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Old 24-09-2019, 10:50   #24
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Re: Mesh Wifi

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Originally Posted by techguyone View Post
I'm on a VM superhub 3, compared to the SHub 1 its ace, but... even in our 3 bed terrace it still struggles to reach the end of the house despite being sited centrally. I use power lines with minimal loss (80-90 of a 110 Mbit connection) but do have annoying infrequent dropouts and no way to control access like I could with the M5's through software (kids times, bedtimes etc)

I'm giving thought to the TP-Link Deco M5 3 pack.

I've discounted the Tenda rubik's cube things due to dodgy software etc.
Plus significantly poorer results.

Nova review: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/tend...-review?page=1

Deco review: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/revi...deco-m5?page=1


People are saying I should get the M9 instead of the M5 because it's twice as fast etc, but I'm not sure if they're thinking of commercial usage. My house isn't a typical PH Mansion and I'm only on 110 Mbit in any case. The Deco's also come with dual ethernet ports which would be good for my upstairs smart tv which as ethernet ports.

Cost is a consideration too, the 2 pack of M9 is a lot more than the 3 pack of the M5 (3 physical units with dual Ethernet ports would be more versatile than 2 as well)


Thoughts/Ideas?
My choice was the BT Whole Home Wifi - £150 for a 3 pack. Absolutely brilliant esp. if you can use Ethernet backhaul. I switched from the ASUS setup I had due to a number of 2.4 clients refusing to connect/stay connected. So far, the BT solution is rock solid and all devices connect.

The other benefit is that it is a wifi only solution so you can choose the router solution you prefer, in my case, a pfsense mini-PC.
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