TP-Link Deco M9 Plus Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi with Built-in Smart Home Hub, Up to 4500 sq ft Coverage, Works with Amazon Echo/Alexa, Wi-Fi Booster, Antivirus and Parental Controls, Pack of 2

Let’s get things straight from the outset- this is a great piece of kit! I live in a standard new build of 1300 sq ft which has concrete walls and floors. The walls had proven impenetrable to my previous sky router and my current virgin v4 router. I had tried the usual WiFi extender but it had been unable to pick up the signal to extend! With 2kids homeschooling and 2adults working from home, we were at times on three simultaneous video calls which all had to be taken within the confines of living room and kitchen. This situation proved untenable and I decided to research various types of mesh system, my original idea being to go with the Amazon Eeos package (I had thought of Google but, in true “1984” style, I’m still wary of placing listening devices in my home). However, upon further research, I discovered that the Deco M9 was much faster and, since we are signed up to 600meg broadband, it made sense to invest in a product that could handle the speeds. I also reckoned that, for the next few years at least, I could live without WIFI 6. The product arrived 48 hrs later and, upon unboxing, first impressions were of well-built, solid units that, for a mesh system, were aesthetically pleasing enough. I also liked the fact that they sat low on the cabinet and were pretty unobtrusive. Setting up was really straightforward- download the app to mobile device, change virgin router to modem mode (dead easy- instructions are even on the Virgin website), plug modem into deco router, plug deco router into virgin tv box, power up and wait for the system to show a green light. All in all, took about 10 minutes and downstairs WiFi sorted. Next, take deco unit 2 upstairs (my house only required two units- a useful money saver) and follow instructions on app. Once plugged in, the unit finds the base unit and sets itself up. No hassle, no fuss. I set mine up in the upstairs landing. I also bought one of the plastic cradles for sale separately and now the unit is supported by its plug and sits against the wall, no trailing cables and nothing for young hands to curiously pull or prod. Speeds are brilliant. I have a full 600 meg coming in everywhere downstairs while upstairs comes in very slightly less at 592meg. There’s no noticeable difference in practice. I also made good use of the app to prioritise our work laptops, to turn the leds off in the evening, and to turn on the parental controls for all of the kids’ devices. Again, the interface is really user friendly and the app is intuitive. So, all in all, I can thoroughly recommend the deco m9. Our internet now fills the house (even the garage which is useful for me) and the speeds allow us to work from home with ease. So far, it has handled everything our internet hungry house has thrown at it: homeschooling, working from home, playstations, tablets, phones and WiFi tv all take place concurrently and the speeds remain high, consistent and secure. For around £260, this is a no-brainier investment if you suffer WiFi deserts upstairs and would prefer reliable WiFi to envelop your home!

I am sitting outside in the garden reviewing this after finally getting a solution for unreliable WiFi coverage in a brick built rambling much extended house. A techie friend pointed me in the right direction and then the reviews on Amazon convinced me to give it a go. After a super speed broadband installation, I upgraded all of my devolo extenders to the 1200 in the expectation that this would give me perfect speed and coverage - wrong - it was worse. They simply aren’t reliable in a house with multiple circuit boards and ring mains. Anyhow - I bought 4 of these m9 plus devices to replace the devolos- to ensure coverage across 3 floor house - probably overkill but I am tired of messing around. After 20 minutes all 4 were installed and operational- lo and behold, full consistent, solid, fast WiFi all around the house - just like that. All TVs now show Netflix 4K effortlessly, phones, iPads and PS4 connect wirelessly at speeds in excess of 30mbps. And as previously stated I am delighted to find I have full coverage in the garden too. Installation was simple and stress free through the handy app ( which messages me when a new device joins the network) These are little miracles - not cheap- but will deliver a good solution for tricky houses

I bought these to set up a mesh network. There are lots of positive reviews but as I found out some features were lacking. Pros: Wifi signal is brilliant one disc provides a huge level of coverage and two in a mesh will cover almost any normal to large sized house. Good solid build quality Easy to set up with the app (but requires registering see cons) Wi-fi throughput was really good in my tests most rooms had speeds of 350mbps-750mbps and transfer speed was consistently fast. Cons: You have to register for tp-links cloud service and install their app to set up and use the devices. To do so you have to accept their privacy policy which is extensive. Also the device is always connected to the cloud and you can change settings on it via this connection. Personally I don't like that behaviour on hardware connected to the open internet as it's a potential security risk. The settings are quite limited compared to other more basic tp-link hardware. I was trying to use this in conjunction with a wired tp-link router... this did not go well as it wants to be the DHCP and will not work as just a mesh access point. Conclusion: If you want great wi-fi signal and can overlook the security concerns this could be a good system. It's best suited as a complete replacement for a wifi router but it lacks a DSL modem which is a problem for most people. Currently most people still get broadband via a phone line and all the providers supply a combo modem/router to connect. As a result most people will end up plugging their router into this routers WAN creating a double router system (or double NAT) which is not a good network architecture. If you have cable or FFTP and internet is provided from an ethernet port and not over phone line this would work much better as it will be directly linked to the internet. Personally I returned this as it was not able to work in the way I needed and I could not get over the security concerns.

Delivery was prompt. Deco M9 plus was easy to setup following app instructions.

We have a three storey house. The modem is in the bottom floor and because the network cables have already been installed, I was hesitant to move it. Trouble was, either end of the house was a dead spot and the top floor was patchy. I didn’t want to go for a cheap solution and find out there were problems as we use the internet constantly and usually for video. I installed one TP Link next to the modem and one on the floor above only a few metres away. This has solved the problem. They are easy to install and don’t look too bad. The only downside is that you can’t mount them to a wall without buying brackets which sucks. This is why I only gave three stars for “easy to use”.

Ele entrega o dobro de qualidade do que o seu irmão mais velho M5. E o melhor, permite conectar com discos M5 também. Sensacional!

Facile à installer, très bon débit. Bonne stabilité. Mises à jour à distance et contrôle à distance. Impecc

So far so good.