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TP-Link Deco S7 AC1900 3-Pack Mesh Wi-Fi 5 System $157 + Shipping ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys Commercial (Membership Required)
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This. Say no to wifi 5.
Why is that? Just speed, or anything else?
Correct, speed. Especially if you ever go to a 1gbps connection. You'll need wifi 6 over 5ghz and wifi 6 compatible devices.
@Dreamcast: I get ~550-600 on Wifi 5, and many people report only going up to ~700 on Wifi 6, depending on devices/neighbours/etc.
It's a jump, not a quantum leap, and IMHO no, you absolutely will not "need" Wifi 6 to be satisified/more than capable of literally anything but sustained, multi GB downloads. Whats Netflix 4k HDR Atmos, 20 meg?
Now tell me how often you're genuinely doing that, and if it's a full movie, you're talking what. 3 minutes instead of 3 minutes 30 seconds? If it's gaming, you should be on EoP adapters anyway, and you'll get the gig.
Great to have, not a dealbreaker. Not yet. That's why I went a UDM knowing I can bolt on WiFi 7 (or whatever) later.
@Ademos: When I download on my xbox series x I'm getting well over 600mbps. Speed test sits at 900mbps.
EoP is trash. I used to sing songs of praise, but it's ridiculously slow.
@Dreamcast: Depends on adapter and home, but I've used some TP link ones to full gig speeds at ~2ms across 4 properties now.
Thanks! Bought the 2 pack! :)
how much was the 2pack? Thanks
$345 + $8 postage to SA
Is this much of an upgrade from the Deco M5?
I can see each S7 unit has an extra gigabit ethernet port, and the wifi speed is faster, though the M5 is listed as having 4x antennas vs the S7's 3x antennae. So now im confused lol.
No, Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E is a better upgrade path.
The M5 is one of the few WiFi routers that still have dedicated 2.4GHz antennas. In the real world this tends to deliver faster and more reliable speeds on 2.4G than most newer devices that have signifantly faster specs.
Personally I believe the M5 is more balanced, whilst newer devices are chasing short-range high frequency speed, leaving smart home and legacy devices to struggle.
The M5 also has more family oriented software features: parental controls, QoS by app and firewall antivirus.
Is this better than the Google Nest system?
I cant say about this, but i bought Google Nest 2 months ago. Man is it bad. Im pretty annoyed about it as we are needing it for our babycam. But im about to send it back and get something else. I really wanted to like it as i have bunch of google stuff, but after 3 weeks your net in other rooms will drop to nothing, but says it has full bars. Then you try to do a mess test and it says that it cant connect. Just tons of issues. But this is my own experience, maybe im unlucky
Yeah I'm having similar issues. I just bought the nest and installed it but every day the internet drops out. My computer is right next to it as well. So frustrating!
bought last time and works flawlessly replacing my asus ai mesh.
why'd you replace ai mesh?
hardware was dying. so instead of getting another unit for 200 got this instead for mesh and the other asus unit for nbn/lan etc
2-3 year old (tops) hardware was dying?
I have a 13-yo Netgear router still going fast and strong…
After using Wifi 6 and having an internet connection that can actually utilise the 6, there is no looking back towards AX routers.
WiFi 6 is AX. You must mean AC.
Ideally all your high bandwidth devices would be on ethernet via switches, leaving WiFi for mobile devices and smart appliances. In this scenario AC is perfectly adequate for most use cases, especially in a mesh configuration to maintain strong signal coverage.
"The short but incomplete answer: 9.6 Gbps. That’s up from 3.5 Gbps on Wi-Fi 5"
More 'older' mesh with less distance would be faster than a Wifi6 router at the other end of the house, no?
WiFi speeds from the little I know are more limited via router itself and distance, rather than lack of capability.
I meant AC.
It's not just that, data transfer between devices is also much faster.
meh if its not wifi 6 I wouldn't go for it.
What’s the go to ozbargain favourite tp link deco wifi 6 mesh with Ethernet backhaul?
I'm interested in this, if it's what I think it is.
Modem/router combo in front of house.
Run a few ethernet cables to TV area in middle of house (TV, Xbox, Mesh repeater), and one to back of house. Have mesh setup.
= Awesome coverage everywhere? Max 5 metres and 1 wall from a wireless spot.
Can this block apps, sites access to internet per device ?
Does this provide an internet activitylog to every device
3x ac devices for $150+ is actually bit overpriced in late 2023.
not worth it.Wish I have access would buy the XE75
how many u need? I need two so i can buy 3 pack and can split cost with you if want 1. (503 + 8) /3 = 170. I live in Sydney so either you can collect or can post at your expense.
I'm interested in a 3-pack, down in Geelong area. Anyone help out?
Closest price currently I can find to this is $719 (Wireless1, Mwave) - not CentreCom. Amazon have this, but then cancelled as supplier only had 2-pack, not 3-pack
I can order for you directly to your address, not sure how to exchange payment tho.
Could buy two Netgear Wax 202's, run a long ethernet cable from one to the other and plug it into LAN on both and set up the second as an "access point" (sometimes called a "dumb access point") and disable dhcp on the second one. Would be better speed in many situations.
The Wax202 is WiFi 6 (AX)
It's $89 plus $9 delivery from MSY or UMarthttps://www.msy.com.au/product/netgear-wax202-wifi-6-ax1800-…
https://www.umart.com.au/product/netgear-wax202-wifi-6-ax180…
This process is described on pages 18-23'ish of the user manual that can be found here
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX202/WAX202_UM…I think you just set it to AP mode (not router mode) and it does everything else automatically.
I'm not sure whether you would plug the cable in to the WAN/Internet or a LAN port on the second one, but I think WAN might work because the "access point" settings configure the WAN port as a LAN port (differently to normal "router mode"). If not, try a LAN port.
Or here's an article that explains how to do it with any old router you have lying around.
https://www.mbreviews.com/how-to-use-an-old-router-as-an-acc…
Here's how to do it wirelessly if your second router allows WDS mode.
If anyone is interested, XE75 Wifi 6E also available for good price.
TP-LINK AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System DECO XE75(3-PACK) - $503 (retail site is listed it for $799)
2-pack is for $345