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Review on Meshforce Whole Home System Suite by Andrea Gleason

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great for regular home users

I switched to a Mesh Wi-Fi system after getting fed up with my existing system's inability to provide a reliable signal anywhere in my house. I used to have a multi-AP network and still had occasional disconnects and video streaming buffering, but nothing more. This system offers easy installation and very reliable performance. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other systems, but 99% of people don't need these features. The initial installation was boring and uneventful. Turn your cable modem off and on again, wait for it to connect, and then plug it back in. Connect to the network given below with the provided key and you are done. Installing the app was easy, adding more hotspots is a matter of connection. Wi-Fi speeds turned out to be much better, I measured 226MB - the best I've seen on my phone before was the 70MB download range (I have Comcast so my downloads are speeds are TERRIBLE). My previous speed tests on wired devices showed good speeds, so the Wi-Fi network was the bottleneck. Connection stability is excellent, I ran a ping test while streaming 4K video and everything looked fine. One thing I really like about the app is the ability to easily set up parental control groups and pause internet access with a simple tap - it immediately grabs the attention of young people. Now for not very good things that the vast majority of home users will not be interested in. around. There is no browser management interface - so you have to use an app, there is no documentation on how to mix static IPs with dynamic IPs on your local network (most users don't care, but it seems possible by using the DHCP Change Address). It is not possible to disable the DHCP server and use the grid as a distributed hotspot. If you don't know what they mean, you don't need them. This system is probably not for computer gurus who want advanced control over their network, but the minimal configuration requirements and high performance make it a great choice for "regular" home users.

Pros
  • Perfect for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Not sure