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Size: 1 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
Features
- Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Wi-Fi - Next-gen Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 whole home mesh system to eliminate weak Wi-Fi for good
- Whole Home Wi-Fi Coverage - Cover up to 2,200 square feet with seamless high-performance Wi-Fi 6 and eliminate dead zones and buffering, better than traditional wifi booster, add more Deco X20 for more coverage
- Connect More Devices - OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology quadruple capacity to enable simultaneous transmission to more devices
- Peace of Mind with Parental Controls - Manage limit and monitor internet use with profiles that let you customize Wi-Fi access for every person and device in your home
- Universally Compatible - Backward compatible with all Wi-Fi generations ideal for any internet plan up to 1 Gbps and works with any internet service provider (ISP) modem and all Deco Mesh Wi-Fi
- Easy Setup and Management - The Deco app helps you set up your network in minutes with clear visual guidance and keeps you in control even when you are not home.
- Works with all internet service providers, such as AT&T, Verizon, Xfinity, Spectrum, RCN, Cox, CenturyLink, Frontier, etc.( a modem is required for most internet service providers)
- Compatible with Alexa, turn on/off Guest Wi-Fi by simple voice commands
- TP-Link HomeShield - TP-Link's premium security service keeps your home network safe with cutting-edge network and IoT protection. Free features: 1. Basic Network Security including Security Scan and IoT Device Identification 2. Basic Parental Controls 3. Quality of Service 4. Basic Weekly/Monthly Reports. Visit TP-Link website for more information.
Description
Each Deco X20 Unit has 2 Gigabit Etherent Ports, Supports WAN/LAN auto- sensing, it can work as a WiFi Router. All TP-Link Deco Mesh WiFi can work together.
Brand: TP-Link
Model Name: Deco X20
Special Feature: WPS
Frequency Band Class: Dual-Band
Wireless Communication Standard: 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Compatible Devices: Personal Computer
Recommended Uses For Product: Home
Included Components: 1 Deco X20 Unit, 1 Power Adapter, 1 RJ45 Ethernet Cable
Connectivity Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Color: White
Other Special Features of the Product: WPS
Frequency Band Class: Dual-Band
Wireless Compability: 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Compatible Devices: Personal Computer
Antenna Location: Home
Connectivity Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Antenna Type: Internal
Operating System: TP-Link OS
Security Protocol: WPA, WPA2, WPA3
Number of Ports: 2
Control Method: App
Data Transfer Rate: 1775 megabits_per_second
LAN Port Bandwidth: 10/100/1000 Mbps
Voltage: 12 volts
Maximum Upstream Data Transfer Rate: 360 megabits_per_second
Router Firewall Security Level: Maximum
Wi-Fi Generation: Wi-Fi 6
Router Network Type: hybrid
Connectivity Range: 2200 square_feet
Connectivity Protocol: ethernet, wi-fi
Coverage: 2200 square feet
Frequency: 5
Brand: TP-Link
Model Name: Deco X20
Built-In Media: 1 Deco X20 Unit, 1 Power Adapter, 1 RJ45 Ethernet Cable
Model Number: Deco X20(1-pack)
Unit Count: 1 Count
UPC: 840030701122
Number of Items: 1
Number of Packs: 1
Manufacturer: TP-Link
Item Highlight: Covers up to 2200 Sq.Ft, Replaces Wireless Internet Routers and Extenders
Mfr Part Number: Deco X20(1-pack)
Warranty Description: 2 year manufacturer
Item Weight: 1.3 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H: 4.33"L x 4.33"W x 4.49"H
Color: White
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Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
To understand why we changed out our old system for TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System will help. TLDR: Even with a two-year-old AC WiFi router, we had spotty coverage, dropped signals, added an internet extender, changed channels, and it still was irritating. Bought the Deco X20 system and it has been great with full, fast WiFi everywhere. We had a decent, two-year-old, brand name, AC WiFi router before these TP-Link mesh routers, but it could not cover the whole house in WiFi. Working from home or wanting to use a tablet in a bedroom or the basement just accented the existing issues. In our new home, we had placed our modem and router in our office as working from home was the priority. The office is a addition to our 1950s brick home and the interior walls in the rest of the house are plaster, likely having a wire lath creating a faraday cage, all of which makes WiFi spotty at best. I did not want to have our Internet company come out to rerun wires and have an ugly bunch of tech mounted high on our walls (especially the living room, kitchen, or dining room). There are rules in technology: Don't cover or hide it as it needs air for cooling; put it antennas up high for a better signal; it needs several dangling, twisted cords to make it work; it has to be black so it stands out against everything; and every device must have at least two bright LED search lights and at least one or more of those have to blink in crazy non-sequential patterns. At night, these lights must be able to be seen from space (I am looking at you, Oral-B toothbrushes and charging cables with tiny LED bulbs). Flashing bright lights on a prisoner is a form of torture. We do it willingly. I purchased a band name $50 mesh extender that would randomly disconnect glowing red, there were still dead zones, and the basement and back bedrooms were constantly having connection issues. WiFi is a bit like drifting air currents that flow in and out of an area, not the strong concentric rings radiating out as you see in diagrams. Our neighbor's WiFi could have been causing problems, so I downloaded software to measure my signal and channels. I watched my signals go from great to noting and back up again for no clear reason. Spectrum kept telling us that their modem and lines were great and it was our setup after their modem that made us get 6 Mbps (dial up speeds) to 65 Mbps rather than 100 Mbps, even when the computer was near the router. This all changed with this TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System (Deco X20). The three white mesh towers are exactly the same; each are 4" in diameter and almost 5" tall, about the size of a 32 oz can, and they are attractive so it isn't a problem to have them out where they can be seen. If you buy the set, they are already configured to each other, so you plug in the power cord to the mesh towers (repeaters) where you want them and it is done. There are no dead zones in our house now and we get speeds of 60 Mbps (old phone) to 112 Mbps everywhere. I didn't rate the tech support as I haven't needed it. I have an older laptop at the far end of the house, to upgrade it, I bought a new USB mesh networking antenna, and even being in the same room didn't help my signal too much. I moved the TP-Link Deco mesh tower (wireless, not network wired) near my computer and used a network cable to connect it to my laptop. I just ran a speed test and I am getting 114 Mbps on a 100 Mbps internet connection. I can even set the times that the mesh towers show their LED lights, so one of these can even be in your bed room and not light up the night. Is TP-Link reliable? I know that was my concern. My brother was the Technology Director for a nationally known company. He used TP-Link equipment regularly, expecting it to last a short while, but they tended to outlast and perform as well as the far more expensive, bigger brand names. I am glad that I bought these. The fact they do not have google assistant or other verbal interface integration was a plus to me, as I do not want systems always listening. I think we are going to find these types of "servant" technologies being hacked or not working towards our best interests. The IOT is useful, but more often it is shorthand for idIOT.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021 by David G.
Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
I'm an IT geek / software developer for a living. I know all about how this stuff works and I wanted fast, but I didn't need crazy expensive for my home and some of these mesh systems are way overpriced IMHO. Reality is you can have all the latest crazy standards but once you get 20ft from the access point all bets are off and you'll never see the speeds you see quoted so you need to mix practical with price. There seem to be sooo many mesh system options these days, that I was overwhelmed, but after some consideration I thought I would just go for this one which seemed reasonably priced, but still offered most of the latest standards (and thus speed limits) and also had free returns! In this case this config with 2 slave units was great for my ~4500 sq ft house, my previous single access point left some dead spots (like my Ring outside the house) just outside the range. But with this setup I can blanket the house and get pretty good speeds (>100-200Mb throughput) just about everywhere, and faster (400+ when you are reasonably close / line of sight to the access point) It's important to remember when thinking about laying these out in your house what and where you need the speed. If you need speed inside your house (say you are always streaming movies from a pc to another device) or if you need speed from a device to the internet. The slave access points can only provide as much throughput back to the main access point (which is probably directly plugged into your router/internet) as good as their own wireless connection is to EACH OTHER. eg: if you put the slave access points 50ft away they might "only" be able to get like 20Mb back to the internet, as your devices is going from device -> slave access point ->* main access point (next to your router/internet) and the * connection is the weak link. What was the killer feature for me on these is you can actually use ethernet as a backbone for the slave access points. My house is pre-wired with ethernet so I was able to put the slave access points pretty far but every slave is hardwired back to the main access point and thus has 100% of the throughput back to the internet so no matter which access point you connect to in the house each access point is as fast as the main one so the access point to access point speed drop is a non-issue if you can set it up like this. DO THIS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! It's like having 3 "full speed" access points strategically dropped through your house. It wasn't obvious I could do this from the (very basic) docs for setup that came with it, but a quick search through the online docs showed you could this and it's brain dead, just plug your home network into the port on the back. Extra bonus feature, you can use the 2nd port on the back as a local hardwired port so if you have a single PC or "device" (like an xbox or something) next to the access point you can still plug it in directly and get full hard-wired speed without needing to buy an extra switch in the middle. Note: If you don't use the 1st port for the backbone, then you get 2 ports for local devices that will get at least Access Point -> Access Point speeds without one more wifi hop needed. I was pretty impressed with the iPhone app that you use to manage the setup, gone are the days of a webbrowser hitting a super slow admin page, the app is snappy and you can tweak all kinds of stuff. (favorite feature: One of the access points ended up in a kids room and they complained about the LED at night, guess what, turns out there's a "night mode" where it turns off the LED's during a timewindow in the settings pages!) The "mesh" part works really good too, from the app you can see your device move from access point to access point and what devices are on which and stuff. Super handy for initial setup troubleshooting and geeking out over how it's all working. I will admit, I was a little nervous since TP-Link is sort of a more bargain brand in my head, but I've had it going for about 8 weeks now in my house and it's been basically flawless. I'm sold, I'd TOTALLY buy this again or recommend it to a friend (or anyone reading this)!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020 by shaebee
Size: 2 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
So far I’ve been using them for 2 years. Pros: they are very easy to set up, great quality, they do not drop connection, very stable internet as long as you set them up right, the app allows you to label them, they work fine for connection up to 1Gb. Make sure you connect your main to your modern near an open space centralized and with an Ethernet cable cat 5 or higher. Each has a duel Internet port in case you want to hardwire into a device instead of wife. Cons: the app sometimes prevents them from working properly so sometimes you simply have to open up the app so it can reboot itself, after a reboot sometimes they don’t automatically start working (so you must unplug the power of those showing red, will quickly reboot and show green), my biggest issue, the app displays usually the wrong speed, sometimes showing mbps or kbps, speed fluctuates a lot, even when you perform a 3rd party speed test, not exactly sure why. Location is a must, you must make sure they are set as close to each other as possible while getting a strong signal ( must play round to find the sweet spot). Over all they are great if you set them up properly, they provide great internet, very easy to use and set up, requires no maintenance but updates, so far I’ve had no issues for the last 2 years. I would recommend the Decos.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2025 by ivan
Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
I purchased this mesh system to supplant/reinforce an AT&T Arris BGW 210 modem/router so I would have better coverage. The system was easy to install, once I got the TP-Link Deco app installed and an account set up, and I connected it directly to one of the gigabit ports on the router. (It's located about ten feet away from the router.) I set it for access point operation. I also connected one of the other units directly to a gigabit switch at the other end of the house that is directly wired to the AT&T router. Coverage is great and I have a strong signal throughout the house. Transitioning from one node to another as I move through the house is very smooth and seamless. However, after performing many speed tests (Google) in different configurations, I have concluded a couple things. First, the wireless connection upload speed through the Deco is still about 30% slower than connecting directly to the AT&T router using 5 GHz (AC) connections. That's to be expected, I guess, since the data is having to pass through the Deco node to the port on the router. However, I've also found that connecting directly to the second ethernet port on a node that is wired directly to the router is about 40% slower than connecting to the router directly. In other words, I lose about 40% of speed when I plug into a Deco than I do plugging into the router port used by the Deco. That's not good. Basically, if I run a cable from my router to a remote Deco, I'm much better off plugging that cable directly into my laptop than plugging my laptop into the Deco. The Deco is apparently not a very good substitute for a gigabit switch. I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of my favorite features: the LED controls. Yes, you can program the units so the LED on the front turns off at a certain time and then turns back on at another. In my house, they turn off at 11:00P and turn back on at 7:00P so they don't act as (very bright) nightlights. Definitely cool.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021 by Zube
Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
This Tp-Link X20 mesh Wi-Fi device is a must-have if you suffer from dead spots or a lot of buffering Wi-Fi. It literally increased my signal strength and boosted up my mpbs almost threefold and that is no joke. The price here on Amazon is amazing and let's put it this way this device on the box claims it will do a 5-6 bedroom house and it definitely will. I only have a three-bedroom house and this device can definitely work for a house almost twice my size. I have included pictures The first one that shows an HDTV is from the TP link app running speed on average which is definitely good enough for streaming 4K movies and the other is from my cell so you make the call but you would definitely not be disappointed with this. Long story short, my Wi-Fi router was only reaching about 300 ft and I believe that these devices can reach anywhere from 900 to a thousand feet per node and each one of these can work in series so you can expand your Wi-Fi coverage even further. Example some systems can expand your coverage but have to be connected directly to the router either utilizing it ethernet cable or Wi-Fi connected so it can expand your coverage but not this device you use one of the nodes for the new Wi-Fi router and it doesn't matter which one you use, use the included ethernet cable unplug your modem plug in your ethernet cable to either port on the back of the TP-Link node and the other on the back of the LAN port from your modem and then plug your TP link node into the wall receptacle along with your modem/modum router combo and then power them both up at the same time. Once done you have to download the app and there is a QR code and a website that you go to for either iOS or Play store and the app has instructions to follow step by step and once you're up and running you're good to go with that one and your new node connected acts as your new Wi-Fi router with faster and better coverage. All the other existing nodes that you have all you have to do is put it in a location where your signal is weak hopefully somewhere between the Wi-Fi router and that dead zone so you still have a little bit of Wi-Fi and it will shock you because the new TP-Link node actually reaches out a lot further than your Wi-Fi router so depending on what Wi-Fi device you're connected and how close you are you may actually have Wi-Fi coverage covering the area that used to be dead. But hooking up another node would definitely expand it at least through your whole house literally. I can't say enough about these I had one time or a show I think buffered for about 2 seconds and that was it did not buffer again and I believe that was at the very beginning before the show loaded on my TV but most of the time it is really responsive and does not cut out or buffer and reaches so far that it is unreal. The speed that you get with this remember it's also limited onto how much speed you're actually paying for through your internet provider so keep that in mind. It shipped really quickly and I definitely got it on time and Amazon has literally saved me from having to spend hundreds of dollars on a new mesh Wi-Fi router to do my whole home with this new mesh Wi-Fi router combo it makes it so simple to hook up and honestly I have never hooked up a Wi-Fi router and set it up in my life. The internet provider when they installed it they hooked it up and set it up and I've never had to mess with it until now. Something to think about but definitely definitely I cannot say that enough this is worth a try as you would not be disappointed. And as for people who do gaming I don't but my stepson does and when he comes over and brings his PS5 there is no lag the picture is so crystal clear he was actually shocked that this works a lot better than my original Wi-Fi router so something to think about and he's a young adult.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024 by Joseph Bragg
Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
Our Installation: We subscribe to a 800 Mbps Comcast plan which actually tests at 900 Mbps. Our 1975 tinker toy construction (drywall/plywood) L-Shaped, single-story ranch 2300 sqft home has a crawl space under the footprint with an attached 3 car garage and backyard patio/swimming pool area. The 5800 sqft wi-fi coverage (overall average wi-fi data rates = 500 Mbps includes smartphones) is more than adequate for our needs (no gaming, 2 TVs (family room and garage) with 5 Alexa Plus/Echo Dots, roaming smartphones/GEN 6 laptop, desktop, multiple switches/plugs, Xfinity/Comcast owned Home Security router and irrigation controllers). We tested the Deco X-68 (2-pack) with dedicated 5GHz tri-band, finding the Home Security upgrade solicitations to be annoying vs the lifetime included Home Security bundled with the X-20 (very good). Since we have a crawl space, wiring backhaul CAT 7 cable (chosen if ISP plan ever exceeds 1 GIG) through a TP-Link unmanaged 5-Port switch made longer term usage/performance sense. Note: also connected TP-Link USB/Ethernet adapter to switch for HP Pavilion Desktop (ethernet adapter only 100 Mbps)...increased wi-fi data rate from 250 Mbps to wired 500 Mbps. Aside: The Mrs wasn't thrilled to call the local Fire Department because I was stuck trying to get out of the crawl space! 900-600-300-(50%) 900 = ISP subscription signal data rate directly from Arris SB8200 cable modem to desktop and laptop. ALERT: The cable modem has 2 1-Gigabit ports, but ONLY 1 is operational unless you upgrade your Comcast subscription plan (not knowing cost me a lot of time plus the Comcast technician during his visit didn't even comment on this condition..."we don't troubleshoot 3rd party equipment" Oh you don't? = I collected $250 in refunds FROM Comcast during this installation process) Suggestion: We put a book cover around cable modem on bookcase to hide it, but it's still accessible if we need to manually reboot (see photo). 600 = Signal loss (300 Mbps) connecting cable modem to Main Deco and backhaul ethernet cable wiring 2 nodes/satellites. Both our desktop and Lenovo Gen 6 laptop speed test at 600 Mbps by each Deco X-20 location. Note: Gen 6 laptop "wi-fi data rate" is also 600 Mbps at each location which implies the Gen 6 new standards firmware is performing well. Also smartphone Pixel 3A XL wi-fi roaming throughout house speed tests at 500 Mbps. 300 = Signal loss (300 Mbps) speed testing wi-fi on the Gen 6 laptop in remote areas: Garage & Patio areas performing at 300 Mbps 50% Loss Non-Wired Backhaul = Using the Deco X-20 routers to transmit ISP signal through its 4 antenna/radios vs backhaul wiring, decreases signal by 50% at all locations...ie signal in Garage by Android TV drops from 300 Mbps to 150Mbps (basically triggered decision to run ethernet cables or reinvestigate tri-band solutions) Deco APP = Extremely well designed, absolute piece O cake to use. Provides me all I need to manage the entire network (connected devices/mac addresses/connected frequency rate (2.4 vs 5)/locations/wired not wired) by online/offline plus separate listing by locations) Easily reboot All Decos, optimize network, turn on/off Guest Network (works well with Alexa skill) to include 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz signals+++ = Just terrific! TP Link Support = 24/7 phone support with very caring and generally very competent technical troubleshooting. I made a very costly set-up error by testing QoS (Quality of Service) by entering 100 Mbps download (I recommended to TP-Link about adding WARNING for this input) because it basically puts a governor on your real available data rates. Xfinity and I got tired proving I was getting the subscription rate we are paying for! Bottom Line = For our installation and needs, we couldn't be more ecstatic with the upgraded High-Efficiency/High-Value mesh routers for $220. Note: Switch, USB/Ethernet adapter, CAT 7 cables = $75 What triggered this entire project was our purchase of a Gen 6 enabled Lenovo laptop. Of note, BOTH your router and connected device need 802.11ax or Gen 6 chip sets to tap OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)/RU (Resource Units) efficiency and WPA3 security (160 MHz channels (not supported in X-20) and MU-MIMO (Multi-user, Multiple Input, Multiple Output = currently vaporware) adds nothing to our WLAN performance needs). I believe, although cannot unequivocally test, the Gen 6 enhanced data rates are performing extremely well. All other legacy devices are solid with the new available signal strength and strong data rates near the 3 APs (Access Points). Our Orbit hose/timer up the back hill tucked under the redwood trees receives 75 Mbps! 6E chip set devices will be rapidly appearing in the marketplace over the next few years. You need BOTH the router and device to include 6E chipsets to utilize the new 1200 MHz, 6Ghz "pristine spectrum". As we Long Term Evolve (LTE), our new Deco X-20 (3-pack) will easily last 3 years or longer as our devices are steadily upgraded to 6E. We highly recommend!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2021 by Strands Danville
Size: 2 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
Dead zones are a special kind of frustration. That one corner of the house where your video call freezes, the back bedroom where streaming buffers every few minutes, the garage where your phone gives up entirely. The Deco X20 exists to solve exactly that problem and it does so with a minimum of fuss. Setup is where this system immediately earns goodwill. The Deco app walks you through everything in plain language and the whole network was up and running in under fifteen minutes, which for networking hardware is practically unheard of. No cryptic router menus, no digging through settings pages that look like they were designed in 2003. Just a clean app experience that gets out of your way fast. WiFi 6 makes a tangible difference in a busy household. Multiple people streaming, gaming and on video calls simultaneously without anyone complaining about lag is the real world benchmark that matters, and the X20 handles it comfortably across 4000 square feet without breaking a sweat. Coverage is genuinely seamless as you move between rooms, with devices handing off between nodes so smoothly you never notice it happening. The units themselves are compact and understated enough to sit on a shelf or counter without looking like networking equipment someone forgot to hide. That sounds minor but in a living space it genuinely matters. For very large properties or extremely demanding multi gigabit needs there are more powerful options out there, but for the overwhelming majority of homes this system hits a sweet spot of performance, simplicity and value that is difficult to argue against.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2026 by Review Jockeys
Size: 3 Pack
Style: AX1800 WiFi 6
You will not regret this choice. Having a reliable mesh system circumvents the need to pay outrageous prices for internet speeds that nobody on earth actually needs. Believe it or not, but you probably don't need more than 100Mbps in your entire home and this device allows you to better utilize every last drop of it. After doing much research, I figured my WiFi needs would be met with the absolutely lowest Spectrum tier of 100Mbps, but a much router or mesh system as the problem was not the theoretical download speeds but the quality of connection. Having a mesh system would allow me to downgrade my bill, as well as saving $5/mo on the "equipment rental" fee for using the Spectrum router, and yet still be able to stream 4K on every device all at once if I so pleased. I live in a one bedroom apartment, smack-dab in the middle of a sea of apartment complexes in a big city so there's a lot of competing signals bouncing off one another. While everyone said all I needed was a better router, my experience proved otherwise. Speed wasn't the issue at all, but latency and spread across the apartment to my 12+ devices. Constantly I suffered from buffering issues, especially surfing the web or watching YouTube. But I didn't need to go faster on the highways, I needed more lanes on the highway for all the cars to run parallel, and to increase the overall range. This is the benefit of a mesh system over a traditional router, as well as the ability to roam from Deco to Deco based on bandwidth/proximity, allowing better prioritization. I've stuck with TP-Link for years, having had seamless experiences with all of their products from WiFi cards to WiFi bulbs, and for much less cost. This was no different. I was very impressed with their easy, intuitive and speedy setup. The app is sleek, and its fun to see which Deco everything is connected to and witness it switch around as bandwidth demands change. The WiFi, despite being much slower on paper than the 400Mpbs I was receiving since the start of 2024, has been a massive improvement, and for less than half the cost. As a stress test, I played a 4K streaming movie on one TV, streamed 4K YouTube on my computer, another 4K video on my laptop, played 1080 streaming movie on another TV, and did an online speed test all at once. Never a single buffer on any of the devices and the speed test still managed to download over 100Mpbs anyway with a 12-14 ping. That's plenty of internet speed and then some. Over 30 days later, its still flawless. In the end, I only wound up using 2 of the 3 Decos (but glad I have the third for only $10 more, just in case). Now, I'm not kidding when I say I actually profited from downgrading my WiFi, and I invite you to do the same... First, I dropped Spectrum, and went over to T-Mobile for $40/mo for exactly 3 months. I qualified for a $200 debit card rebate after that, which I used to pay off my phone/internet bills. I cancelled T-Mobile's internet after the speeds were awful, went back to Spectrum once I qualified for their promo rate of $30/mo for 100Mpbs for two years. So, since July, I have paid T-Mobile 3 months ($120) and will pay Spectrum 3 months ($90) before 2025. That means I paid $10 out of pocket for 6 months of internet after the $200 rebate. Of course, the mesh system sets me back $140, but over the next two years I'm saving $5/mo on router rental fees ($120 after two years). So, it pays for itself. And because its WiFi 6, its backwards compatible and will remain relevant for several more years at the very least. I estimate that in two years I will have saved a total of $960 in internet speeds after the cost of the Decos.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2024 by Matthew