will happen. It was me being overly cautious. I was still within my 90 day return window and chose to return it. No one thing I want to be clear on, no brand mesh router is 100% secure, there are security issues that can happen and have happened with any of them. I decided to switch to Asus AIMesh routers for my home. I would have loved to keep WiFi 7, but the prices are higher than TP Link. (I got the TP Link routers on sale at Costco for $399, normally $499 for the price.) I would have loved to get a 3 pack of the Asus BT10, but that was way out of my budget. I ended up getting a three pack of the Asus ZeWiFi AXE7800. It is a 6e system. It works good enough for my home. With Asus there are more options that I like having. I have had some hiccups with it, but worked through them. (For example I have the AI Protection turn on with the malicious sites option turned off because it is too aggressive and there is no whitelist. AI Protection uses Trend Micro’s cybersecurity system at no extra charge. TP Link had a Home Shield Pro, but that is a monthly charge which I chose not to pay. A lot of other mesh routers have security but it comes with a paid subscription model. Part of the reason I chose Asus for no additional charge. I also liked Ubiquiti system the most, but was out of my budget. I would recommend that you check out dongknows.com. He reviews a lot of mesh routers and probably provides too much information. I also watched landpet on YouTube and used rtings.com ) Good luck. (Sorry for the long response. Too much coffee.)

I had a set of very expensive netgear Orbi which I put up with for a couple of years. They were horrendous and I vowed never again. I switched over to the Deco BE11000 units and LOVE them - they just work and they’re always stable and blazing fast. It is sad to hear that you’ve had trouble with your decos - that’s just not the experience I’ve had.

You would have an issue with your cameras. The BE655BE is EasyMesh and the BE11000 is Deco Mesh. These are 2 different mesh technologies and work separately from each other. If you do go the extender route, it will act like an isolated access point on the network and may run you into a few other compatibility issues with that. Using another BE11000 would keep/extend the mesh with no loss of compatibility and the cameras would most definitely be seen on the same network/connection.

I just bought the one from Best Buy on sale a few weeks ago, which is also called BE11000 but it's actually the BE65 \*Pro\*. I think this is a slightly different model than what is in Costco because it has two 5 Gb ports and a 2.5 Gb instead of the four 2.5 Gb ports. I'm not sure what else is different about it though. I got it because I needed something higher than 2.5 Gb for my 3 Gig Quantum Fiber. I was worried, but this thing has been so buttery smooth since I got it, no issues at all and it's doing pretty well with wireless backhaul also. It works so much better than Quantum's Wi-Fi 7 hardware and it's better than the old Wi-Fi 6 tri-band Orbi system I was using for gigabit before--it had issues in the bedroom that has a large bathroom (lots of tile/stone) between the main router and the satellite. No issues now, like 300 Mbps in that bedroom. In the few weeks I've had it, I've had zero issues or disconnects. The only thing I hate about it is that you have to do setup and management on the mobile app, so I was copy/pasting MAC addresses on my phone for local IP address reservations when going through setup. Haven't had to touch it since. I hope one day to try and see if I can set up MoCA for wired backhaul, but I have no idea where the coax splitter thingy is--I think it's in a hole in the basement that's full of spiders. So that will have to wait for later.

I did not. I got the Deco BE65 over the holidays. I wanted to wait for the prices to come down and the options to open up. That said, I have some regular dropouts with the set up that never happened with the old Orbi it replaced. I think there is a firmware in beta that is supposed to help with this.

I got the Pro because of the faster ports and was able to price-match BestBuy with Costco. I think the hardware is substantially the same, but they bond a few channels to get the 5gig ports. FWIW, I turned off one of the sats because of the dropouts on my iPhone I mentioned above. The beta firmware has now been released (v1.1.3), so I turned it back on. It's only been a few days, but so far I am not experiencing the dropouts. Are you sure the "light years" comparison isn't versus the BE63?

I bought mine from Costco for $399 and installed it this Tuesday. I converted from a Netgear Wifi Mesh (4 nodes) system that went out of support. I have a large house and a lot of IOT. This system set up in minutes (seriously) and connected with my most remote and problematic devices (garage, boat dock switches/lights, tree cameras, etc). The interface is much better and I left all defaults in place. I dont have any Wifi7 devices but the speed in the key spots (office, Media Room, Living Room, Outdoors) is much better (I have 1gb ISP) and no drops that I have encountered. I constantly check on my Wyze, Ring, Hue, SmartLife, YoLink, & Hubspace, systems IOT connections. I use Alexa/IFFT and other shortcuts to manage all of this... Honestly with Costco's price/support, you cant go wrong trying it out. I dont know everything but I am pretty knowledgeable about IT/networks etc. I am getting great speeds using wireless backhaul (500gb+ wireless, 1gb wired) inside the house. I am on firmware 1.06 and this must be the "good" version based on other comments.

Hardware version 2.6 has some nicer firmware. You can do quite a lot of good stuff wirelessly. I only use them as access points not router

Works very well. I have 8 BE65s linked together

I’m having this same issue. I have everything on the same SSID, dumb I know but too lazy to move everything to an iot. But the be65 pushes all my nest cameras to 2.4ghz with constant disconnects for half of my cameras. It knocks out my loft satellite for 3-5 mins at least twice a day. I’ve only had it for a week and it’s updated to the latest firmware. Ended up putting my XE75pros back up for now and will try again. But when it was working it doubled my wired connection speeds at my furthest satellite. I have 2.5 gbps service and could get about 1gbps at the furthest point vs 3-400 on xe75pros.

Have anyone mixed be25 with be65? Currently I have 2 be65s and 2 x60s. I am however unable to use Qos as I cannot set a rate more than 1 gbs (I presume it’s because of the x60 max speed as bottleneck). I am wondering if I buy 2 be25s to supplement, will I be able to set qos with max rate of 2.5g since I use ethernet backhaul on my 3gbps plan?

No I did not… went be65 all the way

I have the tp link WiFi 7 mesh and it's been nothing but issues with their app and connectivity. I'm bailing and looking at orbi

I have the BE65 and it has all sorts of issues they need to work out. IV been dealing with their support and they keep passing me beta firmware due to issues like certain devices unable to connect to WiFi unless it's guest network and issue where some devices disconnect continuously on 2.4ghz. I shouldn't have to be their beta tester after spending so much on the system. Have been going back and forth with then for over a month now

I just did the same but with two BE65s. So easy to set up and I’m getting 850mbps WiFi on my iPhone and PC gets up to 950. The Deco app is pretty cool too.

Curious device. I recently got a 2x BE65s to replace a Google wifi mesh that had 4 nodes (very thick concrete walls), and it seems to be doing no worse, arguably significantly better according to speedtest. In a couple of weeks, the line will be upgraded from 1G to 2G. I was thinking of adding an extra node in the furthest corner to give the speeds a bit of an oomph. A single BE65 is a bit pricey, and I could get either a X55 Pro or a BE25 for about 1/2 to 1/3 of the price. They both have two 2.5G ports - the X55 Pro is wifi 6 and the BE25 is, as we know, a curious 2 band Wifi 7 device. Which one would you go for if they were the same price please?

It probably wasn't worth the £370 I paid but I do use the 6ghz network on my pc and phone. I'd stick it out with the orbi for a year or so though the deco be65 would be the device to get if I was you

Only reason is because the WiFi 7 orbi stuff is very expensive I think. No doubt it's pretty good though. The deco stuff has been decent in my experience too though and can get a 3 pack of be65 for lass than half the price of the WiFi 7 orbi option.

I've discovered that some BE25 have total output of 3600Mbps (called also BE3600) and some are 5000Mbps...XE75 is 5000Mbps...I think BE25 for me is out of equation...I'm not in a rush, but if I find good offer on XE75Pro or BE65 I go for one of those 2

I highly recommend the [TP-Link Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Mesh System](https://www.reddit.com/user/unwelcome_frown15/comments/1jxaza0/mesh_wifi_system_recommendations/). It offers blazing fast speeds, low latency, and rock-solid coverage, great for large homes or demanding smart setups. Future-proof too with Wi-Fi 7 support.

for that amount of money you get 2 tp-link mesh wifi 7, that's better than 1, besides netgear is too overkill for ordinary users

just fyi - I tried new Deco wifi 7, HP Instant On and then Firewalla AP7. Very Happy with the AP7 from Firewalla and got full coverage with 3 units (needed 4 or 5 for the others as I couldn't put them on ceiling).

Eero hasn’t deployed MLO yet, refuse to publicly state if their Max 7 will ever support it. TP-Link and Asus WiFi 7 routers have MLO deployed and being used by Samsung’s latest phones and latest Pixels too.

First question that should be asked, which speed are you subscribed to? Also when did you switch? If you're on the Gig you should be running wifi-7 and that router is free. If you're on 500mbps you should have the newer wifi-6e router and modem. With my ISP (not spectrum) I'm running the deco home mesh system which is wifi-7 because my ISP equipment is 3 generations behind. You can get them from Walmart, best buy, or amazon

They are incredible and simple. I’ve had a setup with the WiFi 6e ones, and now have one with WiFi 7 ones. Literally stellar performance. Do you have first hand experience?

I actually did get the pro ones for future proofing! If my ISP starts offering >1gig I’ll be ready.

If you want multi gig you need the Pro model and yes they are extremely good for a consumer grade model. It's the antenna design, only beaten by Orbi. But Deco has much better Mesh algorithm

+1 for TP Link Deco Tri Band - had it for over a year and has been great so far

I use a deco. I had disconnection problems when I was using the fast band and I saw someone recommended that Google home prioritize consistency over speed and that I should switch over to 2.4hz. I did that and my Google home has never had a disconnect since.

I have tp link Delco each has ethernet back haul works great.

I have a pretty good TP link Deco but need to check the model. Not sure about the backhaul. Either way this helped for me. It was surely more than 4 ms too. 

Saw that too. I have TP Link Deco in my home. It’s been amazing but may look for another mesh alternative.

I'm using TP Link Deco's. Wish I'd gone for UniFi (which I've just installed at work - my word it's good)

Not HomeKit compatible since that was short lived, but I’ve had good luck with TP-Link Deco. I have an Ethernet hub I connect to the main Deco that I can then plug my AppleTV and gaming systems into. I also think most TP-Link routers will mesh together anymore. I was shopping for a fourth Deco this last week since I’m moving and couldn’t find a single Deco in store, but the TP-Link that aren’t sold as part of a mesh set all said they were compatible on the packaging. Although I will be getting another Deco on Amazon because they’re cheaper and faster. I’m getting Google Fiber at my new place and want to maximize that gigabit speed.

I’ve had good luck with TP-Link Deco. I have a combined 5ghz and 2.4ghz main network, but I also have a separate IoT network that is 2.4ghz only. It’s worked well for a SwitchBot Hub Mini and a Lifx bulb. Another thing to consider is not using WiFi devices. Devices that use Thread or their own hubs are going to be more reliable. Zigbee devices are rock solid.

Another vote for Deco! I have a set of three that worked really well in a two story rental house and a two story townhome. They’re a little weaker now that we’re in a 2300sqft SFH, but I just may need to adjust placement or add another unit.

I was using decos until last week. Never been happy with them, random disconnects, rubbish app that won't let you change settings 9 times out of 10. Stuck with it since lockdown. Finally got fed up last week, ran some cat 5 cable from my router to an old router set up as an extender, more cat 5 from that to the next old router and now I have 4 daisy chained around the house and workshop. Rock solid wifi everywhere, and as a bonus, plenty of ethernet ports everywhere for pc's and tvs

Seriously, set it up at my parents too a couple of years ago. So easy to use and good price point and the security concerns are actually wildly overblown I find.

Lmao, I knew the minute I saw this that it was going to be someone with a tp-link deco. Same headaches here. I just manually restart them occasionally. One day I’ll switch to a different brand, just waiting on WiFi 7.

I'm with u/eternal_peril here wired is always better regardless of connections however a step down woulkd be mesh, I would stick with TP link deco.

I'd go mesh, if you have a cable already running to the back use that as wired back haul. I've been happy with my decos

Honestly... If your budget is limited I might just keep running on your Deco's. They're decent units. Unless you have 5+ people streaming/working/gaming at once... You're probably more likely to saturate your uplink. Save you're $ until you can build a good Unifi system or just save it, pay off debt, etc.

I got the tp link deco setup like this. Using 2.5gb back haul. Works like a boss, I've got a fairly large double lot rectangular property and I can get damn near full speed at the water. Haven't had a single issue yet. Honestly not quite sure what the beef is with them.

Deco here as well and never have any Sonos issues, 160square metre house so I have 3 decos to cover it.

I'm using the unify mesh backhaul. It's not great / weaker then the tp link deco meshing setup i was using before. Lower connection speed and more frequent disconnects. Maybe with the dedicated meshing AP it works better, I'm just using i7 Lite Models.

TPLink Deco Mesh user here with no issues.

I did this with TPLink Deco system from Costco. Builder ran Ethernet to each room but didn’t finish them 🤷‍♂️. So a $50 crimping kit from Amazon and I now have whole home LAN. Set the Decos in AP mode and wired all my AppleTVs, Lutron and Hue bridges. HomeKit is nearly bulletproof. Being able to set hub in iOS 18 will be last step (every once in a while my upstairs ATV takes over)

Your internet speed (150 vs 600 Mbps) affects how fast stuff downloads/uploads, but not your WiFi signal inside the house. For better wifi coverage, I’d skip the “powerful modem/router” and go with a mesh system, like a TP-Link Deco series which will plug straight into the ONT/Modem depending on your ISP. Super easy to set up and reliable.

Only if you want Wi-Fi 6 and to go down the mesh route, it depends on your devices. With a mesh system like the Deco, you won't need the AC1900 anymore. However, if you really want to keep it, you could just add an access point to increase the wifi coverage. Who is your ISP? I would just look at something like the X50s; you can pick up a 3-pack for cheap, solid units.

for me personally high end gigabit router then lagay mo sa 2nd floor tabi ng modem. if mesh naman, 2nd and 3rd floor merong mesh, pero ung sa deco tp-link ko, hindi ganun ka "reliable" yung never disconnect feature nya eh. pwede naman 3 mesh, lagay ka din isa sa first floor for solid reception. Note: gusto ko din itry ung wifi 7 routers

1. probably other, as google products cant use wired backhaul. Look into TpLink Deco. 2 extenders usually do not act as routers. Whatever you add to extend wifi, needs to act as as access point only. Only when using two routers with their router functionality enabled, double nat can become a problem. 3 keep the At&t router. just turn off its WiFI. That means it will still be en charge of everything apart from Wifi. When setting up the deco system, make sure to set them up in AP mode. So that it will only do the job of wifi access points

Same here

I like my TPLink Deco. Many features Ubiquity has at a cheaper price (VPN, mesh affinity, separate networks for guests and IOT, etc). Plus, it has cheap outdoor mesh nodes.

Yep all absolutely true. I ended up trying to downsize and optimize picks but the lag and need for content reboots remained. Switched over to Decos and never looked back. Incredibly fast solid coverage throughout and no downtime. Light years better.

I was hoping to use Deco with Ethernet backhaul in my house wired with 5E, but the two satellites have that fun red blinking light – I may have run into the issue with the IEEE spec they seem to require. I'm using Netgear gigabit switches, and the idea of dropping a few hundred on switches blessed by TP-Link seems… annoying at best.

Works fine. Not a single issue

We have a two year old tp-link deco mesh system (can’t remember exactly what model) but it’s been great. Stays updated, app is simple and easy to use, pretty solid coverage for a 3 story town house. I’d definitely recommend any of their stuff. Like other people have said upgrading to the higher model wouldn’t be a bad idea. It never hurts to future proof yourself for a bit with routers.

It’s a good system…..until your modem looses internet and the whole LAN side of your network stops functioning. It’s a known issue with many still waiting on a fix. For whatever reason, TP Link decided not to designate one of the Ethernet ports as “WAN” and instead relies on auto sensing. When the internet goes down, Deco gets confused and the general response is that the LAN also goes down until internet is restored. I ended up just running these as APs and put in a different router.

Deco system would be your best choice. It does support mesh as well as wired back-haul if you wanna go for an access point route. Either way, you'll only be having a single SSID

I have one of their combined routers and modems. I still run 3 decos across the house broadcasting is own signal. No issues.

I did. I have one house with 3 decos and spectrum and another house with 5 decos on optimum and no issues on either. I named both ssids on the decos the same so every device connects in both houses.

It works pretty well. I think bridge or pass through mode is a better way. But if you can’t change the settings, then this way works

Exact same setup and results (TP-Link Deco). We couldn't be happier - including multiple family member Internet power users. Life is good.

More customization helps though. My TP-Link Deco units don't allow you to change the network channel, instead they have an "algorithm" that always picks the most congested channels.

Using some Decos in mesh mode, works perfectly, although you can't use their traffic prioritization features, I wasn't interested in that anyway. Setup is dead simple, DHCP is handled in my pihole and vlans and routing managed in firewalla.

Deco is horrible for not moving to a channel that’s free and instead layering with other wifi signals around. There’s no advanced control what so ever and I can have my scanner going and I can see where they over lap. I can restart devices and still they don’t change channels. TP-Link has a bad track record of lying to end users about fixing this on their support pages. At first it was acknowledged as an issue and was going to be fixed then it turned into “it’s working as expected and it’s smart to change channels when needed”.

I have a similar set up with TP Decos - one on each floor of my house all in access point mode. Works great and never have issues with devices switching

\+1 for deco, I have 3 of them at home (one on each floor) and it works great!

Initially, I had an issue where DNS resolution was failing on only some web sites, so they were just not loading and if TM reset things on their end, it seemed to work for a day or two but problem returned. Long story, short… factory reset on their end Deco fixed the problem. I think the AI didn’t like me changing to TM. No problems since.

Both should work, no issues at all. Etisalat tech lied to you. All their hardware is bargain bin stuff. You can get Deco or get multiple tp link routers with Easy mesh ethernet backhaul - the latter is cheaper and what I'm using these days.

Deco works really well with extending range. Actually better than a range extender, as Mesh systems are designed from the ground up to work with each other in the system. I had a Ge800 tied to a be550 and a WiFi 7 range extender. Super good stuff right? But it's half ass "patched up" jerky jerky mesh was no match to a Deco. Deco was snappier, more reliable, and longer range.

Can confirm. Have Deco. Am miserable.

To echo what plenty of others are saying, but also provide links to specific items to Do-It-Yourself and save money but still get good finished product. Assuming you have roof/attic access above the rooms and can run power to the attic: * buy bulk CAT6 cable, shielded twisted pair, not CCA (CCA stands for copper coated aluminum). [Get good shielded copper wire, like this](https://a.co/d/ijNWYa0). * buy a [crimper toolkit like this](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7GRX9DW) * watch a few youtubes on terminating Cat6 cable. * buy a mesh wifi system like Amazon Eero, tp-Link Deco, Asus Zen Wi-Fi, etc. [Here's a good article / review of mesh systems and what to look for](https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-mesh-wifi-routers/) **NOTE:** mesh wifi is the consumer grade solution. If you can afford it, you're better off getting Wifi Access Points (APs) - the business grade solution - Ubiquiti is the best known of the AP options. Connection works similarly, with one key difference -- APs require power over ethernet (POE) instead of an electrical outlet / power supply. There are pros and cons of installing either Mesh or APs. * buy at least one [Unmanaged Ethernet Switch like this](https://a.co/d/88WLwNn) - this one is 8 port (1 connection in, 7 out). * You'll run an ethernet cable from your Comcast box to your wifi mesh router. Then you'll run a **long** ethernet cable down toward your L-corner dead zone. You'll plug that long ethernet cable to the Unmanaged Ethernet Switch. Then you'll run another ethernet cable from the Unmanaged Ethernet Switch to one of your mesh wifi satellites. BAM! Good internet within reach of that mesh satellite. You'll need to estimate/experiment with how many satellites the system needs (get multiple people to watch netflix on iPads, and spread them along rooms close to the mesh satellite -- see how many people / how many rooms you can cover before you need to add another mesh wifi satellite). I did a low-key simplified version of this at my house. Reply here if you have questions / need help. # You can do this yourself.

I have TP-Link Decos. You can setup an “IOT” network on one band, a main network on another band. That’s how I achieve this

Not sure what prev post is about but I am using the deco app with extensive parental controls and have never been asked to subscribe to anything. We have 6 nodes set up around the house and have not had any issues at all. Don’t even need the 6 nodes but upgraded to get higher bandwidth and just left the prev nodes in place - was super easy to add new nodes to existing network as well as convert the primary node from old device to new one. Will never go back to non-mesh network

Wow, not good at all. I just double checked my app and confirmed all options available and nothing locked behind subscription that I could find. Running app version 3.7.65 if that helps. Yours looks a bit diff than what I’m running so likely due to age of your network devices and its related app software.

on TpLink Mesh Deco App, you can set the preference GHz for each device in the app. it appears as a single SSID, the switching is handled by the Mesh. lets say my phone is connected to the Mesh. if i leave the apartment, it would switch to 2.4GHz by itself to ensure my phone is connected when i stand outside.

For the less network savvy, it's worth mentioning that many of the fancy features the deco router offers through the app will not work in AP mode. I consider that a good thing, but YMMV. I 'upgraded' to a deco system months ago, unaware that this is meant for the average user and advanced features are crippled, e.g. browser config is minimal as they want you to use the app. No luck querying the DHCP reservations from a script. I'm now moving to a separate OpenWRT wired router behind my cable modem and switching the deco to AP mode. This gives a lot more control. Another upside is that upgrading the WiFi system is then possible without losing all the painstakingly configured DHCP reservations and port forwarding rules.

Tp link deco. Just a no fuss system. Plug in, download the app, set ssid and don't worry about it anymore for years. Mine has been stable and working for years. There are better systems out there for sure, but at the price point, it's good value

Naka deco mesh ako spread across a 200sqm home with thick walls/floors 3 pack mesh solid na for your setup.

Strange, I use vlan tagging on my deco system. It has allowed me to replace my ISP modem.

Yes, supports Ethernet backhaul with mesh within the same network.

My TP-Link Deco (with all nodes connected via Ethernet backhaul) has been superb for me, easy to setup, zero black spots, seamless transition between nodes, decent and pretty consistent speeds throughout the house.

I recently bought a Netgear WiFi 6 router from Costco. Used it for like a week, and returned it for a TP-Link Deco solution. Deco isn’t perfect either, but that Nighthawk was a true piece of garbage. I know this is a newer model, and I don’t want to compare apples and oranges. But I would not buy another Netgear device.

I am pretty happy with my Deco system. All these systems are typically discounted on prime day if you have surrendered your soul to Darth Bezos and if you can wait until then. I know the standard advice on this sub is to do hardwired APs. But without enterprise grade system with controller, devices (I am looking at you fruit-phone) tend to cling to APs. I think the mesh systems are somewhat better at making the devices hop since the stations can “talk” to each other. Read about 802.11 k/v/r if interested. Also, most mesh systems offer wired backhaul that will always make things better.

I do this as well. It works wonderfully.

Don't they are an Archer You want a Deco Mesh System EasyMesh, OneMesh and Deco Mesh are not compatible with each other [https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/deco/](https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/deco/) Choose carefully and use 'Ethernet Backhaul' where you can to improve communication between Deco's I have 4 Deco's for a large apartment and I have strong signal everywhere. You may need more Deco's but start with 4 Also take note you do not need to buy Wi-Fi7 right now. Most of your devices can't use it fully, and, they may be more unstable using BE & MLO I would suggest Wi-Fi 6E tbh, cheaper and much more reliable (without upgrading every single piece of technology in your house)

Yeah I have a Deco and only one of the are hardwire to the internet and I never really had a problem with it.

I've got two deco units due to my previous apartment having solid brick walls. They've been amazing for my use case. Easy setup with advanced options for what I needed. Works with TPG and now Aussie broadband. Only issue I had while with TPG and the dexo unit was not having a setting to change the packet size. With my works VPN on Microsoft teams would have a packet size just slightly over what TPG's system accepted so my teams would just stop working. Switching to Aussie fixed the issue as it was too hard to explain to IT that they need to change some backend operating system settings.

Don't do this if you have a home network and semi-regular internet outages. I just discovered that Decos and TP-Link's gaming routers require a modem connection to route traffic for physically connected devices. This is probably no big deal for a lot of folks, but for those of us with a NAS, or PCs that require a physical connection, it's obnoxious. The Deco unit ports are WAN/LAN ports, and they default to WAN until a modem is detected (same for their gaming routers). During an internet outage, most modern modems go into a reboot cycle, and every time they do a full power cycle, the Deco no longer detects them, and flips all of its ports back to WAN. This results in your physically connected devices getting disconnected from your network every 15 minutes or so while the modem reboots, effectively rendering your home network useless.

For the price that’s good, I like the mobile app and the setup is pretty easy. I installed this one at my parents house and am able to reset their router remotely from my phone or show them the password I run a nighthawk setup at my apartment and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them if I wasn’t the person that set them up

im a fan of tplink deco. for the best speeds get wifi 6/7 capable, and buy a few nodes to increase their range.

> The Decos do not daisy chain—they all connect to their main router directly connected to the modem at the far end of the house if each deco ap is connected back to the main router ie back hauling, does this include the one near the office also? how far is the AP to the office? maybe a map/floor plan could be helpful and distance.

best solution is to use ethernet cable, or coax with moca adapters and backhaul the AP. next best is wifi mesh.. eg tplink deco

I just set up a new deco connected to my ISP-supplied router (I did not put it in bridge or IP passthrough mode). The Deco set up did not prompt me with anything like the choice to put the Deco in "Access Point" mode, and prompted me to add a network name. Does this mean it's in router mode?

Thank you. I did later find the setting and switched the Deco to access point mode. I found it confusing because, starting the setup assuming the Deco is in router mode means that I specified an SSID name (I used the same name as I used for the wifi from the ISP's router) and later when I switched the Deco to access point mode, that 2nd duplicated SSID hung around for a bit looking like another wifi network with the same name.

Now I understand that both the router and the Deco access point have their own SSID. I have now turned off the wifi coming out of the ISP's modem+router, while leaving the main Deco in access mode.

Totalky agree, Orbs is garbage. I switched to Deco and I've never looked back.

I’d stay away from the nest pros. I “upgraded” from these and have Ethernet backhaul and was having issues all the time with drops and lagging. Since I got them from Costco was able to return them (after over a year) and switched to the deco system. With the way these systems are setup now it seems you need points in every room because signal can drop so much with the environment. Example- my kid had a Stanley water battle near the point on their desk and the cut down the signal strength by half while only standing 2 feet away.

Was happy I remembered I bought my set from Costco and returned them after about 15 months for a refund. Had the same issue and ran through so many hoops trying to get them to work properly even on wired backhul. Switched to decos and seem to be working well but may need to add a few more WiFi points.

I have this setup,no issues whatsoever.

A mesh probably wouldn’t help with interference much. The only benefit they have is an ‘optimise’ feature where they move to different channels based on which has the lowest interference. I would keep your existing router in place, but disable wireless and operate it in modem mode. Mesh devices aren’t great running as a router. This also means you keep Ethernet ports and reduce the need for a switch. If you have an existing wired connecting from your router to your office you can use it as a wired backhaul from mesh to mesh. I’ve used the TP-Link deco system, it works fine and was significantly better than my ISP router alone, but I’m now looking at installing wired access points around my house and moving away from a mesh.

No, it will be fine. I like the tplink Deco range

I recommend TP-Link Deco or Omada systems.

I’ve got arlo cameras on my deco mesh setup. Never a problem. And my network has a lot going on all the time.

As a part-time streamer myself, how I had my Converge set-up in my old apartment (before it got flooded) was that I used a TP-Link Deco setup that is connected to the main router, with three of those Decos spread between three floors. For the first floor where I used to reside, it was connected to the second floor Deco (which was connected to the router) via ethernet backhaul. Basically, to improve ping times on mesh, you really have to connect it via ethernet cable. WiFi is too unreliable for anything related to livestreaming or online gaming (unless you spend harder on better WiFi gear). If you're missing out on LAN ports, TP-Link says that you can buy a separate switch and connect that to the Deco. For your use case, I would recommend something similar. Get a three-pack of Decos and put them in the first three floors; the attic doesn't need one. Don't worry, mesh WiFi, especially the Decos, are just as easy to set up as normal routers. (Unless you're dealing with Ubiquiti, but that's mainly for the IT/corporate crowd lmao.) You need a mesh on the first floor too because the thick flooring could hamper streaming media over WiFi. Then connect the third floor Deco to the second floor Deco via ethernet backhaul. The first floor Deco doesn't need to be connected via ethernet, that's personal preference for you now. (Edit: Looking at your stats again, you may not need a Deco on the first floor, as the Deco on the second floor may be good enough to get to the first floor. In my experience, it's better to be safe than sorry, but if you really can't afford a three-pack, a two-pack will do for now and then you can just get an extra one if you want to in the future.) As for turning off the WiFi on the Converge router, we didn't end up doing that and it didn't affect the performance in the second floor that much; we keep it on as a backup to connect to in case the Deco fails for some reason or if we really only want to test the WiFi coming raw from the router and from Converge. But if you want to turn it off, as far as I know you can do that yourself from the router admin panel. The problem with routers is that they don't really play nicely with each other when you have multiples of them spread to each floor and you get a bad WiFi signal because your phone just happened to connect to the wrong router with the same SSID. And if you change the SSIDs to a unique one per router, that's just pure inconvenience. A mesh is well-suited for multi-floor or large environments, like a really wide house, and can get your devices to connect better to the nearest access points. If you're a pro gamer who wants those pro gaming routers, I've never tested them nor do I know if they work well in a multi-floor setup. Makes more sense to me to just get a mesh system. Gaming routers make more sense when requiring low ping on phones, not so much on PCs IMHO. Note: When buying mesh WiFi, doublecheck the max speed of the ethernet ports. The cheapest of the Decos, the E4, can only handle a max of 100Mbps for ethernet, so get something like an S4. The benefit of Decos is that all the models work with each other, so you can get cheaper models like the E4 for areas that don't need gigabit/200Mbps. Hope this helps!

I have a TP link Deco with all nodes hardwired it works brilliantly. Anything wireless is not going to perform it’s best especially as most people put mesh nodes in the wrong place

Deco was OK until they started putting features behind a paywall. Things like "screen time" etc were all moved to be on their subscription service.

I tried this on our living room. The main deco's range is really small. The ISP's router reaches farther like up to our neighbor next door. Should I wall mount the main deco to increase its range? It is just set on the center table. This is why I didn't turn off the WiFi from the ISP's router. My other decos are in the 2nd floor and the 3rd floor. 3rd floor has really good range since there are lesser walls. 

Works great.  Been using it a year now. Everything connected seamlessly 

The main network is T-Mobile, my decos are connected to that,but the,decos are named a separate network. I can connect to the T-Mobile main or my deco All decos are one network name. I don’t know how to describe it but it works and I have signal all over the house.

Any tutorials out there to show how to do this? I just picked up a tp link deco mesh

Love my TP-Link Deco mesh setup. We have 8 satellites spread throughout the house (long ranch) and two outdoor buildings. Some are wired backhaul and others are wireless. Works great.

TP-Link Déco is cheap and simple to install. Other brands got more features, I don't need.

I don’t know if it would suit your needs, it’s kinda barebones, but I’m using TPlink Deco line for this. I have one of their outdoor units outside in Minnesota, and it sees up to 100 F in the summer and -20 F as extremes. It’s lasted fine for two years now. I have it attached PoE outdoor Ethernet I ran along my fence.

Deco is the best mesh I have had experience with but I still wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who is tech savvy and has the ability to wire up APs. The wired back haul is a great solution, I have the ability to do that so I could get mesh to work really well if my APs were not already working perfectly for a fraction of the cost.

Mesh systems are great but you still aren’t going to get your full internet speeds via WiFi unless you only subscribe to sub 500mb service. Maybe if you’re standing in the exact right spot compared to the wireless routers. Depends on the capabilities of the d vices you’re connecting to WiFi as well as distance, height and interference. I run tp-link after finally ditching my slow ass eero mesh setup but WiFi is WiFi and it’s never as good as connecting directly to an Ethernet port.

I would get a deco mesh WiFi system and use a switch off of the main router for all of your wired needs(gaming, large file transfers internally, etc). The deco routers each have two Ethernet ports. The one that you designate as the main router will have both used(1 incoming from your cable or fiber modem/terminal and the other one out to a switch to feed Ethernet devices. You can run Ethernet from your switch to each of the other mesh devices as a faster backhaul or connect them wirelessly if there’s a strong signal. You will get some speed loss here, no doubt, but without a lot of interference or great distance the speed loss won’t be terrible. If you do run Ethernet to each one as a backhaul then you can use the other port on those mesh devices to connect a device via Ethernet as well. I have one sitting in my living room anyway that’s connected to the others via WiFi with a strong signal but my tv has a crappy WiFi card in it so it doesn’t always have the best connection so I just plugged the Ethernet port on my tv into my mesh device and it works like a champ. You may not even need to use a switch very much if you strategically place your mesh devices and backhaul then with Ethernet. You can attach two Ethernet devices to each one (other than the main one) if they’re open because you didn’t use any for backhaul if and chose WiFi as your backhaul instead

Another vote for deco, just works.

I would get one that does absolutely then. I've had good luck with the TP-Link Deco systems

I concur that you need a mesh Network. There's a lot of options out there and for your building you could probably do it for under $1,000 easily. I myself have a deco and we have four modules through a long rambly ranch house and we have nearly 300 MB per second everywhere because we have about 1 GB per second fiber to the house.

Definitely get a mesh Network and you can actually make it use 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and you can't tell the difference. I have The Deco and it works super well in this old thick plastered house

I moved recently, and in my current situation, my PS5 is nowhere near my router and there is no way to plug an ethernet into it. This made it impossible for me to use my portal via the PS5 (it would not even connect), it would only work via streaming. Of course, this frustrated me a lot. This prompted me to go on a journey to upgrade my home network. I previously never even thought about improving my network setup, I just always used whatever router the internet company provided or a cheap / normal one. The first thing I tried was using powerline adapters. I read that this is hit or miss depending on your electrical wiring. It sucked a lot for me, so I returned them. The next step I took, and what worked for me, was buying a high end modem and building a mesh network using tp-link deco. I was expecting the wifi coverage at my home to improve, after all that is the goal of the mesh network. What I was not expecting and am blown away by is just how much faster my internet is overall. Probably because I’m using a good modem and good router vs what I had before. I just never knew the impact would be so high. I use two decos, a main and a satelite, and my PS5 is connected via the ethernet on the satelite. My Portal now connects and works amazing. Fast connection, zero lag. Just wanted to share this because I know a lot of people have connection issues - when connecting directly to your main router isn’t an option, a mesh might be just as good.

I like TP-Link for both consumer (Deco) and commercial (Omada, though I lean toward UniFi), but it's good to be aware of the differences between the lines. (As for this question, both make it pretty easy to do a 2.4ghz only network)

You can also not use VLANs and use OPNSense as it was meant to be used, as a router, and route traffic at the IP layer. You'd be able to use your existing Deco WiFi in its own separate network. In fact, this is what I do. with my Deco.

While Wi-Fi 7 Devices are limited in availability, I think you may be surprised at the devices that can support Wi-Fi 6E. For the most part, 6e functionality has been limited to phones and tablets, as computers and laptops only received compatibility in a recent Windows update. At this point, most devices will support the 6GHz network and we will begin to see more Wi-Fi 7 devices released over the next year. For Decos, there is another reason to choose Wi-Fi 7 nodes, and that is the fact that the wireless backhaul of your network will take advantage of Wi-Fi 7 when communicating between nodes. This means that your entire network, without even considering your devices, will become more efficient, will support a higher bandwidth, and will use the new features such as MLO and 4K-QAM.

Same. Plus all Decos are compatible with all other Decos, which makes upgrades easy.

Tp-Link all he way. Either Deco (if you want ease of installation) or Omada (if you want configurability). You can run the Omada Controller locally as a HA Add-On and also there is an Omada Integration giving you control over all your Omada gear, including control over PoE management on switches.

I use the hub 3 in modem mode with a netgear router, it works good but the range isn't the greatest, just about gets around my small house. In hindsight i would use a mesh system, I use one at my workplace that's bigger than my house and it works great, just 3 deco's around the building and is much easier to setup

Take the Spectrum modem, get a TP-Link Deco Mesh system (don't listen to the nonsense about them being banned in the US). My house is about 2500 sq ft, I have over 60 devices connected to it, and have ZERO issues.

I do not have much experience with the powerline kits so won't comment on them other than to say you would need to know how your circuits are laid out since they use the electrical cable to carry the signal. The mesh route using 3 devices should work and I believe a good cost effective solution would be the TP-Link Deco range. They do sell them in 3-packs.

Hit or miss. Get deco

After having the same issues I ended up doing the same. 0 issue since using my old Asus router with the Decos as APs.

I upgraded to TP link deco this year and everything about it has been miles better. I get faster speeds and the app is so much better. On my Google WiFi I never got the upload speeds I was supposed to get from my IP. On top of this, I had devices connecting to pucks that were further away in the house. It never made any sense. It makes me realise how Google really doesn't care about maintaining their products after the sales volume dies down a bit.

Decos work

What kind of walls? I helped a friend recently and their old home had concrete walls, Google did the best of the three Mesh systems I tested, Deco next, I ended up adding more points for better line of sight, but got her up to 400MBPS where she couldn't hit 50 before. I have a much smaller home, 3000SQFT and my Deco Mesh works great, but I have it backhauled with just the main router and one other MESH point. Used Nighthawk router with 2 AP's before, my current setup increased my speeds everywhere and eliminated those outside dead zones where I have cameras. Good luck.

I used orbi for several years. Never had problem. Switch to Deco for several months. The speed is good but there is one problem. It took about 5 minutes for my TVs to connect to the wifi every time I turned on the TVs. Didnt have this problem with Orbi before.

I’ve got the same setup. Works great, just make sure you set it up in access point mode instead of router mode, or you’ll get double NAT.

I've had my hands on a fist full of different mesh solutions. Cost to performance the Decos are winning for now. However given the issues your describing, I don't think a mesh solution is right for you. Look into a more traditional wireless access point solution. Downside is you need to run CAT5e or CAT6 from your router to the APs. My go to right now is the TP-Link EAP670 or the Mikrotik cAP ax. You can use the supplied POE bricks and just hook them directly to your ISPs router. (there are better ways to do this, but its the simplest/cheapest)

Depends on construction materials but assuming wood and drywall your issue won’t be area per floor it’s getting the signal between floors. Wired data to Wi-Fi per floor is best but if that’s not available a tp-link deco mesh system on floors 1-3 ought to do you may need a 4th node on the fourth floor it’s just hard to say. It’s relatively inexpensive and easy to set up. TP Link is getting a lot of news right now so you’ll see some opinions on it. All I can tell you is that if you’re looking for ease of set up and solid operation at a good price its a good fit.

The cheapest will be TP-Link but everyone will tell you to stay away from them because they're under fire by the US Government right now and might be banned from being sold in the US. I'm personally riding my Deco system out until that time comes though.

This works on Deco in AP mode.

if you want speed, you definitely need deco in each room. if you just want coverage, whatever I guess. get the one you can afford, just make sure that the deco your buying is gigabit capable, at least the main deco that is going to connect to your ISP provided CPE ONT, tapos you can go cheap with the satelite/slave devices to widen the coverage.