[Amazon.ca] TP-Link AX1800 Whole Home WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System (Deco X20) - $279.98

Dec 5th, 2021 6:55 pm

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bluexcrush [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 21, 2006; 602 posts; 192 upvotes

Dec 5th, 2021 6:55 pm

[Amazon.ca] TP-Link AX1800 Whole Home WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System (Deco X20) - $279.98

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-WiFi-AX18 ... 5&th=1
Price:: 278.98
Savings:: 13
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

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Dec 5th, 2021 7:08 pm

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shadow_cruiser: Deal Addict; Jul 19, 2005; 3702 posts; 1382 upvotes; Ottawa

Dec 5th, 2021 7:08 pm

Anyone who has purchased this know if it's V1.2 or V2 from Amazon? https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/download/deco-x20/

Dec 5th, 2021 7:19 pm

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OSIRISHOTEP: Newbie; Oct 18, 2009; 91 posts; 104 upvotes; Edmonton

Dec 5th, 2021 7:19 pm

Just bought Deco m9 2 pack for $200, is this a better deal?
3 bands vs 2 bands?

Dec 5th, 2021 7:41 pm

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Colin0317: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2007; 2406 posts; 352 upvotes; NB

Dec 5th, 2021 7:41 pm

shadow_cruiser wrote: ↑ Anyone who has purchased this know if it's V1.2 or V2 from Amazon? https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/download/deco-x20/

Do you know the differences between 1.2 and 2?

Dec 5th, 2021 7:45 pm

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Bruins6388: Newbie; May 13, 2021; 18 posts; 9 upvotes

Dec 5th, 2021 7:45 pm

Any reason in terms of performance why I would get this over the ac1200 version for $150?

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Dec 5th, 2021 7:47 pm

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Colin0317: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2007; 2406 posts; 352 upvotes; NB

Dec 5th, 2021 7:47 pm

Would this be good enough for a 1.5gb connection?

Dec 5th, 2021 7:47 pm

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2Riskit: Deal Addict; Jan 12, 2014; 4670 posts; 11468 upvotes; 45° 36' 44.9964'' N …

Dec 5th, 2021 7:47 pm

does anyone know how this works will Bell home hub 3000,

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Dec 5th, 2021 7:51 pm

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shinku: Deal Addict; Oct 28, 2006; 1385 posts; 1096 upvotes; Alberta

Dec 5th, 2021 7:51 pm

Bruins6388 wrote: ↑ Any reason in terms of performance why I would get this over the ac1200 version for $150?

This one is AX (not AC)... Wifi 6
So go with whether or not you need wifi 6

Dec 5th, 2021 8:00 pm

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excalibron: Jr. Member; Nov 22, 2014; 113 posts; 213 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 5th, 2021 8:00 pm

It has gone down to $199 before but still a good price
amazon-ca-tp-link-wifi-6-mesh-wifi-ax18 ... 9-2489616/

Dec 5th, 2021 8:27 pm

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esq05: Deal Addict; May 22, 2006; 2651 posts; 1525 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 5th, 2021 8:27 pm

2Riskit wrote: ↑ does anyone know how this works will Bell home hub 3000,

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Yes. It should. I had it set up with it for a brief time before I moved (and now stuck with Rogers).

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Dec 5th, 2021 8:34 pm

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sidde0: Deal Addict; Jul 8, 2008; 1102 posts; 446 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 5th, 2021 8:34 pm

esq05 wrote: ↑ Yes. It should. I had it set up with it for a brief time before I moved (and now stuck with Rogers).

How does this compare with Google mesh?

Dec 5th, 2021 8:43 pm

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shadow_cruiser: Deal Addict; Jul 19, 2005; 3702 posts; 1382 upvotes; Ottawa

Dec 5th, 2021 8:43 pm

Colin0317 wrote: ↑ Do you know the differences between 1.2 and 2?

TP-Link no longer provides 1.2 updated firmware as of March this year

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Dec 5th, 2021 9:05 pm

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esq05: Deal Addict; May 22, 2006; 2651 posts; 1525 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 5th, 2021 9:05 pm

sidde0 wrote: ↑ How does this compare with Google mesh?

I honestly didn't even consider Google mesh because of googles history of just....abandoning products. This was also cheaper. I had a Netgear r7000 before, which was great but they messed up the router with future firmwares whereas I had to downgrade. Tp-link was just next down the line for me, they make great switches and all those range extenders etc, so I bought this exact model a year ago.

I have one router in the basement, which feeds an Ethernet cable to the main floor which feeds another router wirelessly to extend to the backyard. Pretty easy UI, and no real complaints from me so far.

I tried eero before at the same time as well but that was just an annoying experience where I couldn't access the router at all without internet. All mesh routers seem to be the same but I can access tplink via web browser, so that's a small bonus.

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Dec 5th, 2021 9:59 pm

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neonic: Deal Addict; Jul 20, 2016; 2813 posts; 2858 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 5th, 2021 9:59 pm

OSIRISHOTEP wrote: ↑ Just bought Deco m9 2 pack for $200, is this a better deal?
3 bands vs 2 bands?

Bandwidth wise: If you use wireless backhaul, m9 might do better as it'll use one of the 5ghz as a dedicated backhaul; If you use a wire to link them up, it should be better.

for range is 2 pack vs 3 packs, so you can split this one better. but at this price, might be good to consider the m9 3-pack refurb from b&h, I think it's around $210 shipped.

Colin0317 wrote: ↑ Would this be good enough for a 1.5gb connection?

define good enough? it have a gigabit ethernet connection, so you won't be able to get 1.5gbps "in" to start with... but even if you could it's very unlikely to get real 1.5gbps "out" thru wifi, so that's that too.

huuuu! (¬'-')¬ C-('-'Q) straight!

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Dec 5th, 2021 10:02 pm

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Colin0317: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2007; 2406 posts; 352 upvotes; NB

Dec 5th, 2021 10:02 pm

Is the eero 6 the same speed?

Dec 5th, 2021 10:17 pm

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immad01: Deal Addict; Jan 24, 2013; 1624 posts; 9342 upvotes; MILTON

Dec 5th, 2021 10:17 pm

Colin0317 wrote: ↑ Is the eero 6 the same speed?

I think eero 6 is dual band and eero 6 pro is triple band

Dec 5th, 2021 10:20 pm

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immad01: Deal Addict; Jan 24, 2013; 1624 posts; 9342 upvotes; MILTON

Dec 5th, 2021 10:20 pm

You will connect this to Bell hub and turn off the bell’s Wi-Fi from the router configuration.

And then configure the mesh with TP link provided App.

Full instructions should be in the package

Dec 5th, 2021 10:25 pm

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saig0nn: Sr. Member; Dec 10, 2006; 581 posts; 60 upvotes

Dec 5th, 2021 10:25 pm

3 bands if you need wireless backhaul.
2 bands if you can wire backhaul.

I got this too during BF. For me the speeds were much better and I tried the Eero Wi-Fi 6 and the google nest Wi-Fi as well.

OSIRISHOTEP wrote: ↑ Just bought Deco m9 2 pack for $200, is this a better deal?
3 bands vs 2 bands?

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Dec 5th, 2021 10:31 pm

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Porfiry: Member; Aug 20, 2015; 311 posts; 406 upvotes; AB

Dec 5th, 2021 10:31 pm

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Dec 6th, 2021 9:01 am

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Kintamanate: Jr. Member; Oct 4, 2019; 142 posts; 371 upvotes

Dec 6th, 2021 9:01 am

Colin0317 wrote: ↑Would this be good enough for a 1.5gb connection?

Yes, in short, "good enough".

In long, you're *never* going to that speed via wifi considering under laboratory testing, at 5ghz these things output at 1.2gbps. oh, and wired unless you agregate, no one line will go over 1gbps.

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