TP-Link - Deco X20
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"My Portal now connects and works amazing. Fast connection, zero lag."
"Actually better than a range extender, as Mesh systems are designed from the ground up to work with each other in the system. ... But it's half ass "patched up" jerky jerky mesh was no match to a Deco. Deco was snappier, more reliable, and longer range."
"I moved to a TP link Deco system and have been incredibly impressed particularly with maintaining my internets full gigabit speeds between nodes."
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"3 units in our new 2900 sqft house and we're covered all over the backyard and out to the street"
"I was able to cover a 3 level house using two units (one of the ground floor and second mounted near the roof of second floor near the stairs. This covers all 3 floors completely."
"It takes 3 decos to cover 5500 sq ft. That’s what I have. Took about 5 of the crappy Linksys ones. Got rid of those."
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"It’s easy and reliable. ... This is all really easy to set up in my experience, and it just works."
"I installed mine myself and wired them all with ethernet resulting in a homogeneous bandwidth in any node with no latency impact."
"Easy to setup and maintain. Auto updates... You really can't ask for an easier mesh setup that just works"
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"TPLink Decco is a damn good mesh system and and much cheaper. ... $169 for my 3 Decco System."
"WiFi 7 models are still very expensive but few devices are compatible at the moment so for me WiFi 6 is the best option for the money."
"you can pick up a 3-pack for cheap, solid units"
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"tplink just works ... I follow up with my customers each month and they say everything is much better and working great. I only hardwire nodes, never wireless, and I buy the wifi6e versions- I’m not saying tplink is better than Unifi, just saying a hardwired network and wifi where you need it is the recipe."
"I noticed a BIG improvement once i conected all my decos via ethernet. ... I hate cables but it was a game changer, i use smart products from different brands and now i don't have any issues with disconections!! ... Some meross plugs disconected all the time before wiring my decos, now they work flawless!"
"I had powerline adapters and recently changed to the deco Wi-Fi mesh system which have powerline backbone connectivity so they can bridge gaps and provide a unified Wi-Fi across the house"
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"I had a TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh System(Deco X20) - Covers up to 5800 Sq.Ft. and it kept shutting down every 5-6 hours and I would have to reset all the other links."
"throughput just randomly drops to 1kbps"
"It's not great / weaker then the tp link deco meshing setup i was using before. Lower connection speed and more frequent disconnects."
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"I had a TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh System(Deco X20) - Covers up to 5800 Sq.Ft. and it kept shutting down every 5-6 hours and I would have to reset all the other links."
"throughput just randomly drops to 1kbps"
"It's not great / weaker then the tp link deco meshing setup i was using before. Lower connection speed and more frequent disconnects."
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""EastMesh" and Deco "AIMesh" seem to use different mesh platforms and likely won't be compatible. ... Sales person is right, ish. You're not going to get either of these to blend properly like a mesh system would, because they're based on different mesh platforms. EasyMesh and Deco Mesh. They wouldn't be compatible and you'll be wasting money getting the Deco over a straight Access Point, it wasting potential over getting another EastMesh device."
"Side note: I'm surprised how many mesh platforms tp-link has. Gosh that's annoying: EasyMesh, AI Mesh, Deco (might be the AI one), and OneMesh??? And probably all not cross compatible."
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"That's where I noticed the app was a bit buggy. It would not let me do changes (failure to save your settings...) ... I found a workaround by closing and restarting the app."
"I had a TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh System(Deco X20) - Covers up to 5800 Sq.Ft. and it kept shutting down every 5-6 hours and I would have to reset all the other links."
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"I dislike the Deco's forced online login and management via a phone app only"
"I also tried to do the changes on my computer directly but for some reason the web interface has very few settings available. I need to do everything on the app itself."
Correct-Ship-581 1.0I have 3 X20’s with wired backhaul on a spectrum 500/20 internet connection. Works great. Wired backhaul makes a big difference
Dismal-Log8204 1.0I was between the s7 - x10 a few days ago. The S7 seemed good to me because of the 2.5G band and price ratio, regardless of what type of Wi-Fi it was (5). But always studying which is the best option Quality-benefit-price, I was between the x20 and x50, already with WiFi 6 and with promising speeds in 2.5g and 5g and that there was very little direction in prices, I went directly for the x20, today it arrived, I'll have to try it.
Entre s7 y x20 andá por el x20. Lo ideal seria que lo conectes directo por cable ethernet al router, y si este mismo es combinado con wifi, le desactives el wifi del mismo router, asi solo maneja el wifi el tplink x20. De esa manera no se interrumpen las redes teniendo como maestro el del x20. Ojalá tengas suerte y te sirva. Despues lo que es instalación de los mismos es bastante intuitivo a través de la app tplink.
Downstairs-Parking 1.0I have DecoX20 and am about to set up a smarthome. Is this not a good choice for a Home mesh system using HomeKit?
Dull-Dust1388 1.0If you want your network to be wired, test the data cables in the walls first to see if they even work as that could cause a headache later on ;) As for what mesh network to get, there are many budget friendly options! Personally, I have only had good experiences with the TP-Link Deco mesh network, specifically the DecoX20 AX1800. There are good Black Friday sales on for a 3 pack that is roughly -$260 and a 2 pack is under $190. You will need to figure out if you want to “waste” one deco in the garage. As for upgrading your speeds, there are good Black Friday deals on offer at the moment.
dxb_khan 1.0Buy tplink deco x20 3 pack
Far_Tradition5791 1.0I have deco x75 pro..3000 sqft..all points have multiple wired connections which is great. Most deco pods( different variations) are flexible to work with each other. I have x75 pro and x20 pods..all on same mesh. I've had the system for about two and a half years and I can tell you it's been near flawless. Speeds are constant, almost no drops...ever!! Easy to setup and maintain. Auto updates... You really can't ask for an easier mesh setup that just works
GrahamR12345 1.0Tp-Link Deco X20 working great for me!
justsabo 1.0I mean I don't have any experience with wifi-extenders, I know my cousins have had iffy reliability from them, same with the pods. If you want my honest opinion, if you are able to spend more than $100, I would suggest just getting a mesh router, I got 2 Deco X20s and they have been far more reliable and faster than the HH3000 (I know you have the HH4000 but that is all I had so that is what I can compare to), especially when placed a bit more optimally from each other and I couldn't be happier. It will cost you more upfront but in my opinion it was definitely worth it!
KHRoN 1.0x20 is base model for wifi6, non-main nodes will max out at half declared speed because it must simultaneously communicate with main unit and client device x50 has additional Ethernet port per unit and additional hidden 5GHz network used as dedicated wireless backhaul so that it can work full speed xe75 has wifi6e with additional 6GHz network that can be used as either normal network or wireless backhaul etc For 700mbps I’d take at least x50, you probably want it going full speed at all times plus some extra for lan communication (like between pc or tv and nas)
The higher frequency the higher issue with obstacle penetration, especially thick walls. So there is some reason in wanting the fastest 2.4GHz performance you can get because it will be the only fallback when 5GHz will have any problem (or you can use Ethernet cables for Ethernet backhaul). So in this case (especially that you already have fast internet connection) you should get neither of those two models, you should look for x20 which has both better 2.4GHz speed and wifi6. Sometimes you can find x20 with price very close to x10. Depends on where you live.
You have three/four options: - mesh system like deco (it is closed system where only deco devices will work, but you can mix and match any deco devices), you will have one network with fast roaming - mesh with your existing router using easymesh (its official WiFi standard), many TP-Link devices work with easymesh, but check compatibility first, if your existing router support easymesh it may be easiest way to create mesh network (you can even use non-TP-Link device that supports easymesh), again you will have one network with fast roaming - there is OneMesh system that is older and TP-Link only (many TP-Link devices support it, again check compatibility), you will have one network with fast roaming - only extend network with any extender, you will have network under new name and no fast roaming between networks Note that if nodes are far away from each other and have some obstacles lower bands will work better while higher bands won’t probably connect at all. So you need fast 2.4GHz, any 5GHz (and 6GHz won’t probably work)
nbargolf 1.0I had a TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh System(Deco X20) - Covers up to 5800 Sq.Ft. and it kept shutting down every 5-6 hours and I would have to reset all the other links. Just beware some may not work too well.