As per suggested by bro blacktubi you can give a try with deco m5. I've used c3150 before and I can say, I can get decent speed for both bands wirelessly.

To be really frank with you, the maximum speed that can be achieved by you depends on hardware of wireless client & obstruction present from your router to your current location in the house. To be added further, I used the router during the time I was on 100Mbps package. But, the router does comes with 4x4, hence, with suitable hardware (wireless client), you can maximize the speed you receive. Now I am using AC68U from Asus.

This post has been edited by Jjuggler: Apr 22 2019, 11:26 PM

I am staying in 20x70 house (double storey), I must say, during im using 100Mbps, most likely I am able to receive 100% (upstairs) and 70% (downstairs) of my subscribed speed via 5Ghz.

Good luck

I don't see any plastic covering the ventilation holes at the top. You might buy a cheap usb cooler (two separate fans - made for AC68U/AC86U) to place either on top or at the bottom (normal usb cooler for laptop) of the router. Advice from ex user of C3150.

Quoting SilentVampire bro, as long as you're using a complex alphanumeric WPA2 password, you are good to go. MAC address filtering is not really recommended tbh.

This post has been edited by Jjuggler: Jul 19 2019, 12:40 PM

First of all, a wired and a wireless connection is truly different. Wired connection don't have any interference, hence you will be able to hit 800Mbps solid and fyi, a physical connection is highly recommended by most network enthusiasts if you want to maximize your total bandwidth. However, via wireless, especially over 2.4GHz, if you're able to hit 100Mbps, is consider good enough already despite of congested signals in your area. You can improve it 1% to 2% if you troubleshoot your network congestion in your place via a dedicated apps such as Wi-Fi Analyzer to acknowledge in which part of your house the major loss of signals occur. It varies for 5GHz where it depends on the device you use itself.

Try to swap the ethernet cable from your router to pc/laptop first to identify the issue. Sometime the cables can be an issue. But supposedly, the pc's stock ethernet port should be gigabit-capable by default . How old is your pc btw?

Thanks for the quote, Brother FusionXY, I am one of a few (or many.....users who already receive the unit from unifi even before the #MCO itself. So speaking of the performance of the M4, I can say, for an entry-level mesh system, Deco M4 is definitely worth it. The only problem is, I already asked unifi if, it is possible to buy the unit from them via cash, yet they insisted on a subscription basis and I am tied up with a separate (not affecting the main account ya) contract for the next 19 months. You can either refer to my personal review or refer to brother blacktubi's review on his experience using this unit. Speaking about wireless coverage, well, i am only using a single Deco m4 unit (another one I kept in the box for the future use in case if this one went kaput) and surprisingly, the Deco M4 able to cover the entire double-storey house and I can even get signal from the road located in front of the house. Do note that my purpose of getting the Deco M4 from unifi to make the Deco M4 work as an access point since I am using EdgeRouter 6P as the internet gateway. If you are looking to make the Deco M4 as the main router, its better to buy a decent performance entry-level ax router. M4 not really good when it comes to be used as a router+mesh due to lack of features, what you can expect from a unit powered by a single-core qualcomm processor? It should be sufficient for basic internet use if you opt to use as router+mesh.

I've placed my Deco M4 at the upstairs and image (poor quality image) as for your own reference.

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EDIT: Managed to order an unit of TP-Link TX3000E PCIe Wireless Adapter Wireless adapter for under a good price.

This post has been edited by Jjuggler: Jul 7 2020, 06:52 AM

This is a two-pack version.

In the end, the user has the right to decide over the which option they preferred the most.

Its both. It has a router mode and an access point mode. Currently using it as an AP since im using edgerouter. So far, the single node of deco m4 can cover up my parents house (double-storey, 20x70, residential)

welcome

No problem from my end. Using beta firmware for a few days. Everything works as expected. Using the Deco M5 as WAP.