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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019
I was skeptical of these when I bought them; all the reviews I read said to go with either Google WiFI or Eero, but I really didn't want to spend $200+ on a mesh setup, especially without knowing how coverage would be in our new house.
My personal set up is running in "APmode" with a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter [which I also HIGHLY recommend] acting as router, DHCP, and secondary DNS for my network, with a Synology NAS running primary DNS.
-- SETUP -- Setup was very very easy. Its pretty much plug in, turn on, and pair with the Tenda app.
-- INTERFACE I took 1 star off for the UI because there's no web UI as of this review. Tenda is supposed to be rolling a web management UI out as a firmware update sometime soon-ish, but its not out yet. As of this review, all management is done via the Tenda smartphone app. It works well, but isn't as full-featured as I would like, but I'm a developer by day and my depth of interest in customization or metrics is probably way deeper than most. In the app you can see your online nodes, what devices are connected, and all the usual info perfectly usable.
-- ISSUES -- The only issue that I had was related to DHCP leases for the nodes. When running in AP mode, the nodes aren't responsible for their own DHCP leases which has the potential to cause problems should leases expire and different IP's get assigned. This causes the nodes to not be able to communicate with each other, breaking the mesh. This can be worked around by one of two ways: 1] dont use AP mode, or 2] assign static DHCP reservations to the nodes on first boot BEFORE pairing. I didn't do this and had to re-create my mesh after a power outage, but have since assigned static DHCP leases and have had no issues since. Unless you're running a slightly more complicated setup as I am this should never be an issue, though.
-- FEATURES -- The addition of an Ethernet port on the nodes is brilliant. I have one node stationed behind my smart TV with the TV tethered via CAT6e to the node. This eliminates a wireless hop that would otherwise have to exist if I weren't able to hard-wire my TV into the network.
-- BANDWIDTH -- The stated bandwidth for the mesh is 1200 Mbps, however real-world bandwidth is closer to 90Mpbs with multiple devices and streaming IoT on the network [I have a few WiFI CCTV cameras, smart tvs, and other bandwidth-heavy things]. I have yet to hit bottlenecks in bandwidth even when streaming 4K video over the mesh along with all the other crap on my network.
-- CONCLUSION -- If you want a hyper-feature-rich experience and Gigabit WiFi speeds, go look at Google WiFi or Eero, but if you want dead-simple, bulletproof, no-frills, no-BS mesh WiFi, this is the setup for you.
5/5 would buy again
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020
I have a situation where the only cable internet service available to my house requires the ONT/Router to be located in the basement, so WiFi coverage wasn't good on the 2nd floor.
So I ran an ethernet cable from the basement ONT/Router to the 1st floor den, and connected the primary Tenda AC1200 MW3 unit there. I then placed other Tenda AC1200 MW3 units in our 1st floor master bedroom, in a 2nd floor bedroom, and another in the 2nd floor bonus room.
If you're keeping count, that totals 4 Tenda AC1200 MW3 units. I bought an extra Tenda AC1200 MW3 unit from a seller in China on eBay to boost coverage because of the location of my bonus room. Using the QR code on that extra unit with the Tenda app, it connected quickly and easily to the rest of the Tenda AC1200 MW3 mesh system.
Due to the great deal I got on the Amazon 3-pack at the time of my purchase in September, 2019, and the ridiculously low price for the additional unit from eBay, the total cost for 4 units was just over $100, and the WiFi coverage in the house is extraordinary.
I subscribe to my cable internet company's 25/3 Mbps speed service. Every speed test I do is connected to WiFi via the Tenda AC1200 MW3 mesh system, and I get at least 25/3 MBPS for all speed tests from openspeedtest.com everywhere in my 2,625 SF house.
There are negatives listed in other reviews of this Tenda AC1200 MW3 mesh system. I'm not going to repeat or dispute them, because they are probably valid for advanced users and/or for higher internet speeds.
But for an extremely simple to use, low cost mesh WiFi system, that provides excellent, reliable WiFi coverage, if you don't need advanced configuration options, and subscribe to internet speeds of under 100 Mbps, I highly recommend the Tenda AC1200 MW3 mesh system.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
It was a pretty easy set up, but it didn’t reach as far as it states. Nice sleek look.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
Speed is as expected, around 80-95 mbps with the 100 mbps cap.
Whats unexpected is the 3000 sq ft range works almost all the way to the back of my 1/2 acre property, it even works a ways down the street. It gets progressively slower of course, but that's pretty incredible.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
It was easy enough to set up. There was some confusion with their app. It wouldn’t let me login after creating an account. I managed to get in after a few tries. It does cover my whole house. I had dead spots. That’s the plus. The negative is the signal seems to drop a lot. It will show full bars, but the browser will stop working. My printer which is right near the regular router stopped working and lost connection in the middle of printing constantly. I switched it back to my main router and no more issues. I’m not sure if there is a setting issue somewhere but there wasn’t a ton of info in the box. Maybe someone more technical could figure out the issue. I’m going to upgrade to a more expensive one. After a month it stopped working constantly. I would have to reset it hourly. I bought a different system. I would not recommend this.
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