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expiredPharmDao posted Jan 27, 2022 07:48 AM
Costco Members: 2-Pk TP-Link Deco AX5700 Tri-Band Smart Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
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1. Setup was crazy easy, by far the easiest I have experienced among Mesh routers like Asus and Orbi. I was up and running in about 5-10 minutes. No false starts or restarting from scratch needed to get it working out of the box.
2. Speeds were not as fast I expected, but definitely among the fastest I have tested. Using my iPhone 13 Pro, I was able to get a top speed in the 600-700s right next to the router at first, but would usually average 400-500s. Was never able to achieve higher than that. Speeds were really inconsistent so I would sometimes get as low as 200-300s right next to the router or around the house as well. Hard to tell if it was the router or my ISP. The deco app did not have an option to test the internet connection from the modem to the router.
3. Similar issue with the satellite unit. I have a PC connected via ethernet to the satellite. When first started up, I would reach close to the 1gig speeds, But then for some reason, later I would only get half of that usually around 400-500s directly connected. Same for my wifi devices connected to the satellite, but sometimes even lower at 200s. Not sure if this is due to the dynamic backhaul switching bands possibly?
4. Dealbreaker for me was that my nest cameras would constantly disconnect. Similar problem I had with the XT8s.
I was looking forward to this system, but for my experience and purposes, it did not work out for me. I hooked up my Arris Surfboard mAX AX6600 (2 pack), and everything just works again and will probably keep it. I have more stable, consistent, higher speeds (close 600-700s; further 300-400s) than that of what I was able to get out of the Deco with wireless backhaul. I think the available reviews online (i.e. dong) tested it out when it first came out a year ago and it did not exactly wow anyone. But my guess is that firmware updates have improved it alot since, and from my experience, its working awesome and you get similar speeds from both the router and satellite.
If you want to check it out, here is the link. Its on sale for $299.99 and I think the sale ends today. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arri...d=644377
I'm upgrading from an Orbi RBK53s which has been stable and reliable. Just wanted faster speeds.
I've tried the following using wireless backhaul:
1. Orbi 753: couldn't even to get it set up initially out of the box despite multiple restarts and factory resets; got frustrated and returned
2. Asus XT8 - I liked the speeds when it worked. Sometimes it would take multiple tries during setup for it to recognize the satellite. Big problem I had was with nest cameras constantly disconnecting. Tried factory resetting, binding IPs, turning off 160 mhz channel, separate guest network, but still had that problem.
3. Currently trying out the ARRIS SURFboard mAX Tri-band AX6600 2 pack (on sale at Bestbuy and Amazon). So far I have been pleasantly surprised. Nest cameras working as expected. Average speeds are higher and more consistent compared to my experience with the XT8. Negatives are that it comes with only 2 Ethernet ports and are placed under the unit so my cables are slightly bent (will probably get right angle cables). Also there is no web interface and no real customizations or tinkering that you can do. However, it just works right now and giving me faster and stable speeds.
The ax5700 is clearly the faster unit. However, the range did not work well in my house at all.
Switched to the 3 pack 3600 and the range is impeccable. However, the speeds are lower on paper but there is no noticeable difference in my daily activities (streaming 4k video, work etc).
connecting and naming devices is simple and easy on the deco app. great gui. i believe this model however, can have a lesser total number of devices connected (something to consider as seemingly everything is connected to the net these days). GL
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1. My speeds with this was not more than 300 Mbps for my 1Gbps connection. With my current ON Hub routers setup as Google wifi, I get better speeds.
2. Every night, around 10 pm, this router will loose internet access. Happened continuously for 4 nights . Had internet on my Century link modem. Did some troubleshooting including rebooting, etc. but in vain.
Also to note that the app always told me that I had lots of interference.
I also had issues with ASUS XT8 and then on this. I'm still in the lookout for a reliable WiFi6 Mesh system.
On a side note, my friend has this system and it works like a charm for him....
Control on this router?
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I live in a high rise condo and my router (AC86U) is at one end and I can't get a very good signal on my terrace at the other end.
I also ran a wired backhaul to the room off the terrace so a mesh system should fix that.
Maybe wait for 6E since it's crowded up in here?
1. Setup was crazy easy, by far the easiest I have experienced among Mesh routers like Asus and Orbi. I was up and running in about 5-10 minutes. No false starts or restarting from scratch needed to get it working out of the box.
2. Speeds were not as fast I expected, but definitely among the fastest I have tested. Using my iPhone 13 Pro, I was able to get a top speed in the 600-700s right next to the router at first, but would usually average 400-500s. Was never able to achieve higher than that. Speeds were really inconsistent so I would sometimes get as low as 200-300s right next to the router or around the house as well. Hard to tell if it was the router or my ISP. The deco app did not have an option to test the internet connection from the modem to the router.
3. Similar issue with the satellite unit. I have a PC connected via ethernet to the satellite. When first started up, I would reach close to the 1gig speeds, But then for some reason, later I would only get half of that usually around 400-500s directly connected. Same for my wifi devices connected to the satellite, but sometimes even lower at 200s. Not sure if this is due to the dynamic backhaul switching bands possibly?
4. Dealbreaker for me was that my nest cameras would constantly disconnect. Similar problem I had with the XT8s.
I was looking forward to this system, but for my experience and purposes, it did not work out for me. I hooked up my Arris Surfboard mAX AX6600 (2 pack), and everything just works again and will probably keep it. I have more stable, consistent, higher speeds (close 600-700s; further 300-400s) than that of what I was able to get out of the Deco with wireless backhaul. I think the available reviews online (i.e. dong) tested it out when it first came out a year ago and it did not exactly wow anyone. But my guess is that firmware updates have improved it alot since, and from my experience, its working awesome and you get similar speeds from both the router and satellite.
If you want to check it out, here is the link. Its on sale for $299.99 and I think the sale ends today. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arri...d=644377
I was in the exact same situation with my XT8 where my nest cams keep getting disconnected. I then bought the XD6 instead, works flawlessly.
I live in a high rise condo and my router (AC86U) is at one end and I can't get a very good signal on my terrace at the other end.
I also ran a wired backhaul to the room off the terrace so a mesh system should fix that.
Maybe wait for 6E since it's crowded up in here?
If I cared to thinker with my network and money was no issue I would get the Asus AXE11000 which is an overpriced and not yet stable router primarily only cause its triband and wifi 6E. I would pick it over the AX11000 which is cheaper usually, but only because the AXE11000 is similarly priced when the AX11000 is not on a deep discount sale. If I could find a AX11000 on a good sale I would pick it up instead. The next step down would be the AX86U and I would try it wirelessly to see how it handles in AiMesh but to get the most out of it probably would want to hard wire them for back haul. Pretty much all options with only multi gig cause with wifi 6 the next major upgrade for a household or business is to upgrade the wired infrastructure to 2.5/5/10 gig lan, especially if you use in home streaming with a NAS box.
There is new AX11000 Pro router version coming out very soon too which looks interesting.
That's $5/mo extra.
Whats funny is that tp-link tried the software subscription model once already and changed it to free lifetime when nobody wanted to pay for it.
Be extra careful on the AX3000. They released another router with the same name. Ones made more than a year ago have the sub. New one doesn't.
I'll be sticking with my Deco M9+ for a good while longer. About the same thing minus wifi 6.Triband, and three of them can be had for $150.
Only wifi 6 device I own is my new phone. I'm fine with that on wifi 5.
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If I cared to thinker with my network and money was no issue I would get the Asus AXE11000 which is an overpriced and not yet stable router primarily only cause its triband and wifi 6E. I would pick it over the AX11000 which is cheaper usually, but only because the AXE11000 is similarly priced when the AX11000 is not on a deep discount sale. If I could find a AX11000 on a good sale I would pick it up instead. The next step down would be the AX86U and I would try it wirelessly to see how it handles in AiMesh but to get the most out of it probably would want to hard wire them for back haul. Pretty much all options with only multi gig cause with wifi 6 the next major upgrade for a household or business is to upgrade the wired infrastructure to 2.5/5/10 gig lan, especially if you use in home streaming with a NAS box.
There is new AX11000 Pro router version coming out very soon too which looks interesting.
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