TP-Link Deco M5 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System, Up to 5500 sq ft Coverage, Compatible with Amazon Echo/Alexa, Antivirus Security Protection and Parental Controls, Pack of 3

I'm running this in a typical mid terrace which is Victorian with all solid walls and high ceilings with thick plasterwork. I've had Virgin 200mbps for a while now but never got better than 30mbps upstairs and nothing in garden or bottom of kitchen. I had always struggled with calls dropping, slow downloads, inability to stream well upstairs and have this a go as it was very well priced and I'd already been using a TP Link extender to some effect for connecting an Alexa dot that was too far away.As you will see from pics you get a really nice flat disc like router and two pods. They are all interchangeable - as in to say it doesn't matter which is router.For me install was as follows: set existing router to modem only (via the login you find under Virgin router, and you do still keep your old router just it doesn't need to be in view anymore), wait for Hub 3.0 to glow red. Turn it off. Attach one of these to the router (any slot but I went with port 1) with a good quality Cat 5/6 cable (they include one but it isn't marked as any specific rating and didn't look very robust). Download the TPLink app to a phone, follow the set up instructions, turn back on router and wait for final setup instruction. Connect the other two via the app when plugged in (no other cables needed). It even shows you via app if you have optimum location.Now, I get 217mbps in my living room, and even at the furthest point away from router at the bottom of my garden - so over 50ft and three solid walls away - I get 179mbps. I get range even over the road 6 houses down from house on good days. Plus being WiFi mesh it means I don't need to connect extenders and have to either have SSIDs like _EXT or for my phone to drop a call as I move from one range to another. Just one SSID, one network, served by 3 pods. Very smart. And excellent value for money. Want more pods? Buy more. They allow other TP Link mesh wi-fi routers to be added via app in a few clicks and will simply work in same way. Don't even need to be the M5s either, they have 4 or 5 other types all accepted too.Best of all, it just stays up all the time. I never had such stable internet before so these routers are clearly better than whatever is inside the Virgin Hub 3.0 I was using. Also, considering costs a moment, Virgin offer their own mesh style add on boosters. However these are limited to one per house unless an engineer deems more as necessary, cost £5 a month, and have not got the same capabilities as this 3 unit setup.Very highly recommended as it has been a dream since installing. I used to have slow speeds needing router reset once a month or so, and I've not had to do that once since. Oh and I had a power cut during last thunderstorm...all back up and no drama, not even a need to glance at the app. Bliss. ☮️🕊️

I liked that this had a good spec with a gigabit Ethernet port meaning that there theoretically should be no loss of my gigabit internet signal as opposed to a previous version which had an ethernet port capped at 100Mbps - there was no point in having gigabit internet without upgrading my deco system.As my old 100mbps system was becoming very sluggish, i decided to upgrade to a newer faster deco system.Set up is really simple, virtually plug and play with a little bit of knowledge needed regarding your current wifi password and details or maybe some internet specific settings but these are readily available from your Internet provider.Once the first base unit is successfully attached the the internet, adding the satellite stations really is plug and play using just the Deco app which you will need to download. We have just these three units giving reliable 1 gig internet to a standard semi detached house which is rich with smart tech. Lighting, plugs, alarms, door sensors, motion sensors, ambient lighting, tv's, Sonos, Blink, Ring, Spotify and an internet enabled garden room. The Garden room is approximately 30 meters from base unit two - which in turn is around 10 meters from the main Deco - it really suffers no drop-outs and is reliable for all gadgets.The app gives the ability to implement parental controls and other controls which to be honest, we don't use.Simple hassle free internet around your property. Great for garden usage or for covering any blackspots.

I bought these Deco X50 Mesh 6 as an upgrade to a TalkTalk router as this was causing issues, poor wifi in back of house and never worked well with extenders. So after much research of functionality need against price (you can easily buy something you don't need with these systems and spend huge sums!) I chose the Deco X50 double pack.Pro'sEasy to set up via the app, only took me a few minutes and I am deffo not a tech or even close!Wifi signal improved a lot (have a 1911 victorian terrace on 3 floors) and having the same wifi name as previous meant did not need to reset anything eg. Computers, TV's etc.I got the double pack and then realised as good as it is, it was not really sufficient and should have got the 3 pack, so ordered another single one which paired immediately. Now have full coverage at full strength as I move around the house.The ports are also useful if needed.ConsThe double pack came with 2 pin plugs so had to use adapters (very annoying) but not the end of the world, however the single additional one came with a UK plug!You will NOT get wifi any faster than your package allows for, what you should get is the max you pay for depending on placement of the routers around your home, and wall thickness.So all in all very happy, been running now for a month with no drop outs or anything.......it just works! Will likely upgrade in years to come to whatever the standard is by then, but for me this is all I need so getting a wifi 7 version would not make any difference as it gives me max speed for my package anyways with the X50 so why pay for something I don't need!Overall, would recommend if you have weak areas or use additional extenders that have different connection names.

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Added this device to my existing network X50-5G. This unit is wired directly to my router via the home ethernet network already existing in the house. Easy setup. Took less than 2 minutes to have the Mesh network running and devises started to connect to the add-on device within seconds. Great stuff.