re: What mesh system/brand are you using?

Posted by guedeaux

Tardis

Member since Jan 2008

13611 posts

Posted on 7/17/23 at 11:32 am to SouthernInsanity

Don't go with Eero unless you want to pay a monthly fee to access all of the features.

I was troubleshooting my parents' wifi, and I could barely do anything with the router unless I signed up for a plan.

Posted by Korkstand

Member since Nov 2003

28709 posts

Posted on 7/17/23 at 11:47 am to guedeaux

quote:
Don't go with Eero unless you want to pay a monthly fee to access all of the features.

I was troubleshooting my parents' wifi, and I could barely do anything with the router unless I signed up for a plan.

I had no idea about that so I just looked into it. fricking insane.

$100/year to get such "premium" features as DDNS, app and ad blocking, and "advanced security". Incredible.

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Posted by notsince98

KC, MO

Member since Oct 2012

18005 posts

Posted on 7/17/23 at 12:55 pm to Korkstand

quote:
I had no idea about that so I just looked into it. fricking insane.

$100/year to get such "premium" features as DDNS, app and ad blocking, and "advanced security". Incredible.

It is hard to get those features in a mesh system but you can easily get all that buying something like a TP-Link that has full OpenWRT support.

Posted by Korkstand

Member since Nov 2003

28709 posts

Posted on 7/17/23 at 1:16 pm to notsince98

Why are those features hard to get/find in a mesh system though? DDNS has been pretty standard (the config not the service) on entry level consumer routers for a couple decades, now they're paywalling it? Ad blocking is basically just a community-maintained dns blacklist. I don't know what they mean by "advanced security" but it makes it sound like their gear is insecure by default unless you subscribe.

Posted by notsince98

KC, MO

Member since Oct 2012

18005 posts

Posted on 7/17/23 at 4:13 pm to Korkstand

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Why are those features hard to get/find in a mesh system though?

Dunno. Adblocking is something typically only found on the OSS firmware like Tomato, DDWRT, OpenWRT and none of those support mesh products. You'd have to ask them why there is so little support for that.

Posted by lsugrad35

Jambalaya capital of the world

Member since Feb 2007

3182 posts

Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:52 am to Korkstand

I wish I had seen this thread a week earlier. An eero came with my ISP at the new house. I got the bright idea to buy another to extend my network since they had them for $49 refurb on amazon and I just need to get signal to my garage. I then go to the app and try to setup DDNS only to realize it requires a subscription....

So the eero will be returned and I'm on the market for a router again. I need to be able to RDP to my home PC from outside of my network.

Posted by Tigris

Mexican Home

Member since Jul 2005

12358 posts

Posted on 8/1/23 at 10:43 am to SouthernInsanity

I just added a Starlink mesh for the other side of my house. There were alternatives that would be cheaper, better, and faster delivery. But I took the easy way and just bought from Starlink since it's an extremely simple install using their app. Bought to boost my wifi for a Blink security system.

Posted by AyyyBaw

Member since Jan 2020

1059 posts

Posted on 8/1/23 at 2:14 pm to Tigris

What is the range you're getting with the Starlink mesh?

Posted by busbeepbeep

When will then be now?

Member since Jan 2004

18353 posts

Posted on 8/1/23 at 2:54 pm to SouthernInsanity

TP-Link Deco M9 Plus AC2200. Haven't had any issues. Picked up refurb deal from BHphoto

Posted by Tigris

Mexican Home

Member since Jul 2005

12358 posts

Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:11 am to AyyyBaw

The mesh unit and router are in opposite corners of the house - about 50 feet apart. Single story, 1,900 ft2, - I get good coverage throughout now. The corner with the mesh was 1 or 2 bars mostly before, 4 or 5 now.

Posted by DougProto

Member since Jul 2023

22 posts

Posted on 8/2/23 at 1:45 pm to SouthernInsanity

TP-Link Deco AXE5300

2000 sf home. It works great. The backhaul feature is very handy.

Posted by dgnx6

Baton Rouge

Member since Feb 2006

68690 posts

Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:51 am to SouthernInsanity

I use eero but its to get wifi to a guest house.

So i have one node next to the router in the main house, one on the side of the guest house closest to the main house, and one on the completely other side of the guest house.

So ive got wifi in both houses and in the pool area/garden that separates the houses.

Posted by 3deadtrolls

lafayette

Member since Jan 2014

5711 posts

Posted on 8/5/23 at 4:16 pm to SouthernInsanity

Amplifi from Ubiquiti. Works extremely well for my house.

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Posted by Ricardo

Member since Sep 2016

4890 posts

Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:12 pm to SouthernInsanity

Asus ZenWiFi ET8

It's been a very good setup. There was a brief issue a couple months ago when a bad update was pushed that caused disconnects. It was fixed fairly quickly. It's been fine since then.

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Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

30359 posts

Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:10 pm to 3deadtrolls

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Amplifi from Ubiquiti. Works extremely well for my house.

I am a Ubiquiti fan.

Posted by TigerWise

Front Seat of an Uber

Member since Sep 2010

35113 posts

Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:13 am to SouthernInsanity

I’m still rocking the original OG Eero in my house. It’s been great. Have multiple TVs, multiple audio zones, ring cameras, control system on it for years. Keep saying I’m going to update it but have had zero issues.