TP-Link Deco M4 Router WiFi AC1200Mbps WiFi Router WiFi Extender Booster, Add on Single Unit for All Deco Mesh WiFi System, Gigabit Ethernet Ports, Easy Setup, Internet Booster Routers, WiFi Booster

I absolutely love this product. I've waited a few weeks to review to see how it holds out, but it amazes me how good it is.I have a 4 bed house, with my router downstairs front left. My study is upstairs, back right, so they couldn't be further apart. The stock router from my ISP is AWFUL. I used a cheap Negear range extender for a while, speed was shocking, and the signal strength only held up for 3 weeks before it died completely. I was going to look at powerline adaptors to get ethernet to my laptop, but I have other devices upstairs that struggle with WiFi.So after a recommendation from a colleague, I stumped up for these and I'm so glad I did. I got the M4 triple pack for the same as other retailers sold the double pack. Amazon also let me spread it over 5 months so it doesn't hurt the pocket.Set up was a piece of cake, the App is very intuitive. Those who are not tech-savvy should not be afraid of this item. One gap I did notice was that to retain your existing wifi name and password, you have to disable wifi on your existing router. I do not have a button for this so had to go into Admin mode on my ISPs router. However once set up all your existing devices connect straight away.I did think I may have to have the 3rd device somewhere in the middle ground, but in fact the signal between the two in the far corners of my house is fantastic. It "only" measures 2/3 bars, but has not dropped once in 3 weeks. I also get the full speed in speed tests, not the vastly reduced speed I saw with the Netgear range extender.I like the roaming feature too, you can see which of your devices are connected to which Deco, and they switch between whatever gets the strongest signal at the time. I have around 20 internet enabled devices (laptops, tablets, mobiles, firestick, chromecast, echo's...) and they all connect and perform wonderfully.There are other useful features on the app - you can prioritise devices if you wish (Streaming devices etc), attribute devices to users and rename them to help you identify what is on your network (you get notifications when a new device connects too,and you can blacklist them if you don't know them). There are also parental control features (which I haven't used as my little'n has a kindle fire with parental controls on), but it gives me confidence she could have a better tablet and I could use those features.The guest network feature good as well. You can 'shake to share' on the app to send the connection details to anyone that visits. We also have a little framed 'Welcome to our home' sign with guest wifi details which will be a nice little touch when people stay.I can't comment on tech support as I haven't had to use it, although it is in the rating system.So overall, absolutely cannot fault this product. It's entry level mesh wifi looking at other prices, but suits me perfectly. Also I still have the third device should my needs grow in future.

This has fixed my WiFi and I’m delighted with it. Used to have a lot of buffering and often had to reboot the Apple TV to get connection back but after reading about mesh systems and how they can be much better than the standard router you get from the likes of virgin I tried this and it has been rock solid ever since. I put one upstairs as the main unit and added a second one for downstairs and they share out my connected devices (although most seem happy on the main unit). It’s so much more powerful as a router that I probably could have just got a single unit, so you could do that if you need to keep price down. It’s also taken coverage down to bottom of the garden which is useful.The app is good and sets the system up easily. It didn’t guide me through changing my super hub into modem only mode, but there is lots of info and guides online about that and it was simple to do. Well worth keeping your old hub’s ID and password - just input when prompted from the sticker on underside of your old router and then all your stuff stays connected to the new setup. Sonos speakers seemed to need a reboot before they were happy but they sound better than ever although that could be my imagination! Anyway this is a great product that does a superb job with no fuss at all, just wish I’d discovered it sooner.

I got this to resolve a wifi issue in an old victorian house which had red brick following some construction work and then on top of this, large steel beams following removal of chimneys. The end result, perfect wifi upstairs, fairly good downstairs but go into the living room where the above issues were, and the signal quite literally dropped to 1-0 bars.How they managed for so many years is a wonder however other attempts were made such as new routers, plug-in signal boosters but eventually all failed to improve enough for a decent video call...these days, this is important.So we installed these.Setup is very easy. There is no master/slave unit so just grab any and use that for the router. Ensure you have done the prep work like downloading the app first.Once it has found it, you give it the usual details like what ssid should be called, passwords etc and thats it. AFter this, you grab the next unit, place it, add it via the app and go onto the next.Placement will depend on your house - What I did was get a wifi analyser app and just walked round once the first unit was installed to work out the deadspots. You want the unit before it starts dying where the signal is still high.Once all 3 were installed, I plugged in the laptop directly to the router and ran a speed test while on cable (not wireless). Took note, and then did the same speedcheck on wifi at various points of the house - and most importantly, the lounge. I got pretty much the same results all round so this was job done...almost.I remembered the original router also had wifi so I disabled this - it was no longer required with the M4s in place.Now, you can roam around the house and connect to the strongest member seamlessly. What is also good is it allows you to create a separate guest ssid isolated to your main network.The app is also great in controlling who can have access, who does have access, what they are doing, how much they are uploading/downloading etc.Still early days but after 2 weeks or so, no dropouts, no sudden dying of the points, and still fast internet all-round