TP-Link - Deco WB10800 / BE3600

If you’re considering TP Link look into getting an Omada controller and a couple of these (there’s a few in the range, we have the WiFi 6 ones) https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/omada-wifi-wifi7/eap723/ I’ve been really impressed with it.

I just bought the TP-Link Deco BE3600 3-pack for $180. It is replacing a 3-year-old eero mesh system that stopped being useful to me for two reasons. One is that the ability to include a backup ISP option is part of a subscription plan (as well as other useful features) and the other is that I added a detached workshop to our network which required a mesh device capable of using a hardwired ethernet connection. The BE3600 units are all identical, all have dual gigabit Ethernet ports. One serves as the main router, holding the login info for our ISP and then controlling the other two devices. Two units are adequate for our 2,000 sq ft single story home and the third is in the workshop. We have 80 mbps DSL service and the speed tests at the main router show 79 mbps consistently. The most distant computer using WiFi via the wired satellite unit is getting 71 mpbs, which is impressive in my book. An advantage I hadn't considered before buying this setup is that it includes a separate IoT network, so all my smarthome devices are now separated from any other network and cannot be used to, say, hack into one of my computers. Also, the heatpump in my shop was never able to connect to the eero mesh system. It connected right off to the TP-Link system, on the IoT network even, and I is now part of my smarthome setup. It is nice to wake up in the morning, set the temperature of the shop to what I'll want it to be, etc. I can also set routines to handle this but I don't have a set work schedule in my shop. It has been a week but so far I'm extremely happy with the TP-Link system.

You're going to get a lot of hate towards tplink. I have had great experience with them for a long time. That being said, the deco stuff just isn't it. Go with the eero if your between these two systems.

I just recently moved into an older home built in the 70’s, that’s 2600sqft 2 story. 4 bed rooms and an office. Running completely wireless using the tp link deco kit with 1gb service from xfinity. The modem and main deco unit is in the office closet up stairs, the other unit is on the same floor but on the other side of the house and then the 3rd unit is in the daylight basement. I let the modem do the dhcp work so i can keep my nas connected to it wired. My devices can pull around 500 plus mbs oj average at place in the house. Im running about 56 devices. Between xbox series x, apple tv, 3 roku tvs, wife works from home and is on teams calls all day. https://us.store.tp-link.com/collections/mesh-wifi/products/deco-wifi-7-dual-band-be3600-mesh-system-3-pack-be23?country=US¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22911401016&gbraid=0AAAAA-7-kORese9ldL1eyrnq3Zra4tcVx&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo4TKBhDRARIsAGW29bdRM9jE8EGck8XG5A2amwlJi50fMZXw0WJuASExtzjNO7BUDhe5pbYaApJhEALw_wcB

The TP-Link BE3600 3-pack is currently £200 - https://amzn.eu/d/en0RiVL Ive been using them with Virgin (Hub3 modem-mode, 350mb) for over a year. They're smaller than the X50s, height-wise, so you can buy wall mounts for them to place them in hallways near the stairs where the brick walls shouldn't affect the signal between them as much, while the X50s size means theyd need to be on the floor or a little table in a hallway or in a bedroom, so not centrally placed. If you can stretch to it, the 2.5G version (BE25) is £260, but if you're only using it for wifi (no wired devices) and since you're only on the 125mb plan with VM you don't need anything more than the BE3600's as it has Gigabit ports. If you **can** wire them together with a decent length of cat6, the routers have whats called a backhaul between them and they use the Gigabit speed to transfer the data back and forth rather than wifi, so your wifi devices should get a fairly decent speed boost from their closest connected router. Without the backhaul, speeds obviously have a noticeable drop the further from the main router the other mesh devices are, but the kids haven't complained while playing their games and their speed tests are still close to 150mb, (before I set up the mesh they would be lucky to get 20mb from a single router on the ground floor) Edit: fixed Amazon link

Pick up an easy mesh compatible router something like a BE3600 and that would be your mesh extender and it’s seamless.

For a mesh setup you would need a tp link easy mesh compatible router or range extender something like a BE3600 router which Walmart sells. Or an easy mesh wifi range extender.here is the list of compatible routers and extenders https://www.tp-link.com/us/easymesh/product-list/

Look into tp link one mesh setup or easy mesh setup tp link has 4 systems One Mesh is 1 tp link compatible router with 1 compatible extender to form a mesh system. This system can only use extenders to form a mesh. Easy mesh is Multiple tp link compatible routers and or extenders. This is usually the better choice as you can use other compatible routers and not just extenders. Deco is the 3rd mesh system and is not compatible with anything else except deco models and all models work together but the fastest model should be your main and the others as satellites. Then there’s the business class systems which is Omada

I upgraded from my Deco 5 that I had been using for like 5 years to a TP-Link BE3600, which I have 1 on each floor. Our basement has the internet cable modem, with a deco (and my main PC attached), then 1 deco on the other 2 floors, and I have no trouble getting signals, even in my back yard, or in my car in the driveway.

I just upgraded to 1GB and went through this over the weekend.. I was using an Nighthawk RAX70 and the journey started by moving to the Deco BE3600, BE5000, Deco xe75 pro, Nighthawk RS300 and Nighthawk RS500. Running speed tests from everywhere in the house... the mesh systems had higher ping and download latency so if you are a twitch gamer you might want to stick with a single more powerful router. My house is about 3200 sq ft including the basement which we use Wifi in. I hated the mesh not switching to the closest AP. I'd have to do it in the deco software and that was a huge issue... I've got 100mb cause my device stays stuck on the basement AP when I'm upstairs. So those are issues you will deal with using Mesh. Yes, you have seamless wifi throughout.. not as fast and sometimes you would be connected to an AP further away. If you want faster speed, consistency, better gaming performance stick with a single more powerful router. After a crazy weekend of testing the TP-Link Deco BE3600, BE5000, xe75 Pro, Nighthawk RAXE300 (buddies), Nighthawk RS300 and Nighthawk RS500. The best overall experience was with the RS500. Fastest speeds throughout the house. Lower ping, lower download latency, lower bufferbloat (only device that scored a B). The worst was the RS300. xe75 pro was second as it uses 6Ghz back haul, they are much faster than the be3600 and be5000 sets but lack Wifi 7. It was a crazy weekend of testing, kids yelling "dad - what happened to the wifi??" and me running speed tests in every corner of the house and documenting speeds in every room. Hope that helps...

I have the TPlink BE3600 WiFi 7 mesh system that I purchased from Best Buy for $200. Previously had the Google Wi-Fi mesh system and needed five nodes to cover my single-story house. The TP link Wi-Fi 7 system does a better job with only three nodes. So far it’s been bulletproof. Hooked it up directly to my fiber tap without using the Google fiber router at all and has been great.

i’ve had BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 mesh system for about six months and have not had a single problem. Have not had to reboot ever. I connected my GFiber directly to be 3600 modem. It’s on sale at Best Buy for $159 for a three pack.

Deco Mesh WiFi 7 3 pack form Best Buy. $200

definitely drink….. ive got tp-link Deco Wifi 7 units at home, and they are excellent - range and throughput