TP-Link Deco AXE5300 Wi-Fi 6E Tri-Band Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System, 3-Pack - $269.99

crazycreations

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Don't expect your internet to go any faster than 1gbps

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The 6ghz backhaul driving the mesh connectivity provides great speed and performance, but the capabilities of the mobile only Deco software is limited and disappointing for me. For example, what appears to be a vlan for IoT is not, rather just a label and all IoT devices can see the rest of the network. If you're wanting richer controls and config, consider another product.

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My girlfriend just got Astound internet with two of the eero pro 6e beacons. Complete crap since day one last week. Nothing but problems. Today, both of them wouldn't work via ethernet to the hitron modem/router. Even after pulling power and rebooting everything. Ran into costco today and got these. Paid way more than I wanted to but she works from home and needs internet. At least it only took ten minutes or so to setup and it was working when I left. This will cover 5 of her houses as far as square footage though.

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pug_dog

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I wish these mesh units would have a base unit with 4 ethernet ports. With 3, you can't have wired backhaul to the two satellites and wired connections.

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patrickbateman1

Apr 11, 2024 11:17 PM

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patrickbateman1Apr 11, 2024 11:17 PM

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Ran out at lunch to get this as my Orbi kicked the bucket after almost 6 years. We'll see how it performs but not thrilled with the 3 ethernet ports in the back. Flip side is It seems I am getting better coverage with 2 satellites as opposed to the 3 I had with the old Orbi. Thanks for flagging this OP.

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don813

Apr 15, 2024 6:12 AM

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I upgraded to this from the ARRIS SURFboard SBG7400AC2.

I actually get lag-spikes playing FPS cames (very noticeable b/c i play at a high-level). I am hardwired directly from my computer to router to modem.

Does anyone else have issues - i have to go back to my old router/modem combo because of the spikes. And then plug this in into the modem/router

satch_sid

Apr 15, 2024 2:21 PM

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satch_sidApr 15, 2024 2:21 PM

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Is this the same as axe5400 from Amazon?

dbdegroot

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Apr 17, 2024 12:29 PM

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dbdegroot

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I was excited to get this. After a few days using it the channel width keeps switching to 80MHz due to "radar". The "disable" button will not work and it is always switching. Returning.

velcrocore

Apr 17, 2024 3:48 PM

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velcrocoreApr 17, 2024 3:48 PM

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Grabbed this set yesterday, and got it all setup really quickly. I love it doesn't kill the WiFi for the family after every time I change a setting. Still have a couple of older WiFi light switches that haven't connected up yet.

noctshadow

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OOS online.

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Quote from crazycreations

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Don't expect your internet to go any faster than 1gbps

I won't.... I only have 500/500.

TidalWaveOne

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TidalWaveOne

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Quote from pug_dog

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I wish these mesh units would have a base unit with 4 ethernet ports. With 3, you can't have wired backhaul to the two satellites and wired connections.

Sure you can... it's called an Ethernet switch.

TidalWaveOne

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TidalWaveOne

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Quote from satch_sid

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Is this the same as axe5400 from Amazon?

From what I've read, yes, it appears to be the same thing.

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TidalWaveOne

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TidalWaveOne

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I bought this a few months ago and it has been working pretty well.... I'm happy. I'm only using it in access point mode though. Sure, some things could probably be improved or made smoother, but it works and has been very reliable (knock on wood).

On one older device, I did have to configure the mesh to stick to 2.4 GHz for that device because it kept dropping... maybe because it couldn't properly handle but 2.4 and 5 Ghz networks using the same SSID.

ranova

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ranovaApr 18, 2024 8:30 PM

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was a huge fan of this set at first, but after a year, had to get rid of it due to constant wifi drops which is mainly due to TP-link not allowing you to choose the wireless channel the 2.4 or 5ghz runs on (additionally, they don't allow you to choose the channel width of every band either). With all the wireless interference around my place, this caused some devices to lose connection even though its only 1500sqft and 3 of these things should be more than enough. I switched to TP-Link Omada access points and its been solid since

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