TP-Link - Deco BE11000

Using AT&T fiber 1000 TP-Link Deco BE11000 Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System 3 Getting 1.25gb speeds

I can confirm this one works well. Gives you all the settings you need to overcome the downsides that happen with most Mesh systems.

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.

Are you adverse to installing access points? I’d recommend going the Ubiquiti route if you’re not. If you are, grab the Deco’s off eBay and you’ll save some money plus get full fat tri band WiFi 7. https://ebay.us/m/35O3hp If you want to get equipment on a budget, Woot regularly has Arris equipment for dirt cheap. I can’t attest to how reliable they are at scale, but I hooked my parents up with a 3 pack on WiFi 6E for $60 and they’ve had no issues. https://www.woot.com/category/computers/networking-communication

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

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.

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

I’m less familiar with Eero systems, but the BE11000 (and some other models) have 2.5Gb Ethernet connections on all ports, so even the wired backhaul is running at 2.5Gb My iPhone 16 PM has wifi7, but even connecting to just the 5Ghz band on the BE11000 I can get 1.1Gb speeds over my 1G internet. It would probably be even faster if I had faster internet. An iPhone 14 is going to max out around 600mbps The hardwired connection should be easy to diagnose. Have you already eliminated the cable as the cause? Have you tried connecting a different PC?

I am at almost 100, with about 24 cameras I think now... I kept upgrading and it still had slow loading cameras. I ended up going with the $400 Deco at Costco ... Be11000. It's incredible. Everything just works, and works fast. I think the last time I rented any garbage from any cable or Internet company was about 20 years ago... Buy your own modem. 32x8 channels for sure, then you determine rest based on your speed requirements. I went with a more expensive Netgear docsis 3.1 to make sure it lasts for years.

I feel you. I’m literally dealing with the same thing. I have the Orbi rbr750. Reading reviews, it seems everyone is having some type of problem. I finally gave in today and ordered the TP BE 1100 from Costco. If I can get by a week with no problems, that would be a win.

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?