TP-Link Deco S7(3-pack) AC1900Mbps Whole Mesh WiFi System, Dual-Band WiFi Booster with Gigabit Ports, Coverage up to 5,600 ft2, Connect 150 devices, 1.2 GHz CPU, Work Amazon Alexa, Parental Controls

I liked that this had a good spec with a gigabit Ethernet port meaning that there theoretically should be no loss of my gigabit internet signal as opposed to a previous version which had an ethernet port capped at 100Mbps - there was no point in having gigabit internet without upgrading my deco system.As my old 100mbps system was becoming very sluggish, i decided to upgrade to a newer faster deco system.Set up is really simple, virtually plug and play with a little bit of knowledge needed regarding your current wifi password and details or maybe some internet specific settings but these are readily available from your Internet provider.Once the first base unit is successfully attached the the internet, adding the satellite stations really is plug and play using just the Deco app which you will need to download. We have just these three units giving reliable 1 gig internet to a standard semi detached house which is rich with smart tech. Lighting, plugs, alarms, door sensors, motion sensors, ambient lighting, tv's, Sonos, Blink, Ring, Spotify and an internet enabled garden room. The Garden room is approximately 30 meters from base unit two - which in turn is around 10 meters from the main Deco - it really suffers no drop-outs and is reliable for all gadgets.The app gives the ability to implement parental controls and other controls which to be honest, we don't use.Simple hassle free internet around your property. Great for garden usage or for covering any blackspots.

These are great - MUCH better than the discs BT give you with your home system - the Wifi is faster, the reach better and they are much easier to manage.They did almost go back to Amazon as it was hard to find out how to set them up - after a bit from tech support and some tenacity they were easy to set up and work perfectly - but it wasn't straightforward. BT do it differently from a lot of internet service providers inasmuch as you need to use their router - normally you set a Deco to be a router and this system replaces yours, but since you have to use the BT router, the Deco's need to be set up as "Access Point" only. If you know how its easy, but if not the app just keeps failing. There are lots of pre-sets in the app, but sadly (and unbelievably) BT isn't one of them.Go to their website, find the FAQs and follow 2464 - Amazon won't let me post a link.Then: When it is displayed that it cannot be connected to Internet, Tap Skip This Step on the bottom of the error page, click on More. Then configure the VLAN ID as follows: (IPTV VLAN ID: 101; IPTV VLAN Priority: 0)Also see FAQ 2421 to set the Deco as "Access Point" which you can do when the above step is completed. once that is done, it all works really nicely.If you don't use BT as a provider, the app is really easy to use to set up the units.If you do use BT, please raise a ticket with TP-Link as they need to include BT as a pre-set.

This is a 3 pack Deco M5 system. Why did I buy this? Because the Virgin Superhub 3 I have leaves deadspots upstairs and at the back of the house and garden. Did it fix this? - generally, yes. So I've given it 4 stars but if I could give 3 and a half, I would.The specific reason for being a bit disappointed is that my VM speed is 500Mbps (advertised) and on a phone, measured using speedtest, in the room where the main Deco unit is and close by I record download speeds of 340Mbps +. But if I move close to the upstairs satellite unit I get 120, in a previous deadspot upstairs 60, next to the furthest away unit 60 and in the garden 40.These are all judged as good speeds and if you are on line on a mobile device they appear fast and are perfectly usable. My disappointment then is that given the start speed is near to 340, the drop off is large. I am not a technical expert so maybe my expectations should be managed. I'd be concerned to buy however if my base speed was not from a fast fibre connection, so if you have a significantly lower base speed, maybe do a bit more research in other reviews to see that it should still work well for you.Other things:Set up is easy and the app works well, it's very plug and play.Make sure that you look at the units once operational (via the App, touch the internet button on the dashboard to access) and that they all have at least two bars on the signal source, otherwise the drop off will be much worse. Get the gaps between units as small as you can, this seems most important.The mesh connection does work seamlessly and as you move through the house switches to the most appropriate unit.It definitely fixes deadspots and significantly extends range of the wireless network.Technical support is OK but does feel like they quote from the manual. They ask you for lots of screen shots and in the end just say move the units closer. Even when they "escalated" the query to a senior technician, the answer stayed the same. You'd hope more difficult issues do get more attention and are resolved.Set up and network organisation:I set up with the Superhub left in router mode.Once the Deco network was set up, I turned off WiFi on the Superhub to avoid conflicts between two WiFi networks.I then changed the name of the Deco network and its password to be the same as the old network (basically the network the hub arrived with). This is easily done in the App and the system then reboots. It meant that all the devices previously connected to the Virgin Hub simply connected to the Deco network without needing to be re-registered with a new network and password (i.e. no one noticed the change).I also had a powerline connection from the hub to a point at the back of the house to allow a wired connection there and this was not affected.Things I may still try:I put the Deco into AP mode once, but that gives less management features and didn't seem to affect the speeds from the satellites. I might have another attempt at that...I have not put the Superhub into modem mode. I might try that....BUT, neither of those was suggested by technical support, so on the basis that it's doing basically what I wanted it to anyway, I may well leave it alone.I bought this version (M5) as I felt put off by the price differential between this and the M9 and I was concerned it wouldn't work, but I noticed that that gap has since closed a little. Reviews suggest the M9 might be more powerful, but it depends what's most important to you.It does give me confidence that Mesh systems are good and so, as I said, it's pretty good, but no gold medal for me I'm afraid.