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TP-Link Deco P9 Whole Home Powerline Mesh Wi-Fi System, Up to 6000 Sq ft Coverage, Dual-Band AC1200+HomePlug AV1000, Gigabit Ports, Compatible with Amazon Echo/Alexa, limited walls impact, Pack of 3

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Maximale draadloze signaalfrequentie van Powerline op basis van specificaties van HomeplugAV/AV2. De werkelijke gegevensdoorvoer en het bereik van Powerline kunnen niet gegarandeerd worden en variëren op basis van netwerkomstandigheden en omgevingsfactoren met inbegrip van elektrische storingsbronnen, omvang van het verkeer en het netwerk, AFCI-schakelaar en of de Powerline-adapter op een aparte stroomkring is aangesloten. If you live in a larger home and want more coverage, then Netgear also sells a kit with two satellites instead of just one (these are in addition to the main router in each kit), but that is more expensive still. Wired: Turn off the Wi-Fi (if any) on your computer and connect to the router using an Ethernet cable.

If you are in a place where Wi-Fi struggles to get into every corner of every room, then we'd say the TP-Link Deco P9 should definitely be on your shortlist. There are a lot of impressive kits around at the moment though, not least the recently updated Google Nest Wi-Fi solution and the Orbi suite of products from Netgear. Speed is one thing, but coverage is just as important. This isn’t always proportional to price. Mesh kits usually include two or three devices – called nodes – which communicate with each other wirelessly and provide a single Wi-Fi network over a much larger area than a single router can. Your devices will disconnect from one node and connect to a closer one as you move around your home.Uses your home's electrical wiring to create stronger connections between Deco units, reducing the impact of walls or other obstacles on signal

All of these are pure Wi-Fi mesh systems, however. If what you’re chiefly interested in is the combination of mesh and powerline networking, the Deco P9 is the only game in town. TP-Link Deco P9 review: Design and features The original Wi-Fi 5-based Eero system is still on sale and is cheaper, and a good alternative if you don’t need Wi-Fi 6 yet – or Zigbee.The Eero 6 has a Zigbee hub built in, which could be handy if you have Philips Hue or other Zigbee-based smart home devices. Ultimately, the Orbi RBK762S is great if you really want the fast speeds it offers, and have devices that can take advantage of it – plus very fast broadband, of course. If you have slower broadband and don’t need gigabit speeds, there’s an argument for spending less money on a three-router system which could provide better coverage, such as TP-Link’s Deco PX50. READ NEXT: Best mesh Wi-Fi – the best way to extend your home’s wireless network TP-Link Deco P9 review: What you need to know Setup takes a minute or two for each device that you want to connect up, but it's really just a question of waiting for the indicator light to cycle through various colours. The app will make suggestions about where each of the units should be placed, based on how many floors you've got in your house. We managed to get everything up and running in an average-sized two-storey semi-detached without any problems. Parental Controls: Manage, limit and monitor internet use with parental controls that let you customize WiFi access for every person and device in your home

That's why I decided to go down the TP-Link route so I could take advantage of the Mesh technology. Ideal for people struggling to achieve a good wireless connection throughout their home or into their home office. The conclusion is clear: in a regular domestic setting, a good quality Wi-Fi-only mesh system is likely to give you better performance than the Deco P9’s hybrid approach. I found the network to be quite reliable, except for on a few occasions where my internet connection would cut out for a minute or two. This was very infrequent, and not a major issue, but it was rather annoying when this bug did occur. It uses a dynamic combination of 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz networks to create a single seamless Wi-Fi connection that automatically determines the fastest and most efficient connection for your device. Prior to buying (wasting my money?) the P9s I was using Devolo powerline plugs to extend both my wired and wifi network.

Boosted Speeds: Wi-Fi + Powerline Hybrid Bandwidth

The MR600 supports TP-Link Onemesh. Different technology to Deco Mesh but should have given seemless roaming through the houe.

At the outset we should say that the Sky Q mesh network at our place of residence was working perfectly well before the TP-Link Deco P9 tubes turned up, so it's not as if we're living in a place that's particularly bad in terms of Wi-Fi dead zones. Still, the Deco P9 devices have been doing a fine job so far. Netgear’s Orbi mesh systems are known for their high prices but, at the same time, their performance. The RBK762S is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6 system which can deliver gigabit speeds to compatible devices when they’re relatively close to one of the two routers.

Betere snelheden: wifi + powerline hybride bandbreedte

Ideal for people who love smart home devices. Incorporating a Zigbee smart home hub this router brings many IoT brands under the control of a single app. We didn't see massively better coverage or hugely faster speeds than the Sky Q mesh network we've already got set up at home, so it's maybe not the system for you if you've already got some kind of mesh setup in place. The extras you get with the Deco P9 are helpful but perhaps not worth spending a couple of hundred pounds to get. Anyway. Installing went great. My original modem/router was put in bridge mode and I connected the main deco and two slaves pretty easily. The main deco was situated in the meter cupboard on the ground floor. The first slave on the first floor and the second slave on the second floor. For about a week things looked great. WiFi speed almost matched the ethernet/wired speed. They worked faultlessly but weren't Mesh. Even though I set up the SSIDs on the Devolo wifi units to the same as my main router, wegot breaks in connection as we moved around the house with portable devices.

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