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TP-Link Deco AX5700 Tri-Band Smart Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System (2-pack) for $289.99 + Free Shipping @ Costco

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Costco has TP-Link Deco AX5700 Tri-Band Smart Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System [costco.com] (2-pack) for $289.99 + Free Shipping

Features:
Reach Incredible Speeds up to 5.7 Gbps (5700 Mbps) with WiFi 6 (802.11AX)
Two Wi-Fi 6 Routers cover up to 6,000 Sq Ft with Seamless Wi-Fi Coverage
2.5Gbps port on each Router allow you to take full advantage of internet plans up to 2.5 Gbps
Compatible with all WiFi-Enabled Devices and Works with all Internet Service Providers
Connect up to 200 Devices at Top Speed
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mnlv
08-19-2021 at 04:07 PM.
08-19-2021 at 04:07 PM.
Are these available in club or it is an online only item? I rather not wait for delivery.
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08-19-2021 at 08:28 PM.
08-19-2021 at 08:28 PM.
I don't know if they are in-store, but they shipped to me in two days.
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08-19-2021 at 09:59 PM.
08-19-2021 at 09:59 PM.
Quote from mnlv :
Are these available in club or it is an online only item? I rather not wait for delivery.

Only ones I saw in-store were Google and Orbi. However, this was shipped to my doorstep in two days.
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08-19-2021 at 11:27 PM.
08-19-2021 at 11:27 PM.
Quote from mnlv :
Thanks. Will give this a try. Orbi worked for more than 2 years without problem (I am using it in AP mode as my centrylink fiber only works with their own router. )

But suddenly it started dropping satellite. No changes have been made to network. It came out of nowhere. No firmware update No new node.

Hopefully this can be easily configured as AP as well through the app.
If your going to be using these in AP mode then you will be completely fine as the issue only happens in mesh mode the very small few times it was reported. So for you these will just act like super powerful AP's.
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08-19-2021 at 11:53 PM.
08-19-2021 at 11:53 PM.
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Buy the 2 pack since its better than even a single $500 router and better than some the Wifi 6E routers. Sell the 2nd unit and make your cost to purchase not even $200 for something that competes in the Triple AAA category.People even on here always looking for another unit so should be a easy sell of the 2nd unit.

This thing has powerful antennas that even with channel interference should punch through everything, unless you literally got networks completely surrounding you with FEM type antennas. I think 1 depending on construction material and interference should probably cover 2K sq feet depending on centralization of the router.

Only two routers that beat this in performance are the Asus GT-AXE11000 and the Netgear RAXE500 to put into perspective how good of a single router solution this is.

I was looking at the intel-based tplink archer ax3000 router for $70 refurb. Its performance looks pretty good but capacity is less than this set. Then again, it's 1/3rd the price. I'm leaning towards this set but $300 seems a bit much. Hrmm...

One bonus feature of this mesh system over my existing Ten da Mw6 is the satellite unit has 2 multi gig ports that act as LAN ports. This means I can hook it up to my office pc via network cable instead of needing to add a wifi6 wireless adapter. This saves me roughly $50.

Hrmm, it seems the X60 (3pack, no 3rd channel for wireless backhaul) also supports using wired port as Lan bridge while on sale for $220. Touch choice. 3rd unit gives you more flexibility in placement.

Edit: went for the Ax5700 since I don't have wired back haul link. It's pretty much the same as the ax6600 (X90) but with 3x3 antenna vs 4x4 antenna for the 5ghz-1 band.

Great comparison of most wifi6 mesh systems here: https://dongknows.com/best-wi-fi-6-mesh-systems
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08-20-2021 at 05:14 AM.
08-20-2021 at 05:14 AM.
Still, this model does not allow a separate 2.4G SSID. Big thumb down!
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08-20-2021 at 09:20 AM.
08-20-2021 at 09:20 AM.
Quote from Zerosvn :
I was looking at the intel-based tplink archer ax3000 router for $70 refurb. Its performance looks pretty good but capacity is less than this set. Then again, it's 1/3rd the price. I'm leaning towards this set but $300 seems a bit much. Hrmm...

One bonus feature of this mesh system over my existing Ten da Mw6 is the satellite unit has 2 multi gig ports that act as LAN ports. This means I can hook it up to my office pc via network cable instead of needing to add a wifi6 wireless adapter. This saves me roughly $50.

Hrmm, it seems the X60 (3pack, no 3rd channel for wireless backhaul) also supports using wired port as Lan bridge while on sale for $220. Touch choice. 3rd unit gives you more flexibility in placement.

Edit: went for the Ax5700 since I don't have wired back haul link. It's pretty much the same as the ax6600 (X90) but with 3x3 antenna vs 4x4 antenna for the 5ghz-1 band.

Great comparison of most wifi6 mesh systems here: https://dongknows.com/best-wi-fi-6-mesh-systems
The X60 is a great choice if you have 500Mbps to 1Gbps speeds even without the triband or a wired backhaul, you need to saturate the bands to really start losing performance which almost no regular person will ever do.

The AX5700 on the other hand is triband so dont have to worry about wired backhaul at all unless you really want and its primarily for those people who over wireless want their full 1Gbps connection.

Yep they are almost completely identical accept for the radios and with current tests they perform almost identically to each other.
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08-20-2021 at 09:23 AM.
08-20-2021 at 09:23 AM.
Quote from cybergold :
Still, this model does not allow a separate 2.4G SSID. Big thumb down!
Thats what the guest network in the app is for.........

The guest network lets you customize the name and CHOOSE if you want it to be both 2.4ghz and 5ghz or if you just want one or the other.
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08-20-2021 at 01:06 PM.
08-20-2021 at 01:06 PM.
Quote from Zerosvn :
I was looking at the intel-based tplink archer ax3000 router for $70 refurb. Its performance looks pretty good but capacity is less than this set. Then again, it's 1/3rd the price. I'm leaning towards this set but $300 seems a bit much. Hrmm...

One bonus feature of this mesh system over my existing Ten da Mw6 is the satellite unit has 2 multi gig ports that act as LAN ports. This means I can hook it up to my office pc via network cable instead of needing to add a wifi6 wireless adapter. This saves me roughly $50.

Hrmm, it seems the X60 (3pack, no 3rd channel for wireless backhaul) also supports using wired port as Lan bridge while on sale for $220. Touch choice. 3rd unit gives you more flexibility in placement.

Edit: went for the Ax5700 since I don't have wired back haul link. It's pretty much the same as the ax6600 (X90) but with 3x3 antenna vs 4x4 antenna for the 5ghz-1 band.

Great comparison of most wifi6 mesh systems here: https://dongknows.com/best-wi-fi-6-mesh-systems

Thanks for that link...spent way too much time there...lol. I see why there is so much love for Asus now on all these router threads and am leaning that way myself. I'll probably start with an AX86U and see if I even need another node since it seems to be the best all around router out currently (based on dongknows review [dongknows.com]). I currently have a 10 year old Nighthawk R7000 which actually does decently throughout our whole ~5.5k sqft home (including basement) except a couple of spots. Maybe an upgrade to WIFI6 with still just one router but with beefier processing specs will do the trick. If not, Asus AiMesh seems pretty flexible with adding on nodes in the future with pretty much any asus router. Maybe I can even use my nighthawk as an AP instead of adding a mesh node.
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08-20-2021 at 05:46 PM.
08-20-2021 at 05:46 PM.
You guys still choosing this over the rbk753 deal from Costco, 3 nodes for 399
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08-20-2021 at 07:21 PM.
08-20-2021 at 07:21 PM.
Quote from maxpowers :
You guys still choosing this over the rbk753 deal from Costco, 3 nodes for 399
To be fair, depending on your ISP up/down speed sometimes coverage from more mesh units and coverage might out-weigh individual unit performance for your house layout.

Although I would note that the Costco AX5700 are all router units. Before I went mesh with these TP-link AX5700, I rocked a single Netgear 7000. It covered my house but as it got older coverage kept shrinking. Chances are if I bought a single Asus AX86u it would probably satisfy my needs in a simpler manner.
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08-20-2021 at 10:23 PM.
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Quote from maxpowers :
You guys still choosing this over the rbk753 deal from Costco, 3 nodes for 399
Unless you need the slightly more coverage your getting over 1.2Gbps of wireless throughput with the TP-LINK AX5700 compared to the rbk753 at about 850Mbps. So all depends what you need.
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08-23-2021 at 04:03 PM.
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So it seems I am having issues with the satellite unit now. Actually for a couple days now but didn't notice as it was at night. I received disconnect/reconnect alerts from my Ring system. But today it's happening during the day and have not been able to get it reconnected remotely. Main unit still up and running. Won't be home for another few hours. Need to research a fix now or else it's going back. Was really great up until now. Any tips @peteythestriker?
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08-23-2021 at 08:10 PM.
08-23-2021 at 08:10 PM.
Quote from bigbluu :
So it seems I am having issues with the satellite unit now. Actually for a couple days now but didn't notice as it was at night. I received disconnect/reconnect alerts from my Ring system. But today it's happening during the day and have not been able to get it reconnected remotely. Main unit still up and running. Won't be home for another few hours. Need to research a fix now or else it's going back. Was really great up until now. Any tips @peteythestriker?
Hi, the @ does not notify anyone, so if you want to get someones attention quote them it will be the best way for anyone to see if someone is talking to them.

Just to confirm your running the units in a mesh and not AP's correct? Only time I heard of the disconnection issue it was in mesh so just double checking.

Only two things you can really try, easiest power cycle the second unit and see if that fixes the problem. Check to see if both units are on the same firmware so there is not a mismatch. Do a factory reset of the second unit and set it up again.

The other thing I would watch out for, if any of the units are around any bluetooth or radio/microwave equipment move them away from those sources as when those things kick in it can make the radios go crazy.

If its only the ring devices having the issue, they are notorious for not playing well with mesh of any type, and peoples work around has been to put them on the guest network at 2.4ghz mode only.

If problem persists you are out of options return them, roll the dice on another set and see if you have better luck on round 2. I guess you have one more option, use your existing router and just use the devices in AP mode instead of Mesh.
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08-24-2021 at 04:08 AM.
08-24-2021 at 04:08 AM.
Any good Costco membership deals right now? I need new router my 8year old TP keeps dropping 2.4ghz channel every couple days and needs a restart. 5ghz will keep working strange.
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