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Review on πŸ“Ά TP-Link Deco M3 - A Plug-in Mesh WiFi System for Whole Home Coverage (3-Pack)" by Josh Ulrich

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Weak and unstable - network products

I have a two-story house with an area of 2600 square meters. ft. My current TP-Link router works fine in the main room but crashes at the very top of the bedroom. I thought this new device would help, but it was actually causing dead spots throughout the house. I tried rearranging the extenders on each outlet but they didn't seem to give much signal unless you placed the extenders very close together. For example, the main router is in the family room. Next to the FR is the dining and living room. Without the extender the signal was terrible, maybe <3Mbps. I plugged in an extension cord and the speed went up to 50Mbps. Room nearby. Basically you need an extension every 25 feet or so. Upstairs in the bedroom with a regular router I get <5Mbps. With the expander, the speed jumped to 15 Mbps, but now the signal in the other bedrooms was zero. So my experience is that if you need a lot of extension cords, you have to get them very close, which isn't very cost-effective. I thought mesh would give me a relatively stable, strong signal throughout the house, but with this product and my house, it just created a lot of dead zones. Please note that each home is unique, so your experience may be the best. But I connected my original TP-Link router and it works better, more stable and even with poor speed in the farthest corners of the house, it's the best solution. I will try the mesh again, just a different brand.

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  • Few competitors
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  • old