TP-Link - Deco XE70 Pro AXE4900

Idk why you got down voted but I spent about 160 bucks to get two TP-Link Deco XE70 Pro from Amazon to replace my Eero Pro 6e +extender. I also have increased speeds and range. From my research seems like best bang for the buck. That being said the 300 bucks package here is alright if you want to stay in the same ecosystem. Not a crazy deal, but if you need it, you need it.

Look at a small mesh system. I have the deco xe70 pro system and love it

Look at a small mesh system. I have the deco xe70 pro system and love it

Depends on need location, but one up and one down. I have a 3 story with one up 2 on main. And one in basement and get incredible coverage. Great thing about these systems is you can start small and add on if needed

Love my Deco XE 70 pro system. 4 nodes 3 floors with amazing coverage.

You can but you should future proof. I'd return it and get at least a wifi 6e router. I currently use the TP-Link Deco XE70 Pro AXE4900 also on the 500mbps plan. It was the cheapest tri-band 6e I could find and have been pleased with it

I just switched from Eero Pro 6 to a TP-Link Deco XE70 Pro. My interest speeds have increased and range of signal has increased as well.

For a quick, easy and uncomplicated setup TP-Link mesh systems are a good option. You didn't specify your internet speed, so I'll assume 1gbps max. If it's faster than that you'll want to get a mesh system that can match it. For example if you have 2gbps service you'll want a mesh system with 2.5gbps WAN and LAN ports. Let me know if you have faster internet speed and I could provide additional recommendations. I'm listing 3 unit sets since you'll have one mesh unit per floor, and all will be connected via ethernet (wired backhaul), per your post (you are running ethernet to each floor). WiFi 6 is still a great technology, offering 2.4ghz and 5ghz band support. WiFi 6E adds 6ghz band support. WiFi 7 is the newest technology, also has 6ghz band plus other upgrades. WiFi 7 is still new, can have bugs and you could encounter quirks. Not trying to scare you away from WiFi 7, but if you want something rock-solid I'd recommend WiFi 6 or WiFi 6E. I myself am using WiFi 6 and don't plan to upgrade to WiFi 7 for at least 2 years. All prices below are for units I found at amazon.com. TP-Link recommendations - Deco X55 ($130, AX3000, WiFi 6 dual band (2.4/5ghz), 3 pack, 3 gigabit ports per unit); Deco XE70 Pro ($240, AXE4900, WiFi 6E tri-band (2.4/5/6ghz), 3 pack, 2.5gigabit WAN & 2 gigabit ports per unit); Deco BE63 ($420, BE1000, WiFi 7 tri-band (2.4/5/6ghz), 3 pack, 4 2.5gigabit WAN/LAN ports per unit). A side note:, TP-Link charges extra for some security features; it's a subscription service, so you'll pay it as long as you want those features. [https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4319/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4319/) Most people might be interested in adding Security+ ($35.99/year). Families with children using the internet might also want to add Advanced Parental Controls ($17.99/year). So about $54 extra is paid every year, for these increased security features. But TP-Link is the easiest to setup and use, not complicated, so perhaps the ease of setup is worth it to you. Or if you don't want the additional security features (summarized at [https://www.tp-link.com/us/homeshield/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/homeshield/) ) then you don't need to pay for it. Eero and Netgear ("Orbi" product) sell some mesh systems as well. Both of those also require subscription sign-ups for additional security features. If you are curious about these I can post some thoughts on them. ASUS includes Ai Protection Pro (security scanning/protection via Trend Micro) with their products for free. ASUS products cost more for initial purchase, but if you keep a mesh system for 4 years, then you've saved $216 by not paying for the security features (assuming TP-Link's $54/yr fee). However ASUS products can sometimes be a bit problematic to setup and use. You would probably have no issues but just warning you. I use an ASUS mesh system and it works well for me (XT8). I won't recommend it to you though, as it's an older system. Below are some newer recommendations. ASUS recommendations: ET8 ($259 w/coupon, AXE6600, WiFi 6E tri-band (2/5/6ghz), 3 pack, 2.5gigabit WAN & 3 gigabit LAN ports per unit); BT6 ($591, BE9400, WiFi 7 tri-band (2/5/6ghz), 3 pack, 2.5gigabit WAN & 3 gigabit LAN ports per unit). Hope that helps with your decision. Good luck and advise us if you have any questions.

Based on your post I think the TP-Link Deco BE63 would be good for a WiFi 7 upgrade. It has 2.5gb WAN and 2.5gb LAN ports, This should work well with internet speeds up to 2.5gbps. If you have faster internet then this system will throttle (reduce/limit) your speed to 2.5gbps max and you should consider something with 10gb WAN and LAN ports (which would of course be more expensive). I don’t think most folks need internet speeds over 1gbps, but that’s just my opinion. The BE68 is substantially more expensive but I think it is a partial solution. It only has a single 10gb WAN port on each device, then 2.5gb LAN and gigabit LAN port. So even if you had 5gb fiber internet and hooked that up to the 10gb LAN port, you’d still be throttled to 2.5gb on the LAN. So I suggest the BE63 for your use case. The mesh BE63 3-pack kit is on sale at Amazon as I write this. Instead of $499.99 it’s $419.99 with a coupon (shown on the Amazon product listing page). I know you stated you’re looking for something affordable, but this is about the price you could expect to pay for tri-band WiFi 7 mesh technology. If you wanted to save a bit you could opt for WiFi 6E instead (still gives you 2.4/5/6ghz bands), but you won’t get multi link operation and some other WiFi 7 only featues. You can’t take advantage of MLO for example on WiFi 7 unless your client devices support it, so I think WiFi 6E is a good system to purchase today. Still a bit early to get WiFi 7, as the tech is still improving and prices will continue to fall. If you want to buy WiFi 7 today, you will pay more. Meanwhile prices for WiFi 6E and WiFi 6 routers/mesh systems are very reasonable in comparison. A good TP-Link 6E mesh system to consider would be the Deco XE70 Pro. 2.5gb WAN and two one-gigabit ports on every device. The 3 pack is $239.99 at Amazon now with the coupon, $30 off normal price. The Deco XE75 Pro looks very similar, a little bit faster theoretical speed on the 5ghz band (perhaps it is 3x3 streams instead of 2x2, that would make it ‘faster’). It’s $269.99. If I were picking between these two I would get the Deco XE70 Pro. I doubt you would notice the speed difference between that and the XE75 Pro. If you want to save even more money you can buy most of those products in “Used - Like New” condition, just check the product listing. If you decide to do this make sure it’s sold by Amazon! That way if you have any issues you could easily return it within 30 days. A word of warning on “Used- Like New.” Sometimes it is a customer return (they didn’t like it, couldn’t figure out how to use/configure it, etc.) and then that is a great deal for you, as you get a like new product for sometimes $100-$150+ less money than if it were brand new. Other times the person who bought it and returned it maybe discovered it was broken, or they tried to apply custom firmware to the router and bricked/broke it. Amazon has no way to really test these devices when they are returned.. I am confident all they do is look and say, “Yup, looks like the product I see on the box. Seal it back up and sell it as ‘Used-Like New.’” So it is a bit of a crap shoot. I will mention I bought my current ASUS XT8 mesh system (WiFi 6) four years ago as “Used, Like New” and saved nearly $200 from the brand-new price. But I had to factory reset the router & mesh node as the prior purchaser’s wireless configuration was still on the devices (clearly they tried it, then decided to return it without factory resetting it). Easy for me to fix, just another step, 5 minutes. If you want something that will “just work” and don’t want to mess with potential issues, then just buy a brand new unit. Another point about cost: $419 may seem like a lot, but consider how long you will own it and the cost isn’t too bad. For example your current mesh system is about 5 years old. If the new system costs you $419 and lasts 5 years, then it’s only about $7/month (over a 60 month period) that you are paying for that product. Not too bad, it’s less than a trip to Starbucks, and most people get coffee more than once a month. I don’t recommend “prioritizing network traffic” as this requires the router to inspect every data packet, which can slow down all devices using the network. As long as you have a well-functioning network and sufficient bandwidth/speed for your devices, you shouldn’t need to bother with Quality of Service (QoS), device prioritization, etc. If my thinking on this is inaccurate, someone will helpfully correct me. Good luck and enjoy your new hardware!

Get a tri band mesh router set.  Like deco wifi 6e or 7.  I had 6e were decent and then got a pair of d link be9300's used for $200.

I've had the deco 6e system with several 5 nodes because of the how spread out I need the signal to reach. I'm disappointed in how the legacy nodes perform. The speeds drop off significantly (in my experience). I'm waiting till black Friday sales to either switch ecosystems or get more of the newer nodes. I'm just disappointed in how the older nodes should be able to handle 500 down easily and yet underperform consistently. I'm over 1gb on the 6e though so no real complaints there. I have the old nodes because I've been a tp link mesh customer for over 5 years now.

Not sure if you mean you have coax and ethernet on each floor? If so this makes it fairly simple, a few steps to get this working. Mesh wifi would make sense, especially if each router can be centrally located and connected via ethernet. Personally I use the tp-link deco 6e mesh and I'm happy with it. It looks like you have some ethernet cables already connected to your main router, if those cables go to spots in your home that would be where you'd put your mesh wifi routers, then your done. From there you will need to disable the wifi on the ISP router, commonly called putting it in "bridge mode". Your order of connection would look somewhat like this. All connected via ethernet. ISP router - > Ethernet switch - > mesh wifi hardware If you'd like to utilize all those hanging blue ethernet cables you'd have to terminate them your looking for something called an ethernet crimper, lots on amazon. Hope that helps, let me know if you need any more clarification.

I’m very happy with Tp link deco 6E

Ive had the Deco 4 and now Deco6e. I f'in love it! 3 pods and covers the house and property quite nicely.

Just get a wifi 6 E router to replace the main router if it isnt already a wifi 6e not sure a dedicated VR router is necessary at all seem to be snake oil sales to me if I'm honest iv got 2.5gig fiber Internet in the UK and I have 1 TP link wifi 6e router that supply's my whole house with no issues I get 1200gig both ways via WiFi on most devices and the full 2.5gig on my desktops that's on ethernet and internal connections for example i use Sunshine & Moonlight to game stream to my living room TV or my bedroom projector and I get the full 2.5gig speed test to my desktop from the tv, projector and my phone that are on wifi Iv uses TP link for years there a good brand I also worked in IT & Telecommunications in the military for 7 years so iv got a good grasp on networking

Do it. Get your own. I got a TPlink wifi 6e one. Had SO many issues with spectrums router,even after 2 or 3 of em.

TP link deco mesh triband works great.

Deco. Asus has done me dirty too many times to EVER buy something from them again. Don't warranty me twice. Get out of my house.

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.

From a cost/quality/ease of setup TP Link Deco’s are definitely in the running. I have 3 in a 2600 sq/ft 1 floor house with no problems. Granted mine are all hardwired in AP mode but I imagine they would still work well in mesh.

If you have a house that you are struggling to cover wifi with, a mesh system is recommended as you'll be placing several "routers" around the house that work together to give you the best signal. Obviously they work best when these mesh points are connected with a cable back haul, however they work well with wifi backhaul as well. If money is no object then the Orbi mesh system is the best which provide you with the best speeds around. The TP Link Deco mesh systems also provide good speeds at a much lower cost, so that would be my go to. All of these mesh systems are managed via an app that you can download on your phone or tablet.

With what looks like a large tree in between your house & guest house, I would think hard wiring that section would be best. We got a TP Link Deco mesh system back when we got our SL (Oct 2021) and have 4 mesh nodes (the first acts as the router) around our property, covering a few acres in good wifi. Originally, we had one at our house trying to wirelessly connect to another node at our guest house about 230' away (same as your 70m) but there were trees in the way, so once we laid in ground cable between those 2 nodes, we were able to then extend beyond to our shop & our gate.

If you want better configuration dont go Deco its locked down by the software app to run some services and tweak. Get one of the Onemesh or Easy mesh routers like the AXE5400. Will also add the deco's are fantastic access points but using them as a primary gateway not the smartest for the more experienced user that likes the standard routing options available to setup etc.

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

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

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

Don’t bother with TP Link Deco either, ok router but not great Parental Controls.

Asus AiMesh - Yea TP-Link Deco - Yes TP-Link Easy Mesh - Not sure

I bought a router and 3 extra points of the 2nd generation Nest Wifi. I had wifi issues all the time. A device would be connected to a point but have no internet. You can find forum posts of people complaining about this very same issue without any resolution from Google. I switched to Deco and have had 0 issues.

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.

TP Link Deco. You won’t regret it. Of course the best case scenario is to have wired backhaul between the nodes, but real life is another thing. I’m sure you’ll be happy with the Deco solution. It’s very user friendly, easy maintenance, decent support and upgrades, and you can remotely manage them. If you decide to put some wires between them later, awesome! But you can start leveraging the benefits from day one.

TP-Link Deco. 3 units.

Wifi extender would reduce the speed considerably. Best option : Mesh network. You'll need two minimum and add on would be 2.5K per mesh router. TP link Deco is what I am use. Second best : buy another wifi router and connect it with the original through ethernet cable. You'll have a different wifi name for the network from the second router so you'll have to switch between connections.

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

The TP link Decos are badass. I bought an asus one like this shown and it crapped out within a year.

I had a Deco and you gotta watch which model you get. I got one that it's WAN port maxes out at 100 Mbps :\\

I would say to stay one step behind the 'best in class' maybe the XE200, depending on the interference in your home you may need 3-4 Deco's but start with 3, its extremely easy to just add them 1 by 1. $200 isn't a lot so you're not going to get the best performing system........remember tech is like cars........you get what you pay for..........if you want your home network to perform like a piece of sh\*t spend $200 but I assure you with your internet plan.........you will regret it later. This won't be a case where you can call your internet provider and scream at them when your home router is worse than theirs

TP-Link Deco is working well for me

TP link deco can’t fault it. Super easy, simple and user friendly app

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

better than mesh is to use ethernet cable with AP. mesh wise tplink deco are easy and quick to setup.

wiring use cat 6. for equipment i would go with unifi for the complete package, or tplink omada, or deco if you dont need multiple vlans. wifi go with wifi 6 to make sure of the 2.5gb speed.

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 had Deco. Spend hours trying to extend WiFi range with another node. Fail. Eero was so much easier plug and play.

I have used the DECO from tp-link. They seem good but they have to be in range of eachother. Try that first. Not the fastest but stable

Ditto for TP-Link Deco. I forget which specific ones I have, but they’re easy to set up, and the app works well for device management.

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.

TP-Link Decos have worked well for me. Lots of devices including iPhones, MacBooks, HomeKit, and Nintendo and PlayStation gaming devices of several gens. They make it easy to set up a separate IOT network if you want one.

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

TP Link Deco mesh system; set up a network just for guests and all our smart home stuff is on a private network.

Yeah, so... without going the "masquerade" route with a WAS-110, etc.. You'll have to put their ONT into pass through mode (the minute you do, they lose "visibility"), and I'd recommend tp-link, either Deco route, or if you want more control, Omada managed switch with AP's. I did this with a ER707 managed switch, but if you want single-system simplicity, Deco is hard to beat

I recommend TP link Deco, there is s nice user friendly app and it’s an easy setup. However as someone else wrote, mesh can be difficult on different floors without some cabeling in between floors. I have set it up at one location with an outdoor deco x50 as the main point and then 8 indoor units to cover 8 apartments in two floors and that works good, so that’s an alternative solution for you to consider.

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

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.

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

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.

After 6 years with Google Nest Wifi, I just switched to TP Link Deco. It’s been flawless and just posted about how to reuse old points as speakers only. They are not top 5 on any list, maybe even top 10.

After 6 years with Google Nest Wifi, I just switched to TP Link Deco. It’s been flawless and just posted about how to reuse old points as speakers only. They are not top 5 on any list, maybe even top 10.

Yes I do - I have a very overkill setup at home which I won’t go into details haha. But generally, I think a TP Link Deco or similar mesh system would be fine - the important thing is to cable the mesh devices instead of using wireless mesh for max stability and speed. Well worth the hundred dollars or so paying a contractor to do the network cabling (and trunking) in your flat if you don’t already have the cables pre-laid.

Nonesense. My simple TP-Link Deco setup works flawlessly with 4K 60hz streaming at 100mbps. Host is wired and client is wired or wireless depending on whether I use the TV. I can go fully wireless, but then I need to reduce the bitrate to sin 50 mpbs.

I actually went from Deco to eero because the deco wouldn’t play nice with my existing whole house tplink gigabit switch for the wired backhaul. Even though it was the same manufacturer. I tried forever, but finally I gave up and have now have 6 eero 6+s working great with better coverage at like half the cost. 3 packs were $199

You probably have a device that doesn’t support the wireless speeds. You haven’t provided any details about which device you’re using. But here are some basics: At least 80% of devices (I’m not talking about the router) still only support AC wireless which still is going to get you maybe 500ish at best. If your device supports WiFi 6, it can support better. But likely not that much better. For example, my iPhone 13 Pro Max will be able to do 700-800 best case. Newer phones may be able to push a little bit better still. You don’t need control over the WiFi channels. Leave it on automatic and all you’ll ever have to do is reboot a router. Setting it to manual control will UN-optimise your connections. You’re not smarter than something that will keep checking and changing as needed. Except for band-steering. Band steering is a work in progress as it needs more devices that better support it. Simultaneously, a lot of issues with band steering is due to a poor connection anyway, or your device has a wireless card that sucks or is having an issue. (I have a TP link router, and I had to move my Xbox a bit and completely power cycle it because the Xbox WiFi card wasn’t wanting to be steered properly. I was able to verify on the Tether app that it worked back on 5GHz band, because the router saw it and steered it to 5GHz.) As for connection issues, you’re probably either need a mesh access point/ or a Spectrum WiFi pod if you use theirs. Idk how smart or dumb you are but I’ll keep it simple and say if you want decent ones go with TP Link Deco, and look for the latest generation that support WiFi 7. Or at least WiFi 6. Optimising WiFi is more work than Ethernet. Ethernet, you just make sure you have good compatible wires and good adapters and you’re done. Wireless, you can do a lot to not do it right. Your router could be in a dumb spot. Your mesh points could be in dumb spots. Your wireless background is saturated. You have a lot of noise. You have a lot of devices which don’t support the speeds. You have a lot of devices that don’t support the latest WiFi standards. At least everything comes with 5GHz now. But WiFi 6 allowed for channels to be split in different ways and communications were so much better. WiFi 6E brought along colouring which is like adding another plane or dimension so that there’s now even more ways to reduce overlap and allow communication to happen. With WiFi 5 every single device kept checking if the air was free on that Channel and would have to wait their turn to communicate. Not even the same network. Everything on the same channel. And even more fun is that there’s less channels than you think because there’s cross talk over channels close to each other. And WiFi 7 has continued that evolution and I think it supports even higher speeds still. That said, upgrading your router will not upgrade your device. It will make your router work better and faster and more intelligently. But that’s like putting Max Verstappen in a Prius and thinking he’s going to out pace Jeremy Clarkson in a Ford GT. You know what really really works? Verstappen, and a Ford GT. An updated router. And updated devices. Devices with older / incompatible / just slower wifi adapters would be like that Prius.

Get a WiFi 6E router. I'm sure a 1gb connection is more than enough, but if there's not much difference in price with a 2.5gb connection, then you might as well. Probably a 2 mesh setup is enough to cover the condo. I'd look for something with free basic parental controls, as that will come in handy in the future. Having said that, I've had a decent experience with the tp-link deco line, though I'm eyeing the GL.iNet ones (mostly because they've supported their routers over the years, and run on openwrt), though the parental controls on Deco are much easier to use. Deco recently added support for a third network, so you can keep your main, guest, and iot networks separately. It's a nice set it and mostly forget it setup.

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

Deco's are great and have everything you need. Make a separate guest network so they can't hamper things and a regular one for the IoT you have.

I have a 2 pack TP Link Deco mesh system and it works great for me.

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.

Deco are cheap but they moved a lot of stuff behind a paywall on the newer models. I just sent mine back and swapped it for an ASUS RT-AX58U V2 and been much happier with it. This router seems to cover the same as three mesh units did. Has a lot of features too. One I really like is IFTTT integration, so I can put the kids on a guest network and setup scheduling to turn off at bedtime. Something the decos could never do properly

I'm in the middle of upgrading my APs from 802.11ac to 802.11ax. It's a bit of a waste since ac speeds were fine. I have been experimenting with PCVR streaming lately though, and I also recently got upgraded to symmetric gigabit internet. I've purchased 3 TP-Link Deco units on eBay so far and they're boring in a good way.

Try TPlink deco routers they work tremendously

I use deco setup just like Liam mentioned here, I bring the Ethernet cable from modem to the first deco node and then another Ethernet cable from first node in office goes to a switch in the second floor through in wall lan outlet and all the other rooms Ethernet cables come to the panel box in second room which are plugged into the above mentioned switch. Doing so all my three nodes are on wired backhaul. Never had latency issues.

It is a useful distinction, though, because consumer 'mesh' systems differ from conventional APs in two ways: 1. Mesh systems are intended to be a wireless only solution first where the end user won't typically have the infrastructure to hardwire them. It's great that a wired backhaul option is included, of course, but this isn't who they built the system for. 2. Their method of management and featureset are aimed at consumers rather than prosumers and SMB. Take two solutions from the same company: TP-Link Deco and TP-Link Omada. Deco is intended to be comprehensive and turnkey - you only need this one product and you're done. It has all of the features that consumers are likely to use, but it's also missing features that the most basic of access points should include, primarily multiple SSID and VLAN (802.1Q) support. For prosumers, this is immediately a disqualification, but most consumers don't have a clue what a VLAN is. I still recommend the Deco system depending on who the end user is. Compare this to Omada which is clearly a prosumer and SMB solution. It has all of the features one would expect, 802.1X, VLANs, multiple SSIDs, etc. It's also done from a single pane of glass, but via the Omada controller rather than directly. It's also usually more expensive. A feature often included in these higher end systems is a wireless backhaul which can be helpful in situations where getting infra in is challenging, but this is the opposite of the mesh in that wired infra is the default and to be expected. I don't like the marketing term mesh because it doesn't really reflect the value add of the solution. What's really common is someone will buy this for their tiny house thinking 3 radios will help their WiFi issues, when actually it's just made it so much worse, all without pushing that wired IS the best option rather than relying on wireless. What's great about these solutions is the robust wireless backhaul (not going to deny this) to use in situations where wired infra isn't present, a common reality in housing, and the user-friendly setup and administration of the solution.

Any router will work. That's one aspect of Specturm's setup that I really like. Depending on your space, you can either get a single router or a mesh system. I have two houses, have Orbi at one and Tp-link at the other. I had Asus for a while. I personally found the TP Link DECO setup easiest and the performance has been fantastic. Can get it cheap at Costco too.

Any router will work. That's one aspect of Specturm's setup that I really like. Depending on your space, you can either get a single router or a mesh system. I have two houses, have Orbi at one and Tp-link at the other. I had Asus for a while. I personally found the TP Link DECO setup easiest and the performance has been fantastic. Can get it cheap at Costco too.

Same! Got a TP Link Deco at Costco!

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.

I just for the TP link deco and highly recommend