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expiredAdrian88 posted Nov 25, 2021 1:56 PM

Costco Members: 3-Pack TP-Link Deco AX3600 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System

$260

$330

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: 3-Pack TP-Link Deco AX3600 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Band Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System for $259.99. Shipping is free.

Note: A Costco Membership is required to purchase this item.

Thanks to Community Member Adrian88 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Reach Incredible Speeds up to 3.6 Gbps (3600 Mbps) with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11AX)
  • Three Wi-Fi 6 Routers Cover up to 7000 Sq Ft with Seamless Wi-Fi Coverage
  • Tri-Band Speed for More Devices – Three Wi-Fi bands with Dynamic Backhaul to Support up to 200 Devices
  • Parent Controls
  • Compatible with all Wi-Fi-Enabled Devices and Works with all Internet Service Providers

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $70 lower (21% savings) than the list price of $329.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over100 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Written by Adrian88
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: 3-Pack TP-Link Deco AX3600 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Band Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System for $259.99. Shipping is free.

Note: A Costco Membership is required to purchase this item.

Thanks to Community Member Adrian88 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Reach Incredible Speeds up to 3.6 Gbps (3600 Mbps) with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11AX)
  • Three Wi-Fi 6 Routers Cover up to 7000 Sq Ft with Seamless Wi-Fi Coverage
  • Tri-Band Speed for More Devices – Three Wi-Fi bands with Dynamic Backhaul to Support up to 200 Devices
  • Parent Controls
  • Compatible with all Wi-Fi-Enabled Devices and Works with all Internet Service Providers

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $70 lower (21% savings) than the list price of $329.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over100 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Nov 26, 2021 3:36 AM
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jackygogoNov 26, 2021 3:36 AM
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Is there any actual advantage for orbi that is also from Costco over this? Besides the very inconsequential small difference in range coverage? They both seem to have a lot of people complaining about firmware and stuff locked behind subscriptions. And Orbi is also more expensive

Let's be real frank here, which one is the lesser of the two evils?
Nov 26, 2021 3:54 AM
52 Comments
Joined Aug 2013
JusJazzNov 26, 2021 3:54 AM
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How is this compared to 'TP-Link Tri-Band 12-Stream AX11000 Wi-Fi 6 Router' which is also on sale at Costco. I bought the AX11000 and currently don't need mesh setup but for future proofing, what would be a good option between these two ?
Nov 26, 2021 4:03 AM
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Joined Mar 2008
savingsomuchNov 26, 2021 4:03 AM
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Paying that much still no VPN feature.
Nov 26, 2021 4:04 AM
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Joined Aug 2009
optimizeNov 26, 2021 4:04 AM
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Quote from Andrey95 :
How much Ram in this mesh? Orbi clearly lists 1gb Ram in their listing, but this one does not state how much it has.
Yes - you are right ... they are not very forthcoming about the RAM in their specs. Looks like it's SDRAM 128 MB for X60 and SDRAM 128MB or 256 MB for this
Nov 26, 2021 4:07 AM
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Joined Apr 2017
Andrey95Nov 26, 2021 4:07 AM
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Quote from optimize :
Yes - you are right ... they are not very forthcoming about the RAM in their specs. Looks like it's SDRAM 128 MB for X60 and SDRAM 128MB or 256 MB for this
Thanks. I will stick with my recently purchased Orbi Mesh since it has 1gb RAM. Not sure how much of a difference it makes in WiFi Mesh systems, but more ram is always nice to have.
Nov 26, 2021 4:24 AM
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Joined Dec 2013
cp217Nov 26, 2021 4:24 AM
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My home isn't big enough to need 2 satellites. Wonder how easy it would be to sell the second? Anybody tried that?
Nov 26, 2021 5:10 AM
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Joined Jul 2019
EdFromOhioNov 26, 2021 5:10 AM
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Quote from cp217 :
My home isn't big enough to need 2 satellites. Wonder how easy it would be to sell the second? Anybody tried that?
There isn't a main and secondary version. Any of them can be the main or extension. So it shouldn't be hard to sell the extra. The only issue is if any of them need replaced, TP-Link requires everything from the kit to be returned. They warranty the box, and won't replace a single unit. It's stupid, but the way they do it.

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Nov 26, 2021 5:25 AM
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PhyoANov 26, 2021 5:25 AM
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Quote from thadiyan :
I purchased & installed this about a few months ago, my old set up was a unifi based setup and honestly that sucked compared to this.

Finally for a change I have a solid reliable Wi-Fi network all around the house with out the family complaining about drops. I have a wired back haul between all 3 x60 satellites. A very important thing to note is you can't have any d-link switches anywhere in your home.

My home is about 3200 sq foot with a pretty decent back yard. Although I am a techie I just got tired of tweaking around the router settings and as I purchased from Costco I had the warm and fuzzy feeling of retuning If it did not pan out. More importantly this allows me to extend the mesh with a stand alone satellite which you can pick up for cheap in eBay.

This X60 at the $220 price point has been a rock solid choice for me, sure I don't get granular controls with a great web ui, but I now have a reliable and functional Wi-Fi network at home and reasonable controls to control network access for my kids.

Now my brother and one of my good friends who is no techie has it too and finally for a change all 3 of us are not whining about our home networks.

Dm me any questions or post in the thread.
I have a unifi setup too and planning to try this out. Unifi setup was solid at my old house. But in this new house, it has been crap. May be brick walls. I hardly have any connection outdoors. I have better wifi signal from neighbor's wifis standing in front of my own garage and they have brick walls too.. so I don't really know what to think. I have the wifi 6 LR and UAP AC LR.

Edit: oh another issue that came up lately is - some devices can't connect to AP if I use the same name for both 2 and 5ghz. and it only fails sometimes.
Last edited by PhyoA November 25, 2021 at 09:29 PM.
Nov 26, 2021 5:52 AM
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Joined Jan 2008
DrelkorNov 26, 2021 5:52 AM
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Quote from PhyoA :
I have a unifi setup too and planning to try this out. Unifi setup was solid at my old house. But in this new house, it has been crap. May be brick walls. I hardly have any connection outdoors. I have better wifi signal from neighbor's wifis standing in front of my own garage and they have brick walls too.. so I don't really know what to think. I have the wifi 6 LR and UAP AC LR.

Edit: oh another issue that came up lately is - some devices can't connect to AP if I use the same name for both 2 and 5ghz. and it only fails sometimes.
Not sure why you are having trouble. I'm running 2 UniFi AC Pro units on a two level home that's all brick and mine works well. Signal in the driveway is perfectly usable but somewhat weak but, I expected the brick to diminish the range a good bit. They make an outdoor UniFi AP that you may want to look at adding if you need better signal outside but, I didn't want people to be able to stop on the street in front of my home and be able to pick up my WiFi so I was good with the range I have as is.
Nov 26, 2021 7:07 AM
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cigar3tteNov 26, 2021 7:07 AM
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Quote from bkichu :
I did get the orbi, I knew that it does not give exclusive 2.4 vs 5ghz but thought it'll connect based on the devices... So will this never connect to myq?
I have an older Orbi with same SSID for 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, and my myQ works just fine.
Nov 26, 2021 7:14 AM
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GodFADANov 26, 2021 7:14 AM
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Quote from jackygogo :
Is there any actual advantage for orbi that is also from Costco over this? Besides the very inconsequential small difference in range coverage? They both seem to have a lot of people complaining about firmware and stuff locked behind subscriptions. And Orbi is also more expensive

Let's be real frank here, which one is the lesser of the two evils?
Many reviews will suggest that Orbi performs better than most other brand mesh systems.
Orbi will also have link aggregation and more lan ports, etc..
Almost $100 difference may be worth it to some..
New firmware update can be crap shoot with Netgear in general, and they charge many features for an extra fee, but tp-link is starting to follow this model too.
They both probably don't give you much control, but Netgear is probably better than tp-link in both privacy and control, as with tp-link you must sign up for an account, download app to use it. To my knowledge, tp-link won't let you use a browser to access the router settings, all must be done with an app.
Nov 26, 2021 11:45 AM
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cheaPeepNov 26, 2021 11:45 AM
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Quote from ajexpert :
Just want to understand clearly, are you saying Orbi won't connect to myq garage opener? Thanks
TLDR: You CAN hook up MyQ with Orbi (RBR50 at least).

I have the older Orbi with RBR(S)50 at three properties, all hooked up to MyQ. I can't remember how I did it, but it was a pain at each place (along with other IoT devices). It looks like some users have posted links. I haven't looked at them, but check them out.

I think my first setup I used an ancient router that only had 2.4, set everything up, then disconnected it and setup the Orbi guest network with the same SSID and PW.

On another setup I'm pretty sure I turned down the 5ghz strength as low as I could and cranked the 2.4ghz as high as it would go, then placed the router node as far from the MyQ as I could while still giving it enough of a signal to setup. Make sure your satellites are off when doing the setup - the premise of this method being 2.4 has farther range than 5 so you're trying to take the latter out of the equation.

As with all of these things, patience is key. Funny how all these things that are supposed to make our lives so much easier often require hours, sometimes days, of frustration. But once (if?) they finally work they're great!
Nov 26, 2021 12:11 PM
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thadiyanNov 26, 2021 12:11 PM
453 Comments
Quote from PhyoA :
I have a unifi setup too and planning to try this out. Unifi setup was solid at my old house. But in this new house, it has been crap. May be brick walls. I hardly have any connection outdoors. I have better wifi signal from neighbor's wifis standing in front of my own garage and they have brick walls too.. so I don't really know what to think. I have the wifi 6 LR and UAP AC LR.

Edit: oh another issue that came up lately is - some devices can't connect to AP if I use the same name for both 2 and 5ghz. and it only fails sometimes.
The UniFi Network which was driven by 3 AP's wasn't a mesh network, it was 3 AP's having the same SSID's. The Deco based setup was just so much better. No drops one network and every device from my kid's glacial chrome book to the dozen or so IOT devices strewn around the house.
Nov 26, 2021 2:01 PM
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krazidesiNov 26, 2021 2:01 PM
49 Comments
Does this mesh router play well with sonos? Had issues with orbi and my sonos speakers, so had to return orbi mesh system.

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Nov 26, 2021 3:04 PM
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Joined Jul 2018
yami951Nov 26, 2021 3:04 PM
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Edit: nvm I believe x68 = AX3600?

This or the X68? I see the 2 pack is on sale for 209, and I don't have wired back haul
Last edited by Hemondr November 26, 2021 at 07:06 AM.

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