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Review on Linksys MX8503 Atlas Tri Band System by Adrian Garcia

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Speeds are inconsistent, wireless transmission distance is terrible, user interface is rubbish.

This is the second time I've tried the latest Mesh Wi-Fi offering from Linksys. I really wanted to love Linksys and what they have to offer. I tried the MX10 a few months ago and now have the latest Linksys MX8503 Atlas Max 6E Tri-Band Mesh, 3 PC system. I just do not understand. It seems every faucet of these systems has a deal failure problem. If only ONE aspect was wrong, I could live with it. But it seems like everyone in these systems has issues that combine to cause enough anxiety not to want to leave. I returned for a refund.1. For some reason the last of the three nodes took 2 hours to install. I wouldn't have seen it, but eventually I finally found it. What a headache.2. Wired desktop connection speeds have fluctuated between 200 Mbps and 940 Mbps, which I constantly ruled out.3. The remote connection to the mobile UI is not established in most cases.4. The distance between nodes in a wireless backhaul was so great that it made little sense as to what the mash system does best. The fact that Linksys dismantled the community forum and made it inaccessible tells me that the amount of negative talk was hurting community morale and possibly profits. It is important to have discussion forums, which are very helpful in solving problems. I can't believe they did that.

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