TP-Link - Deco XE75

I have my own tp link axe75 and TP-Link deco x20 connected to the my.t shit router. My brother uses the deco since we use the 3 units to extend the network to his house next to mine. I use my own axe75. On 100mbps my.t broadband.

it works fine but note that i paid full price of my own router. you got a sweet deal. got the deco for 8k and axe75 for 10k. someone brought it from abroad for me.

WiFi 7 Mesh is $425 per access point vs. WiFi 6E for $150 - $210 per access point. (TP-Link Deco BE11000 vs XE750 non-Pro and Pro) You won't get any benefit with WiFi 7, so you might as well buy a 6E unit now and upgrade in a few years.

Deco AXE75 are as good as you will get. £300-400 for set of 3. Best with Ethernet if possible. Won’t need upgrading for a decade or so

Get a WiFi 6E mesh like the tp-link Deco XE75. I’ve been using that system for about 3 months now with no issues.

Just moved from Eero 6 Plus to Deco xe75s and it's been 4 weeks now I think. my Lorex cams have not lost connection once and they used to drop every other day!

I wouldn’t recommend using M4s in router mode. When I did that, the CPU usage was always at/near 100%. If you can return these and get something WiFi 6E (which also has better CPU) like the XE75, you’d be much better off. M4 are 5+ years old at this point.

Damn... Just realised I have purchased the XE75, not the Pro version. I am currently on 910Mb broadband with Vodafone and that's more than enough for me. Picked up the XE75 3Pack for £319.99. I am guessing the only difference with the Pro is the 2.5gbit ethernet? Agggghhhh... Might have to get 2 refunds now!! 😂 🤦‍♂️

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

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

Hi guys , I'm not a tech savvy person by any means, but I wanted your help to ascertain what's the best wifi mesh system for me. I have the bell 3bps Giga Hub router with the 2 wifi pods. I want to stop paying for the wifi pods, so I decided to purchase a tri-pack deco Xe75 axe 5400( non pro). I put the bell router in bridge mode( so I get no wifi from it) and connected one of the deco routers to the bell modem which emits the wifi signal, and the other 2 deco units actt as access points. My speed isn't no where near 3bps. I get like 500mps-600mbps as download speed. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a better router set up I should be using. I also learned just recently the deco xe75 are non multi gig(whatever that means- sorry I'm a noob). Any tips or advice? Should I go for the deco xe75 pro instead? Any other options that can go e me faster speeds over wifi? I want to stop using my bell wifi 6e pods.

I went with the AXE5400 Pro setup running WiFi 6E to replace an Orbi mesh system. I looked at the BE11000 but decided to hold off due to price point and lack of WiFi 7 devices. None the less, it’s performing very well but would highly recommend configuring Ethernet Backhaul with the Deco in AP mode! I have one main and 3 satellites and I get 1.1-1.4 gbs from all over my house! Was getting only 400-600 Mbps so definitely worth it thus far!

Get the XE75

Works fine. Not a single issue

Deco xe75 Pro with 4 nodes, 3 of which are wireless. I have 900mb FFTP and get 700-800mb in all areas of my home. Cost me a quite a bit though, 1 x 3 node pack was £400 (Amazon) and 1 x 2 node pack (Amazon) was £260, so £660 for my MESH network (I do have a spare node though which I haven’t added as it’s not required). Very simple set up and decent app, very non-techy friendly and effective.

Got my main Deco XE75 connected to the ONT, set it up as router. Question. The performance would be better putting the main Deco behind the ISP router and so config as AP?

Not much to add but to say I have the Deco XE75 Pro. Wide variety of HomeKit items. Lutron, Aqara, wemo, Logitech, ecobee. It all works fine and rarely gets any disconnections unless it’s an ISP issue.

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

I was running 3 Tp-Link Deco xe75's at our house for the past year and was not happy with the performance. Over the weekend I installed a new UniFi system consisting of a Cloud Gateway Ultra and 3 AP's, installation was easy and the performance has been excellent. I recommend taking a hard look at the Cloud Gateway's for a homeowner wants something better than what's offered off the shelf.

Yeah before we got Bell we already had a Deco XE75 mesh system so we are continuing to use that for better WiFi coverage, setting up bridge mode was a pain but it's been painless operation since then.

Posting this in case it helps someone else who arrives here from Google search: setting both the PSPortal and the PS5 to only use 5GHz band on a wifi mesh network seems to work well! I've been troubleshooting connection issues between my PS5 and PSPortal on my mesh wifi network (3x TPLink Deco XE75's) for a while. It worked well when in the same room as the PS5, but was quite bad in other rooms. Unfortunately I'm not able to hardwire my PS5 or connect it to the main WAP/node. My fiber comes in to a office/bedroom from the street, so my main node is nowhere near my TV/home theatre setup. I have two remote XE75s that both connect directly to the main node (also an XE75) via wireless. This has worked quite well for all of my devices (including streaming 4k media from my plex server to my plex client plugged into my TV) but the dang PSPortal just wouldn't work well. I tried forcing both devices to connect to the same node, hoping that would help, but it didn't. I tried enabling QoS, that didn't work either. Forcing both PS devices to only use 5GHz seems to have done the trick! The PSPortal is set to automatically connect to the closest WAP in range, the PS5 is set to only connect to the WAP closest to it, both are using 5GHz, this PS Portal is finally WORKING in every room of my house (so far). Today I set both the PSPortal and the PS5 to only use the 5GHz band, and moved most of my IOT/smarthome devices to only use my 2.4 GHz band. This seems to be the solution to my issues!

Bought a deco XE75. Only have 2 nodes. I only have a 1,100 sqft apartment but it’s a row home so my office is way down on the other side of the apartment down a hallway and my connection strength was weak after trying a few different routers. XE75 has been flawless. They’re wirelessly back hauled and it’s not a problem at all. I pay for 1G and anywhere in the apartment I have a strong signal of at least 500-600mbps. For work from home, streaming, and Xbox gaming the speeds are more than fast enough and the connection is super stable.

Same, 4x Deco XE75 around the three floors of my house and no connection issues with my cameras.

Same. I switched from Deco XE75’s to the 6+ and never looked back. The Eero’s are far more stable and reliable

I'd suggest spending a little bit extra I had the xe75 Wi-Fi 6E it's fantastic. I bought my Deco used you can get them used on eBay or Kijiji or wherever you're from any classified setup they work fine

I'd probably go with the BE65 for 'future proofing' and possibly better performance. If your budget is tight, then the Deco XE75 is a good option (keep in mind it only has gigabit ports, so you'll be limited to gigabit speeds). Both options should offer good range. It's best to hardwire each unit if possible but should still work relatively well if meshing wirelessly. Currently using 2 Deco XE75Pro and a Deco X50-Outdoor (all hardwired to a 2.5Gb network switch) in AP mode (only way I can utilize the 2.5Gb connection at the secondary Deco XE75Pro). Setup has been holding up pretty well for our needs.

If your garage is not well insulated, definitely pick up the Deco X50-Outdoor for peace of mind knowing it's outdoor rated. I have a similar layout to yours. Using 2 Deco XE75Pro units in the house (one in the front of the house and the other towards the back on the second floor) and a Deco X50-Outdoor in our garage. All these units are connected to a 2.5Gb network switch and I'm utilizing them in AP mode to ensure I utilize the 2.5Gb connection on the Deco XE75Pro units. We have an Xfinity gateway (XB7) which does the main routing, but I disabled its Wi-Fi. Overall, everything has been working well on my end. If I had to change anything in my setup I'd either try to relocate the main Deco XE75Pro unit more central to the front or closer to the front in general (better connection for our front yard cameras). If I would've done a bit more planning, I probably would have just utilized one Deco XE75Pro (same layout towards the front of our home) and mount the X50-Outdoor near our floodlight in the back of our home which overlooks the backyard and garage (would've saved whatever the cost was for an extra XE75Pro unit).

I have 3 Deco xe75s and work from Home with gig internet and never had a problem, once.

Agreed. I had some teething issues at the start with my Deco XE75. I’ve got a big, double brick two storey house and I’m getting pretty reliable speeds throughout the property using entirely wireless back haul. I’ll eventually upgrade to a wired back haul system but right now, it’s been excellent for me. No material drops in down or up speeds around the place.

tp link xe75 the pro or non pro version is fine. best bang for the buck in my opinion compared to the others. easy set up and if you wire backhaul you can probably get 700 mbps over wifi on 6ghz.

I ended up cancelling the order. Didn't think their was a lot of point upgrading to one without 6ghz. I went with the deco xe75 which has been fairly solid.

I have the AXE5300 with an extra XE75 in the garage. Working great for me. All wireless back haul.

I’ve got tp link xe75 and I’m having a similar experience as you. I’ve got my nest hub in our bedroom and the closest node is a floor below. Forced it to 2.4ghz so it shouldn’t be a problem, but I keep getting the check internet screen as well. Other devices are perfectly fine.

I have both Archer AXE75 and Deco XE75 (3 Units) and I will say the Decos just work....no dead zones in my house to be honest.

Xe75 pro for main unit, Xe75 for satellite. Wifi 6e

Go for the XE75 and save some coin. There is no real future proofing in tech. Wifi 7 devices are few and I’m sure support is not ideal yet. Tplink rarely updates older devices after a few years.

I totally get it. I’m just an internet stranger who has been buying tech for 40 years (gulp). The newest is NOT always the best, and marketing’s entire goal is to make you spend more with every decision, and make you think you’re making a major life-defining decision when you are not! It’s only a decision for 2-5 years MAX. If you make a bad decision (we all do), you do what everyone does, rebuy your mistake (ouch!) or wait it out. The XE75 is a great unit; it’ll serve you well until your infrastructure gradually improves or life changes, as it always does. The smart money move now is to save money everywhere you can and make that money work for you, not someone else. I bought into TP-Link Deco with the S4 some 7 years ago? Every three years, I buy two new ones on sale to replace the two oldest mesh units and sell those off used. I have a large single-story home which is 90% smart, three boys (who have all now moved on) with endless gaming devices, and I stream & work from home. I’ve got two XE75s and two X60s now. ~100 WiFi devices here and ~70 devices always on. I’m on 1GB fiber, though much higher is available to me now. With my kids moved out, I can’t see a reason for upgrading bandwidth now either, though that I’m sure will come (probably if I get an 8k or 16k TV 😝). The XE75 is fast and reliable for a 1GB home and a good value. The newer units are always fraught with issues for a while (especially with each new WiFi generation), which is aggravating, unless you are getting paid to deal with that 😜 The last WiFi 6E will always be more stable/reliable than the newest WiFi 7. If you get the WiFi 7 you’ll see Tplink obsolete the one you buy because it has a hardware issue that can only be fixed with a brand new unit, and you’ll be stuck with the old one at full price. Tech moves so fast and we are all beta testers. Just my .02 of advice that I wish someone told me eons ago, which I wouldn’t have listened to, but it would have been good to hear 🤣

3rd party offers more features and typically is cheaper than Starlink mesh. I like my XE75 setup and would recommend it. You basically get no control with Starlink mesh nodes. Standard repeaters can still be used as normal.

X75 has better specifications. I use mine in conjunction with the powerline AV2000, but you can get up to AV2400. Obviously, you'll get nowhere near that throughput, and higher numbers do matter.

Deco is good. It has prioritization of certain clients traffic.

I am having the exact same problems. 10+ hours with tech support… Still trash

I had Eero for years but it kept causing problems, and amazon never seems to fix them, I replaced it with TP-link Deco XE75 and they have worked flawlessly for years. Use ethernet backhaul if you can, and placement becomes less important. The wifi 6 backhaul is also pretty good, but my experience is you need more units to maintain good speeds - I have 4 for indoor, and is going to add another 3 for outdoor coverage.

I recently went to xe75 pros from my 5 year old m5s. 3 of them, 3500 sq ft on 2 floors but have wifi cameras in attic and crawl too. Things are generally fine but the wifi cameras start to have issue after about a week which bogs down the NVR itself too, and today for first time, my hue bridge failed and reboots did nothing, the only fix was to reboot deco system. So, I have set up reboot schedule but, do you have any issues like this? I have about 30 devices at all times considering cameras, nest devices, and all our other normal stuff. Otherwise it seems fine. Laptops, phones, TVs, xbox etc are good. Wired backhaul .

Yeah. I have 16 cameras and things were fine with 10. I put 6 more on and coincidentally around that time things started getting iffy. Then I upgraded to xe75 pro and things improved but still not perfect. It could be the nvr being overloaded and causing a little fallout. I'm technically pushing it beyond what it's supposed to be able to handle processing wise. The deco app itself leaves a little to be desired. My prob is I have had it a month and my return window ends on 15th so I'm over here wondering should I try something else but, in googling it really does seem hit or miss on what brand/model will bless you vs curse you. I wanna see if reboot schedule helps but that will push me past return date. Ah well. Such is life. Do you bother with decos iot network segment? I have read mixed thoughts on if it really helps anything or not. From a performance perspective only i mean.

Using deco xe75 for about 3 years now. The ap’s are using wired backhaul, but my pc was connected via wireless 5ghz and i have a very stable connection, great bandwidth and ping

Do you have the option to hardwire any of the nodes via Ethernet? With the BE4500 being made up of 2x2 AX1500 units, it may help free up some of the Wi-Fi backhaul overhead — if using Ethernet backhaul is a possibility in your setup. Otherwise, replacing the main with a unit that offers a step-up in technology (e.g., Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E), like the Deco XE75, would not only yield some functional improvements, like improved bandwidth on the main node, but also the additional range of what would at that point be a 4-node mesh network. If you opt to go the route of adding another Deco model as the main node, be sure to check out [How to Replace the Main Deco With Another Deco](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2400/).

I had an rbk53 set up for a few years got a few new devices that support WiFi 6 and 6e and the fact the rbk was WiFi 5 bothered me. My Internet is only 350mb I swapped to a deco xe75 which I am happy with I'm able to max out my download now which I wasn't with the orbi. Though I feel like if I had faster Internet this deco set up wouldn't be able to keep up due to the conditions of where the satellites have to be set up there is only an average connection between the satellites.

I tried Deco XE75 and it was just awful. Devices would drop offline constantly, especially Matter stuff. Got my eero 6+ set back out of the box and my smart home has been rock solid ever since. Wish I hadn't waited so long and could still return the deco junk.

If you get a cheap mesh network, it will be a bad experience. Getting something higher end like the TP link Deco xe75 that has dedicated 6 ghz wireless backhaul with the ability to connect to a node via Ethernet, works super well. I have one on each floor of our 3 story townhome. Main is on the second floor, lowest floor has my desktop connected to the node via Ethernet and I get 99% of the 1 gbps fiber internet speed we pay for, no latency, no dropped packets, no significant increase in ping, like 1 ms maybe. I play CS on it and have around 10 ping unless I get placed on a server further away based on matchmaking time. No jitter, no packet loss, just a clean stable connection getting 980 mbps up and down I would argue they weren’t using a true mesh and were using repeaters which will absolutely suck. 6e WiFi devices are more common now so you also get super fast WiFi speed with lower latency as well on supported devices. Saves some money over getting WiFi 7

Based on circuitry, PowerLine adapters tend to just not work if they ever cross the breaker. May have luck on an older home. I tried with ours and it went from 1 gbps input down to 10 mbps. We have a higher end mesh with 6 ghz backhaul delivering 980 mbps to each node.

I was thinking of adding one for my main router. I’ve had a couple XE75s running for awhile now without a hiccup using the 6ghz for backhaul and though I wish I could run wire that’s out of the question. It’s still fast enough for anything I need. I may just get a third XE75 then for another satellite. Need better coverage in the back yard.

XE75s aren’t expensive and give you pretty good 6E speeds. And you could put one downstairs, one up and one in the garage. Or find the BE63 on sale for wifi7 speed and range.

I have been using the deco XE-75 and it is hot garbage. Constant disconnects. Firmware updates will fubar connectivity. Support is hotter garbage with language barriers and “read from the manual” level help. If you need more advanced support, it all happens through email at crazy hours of the day. Zero ability to talk to the actual “techs” and/or engineers. Trying to fix a connectivity issue in real time with someone on a different continent and no internet is EXTREMELY problematic!! DO NOT BUY DECO. (Or.. if you insist, I will sell you mine at a discount so when you light it on fire, you’ll be out less $$.)

Or, logically, return the AXE75 and get a Deco XE75 Pro, XE70 Pro, or the BE63 3 piece kit and be done. For slightly more than the single router, you have a true mesh system and can use the wired ports on the units for back-haul between them and/or to connect other devices that you don't want on wireless to gigabit (or on some of the models, 2.5 gigabit). It's a lot easier and cheaper than the AXE75 and then EasyMesh Extenders that don't really do the job you're looking for.

Don't stress about the pro version, unless you really needed a 2.5g local network. The pro version has only one 2.5g port anyway

I got the Deco AXE 5400 Pro and switched to that from eero… Best decision I ever made it. It’s been about three months and I have had no disconnects and faster speeds with a wired back call mesh system. eero was so problematic and inherently slower specifically Wi-Fi… Paying for one gig down and could barely get 500 on an iPhone 16 Pro Max… With this one I’m getting 1100 down which is amazing.

Switched over from an awful Linksys Velop system to XE75 and it’s worked nearly flawlessly. Very happy

I have been using the Deco Xe75pro for the past year and it's been great. It even reaches my shop which is around 120ft from the deco. My house is a 2 story and not hard wired so I use the 6ghz back haul. I recommend it.

After I got up and running with OpnSense, I switched out my Deco System (3 XE75's + 1 S4) with Engenius Fit AP's (4 EWS356-FIT's to be exact). There were fairly inexpensive and have been pretty solid. I've heard various grumblings about Engenius but these have been rock solid in my environment.

I have the same Google WiFi. If your goal is to get 1.5 Gbps speeds to your devices upstairs, then you'll have to get a mesh system that has a 2 Gbps+ Ethernet connection (like a TP Link Deco AXE5400), and you'll need to have a wired backhaul to the point upstairs.

Do you have any recommendations? I have tplink deco 6E with 4 nodes currently and it is constantly dropping internet for many of my smart devices. I have them all wired together. So if one router with aps is better what do you recommend?

Right that makes sense. For non IoT devices like phones, laptops, etc, I know with mesh they advertise move freely around the house with seemless switching to best connection. With my eeros and tplink I have noticed this doesn’t actually work when running from one side of the house to the other while on a Teams call. All that to say with a wired backhaul going back to a traditional one router with multiple WAP seems to be the right move. My only question is do devices switch to the best connection automatically. Maybe not seemless like mesh is advertised but will they at least switch if I go from side A to side B of my house?

I ended up with a TP-Link 6e Mesh system from Costco. This has been the best most reliable mesh system I have used. I also created an IoT network for my 2.4ghz smart devices. Been working awesome. I also found that TP-link smart devices have rapidly connected and stayed connected in HomeKit.

I just went through 3 different 3-node mesh systems to find one that worked well. Linksys Velop was fast, but for some reason, its router was throttling upload speeds on my wired gaming PC that was plugged into it. I returned it and tried Eero 6+. No router issues on that one, but it was 100 MBit slower around my house on WiFi. Returned that and tried a TP Link Deco 6E. Finally found something that was fast and had a good wired router. Now I’m finding out there’s some privacy issues with TP Link, but at this point I just don’t care because I’m done trying mesh systems

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?

Keep the TMO gateway and the hardwired Deco about 6 ft (or more) from each other. Then just put the other Deco where you need it. All Deco have ethernet ports so you should be good to go for your hardwired needs. I have G4SE and a 3 pack of TP-LINK Deco covering 5400 sq ft across three floors. Works great!

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

I second that recommendation to get a mesh system. Also make sure the mesh system is capable of “WPA3 security”. I am using a TP-link Deco system, with 3 units. I have a 2 story 2100 sq ft home and this system covers all areas well.

Got rid of my Netgear Costco router and replaced it with Deco mesh with three stations. No change in performance with the eufycams. Everything else connects great though.

Changed out my Netgear for a Deco mesh network with three towers so the whole home is covered. Fiber optic with 1Ghz and the cameras have full bars at every location.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

this needs so many more upvotes! I have having a nightmare with my networked PC's, some plugged into the ISP router and some on the wifi. They weren't showing up under worked PC's in windows and once i switched the Deco's to AccessPt Mode... everything fixed. I can connect to either the Deco AP mesh, or directly to the ISP router and all pc's can now see each other! Finally a good explanation on the matter :)

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.

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.

\+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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Decos work

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.

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.