3-Pack NETGEAR Nighthawk MK63 Home Mesh WiFi6 System (Certified Refurbished) $92 + Free Shipping
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01-26-2023 at 08:18 AM.
The main thing to keep in mind when using Mesh - location of the router, and the satellites is very important. If they are too close together, you will get a worse experience than if they were at appropriate distance.
Also try to place them in open spaces rather than stick it behind things to hide them away from view. I use a tp-link mesh with 3 units and found that for my home, using 2 units fared better. Biggest improvement was when I moved the main unit out from the home office room where the cable line and cable modem were, and instead moved cable modem to living room and used a satellite just outside the office room. The stability and consistency of speed was much more to my liking with the new placement
Edit - I use wireless for the backhaul as I don't have Ethernet cabling in the house. If you use Ethernet backhaul, you will get much better consistency almost in any placement .
My Deco M5 and X60 changed my life. No more dead spots, consistent speeds. I get a good signal anywhere on my property which is .75 acres. I always keep two hardwired and one wireless for upstairs. If you don't have a mesh or are using your cable providers router, you should definitely consider this. You can use the cable providers router and disable wireless on it then set these up as an access point. I am using my Deco x60 as my modem router so no provider router for me. I ramble but mesh is amazing if you get a decent one.
This is a great deal if you are strapped for cash and need to cover a lot of square feet, but I agree with you. Tri-band is far superior to dual band, and your devices can transition seamlessly between frequencies as needed. The experience is much smoother and virtually maintenance free. Check out Netgear Orbi routers.
Wireless mesh fails a lot of this. The product is not that great and I wouldn't trust it refurbished if the product was rubbish to begin with.
I've bought dozens of refurbished products, and I've never had an issue with any of them. Just being refurbished doesn't mean a product is bad. It common for manufacturers to refurbish store returns even when they have no defect.
There is a great use for Mesh, but I feel like WAY too many people think they need it when they don't. I had a 4000 sq ft, two story house with a basement. A handful of year ago I placed a single Linksys AC1750 router in the middle of the upstairs, and it covered the entire house including out into the garage and deck. I kept this up until about a year ago when I moved. I could do everything from gaming on my PS5 to 4K Disney+ without problems.
I'm not saying you SHOULD go with that method...just saying.
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It's dual band, so would highly recommend wired mesh. Use a couple Moca 2.5 to do that if you need.
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Also try to place them in open spaces rather than stick it behind things to hide them away from view. I use a tp-link mesh with 3 units and found that for my home, using 2 units fared better. Biggest improvement was when I moved the main unit out from the home office room where the cable line and cable modem were, and instead moved cable modem to living room and used a satellite just outside the office room. The stability and consistency of speed was much more to my liking with the new placement
Edit - I use wireless for the backhaul as I don't have Ethernet cabling in the house. If you use Ethernet backhaul, you will get much better consistency almost in any placement .
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Else invest in triband nodes with dedicated wireless backhand channel.
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This is a great deal if you are strapped for cash and need to cover a lot of square feet, but I agree with you. Tri-band is far superior to dual band, and your devices can transition seamlessly between frequencies as needed. The experience is much smoother and virtually maintenance free. Check out Netgear Orbi routers.
I've bought dozens of refurbished products, and I've never had an issue with any of them. Just being refurbished doesn't mean a product is bad. It common for manufacturers to refurbish store returns even when they have no defect.
I'm not saying you SHOULD go with that method...just saying.