Are you using or considering a mesh WiFi system?

HonestLiar said:
i have been using the tplink deco x20 mesh for over 2 years now and the same is in use with a friend of mine too. Yes in order to kill all the dead zones, the mesh system is the best option but there are a few key things that you should know before you buy.
-Always go with the wired backhaul if possible and by that i mean dont use wireless connectivity between different mesh routers. Wired backhaul will give you the best performance.
-There are very expensive mesh systems out there, chose wisely according to your need, overspending is very common when buying mesh router.
-You will need to use a gigabit switch in order to setup wired backhaul and i would highly recommend wired backhaul over the wireless backhaul.
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i agree with you but a part of my brain is like - well if you are connecting with wire why do you need a mesh, keep cheap wifi routers in every room with same SSID and live with the couple of seconds drop when you move. :)
not disagreeing with you but yea wired backhaul kind of defeats the aesthic purpose of Mesh doesnt it
 
kiranrss said:
i agree with you but a part of my brain is like - well if you are connecting with wire why do you need a mesh, keep cheap wifi routers in every room with same SSID and live with the couple of seconds drop when you move. :)
not disagreeing with you but yea wired backhaul kind of defeats the aesthic purpose of Mesh doesnt it
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Every single office uses a distributed wired mesh as against standalone APs with shared SSID.
Its not just a couple of seconds drop as you move. The real problem is what is often termed as Sticky AP..

What ends up happening is that when you move from one room to another, most devices will continue to latch on to the far AP and drop packets instead of switching to the nearby/ strong signal AP till you manually turn off wifi and re-enable it
 
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superczar said:
Every single office uses a distributed wired mesh as against standalone APs with shared SSID.
Its not just a couple of seconds drop as you move. The real problem is what is often termed as Sticky AP..

What ends up happening is that when you move from one room to another, most devices will continue to latch on to the far AP and drop packets instead of switching to the nearby/ strong signal AP till you manually turn off wifi and re-enable it
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Makes sense Thanks
 
kiranrss said:
i agree with you but a part of my brain is like - well if you are connecting with wire why do you need a mesh, keep cheap wifi routers in every room with same SSID and live with the couple of seconds drop when you move. :)
not disagreeing with you but yea wired backhaul kind of defeats the aesthic purpose of Mesh doesnt it
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if aesthetics are your priority and all the cables are not already laid underground, then installing open cables dont make much sense. But for the best performance the wired backhaul is the way to go, good luck!
superczar said:
Every single office uses a distributed wired mesh as against standalone APs with shared SSID.
Its not just a couple of seconds drop as you move. The real problem is what is often termed as Sticky AP..

What ends up happening is that when you move from one room to another, most devices will continue to latch on to the far AP and drop packets instead of switching to the nearby/ strong signal AP till you manually turn off wifi and re-enable it
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mesh setup switches routers pretty well, at least it has been the case with my deco x20.
 
what i did
bought 4 x Linksys EA6900
then went on to do this
All Linksys are now ASUS RTAC68U
these can now use official asus merlin firmware
connected one in router and all others in mesh mo9de using the merlin firmware
Why i did this each linksys router came for 12$ used from usa ebay
performace wise all are similar to the asus 68u asin using QOS and everythig
running stable from last 3 years without any problem ,also supports Adguard home,Immich,Plex from dell wyse 5060
This is my cheap method to get asus mesh @ home

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darylzero said:
what i did
bought 4 x Linksys EA6900
then went on to do this
All Linksys are now ASUS RTAC68U
these can now use official asus merlin firmware
connected one in router and all others in mesh mo9de using the merlin firmware
Why i did this each linksys router came for 12$ used from usa ebay
performace wise all are similar to the asus 68u asin using QOS and everythig
running stable from last 3 years without any problem ,also supports Adguard home,Immich,Plex from dell wyse 5060
This is my cheap method to get asus mesh @ home

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sounds just about right but personally i don't have any router firmware flashing experience, can you mention how difficult or easy it is?
 
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