Amazon.com.au:Customer reviews: TP-Link Deco Whole Home Mesh WiFi System (2-Pack) - Works with Amazon Alexa, Up to 350 sq.m. Coverage (Deco M5 2-Pack)

10 people found this helpful

Fast. Stable. Everywhere - Definitely True!

Matthew

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2020

I installed the two units in my 4 bedroom house. I now have full coverage everywhere. My speeds are 100/40 and in the room furthers from the Router unit, I get 95-100/35-40 which is fantastic. No random dropouts or anything of the like. The setup is easy with the app and the app itself actually provides a decent amount of 'advanced' options - enough for my usage. I was able to modify my subnet settings, disable SIP-ALG and set custom DNS.

For those who may be confused (like I was initially upon purchase) this is definitely a router. So if you're on NBN and don't need a modem, you can plug in the WAN cable directly from your NBN box to one of these units.

The unit itself may not say it's connected right away, this might vary by ISP. For my ISP I had to use their app to 'kick' my old router off first which forces a re-authentication of a new router. A quick reboot and it worked.

It also looks quite nice. Compared to the old monstrous Nighthawk router with 4 antennas sticking out under the TV, this is just a simple little circle.

I did have to purchase a cheap Gigabit switch just so I can have some more ethernet ports, which I would recommend for some devices such as a PS4 which has terrible internal WiFI capabilities. Which still worked out cheaper than purchasing any other sort of WiFi router.

4 people found this helpful

Fixed my home wifi issues

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2020

Great coverage and easy to set up. I live in an apartment with concrete walls and wifi was very patchy and non existent in some rooms. I now have seamlessly wifi coverage throughout my apartment. One thing to note, don't use more mesh systems than you need. I thought that the more I had the better the coverage, but this is not the case, it actually slows the wifi down. I ended up using a total of two decos. You can always add more to your mesh system if you think you need it.

3 people found this helpful

Dani

So far so good!

Reviewed in Australia on 22 September 2020

Installed yesterday and now able to achieve strong wifi all around the house, where previously it would be weak in about 50% of the house. Bought for the purpose of getting wifi signal in our detached study/bedrooms which could not receive any wifi previously. Now can stream Netflix etc no prob. My husband installed within 20min using the App. Has to try connecting few times but eventually got there. I think this is the cheapest mesh option that gives you the amount of sqm coverage.

One person found this helpful

Truly paints your house in wifi

Wakingdreamer

Reviewed in Australia on 11 November 2020

So ordered this after lots of research and reading reviews online. Decided to go for this as it is at a great price point and gets the job done.

I did a bunch of speed testing around my house, I live on a 700 sqm block. I have a two story house as well as a granny flat that I needed to get connected. I had a few weak spots in my house and the guest house barely received reception, it was definitely unusable.

After I put the mesh system in I had consistent 50 mbs throughout the whole house. It should be noted I'm only on nbn50. Not only was the house completely responding at this rate but the signal was consistent. I've always had issues with an inconsistent signal. Most impressively the guest house which is at the back of the property was getting a signal of 30 mbs. Not quite as fast as inside but definitely good enough for me to use internet there as a second office.

What an amazing outcome.

Easy to set up and use. The app provides security. You can see which devices are on your network. You have a reasonable amount of control and things you can do with the system. For the general punter this is a great starter system.

It just works....

One person found this helpful

Easy set up, solid build quality, excellent coverage, easy extensibility

Alexei Gudimenko

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2020

Item arrived on time. Setup is really easy.

Overall experience:

My order consisted of two units, which I set up at either end of the house, one on ground floor and one on the top floor, so the distance between both units is about 17 metres with various typical household obstacles etc in the way - and the signal is always strong, zero interruptions, reliable access. The app that TPLink provides is useful and makes management a breeze - you can see all the devices that join your network, create custom rules, set up parental controls and lots of other handy features. Since the units themselves are pretty barebones, it’s worth noting that WPS connection are through the app, rather than a button on the units themselves.

One person found this helpful

Yes it does kill the dead zones

PMfmOz

Reviewed in Australia on 1 December 2020

My daughter lives in an apartment with concrete walls between rooms. She hardly received the WiFi signal in her bedroom for the past 8 years. Recently I came across the WiFi mesh network and bought it after reading the reviews and asking some questions on the Amazon site. She could install the mesh network within 15 minutes and she got the WiFi as good as being close to where the modem is located. The reason I rated it 4 star because a few setup steps could be confusing for those who are not tech gadget savvy. For example, the instruction says "wait until the internet LED on your modem is stable" but normally it will be flickering once the internet is connected.

Fantastic for improving wifi all over the home

Calypso

Reviewed in Australia on 2 October 2020

I originally purchased a wifi extender to enable wifi in my back room where i am now working from home. It was tolerable but the speed really diminished. I purchased the Deco M5 set on recommendation from a friend and am really impressed. Set them up in under 15 minutes and I now have full strength wifi all over my home, no issues with cement walls. Wish I'd bought this instead of the extender initially. Well worth the extra $

One person found this helpful

wallm

Good WiFi Spread

Reviewed in Australia on 24 November 2018

The first unit which has to be connected to the router via an ethernet cable is easy to set up. After that conecting any other units is even simpler, just place in position required and power on, automatically connects.
Once set up the mesh network functions very well.

2 people found this helpful

Mark Briffa

Solved my Wi-Fi problems

Reviewed in Australia on 19 December 2020

Bought the 3-pack and it even works with just 2 units. Installation and management via the phone app is a breeze.
End-to-end distance between the two main units is just over 11m (line-of-sight). Receiving full strength (5 bars) just about everywhere. It had to pass through 5 walls of brick and mortar (each 10cm thick). My NBN/modem/router only gave me just 1 bar at that distance.
I now only have very tiny weak spots where the Wi-Fi is blocked by some of the structural columns (steel reinforced concrete around 30 cm X 80 cm) on the outside (balconies) of the 15 storey apartment block.
Love the included security.
Recommended!!!!