There’s a lot of paranoia out there about China (a lot of it overblown and tinged with xenophobia imo) but you should know there’s a possibility that TP-Link routers may get banned in the US next year…unknown what kind of impact that would have on customer support for owners. TP-Link Routers Could Be Banned Next Year. Are They Actually Dangerous?

With Eero, you get the close ties with Amazon.

The Google Nest mesh kinda sucks (I have one and have to reboot it frequently)

The Asus mesh systems seem to be getting less positive reviews than their standalone routers.

Pick your poison. I’m in analysis paralysis myself for replacing the Nest.

 

I use a pair of XE75 satellites connected to a tplink WiFi 7 main router.

Main router is on middle floor, and one XE75 upstairs at the front of house and another downstairs at back office.
I have about 1.4Gb coming into the house, and am getting ~1.2 on devices wired to the satellites. WiFi strength is close to 1Gb everywhere.

2300 sq ft ~10 year old house. No deadzones that I’ve found so far.
I found set up to be simple, and the devices work as well as I could hope. Super reliable, fast enough, don’t look too horrible. At least in my set up they’ve beaten my expectations and are worth a go.

Can’t speak to the eeros, never tried em, tho the note about global geopolitical situation is worth considering.

 

I use a pair of XE75 satellites connected to a tplink WiFi 7 main router.

Care to explain how it works compared to a 3 node mesh system. Do you lose any functionality when pairing a WiFi 7 router with a WiFi 6e node?

 

If there are claims about security flaws with TP-link routers then it is not worth considering. Saving $60 and leaving your network vulnerable to attack is just not worth it.

 

There's no security flaws, everything against China is just pure jealousy by the US government cause the US will never measure up to China. This ******** is getting ridiculous cause Canada gets mixed up in this too. The consumers in Western countries are the only ones getting hurt by this US mess, not China.

 

I have had Eero for a few years now and it has been very stable for me. In a 2 story home, and signal is pretty good throughout the house. The Eero system has been the least problematic wifi set up I have used over the years. Seldom have to unplug anything to fix wifi issues that I had when using the previous AT&T wifi set up and Orbi and Asus before then. Wifi speeds are blazing fast when I am not using the VPN, and when I am on the VPN I still am around 200. If you want to add additional Eero hubs in the future, you can find very good deals on Woot.

 

FWIW, I use the Netgear Orbi AX4200 router with two, hard wired satellites (upstairs at opposite end of the house). The satellites are wired using solid copper core, non-CCA/CCS, CAT-6 cable, terminated with punchdown keystone jacks. Coverage in our 3500 sq.ft. home on a half acre is excellent inside and very good outside at the extreme of our property line. Internet connection is cable, using my own modem, and we typically get wired speeds of about 950Mbps down and 25Mbps up and about 600Mbps down, 25Mbps up with WiFi from different devices. Up speeds could be better but my plan is only 800/20 and we are not gamers. Plenty enough speed for two home theater systems, security cameras, at least 15 WiFi devices on at any one time, etc. We've had very few issues with our Netgear. That being said, Netgear Support could be better and should be longer than 3 months after the initial purchase.

 

I've been using the Asus Zen Wi-Fi pro ET12 mesh system for a year or so... No issues.

 

I have been using Asus aimesh for 4-5 years now and am happy with it. I use routers as my mesh nodes rather than any mesh specific product. You can get AX-56U routers on eBay all day long for $50 each.

 

I've been using the TP-Link Deco- BE11000 Multi-Gig Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 System (3-Pack) since June now and love it. I have all 3 nodes hardwired to my ATT fiber modem, and the wifi coverage is great. No weak spots, or wifi drop outs anywhere in my home or yard. Just strong wifi coverage everywhere, I love being able to isolate smart devices like RGB lights and smart cameras.

I have the main node connected in my family room to my ATT modem, then a 2nd in my master bedroom walkin closet, and the 3rd in my garage. I also like that TP-Link updates the firmware when needed.

 

Using an EERO PRO 6 for several trouble free years .

 

I have some TP Link mesh routers and they are functional, but not spectacular. There's no good way to force devices to only connect to the closest AP, so some devices in the basement will happily sit at half signal strength, connected to the router upstairs instead of the one in the same room.

Further, their per device controls and parental controls are quite limited. About all you can do per-device is black-list them from your network, which is overly crude.

Lastly, about all you can do by directly connecting to the router (typing 192.168.68.1 in your browser, etc) is basically just get a review of the status of what is connected to them, and reboot them. You pretty much have to set them up and manage them with a TP Link app connected to a TP Link account through their interweb servers, which IS a major security vulnerability even if some people love to call all their fellow AVS forum members xenophobic with no evidence.

 

To contrast this vs ASUS:

ASUS aiMesh allows you to bind a device to a specific node. This has really helped stabilize some wireless security cameras I have. Prior to binding them to the nearest node I would frequently get notices they were offline.

Setup and management of ASUS routers and mesh nodes requires no internet access, it's a local account.

 

TP Link is suddenly a company with US headquarters! That's to make everyone happy lol.

I happened to have their BE9300. 2986 sq.ft. It's so powerful i don't need a mesh/repeater. The trick is to put the router high on the wall so that the wifi signals clear over the furniture and etc items.

 

Here's a good video about it with a router from the parent company of TP Link. This guy must be REALLY xenophobic...

 

I used MoCA Ethernet adapters to provide wired network connections to various rooms in my home because the house is not wired for Ethernet (f'ing Lennar!). MoCA Ethernet adapters use your existing cable TV coax wiring. They allow your cable TV and high speed Ethernet to coexist on the same coax cable.

I had Cox cable TV and fiber internet for a short period and the MoCA adapters worked as advertised. I dumped Cox and switched to Quantum Fiber and Directv Stream. The coax is now only providing high speed Ethernet connections.

BTW, Quantum Fiber here in Vegas provides a mesh wifi router system included in the price: $75 for 940 Mbit down/up including the router and up to four wifi pods. Or $50 for 500 Mbit down/up including their equipment.

I used these MoCA adapters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RB1QYR9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Very easy to connect up and get going.

You do not have to use the MoCA adapters in pairs although I did. To save cost, you can connect one MoCA adapter to your router and use a MoCA coax splitter to send the signal to the MoCA adapters in your various rooms. For example, for three rooms, the minimum setup would cost you four MoCA adapters and a 3-way splitter. For my three rooms, I chose to have three MoCA adapters at the router and one in each room for a total of six MoCA adapters without splitters.

 

One post with no follow up. Hit and run?

 

No, not a hit and run. Just ordered the Deco XE75 and will post after I see if it's working as advertised.

 

FWIW, the MoCA adapters I recommended will give you much better speed, throughput, and latency than any mesh network. I have both working in my 3800 sq foot single story home. In fact, I recently improved the mesh network by connecting my wifi mesh pods into the MoCA wired Ethernet LAN where physically possible. IOW, the wired connections are now the mesh wifi backhaul channels. Only one out of the four pods is not connected to the wired LAN because of physical constraints. It still operates at a higher performance level because the wifi backhaul channel to the neighboring wired pod is faster.

I though Quantum Fiber provided equipment to all customers in their service areas included in their monthly price?