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Review on πŸ”₯ Revitalized TP-Link AC2200 Deco M9 Smart Whole Home WiFi: Unbeatable Performance at a Renewed Price by Erica Nelson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The kinks are still being worked out, but the problems are related to my settings

I've had the system for almost a week now. I've had a lot of issues, but that's due to my setup and mostly because I don't understand device prioritization. I installed three priority devices and they each had a max speed of 10Mbps. We only have 30 to work on first. This is usually great for streaming up to four Netflix shows at once. But what I didn't understand is that device prioritization reserves 10Mbps whether your device is using it or not. So by setting three devices to 10, the system blocked all other devices from using the internet, including our Apple TV. I wish the app was clearer about how prioritization works, but don't set this unless it's necessary. Of course, if you have enough bandwidth, this is not a problem. In our case, we keep our monthly expenses low, so there are no priorities for us. In terms of setup, I used my old router as a switch (wi-fi capabilities disabled) to connect multiple LAN items. like our alarm and home automation systems. Disabling DHCP was important to avoid IP conflicts as we added more and more devices to the new network. It took me a few days to figure it out. I've only decided in the last few minutes to prioritize the devices, so hopefully now the devices will work for us, just like CNET wrote in their product review.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
  • Infinitely sluggish