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Review on πŸ“Ά D-Link COVR Whole Home Mesh WiFi System AC1200 Dual Band 3-Pack Router Replacement for Wireless Internet Network with Gigabit Ethernet, Coverage up to 5000 Sq. Ft. (COVR-C1203-US) by Kevin Caldwell

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Bad latency issues

I've got the house covered pretty well with a standard router. A range extender and we were good to go. But the idea of doing away with the range extender and having a single network covering everything was appealing, so I gave it a try. And it was great - good signal everywhere with just one SSID. Except that the delay was terrible. If you asked Alexa a question, it took her so long to reply that you started asking again. When you tell Alexa to turn on the light, she usually says "The light isn't responding," and then sometimes the light still comes on. An hour on the phone with dlink's pathetic tech support confirmed my settings were correct (yes it was already connected) and also confirmed that the device had no diagnostic or troubleshooting ability. You cannot see what signal strength it is getting from devices. There is no way to see which puck the device is currently connected to etc. There is no way to do anything. So I went back to my old router and Alexa is happy again. This one is on the way back to Revane.

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  • I'm worried