3-Pack TP-Link Deco M9 Plus AC2200 Smart Home Mesh WiFi System (Refurbished) Expired

I sort of agree and disagree with all of you lol. I have a 3900 sq ft home (close to 6k with finished basement). Not made out of "paper" tyvm.

I lived off of a d link di blue/gray old ass router for over a decade that I purchased for 50 bucks. "Zero" issues. I had no need to ever spend money on a router of any type , mesh or otherwise, costing triple digits.

Same router, I used in my 1200 sq ft apartment and it always had issues...I swore prior to my home purchase that I would shell out a bazillion dollars for the baddest router on the market. Never did it.

Then I bought in on the Linksys velop 19.99 deal... Found a local Walmart that had 10 available, bought 6 of them (totally "unnecessary").

This mesh system is also aged, currently still using it. Also "zero" issues.

But, the performance difference in terms of connected speeds, even isolated and easily dismissed issues is night and day. Speed, range, minor connectivity issues, all 100% better with the mesh system.

Do I need or care to buy the deco m9? Absolutely not. But I'm also certain that If did, I would see a similar improvement in performance/range etc.

I guess my point is size of home, speeds, range, location, individual needs, interference from nearby etc... All of it matters and is relevant, not just one thing. Do you need 800mbps in the back corner of my basement? Maybe. Maybe not.

I already have a 3 pack but need more range. Can these be added to my existing deco to extend the range?

you will never notice the difference. the wireless speeds are triple the highest internet speeds.
the third band is great if you have lots of wifi devices communicating at the same time.

dual band is more than enough for 99% of the households

https://www.howtogeek.com/220509/...n%2C%20too.

Really? A commenter above says no.

Can someone please educate me:

(1) When would it be better to use these as APs rather than as the primary router? Is the use case as APs good only when it is imperative to use a conventional router as your primary router?

(2) Any performance degradation when used as APs?

Assume there is no ethernet backhaul.

can i just add this to the wifi router i already have ? i have a nighthawk but need to find ways to extend to bad areas

It's Wi-Fi 5 not 6

Based on the comments it seems this is a good option. Could anyone comment if waiting for BF a good idea? I'm good with spending addl $20-30 for a new one.