I went ahead with purchasing this mesh system to improve connectivity of my Ring cameras. I was an advocate of TP Link but am disappointed at how they've started moving features behind a pay wall. I won't let that get me down, but it is something that I'll strongly remember in future purchases.
I agree. I don’t dislike tplink products but I find it annoying how they’re trying to squeeze more money out of everyone. The feature is already there and built into the router. Having to pay extra to use it is frustrating. At that rate you could go with a more expensive brand that offers these features without making you pay extra and long term save money.
if 58Mbps is your worst speed on TMHI alone, I wonder what the difference was when you were standing next to the TMHI gateway in both scenarios. I don't have a powerful tower near my house, so I don't expect a large increase like what you saw, but this has convinced me to at least try. I will be using the HINT Control app to turn off the wifi bands on my TMO-G4SE gateway as well.
If you’re referring to the speed test done in the worst spot in my house (reception wise) I think it was 30 Mbps ish down with the T-Mobile provided gateway. I got 560 Mbps down (somewhere in there) at the same exact spot showing that the mesh system was in-fact working. If I was standing next to the gateway the speeds are the same (or close to the same) the mesh system isn’t going to make your overall speed faster, but rather it will just extend the area in which you will get maximum speeds. If that makes sense.
my air conditioner only provides connection over 2.4 ghz band. but I want to buy a new generation mesh. I'm not very knowledgeable in technology. TV, xiaomi mop pro, phone and air conditioner. can i connect them all to the mesh system. and most models of tp link, including xe75 pro. There are users who say that there is a wifi connection problem. thats annoying. I'm wondering what your suggestion for a seamless mesh system is.
You shouldn’t have an issue connecting your air conditioner to a mesh system. Most newer systems automatically select either 2.4 or 5 GHz for you based on the device that is trying to connect to it, but they just “merge” the SSIDs so that you as the user only see one instead of two (one for 2.4 and one for 5Ghz). In most cases you can go into the setting and turn this off if you need to force a device like your air conditioner on 2.4Ghz if for whatever reason it isn’t working. I like eero. I haven’t had any issues with either of the systems I’ve owned. Tp Link is going to be a better bang for buck if you’re trying to save money. I didn’t have any issues with this system when I owned it. I only returned it because I needed to be able to change a very specific setting that this router didn’t have. Most people don’t need this.
Yeah you can use any router. It wouldn’t make sense to use one that’s older though. I’d make sure it is at least Wi-Fi 6 because that is what the gateways are.
I was also wondering if I get T-Mobile home internet would it work correctly if I were to plug a router in the tmobile gateway before powering it up initially or do you have to set it up then turn it off and connect it, I was wondering because I don’t have it yet and I was looking into getting it?
No the gateway requires you to set it up and activate it in the app first. After you set it up you can turn the Wi-Fi off on the gateway and setup the router. However the coverage on the gateways are decent so you might not even need the router.
I just set this up yesterday. It came with 2 other nodes and connected automatically. I didn’t get to add any floors to the house, no matter where I place the other nodes the single is always fair or weak
@@helphq hi. Its all up and running. Single still tends to he fair though iv now got a total of 5 deco xe75 because some places were just not getting anything. My house is 3000 sq feet so idk why some areas weren't getting it
Hi I have a T-Mobile Home internet with Arcadyan Gateway. Do you simply plug in the Deco AXE5400 mesh and use it as your router or do you have to use it as access point? I do not see any option for the T-Mobile gateway to set to bridge mode. I am concern about signal interference.
I turned off the wifi using this method: ua-cam.com/video/FTI9AOaYedc/v-deo.html Then I plugged in the deco to the T-Mobile modem and ran the setup in the deco app on my phone. One thing to note is if you have T-Mobile internet the MTU needs to be 1420. The AXE5400 does not currently allow you to change the MTU. It is preset to 1500 which is standard. It can effect your ping and speeds. It will work, but I just wanted you to be aware of this as it could hinder the quality of your service. I returned mine and ordered a different brand that allows you to update the MTU. I’m working on an update video now.
A faster back-haul. Although 6ghz can travel a shorter distance and doesn’t penetrate walls as well when compared to 5Ghz. Personally I’d skip the first iteration of 6e and just get a triband wifi 6 mesh system. This uses a 5ghz backhaul. In theory the 6ghz backhaul will give you better speeds at each satellite. I think most people won’t see a difference in day to day use.
@Boba Milk Tea U are thinking too much in the present. Any new smartphone/computer/tablet you buy in 2022 and even some from 2021 support the 6 GHz wifi that can handle 6E. 6 GHz wifi is the future and if u are going to buy a wifi router, you definitely do NOT want to buy just a wifi 6 router if you want to be future proof. I don't know about you but I don't want to constantly be buying new routers.
We have fiber optic internet coming into a small modem (kinetic/windstream). From there my netgear nighthawk is plugged in. We don’t want any part of the netgear in the equation. Is there a way to have this tp link setup without any need of the netgear router?
I’d love to give you an answer on this specific question, but since it requires a home shield subscription I did not test or use this feature. From what I have read it will allow you to setup profiles for each person/child and then add devices to their profile. From there you can pause, unpause or block devices. You can also set a window in which the device will have access to the internet. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching.
Yep you can set static ip addresses and setup port forwarding.. at least you could when I had it. I returned it because I couldn’t change the MTU for T-Mobile Home Internet.
@@helphq thanks for the review, I'm wondering in your tests it seems like that mesh was working extremely well for you, but at the end you said that you return it back, so Will you be kind enough to let ur know if you encounter any problems with it? I truly appreciate your review, other that the probability to Future problems with the MTU value? Thanks.
I didn’t test using these with Alexa or Google. I don’t use either of these services in my house. I keep Cortana and Siri disabled as well. Tp link shows they offer some support for google assistant on their website for a limited number of routers. Http://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2891/
Can’t compare to that T mobile 5g trash. I had cause we moved into a temporary home and I order it cause we staying for 3 months. It served Its purpose but it struggle at times. I’m going from eero pro 6 to the EX75 in a few days.
hey, how has the Deco XE75 been? would you recommend? i have the eeros and i'm leaning towards going to Deco too but scared of changes and stability, etc.. thanks in advance.
I don’t have them anymore but when I didn’t have them they worked fine. I didn’t have any issues with them cutting out or weird resetting issues or anything. I switched to eero 6 pros because tp link requires you to pay for a subscription to use certain features and I wasn’t a fan of that. It was also lacking the ability to change the MTU which I needed for 5G internet through TMobile
I went ahead with purchasing this mesh system to improve connectivity of my Ring cameras. I was an advocate of TP Link but am disappointed at how they've started moving features behind a pay wall. I won't let that get me down, but it is something that I'll strongly remember in future purchases.
I agree. I don’t dislike tplink products but I find it annoying how they’re trying to squeeze more money out of everyone. The feature is already there and built into the router. Having to pay extra to use it is frustrating. At that rate you could go with a more expensive brand that offers these features without making you pay extra and long term save money.
if 58Mbps is your worst speed on TMHI alone, I wonder what the difference was when you were standing next to the TMHI gateway in both scenarios. I don't have a powerful tower near my house, so I don't expect a large increase like what you saw, but this has convinced me to at least try. I will be using the HINT Control app to turn off the wifi bands on my TMO-G4SE gateway as well.
If you’re referring to the speed test done in the worst spot in my house (reception wise) I think it was 30 Mbps ish down with the T-Mobile provided gateway. I got 560 Mbps down (somewhere in there) at the same exact spot showing that the mesh system was in-fact working. If I was standing next to the gateway the speeds are the same (or close to the same) the mesh system isn’t going to make your overall speed faster, but rather it will just extend the area in which you will get maximum speeds. If that makes sense.
Thanks for the details!
No problem!
my air conditioner only provides connection over 2.4 ghz band. but I want to buy a new generation mesh. I'm not very knowledgeable in technology. TV, xiaomi mop pro, phone and air conditioner. can i connect them all to the mesh system.
and most models of tp link, including xe75 pro. There are users who say that there is a wifi connection problem. thats annoying. I'm wondering what your suggestion for a seamless mesh system is.
You shouldn’t have an issue connecting your air conditioner to a mesh system. Most newer systems automatically select either 2.4 or 5 GHz for you based on the device that is trying to connect to it, but they just “merge” the SSIDs so that you as the user only see one instead of two (one for 2.4 and one for 5Ghz). In most cases you can go into the setting and turn this off if you need to force a device like your air conditioner on 2.4Ghz if for whatever reason it isn’t working. I like eero. I haven’t had any issues with either of the systems I’ve owned. Tp Link is going to be a better bang for buck if you’re trying to save money. I didn’t have any issues with this system when I owned it. I only returned it because I needed to be able to change a very specific setting that this router didn’t have. Most people don’t need this.
Can you use any router with T-Mobile home internet or does it have to be a certain type?
Yeah you can use any router. It wouldn’t make sense to use one that’s older though. I’d make sure it is at least Wi-Fi 6 because that is what the gateways are.
Excellent video thanks much
Very welcome
Great review! Answered all my questions.
Glad I could help!
I was also wondering if I get T-Mobile home internet would it work correctly if I were to plug a router in the tmobile gateway before powering it up initially or do you have to set it up then turn it off and connect it, I was wondering because I don’t have it yet and I was looking into getting it?
No the gateway requires you to set it up and activate it in the app first. After you set it up you can turn the Wi-Fi off on the gateway and setup the router. However the coverage on the gateways are decent so you might not even need the router.
I just set this up yesterday. It came with 2 other nodes and connected automatically. I didn’t get to add any floors to the house, no matter where I place the other nodes the single is always fair or weak
Sorry for the delay. Did you get this sorted out? Does your house exceed the square footage capabilities of the mesh system?
@@helphq hi. Its all up and running. Single still tends to he fair though iv now got a total of 5 deco xe75 because some places were just not getting anything. My house is 3000 sq feet so idk why some areas weren't getting it
Hi I have a T-Mobile Home internet with Arcadyan Gateway. Do you simply plug in the Deco AXE5400 mesh and use it as your router or do you have to use it as access point? I do not see any option for the T-Mobile gateway to set to bridge mode. I am concern about signal interference.
I turned off the wifi using this method:
ua-cam.com/video/FTI9AOaYedc/v-deo.html
Then I plugged in the deco to the T-Mobile modem and ran the setup in the deco app on my phone. One thing to note is if you have T-Mobile internet the MTU needs to be 1420. The AXE5400 does not currently allow you to change the MTU. It is preset to 1500 which is standard. It can effect your ping and speeds. It will work, but I just wanted you to be aware of this as it could hinder the quality of your service. I returned mine and ordered a different brand that allows you to update the MTU.
I’m working on an update video now.
There are 3 LAN ports on the router. Are they of different speeds?
Each port is 1 gigabit.
@@helphq Thank you!
What’s the point if there’s no client that can handle 6e?
A faster back-haul. Although 6ghz can travel a shorter distance and doesn’t penetrate walls as well when compared to 5Ghz. Personally I’d skip the first iteration of 6e and just get a triband wifi 6 mesh system. This uses a 5ghz backhaul. In theory the 6ghz backhaul will give you better speeds at each satellite. I think most people won’t see a difference in day to day use.
@Boba Milk Tea U are thinking too much in the present. Any new smartphone/computer/tablet you buy in 2022 and even some from 2021 support the 6 GHz wifi that can handle 6E. 6 GHz wifi is the future and if u are going to buy a wifi router, you definitely do NOT want to buy just a wifi 6 router if you want to be future proof. I don't know about you but I don't want to constantly be buying new routers.
It seems the iPhone 5 was the first phone with Wi-Fi 5. So we’ve got at least 10 years before Wi-Fi 7. I’m happy with that!
We have fiber optic internet coming into a small modem (kinetic/windstream). From there my netgear nighthawk is plugged in. We don’t want any part of the netgear in the equation. Is there a way to have this tp link setup without any need of the netgear router?
How is the parental control
I’d love to give you an answer on this specific question, but since it requires a home shield subscription I did not test or use this feature.
From what I have read it will allow you to setup profiles for each person/child and then add devices to their profile. From there you can pause, unpause or block devices. You can also set a window in which the device will have access to the internet.
Hope that helps! Thanks for watching.
Nice review 👌
Thank you 🙂
Does it support setting status LAN addresses and port forwarding? Thanks
Yep you can set static ip addresses and setup port forwarding.. at least you could when I had it. I returned it because I couldn’t change the MTU for T-Mobile Home Internet.
@@helphq thanks for the review, I'm wondering in your tests it seems like that mesh was working extremely well for you, but at the end you said that you return it back, so Will you be kind enough to let ur know if you encounter any problems with it? I truly appreciate your review, other that the probability to Future problems with the MTU value? Thanks.
Router itself was fine. No issues. It just didn’t have a setting I wanted.
Tienen un problema solo es con Alexa y no es compatible con Google
I didn’t test using these with Alexa or Google. I don’t use either of these services in my house. I keep Cortana and Siri disabled as well.
Tp link shows they offer some support for google assistant on their website for a limited number of routers.
Http://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2891/
Can’t compare to that T mobile 5g trash. I had cause we moved into a temporary home and I order it cause we staying for 3 months. It served Its purpose but it struggle at times. I’m going from eero pro 6 to the EX75 in a few days.
I like the eero setup better personally, but for price tp link can’t be beat.
hey, how has the Deco XE75 been? would you recommend? i have the eeros and i'm leaning towards going to Deco too but scared of changes and stability, etc.. thanks in advance.
I don’t have them anymore but when I didn’t have them they worked fine. I didn’t have any issues with them cutting out or weird resetting issues or anything. I switched to eero 6 pros because tp link requires you to pay for a subscription to use certain features and I wasn’t a fan of that. It was also lacking the ability to change the MTU which I needed for 5G internet through TMobile
I love them. So far the great. App is much better u can delete certain devices from it not like eero
@@helphq hehe. i was actually asking the other guy @camron1053 but thank you for the response. much appreciated.