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TP-LINK Deco W3600 Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 Mesh WiFi Router
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TP-LINK Deco W3600 Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 Mesh WiFi Router.
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Build quality is good. Setup is fairly easy though you need to use a smartphone app to complete the setup. Also, as with many others, even though the two units are identical, I had to switch the main unit and the node after a day to eliminate a bottleneck and get my full speed back. You can't beat the price for overall coverage and Wi-Fi 6. We have a small house but many walls creating dead zones which the Deco fixed. I would recommend this mesh system especially since any Deco unit is compatible. Adding on is easy.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I had a 5-year old Securifi mesh network, but it had become less dependable of late, and with the company all but defunct, I decided to update to a more well known brand that's apt to still be around in 6 years. So, I did my research, and bang-for-the-buck, the TP-Link W3600 came out on top in this price range for the features, especially adding WiFi 6. Keep in mind, WiFi 6 isn't going to make your internet any faster than what you're paying for with your ISP - if your paying for 200mbps, you're still going to only get 200mbps. Also, a network card on an electronic device, be it a laptop, computer, gaming console, or cell phone. has to be WIFI 6 capable, otherwise it's going to be limited to its compatibilities. But, if you have WIFI 6 compatible network cards and/or if you pay for gig speeds with your ISP and your current WIFI router can't handle them, then this is a great and affordable place to start. Coming from the Securifi routers, I guess I got spoiled, because they were very granular. I could turn things on and off, make my 2.4 and 5GHz networks run independently, create MAC filtering, assign individual items a static IP on one or the other of the bands, modify my DHCP table to specific ranges for specific devices, setup port tunneling, setup DMZ's, parental controls and tine limits, and on and on. But even though you can't do ALL of that with the TP-Link W3600, you can still do a lot through the Android or IOS app. The painful one for me is not being able to segregate my bandwidths, which can make it quite painful if you have smart devices - all of which run over 2.4GHz - because the band steering algorithm can be fairly slow. For instance, I have a Wyze outdoor camera, but it took the router algorithm and the camera literal hours to agree that it wants to use the 2.4GHz network, even with the 5GHz network disabled completely (though I think this is just as much an issue with the camera firmware coding as it is the routers). Nevertheless, patience persevered, and all is good. On the plus side, the router does have some security features I appreciate, like the IPS (Intrusion Prevention Service) functionality, and some kind of hybrid anti-virus component, though I can't verify the true functionality and voracity of either. But if they ARE working like a paid prescription otherwise would, then there's a lot to be said for the functionality for the price. And if you're a parent, these can be good features for the less-security conscious youth. Added to the parental controls, it's a good suite of features for a family household. Even at WIFI 6 and AX speeds, though, I still can't detect much improvement over my previous AC speeds, and there are times when I wonder if it's actually slower. But then I open the Deco app and open the 'Network Optimization' tool, and it seems to fix things. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be some kind of learning AI feature or it checks itself against some other criteria to determine it needs to "Fix" something, but still, it helps, even if just a little. I can stream without issue, and no longer get the buffering pause when loading Netflix for the first time that day, so the logo opens up without stuttering, which is oddly satisfying after years of that logo pausing and the sound cutting out right in the middle of the animation. But other than that, streaming is the same, which is to say, great. As to gaming, I can't offer you any knowledge, because I'm an old techie who hasn't been much into gaming since DOOM! was first released almost 30-some years ago. The range is MUCH improved over my previous mesh network, which delights me since I don't need to have a string of extenders to get signal out to my shop anymore. But the node-switching feature seems... lacking? For instance, if I go out to the shop then to the back where the signal from the primary node is weakest, it doesn't automatically kick me over to the closest node, and unless I turn WIFI off then back on again, it will still try to deliver me signal from the primary, furthest node with the weakest strength. Not a deal breaker, but I hope it's something TP-Link is looking at fixing. Once I turn WIFI off then back on it picks the closest node and strongest signal, and I can make it all over my property with signal from there. It's just an inconvenient pain, and a first-world problem, for sure. I recognize I should be embarrassed for my "Entitled" whining, and I am. :) Anyway, a strong product for the price, in my opinion. Others, of course, will balk because of this or that and demand you must pay more for something much better or you'll be branded a failure for life. For me, it works fine. Great, even. But I'm a simple man, and I've never been one who is constantly looking for some life-altering moment or epiphany. If it works, it works. Is there better? I'm sure there is. Worse, too. But it more than fits my needs, and as such, I recommend it.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
These little mesh routers are GREAT! I was working with 8 year old AC Routers that needed to be rebooted once a week, and these make me wonder why I waited. Super easy to use with lots of pros: - speed - whole house & yard coverage (1800 square feet, back yard and front yard) - ease of control- the app makes things super simple - parental control at no extra cost; you can shut the kids down when you want with the touch of a button or set a schedule (super easy). - aesthetically pleasing (or easy to hide). Cons: - only one Ethernet port out (I had to use a switch for each as I like to hard wire everything that isn’t mobile.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Items as described, it is working well and better than my old TP router AC1750. Easy to setup. It is early evaluation and don’t know how it last. Price is good comparing to the same items which have same features.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I’m somewhat tech savvy, and have experience using the first generation Eero routers. These TP-Link routers are great! I originally got the w2400 from Walmart, however they did not have a gig Ethernet port, so I was capped at 90Mbps. With these w3600s, I’m getting full speed 150Mbps (100Mbps plan), and the range is at least 25% farther than the 2400 series. The app has lots of control features, and I’ve been very impressed so far! Best part is these were $10 more than what the 2400’s are at Walmart currently! Best value mesh router in my opinion!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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