TP-Link - Deco BE85

I guess I am the only one voting Omada... I had the Deco BE22000 beasts. They worked great but extreme overkill for iPhones and iPad (Apple restricts you to 160Hz wide @ 5&6 GHz) although a ton of IoT. They were nice for laptops but not so much so that they were worth the cost, watts, and restricted VLAN... I grabbed a few EAP773's and VLAN support just works. Also, no more counter decor, lol. Price-wise wise there are half the cost of the beasts for more AP's and wider coverage with the same speed at the end device for me. The controller works fine via Docker container, but could just as easily be the hardware box... It feels more complex due to the controller but it isn't really.

I had a TP-Link BE85 setup before this and returned it because of constant disconnects which is a known issue with them. I felt like their speeds were higher than Eero but the disconnects and the complexity of three separate SSID’s versus a single one made Eero a better choice. Prior to that, I owned an AMPLIFI Alien setup that I really liked. One of my units started having issues and needed replaced after several years. AMPLIFI has decided not to continue supporting the Alien product anymore so that was stuck on WiFi 6. Before the AMPLIFI setup I owned a Linksys Velop system and it was absolute trash. I don’t think there is a such thing as a perfect mesh system because if there was I would have bought it. That being said, I am sharing the same frustrations as you with the recent firmware updates.

I've had the be85 since launch. 2 of them and they have been flawless for me. Not one dropped connection in more than a year. Speeds and coverage are both top notch and by far the best routers I've owned, and I've had many

I started with 500 Mbps coax service, using 3 XE75 Pros. Over time I moved up to 1Gbps coax service and I also started moving to BE85 units. I now have 2 Gbps fiber and I now have 4 BE85’s. With the purchase of the fourth BE85, I no longer need the XE75 Pros. Honestly, I’m quite pleased with the BE85’s and I prefer them over the XE75 Pros. I’m currently using wireless backhaul and I live in an older home with thick interior walls. I typically get 1.55 Gbps download speed and about the same for upload using WiFi. I plan to move to Ethernet backhaul, but I haven’t had time to make the change. Living in the U.S. my biggest concern is the threat by the federal government to ban the sale of new TP-Link equipment. If that happens, then it’s only a matter of time before the security software updates stop. However, this shouldn’t be a problem for users outside the U.S.

I’m running 4 BE85’s without any problems.

I've had good experiences with Netgear Orbi and with TP-Link Deco mesh systems. I'm currently on a Deco BE22000 WiFi 7 3-Pack mesh and it works very well, some teething pains when it first came out that were fixed via firmware but that's about it. I get well over 1Gbps via on WiFi 6E and 7 devices. My past Mesh was an Orbi and that worked great for 5 years or so. Primarily consider the speed of your internet connection and try to look for a mesh that can make use of that bandwidth. Generally speaking a WiFi 6E mesh should do the job and considering your layout, a 3-unit mesh would be ideal specially if you can connect them via ethernet cable for backhaul.

I went with TP-LINK Deco be85. No issues and the speed improvements over Linksys 7 pro is incredible. Having the iot seperate is a plus.

I run my 85s in Access Point mode with my own firewall/router in front of the 85s. Hence the 85s just have to worry about serving up WiFi. They have been great. My firewall gets regular updates and hence I am not as concerned about update frequency. I was in the NETGEAR camp for about a decade and their update frequency was no better. I ultimately went Voxel with my NETGEARs. The rub with the 95 was that it splits the 6ghz band in 2 losing one of the wide MLO channels. My 2 downstairs I hardwired and hence I did not need dedicated wireless backhaul. I do have another upstairs over the garage, but that is for the kids, and I am not as concerned. So long as they can watch TV, and do their homework - they don’t need full bandwidth.

Ive had the BE85s for a month or so now, they have been excellent. The physical range per unit is much lower in comparison to my Asus router, but its significantly faster and with a mesh system, I have almost full coverage in my whole 2,800 sqft house with wire or near wire speeds. Its definately not perfect, but its a solid system and id buy it again

I bought the 3 pack. Originally got a 3 pack at Costco for $350 on sale, but got the same thing on amazon shortly after for $220. It was the BE10000, which is just a 3 pack of BE85s. I didnt install the 3rd for a few days, which honestly I could have done without but I had it do I installed. I only have 1 plugged in, the other 2 are on wireless backhaul mode. 2 on opposite ends on my main floor, the 3rd is in my office right above one unit, I plug my PC directly into it.

I had the TP-LINK BE85 and hated it. All my Nest cameras disconnected from it. Switched to the Eero 7 Max and could not be happier. Eero has the best reputation for having mesh systems that work fantastically out of the box with no further tinkering. They may not be the fastest out there, but they don't disappoint.

Hello everyone! I have owned the 2nd generation Eero mesh system since its release sometime around 2017. I have a very large multi-level home with 3 pro units and 1 beacon. Two of the Eeros are backhauled at either end of the house. With a 1GB Fios connection, I am seeing speeds on my WiFi 6 devices at 360mbps near one of the nodes and 150mbps at further points. Nothing close to what I had hoped given my incoming speed. So, now I am looking to possibly upgrade to a 3-pack of the Eero PRO or PRO MAX. Of course, the PRO would be a more affordable choice. Some thoughts before my questions to all of you... I have researched these new Eero models. The PRO MAX isn't getting great reviews on Amazon. In fact, some people have slammed the units for not providing promised coverage or speed. So far, the lower-cost PRO is getting better initial reviews than its more expensive sibling. I did try the TP-LINK BE85 3-pack a few months ago. It was a horrific experience. It initially seemed to provide faster speeds, but my NEST devices would not connect to the network (using the same SSD name and password) and the Internet signal would constantly drop. The second I hooked back up my older 2nd Gen Eeros, everything worked fine. For that reason, I knew I had to stick with EERO. So, her are my questions for all of you... To date, I don't have any WiFi 7 devices outside of perhaps the iPhone 16 Pro Max (if it has WiFi 7). Yet, I would love to see increased speed and range in my home. Can I get close to 1GB wireless in my home with either the PRO 7 or the PRO 7 MAX? And since Eero usually gets praised for dependability but criticized for performance against other brands (DONG KNOWS TECH really dislikes Eero), would it be worth looking at another brand that would provide the kind of speeds and coverage I am longing for? It definitely would not be TP-LINK. ASUS gets high recommendations but Amazon reviews are not consistently great. Do you see further price drops happening on either of the Eero Pro models? Thanks, in advance, for your insight into all of this

Just bought the deco 85 and hate it. New modem too. New 2.5g Ethernet switches. HomeKit the worst. Updating. Devices constantly disappearing and reappearing. I’m at the end of my HomeKit rope. I’d gladly pay a network engineer to actually trouble shoot all the things and figure out what the problems are. I’ve spend months trying to get a handle on this. I might go bankers my asus 88 router. Still had issues but nothing like this. Funny how it was great out of the box and then over ddts it got worse and now it’s unusable. The deco 85 is the be22000. So 🤷‍♂️