TP-Link Deco M4 (2-Pack) AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

Easy to install, just download the app on your phone. The deco device has different coloured lights to tell you what its up to which is cool and helpful.If you have any questions with installation the Deco live chat is really helpful. I just had one question and they answered quick and boom I now have wifi in the sleepout (which is about 10m from the house and an aluminium covered garage basically) so was quite doubtful this would work. But now I can play xbox and stream movies in the sleepout.Stoked with the range of this product couldn't recommended more if you have a spot that struggles to get wifi, took me 10m to install and I usually have struggled with routers and stuff like this in the past.This device uses 5ghz and 2.4ghz which explains the range in ... MoreEasy to install, just download the app on your phone. The deco device has different coloured lights to tell you what its up to which is cool and helpful.If you have any questions with installation the Deco live chat is really helpful. I just had one question and they answered quick and boom I now have wifi in the sleepout (which is about 10m from the house and an aluminium covered garage basically) so was quite doubtful this would work. But now I can play xbox and stream movies in the sleepout.Stoked with the range of this product couldn't recommended more if you have a spot that struggles to get wifi, took me 10m to install and I usually have struggled with routers and stuff like this in the past.This device uses 5ghz and 2.4ghz which explains the range in comparison to any other router that is usually at 2.4ghz only.Fast delivery from PB Tech also

Amazing!

I don’t often write reviews but I’m so thrilled with this product I felt I should. I ordered it on a Sunday and it arrived on a Wednesday. The set up is easy! You download the app on your phone (as you need to use cell data until you have one canister set up). The app has very simple instructions. You plug the first canister into an electrical socket and into your modem using a cord provided and set a password. That’s it! You now have internet back. You then take the second canister into another room (with your phone) plug it into an outlet, turn it on and then use your phone to connect it. Repeat for the 3rd canister. You will now have internet throughout your home. The hardest part is signing all your devices into the new network but you’d have to do this with any ... MoreI don’t often write reviews but I’m so thrilled with this product I felt I should. I ordered it on a Sunday and it arrived on a Wednesday. The set up is easy! You download the app on your phone (as you need to use cell data until you have one canister set up). The app has very simple instructions. You plug the first canister into an electrical socket and into your modem using a cord provided and set a password. That’s it! You now have internet back. You then take the second canister into another room (with your phone) plug it into an outlet, turn it on and then use your phone to connect it. Repeat for the 3rd canister. You will now have internet throughout your home. The hardest part is signing all your devices into the new network but you’d have to do this with any new router or system. We are currently experiencing wifi speeds similar to hardwire. We have cogeco and are getting over 100mbps throughout the house that used to have many dead spots. The best part, in my opinion, is the parental controls. You are able to assign devices to family members and set time limits or bedtime hours and the app will shut off the internet to these devices. For example you can shut internet to the Xbox and iPad for one child but still let them watch Netflix on the smart tv. I was able to even pause one child’s internet until they finished their homework!! This is only day 3 but I highly recommend this system. I was worried I should have purchased a more expensive system but so far so good!!!

Andrea's review of TP-Link Deco M4 Whole Home WiFi System - Tri-Pack

Pros: We are a family of 5, living in a 4 bed, brick built dorma bungalow with Virgin media 100Mb broadband. Until buying the Deco I was getting nothing but complaints from the Xbox-ers about lagging, games cutting off a crucial moments, not being able to play on Xbox if somebody else was already on Xbox. So many issues. Similar with work MS Teams meetings being cut off at the most inopportune moments. Many calls to Virgin with no resolution, I did my own bit of research. Now I must advise that I am not technically minded in the slightest. I started off with zero clue of what I wanted. I found these Decos and given the other reviews figured they’d be worth a try. GAME CHANGER!! No complaints at all from any family member within any part of the house doing anything ... MorePros: We are a family of 5, living in a 4 bed, brick built dorma bungalow with Virgin media 100Mb broadband. Until buying the Deco I was getting nothing but complaints from the Xbox-ers about lagging, games cutting off a crucial moments, not being able to play on Xbox if somebody else was already on Xbox. So many issues. Similar with work MS Teams meetings being cut off at the most inopportune moments. Many calls to Virgin with no resolution, I did my own bit of research. Now I must advise that I am not technically minded in the slightest. I started off with zero clue of what I wanted. I found these Decos and given the other reviews figured they’d be worth a try. GAME CHANGER!! No complaints at all from any family member within any part of the house doing anything they want or need. Streaming is seamless, work meeting uninterrupted. AMAZING!! As I said, I’m not technically minded so was worried how I might manage the set up - easy peasy. Honestly cannot recommend these enough to people in similar situations to mine.Cons: The units are quite big so no way of blending them in to your home decor but that said, they’re not the ugliest things I’ve ever seen and frankly it’s a small price to pay for harmonious children.

Great bang for buck. Confirm your speed.

Bang for buck, I recommend. But important compromises below:The way it works is, one of the 3 connects to your modem with a wire and acts as a WiFi router. The other two will connect to that signal wirelessly to give you signal elsewhere and act as a satellite, but better than a WiFi extender.The Good: these work sooo much better than extenders. I have a 2 story spread out home and only one access point for my modem on opposite end of house. Even with extender and top of the line routers, I couldnt get a consistent strong signal everywhere. With these placed strategically, Im good everywhere! Also easy to set up. No dropped signal as I move around the house.The bad: the signal coming off of one of satellites Aka not connected to modem is weaker than the one ... MoreBang for buck, I recommend. But important compromises below:The way it works is, one of the 3 connects to your modem with a wire and acts as a WiFi router. The other two will connect to that signal wirelessly to give you signal elsewhere and act as a satellite, but better than a WiFi extender.The Good: these work sooo much better than extenders. I have a 2 story spread out home and only one access point for my modem on opposite end of house. Even with extender and top of the line routers, I couldnt get a consistent strong signal everywhere. With these placed strategically, Im good everywhere! Also easy to set up. No dropped signal as I move around the house.The bad: the signal coming off of one of satellites Aka not connected to modem is weaker than the one that is connected. I get about 200-220 mpps from main router. The satellites not plugged into Ethernet give me about 75-100mpps. Thats still more than enough bandwidth for streaming, web surfing, and quality work video calls. But if youre a heavy gamer or have a slower internet speed plan and is cut in half or more as you move around, this may not work for you.Summary: Other mesh systems are several hundred dollars. For the price ($120 when I purchased), this one is great. If you are using internet for basic needs, have 200mpps or greater internet, and havent had success with extenders, this is a great buy. If you are a heavy tech pro and dont plan on having all 3 connected to Ethernet, probably not your best option.

Great mesh system - stop renting your WiFi modem!

This was a great upgrade from our single WiFi gateway provided by our internet provider which we pay $5.00/month. I installed all three mesh modems in our two level house and now we get great coverage throughout. Our home was built with metal studs - not wood - so the metal was interfering with WiFi. This mesh system has solved that problem. Super easy to install and easy to set up with the mobile app. I like the fact that each unit has two internet jacks - our house has hard wired internet jacks in each location of the modem so each modem is hard wired to the house internet. The mesh system allows each wireless phone, iPad, etc to maintain WiFi connectivity to be passed off between locations in the house. We now have better WiFi coverage and speed and we save ... MoreThis was a great upgrade from our single WiFi gateway provided by our internet provider which we pay $5.00/month. I installed all three mesh modems in our two level house and now we get great coverage throughout. Our home was built with metal studs - not wood - so the metal was interfering with WiFi. This mesh system has solved that problem. Super easy to install and easy to set up with the mobile app. I like the fact that each unit has two internet jacks - our house has hard wired internet jacks in each location of the modem so each modem is hard wired to the house internet. The mesh system allows each wireless phone, iPad, etc to maintain WiFi connectivity to be passed off between locations in the house. We now have better WiFi coverage and speed and we save $5.00/month rental fee from our internet provider - it's a win win.

Simply Amazing

I received the Deco M4 Mesh Kit today.BT installed a fibre broadband connection directly to the house with the promised speed of 150mbit. When the engineer did a test around the house the more remote areas suffered a considerable speed reduction. An IT colleague suggested this particular Mesh System and admitted he preferred it to the BT Disk option which is £60.00 more expensive.Well today I set about installing the new triple pod system, which really is very simple to install using a smart phone app. The real suprise was the improvement it gave to the whole house which is a large 3 bedroom Edwardian villa.I include below a simple table which is very clear in demonstrating the benefit of the Mesh system. Figures refer to download & upload speeds.Room Before ... MoreI received the Deco M4 Mesh Kit today.BT installed a fibre broadband connection directly to the house with the promised speed of 150mbit. When the engineer did a test around the house the more remote areas suffered a considerable speed reduction. An IT colleague suggested this particular Mesh System and admitted he preferred it to the BT Disk option which is £60.00 more expensive.Well today I set about installing the new triple pod system, which really is very simple to install using a smart phone app. The real suprise was the improvement it gave to the whole house which is a large 3 bedroom Edwardian villa.I include below a simple table which is very clear in demonstrating the benefit of the Mesh system. Figures refer to download & upload speeds.Room Before install After installLounge (router location) 150 - 31 149 - 31Dining Room 38 - 12 137 -31Kitchen 33 - 15 103 - 31Main Bedroom (above lounge) 75 - 31 149 - 31Small Bedroom 46 - 10 96 - 31Rear Bedroom 21 - 10 124 - 31Bathroom 31 - 13 95 - 31The router is a BT Smart Hub 2 and I also have two PC's directly wired to the router which both run at full speed and have been unaffected by the new equipment. I have several domestic appliances that are controlled by smart technology none of which have been affected by the mesh system and probably work better because of it, to soon to say for sure. I have of course multiple tablets, smart phones & printers etc., which have seen significant improvement in performance in every room in the house, FANTASTIC.All in all I would recommend this TP-Link M4 system unreservedly - GREAT PRODUCT & WORTH EVERY PENNY.Chris G 20/04/21

Useless web UI. Just another excuse for a phone app....

This is a fine product for the home user who just wants internet access and wants a wide coverage area. Simple to install and the coverage is great.But it lacks any sort of control from a web browser. I mean there is NO control from the web UI except for transmission type, time zone settings and firmware upgrades. And firmware upgrades should be done automatically, so none of these settings are useful.I don't even know why they bothered to include a web based UI. The presence of the neutered UI that you get by going to 192.168.68.1 just makes real IT people angry. They would have been better off not including it at all.If I could tell TP-Link anything it would be to keep the IT people happy. They will be the ones that either recommend or trash your devices to ... MoreThis is a fine product for the home user who just wants internet access and wants a wide coverage area. Simple to install and the coverage is great.But it lacks any sort of control from a web browser. I mean there is NO control from the web UI except for transmission type, time zone settings and firmware upgrades. And firmware upgrades should be done automatically, so none of these settings are useful.I don't even know why they bothered to include a web based UI. The presence of the neutered UI that you get by going to 192.168.68.1 just makes real IT people angry. They would have been better off not including it at all.If I could tell TP-Link anything it would be to keep the IT people happy. They will be the ones that either recommend or trash your devices to the home users that you are seeking to get as customers.Home consumers ask their IT friends what to buy. Those IT friends will probably NOT recommend this product.While it is fine to have a dumbed down UI for most home users, lacking an advanced page for more advanced users is really just being lazy.And, forcing people to use a phone to administer the network means that people like me will NEVER recommend this device to our home and small business customers because we cannot control it remotely which means that we cannot help our clients remotely.The "Advanced" tab in the router's web based UI is just a screen telling you what is set. You cannot change ANYTHING here. I don't know why this tab is here at all. It isn't "Advanced" and it doesn't allow ANY administration of the devices.That is unacceptable for people tasked with administering these devices for home and small business users.While it seems possible to add multiple "Managers" in the phone based app, who the heck wants yet another phone app to deal with, not to mention another account (each "Manager" must have already registered an account with TP-Link)?This phone app crap has gotten out of control. Nobody wants your phone app! It is not needed when the device that you need to control has a built-in web server. The phone app and account is just another way to track users, send them spam and sell their information.Stop being sheep and give us something useful. Until then I cannot recommend this device.

Works Great & Inexpensive & Easy Set Up

Researched WiFi Mesh systems for a dead zone in a 2nd story room. TP LINK was a good value given the options. Set-Up: 1st download the app onto phone or tablet (I used tablet) & it walks you through the steps (enclosed booklet only gives error codes in many languages). Follow the steps EXACTLY! It tells you to turn off your primary modem/router. Do Not plug in the Ethernet cable or power into the 1st unit (unit closest to modem router) until the router re-boots. Do Not plug in the remaining units until prompted to by the app. The app will have you wait for each unit in sequence to establish itself before moving on. App will have you choose a network name and password. I have no more dead zone. I can't speak to speed because my AT&T uVerse service isn't particularly ... MoreResearched WiFi Mesh systems for a dead zone in a 2nd story room. TP LINK was a good value given the options. Set-Up: 1st download the app onto phone or tablet (I used tablet) & it walks you through the steps (enclosed booklet only gives error codes in many languages). Follow the steps EXACTLY! It tells you to turn off your primary modem/router. Do Not plug in the Ethernet cable or power into the 1st unit (unit closest to modem router) until the router re-boots. Do Not plug in the remaining units until prompted to by the app. The app will have you wait for each unit in sequence to establish itself before moving on. App will have you choose a network name and password. I have no more dead zone. I can't speak to speed because my AT&T uVerse service isn't particularly fast to begin with but I haven't noticed issues.

Works, but can be a bit funky and unpredictable with some wireless devices

One of the interesting characteristics about this mesh system is that it's actually beneficial if you don't know how these kinds of devices work. Those who have experience with networks and routers will find this mesh system somewhat hard to grok. So, when installing it, it's best to dumb yourself down and just follow instructions and not overanalyze why. Otherwise you will likely follow the same sequence I hdi, which was to set up the mesh, have it not work for reasons I honestly cannot fathom, then reset the whole system and start again. The second time through it seems to make more sense (in its own odd way). I was eventually able to make the system work. The hardest part was getting it to work with an Amazon Smart Thermostat. So my advice is this; if you are ... MoreOne of the interesting characteristics about this mesh system is that it's actually beneficial if you don't know how these kinds of devices work. Those who have experience with networks and routers will find this mesh system somewhat hard to grok. So, when installing it, it's best to dumb yourself down and just follow instructions and not overanalyze why. Otherwise you will likely follow the same sequence I hdi, which was to set up the mesh, have it not work for reasons I honestly cannot fathom, then reset the whole system and start again. The second time through it seems to make more sense (in its own odd way). I was eventually able to make the system work. The hardest part was getting it to work with an Amazon Smart Thermostat. So my advice is this; if you are unlucky you may have to spend a significant amount of time ironing out all the kinks. That said, with sufficient patience I was able to make it work with my entire complement of wireless devices. Price is right too. Overall, I am quite pleased.