Open area in hall. I'm eyeing on tplink deco model. Budget a bit tight but after saw you recommend huawei, i think i'll might reconsider this option as its cheaper. To setup the huawei same as setup mesh? Or use the huawei as main router and it can turn into mesh which can cover wide area?

huawei ax3 is a main router, u get 2x units, 2nd unit act as mesh, connect via wifi.

disadvantage of huawei, based on my experience of wifi 5 ( i dont have wifi 6 device)
- coverage wifi area is slightly smaller compare to asus ac86u, i tested it based on installing 1 ax3 vs 1 asus86u.
- compare using lte discovery app, asus can hit 103 dbm in my master bedroom, whereas huawei ax3 can only hit 98dbm
- in my master bathroom, double wall, huawei ax 3 will lose connection sometimes.. vs asus ac86u can do casual surfing, loading will take longer but didnt lose connection.
- dont have extra features unlike asus offer u to tweak this n tat via ur router, the router setting is very clean cut and simple.

i am using ax3 2 units, 1 located ground floor, another 1 i put it on 1st floor located at the middle of the house.
covered whole house, no dead points. i stay in double terrace, size 24x75 fyi.

ax3 can be control using the mobile app - ai life, just download it and other is quite simple.

i wanna get the ax3000 asus at first but after a few thoughts, aiks its time to cut cost and tighthen my pocket...
overall i am quite happy with the huawei ax3 , with 2 units of ax3 i got no issue on playing games with low latency + youtubing + movie streaming at the same time.


whereas

tp link deco required u to connect 1st deco model via cable to router, then only 2nd unit can connect to 1st unit deco via wifi, to me u gotta get 3 units of deco unless u have very long lan cable to connect the deco unit and move it to the position u preferred.

This post has been edited by kennykong85: Oct 21 2020, 04:47 PM

There is a reason why many people bought & suggest Asus & Tplink than huawei. More coverage & more user friendly and function.

If U buy a deco. U also no need other router. A deco can act as a router by itself.
If u dont have wifi6 device, u can buy deco m9 plus. It is a 3 band mesh. 1 band will be dedicated backhaul so no need cable. It will be faster than huawei ax3 (which no dedicated backhaul). U only need two not three deco bcoz it can cover 4500sqft (double story house).
But that just example la.. U can buy other deco depend what u need.

This post has been edited by khusyairi: Oct 21 2020, 05:10 PM

Yes indeed, but i m comfortable on sacrificing the extra features for now hehe, my asus ac86u, i treat it as backup, c how long huawei last 1st..actually those extra features dont mean anything for me la, i aint tech savvy, but it feels good la.

How you position the 2 unit? Main at ground floor or 1st?

I place on the area where we use the wifi most.
1 in the living hall, and 1 on 2nd floor (outside the bedroom)

So the weakness is kitchen (where we seldom use wifi) becoz there are double wall, coverage soso only restricted to 2.4ghz
Whereas 2nd floor, 3 bedroom both getting 5ghz channel with good wifi coverage, theres only 1 wall in between the 2nd router.

If u wanna make it perfect then setup the 3rd router on kitchen to cover the 5ghz deadspot.

Mech WiFi.. One of the best investment ever.. Using deco m9 on my double storey 3000sf house.. I'm getting 400-490mbps for my 500mbps subscription.. Before this I'm getting 200-300mbps..my porch area and garden are getting good signal too..

What if I using 2 Ax3(dual-core),? Do u think better than Deco x20?

mesh also kind of repeater

I never use x20 before so i have no idea how good on its coverage area, but it seems like kinda pricey ofcoz it ll definitely hav its own advantage.. Gotta ask those who r using it get their feedbacks.

What i know is that if ur unifi / fibre r only 300mbps or below, ax3 pro is a good option though, it doesnt comes with fancy festures like the asus do (those vpn, gaming extra feature) however its very easy to handle and setup.
Take note that if u have double wall or trible wall, ur wifi coverage experience will suffer alot.
I would suggest u to start with 2 units (be it x20 or ax3pro), then if its not up to ur standard u can add on the 3rd unit to fix ue dead spot.

Fyi i m using 2 unit of ax3 pro to cater 12 devices in total, so most of the time 2 units are under constant load and i have no issue on the gaming experience despite so many users using at the same time, all you need to do is to control the device thats utilized all the bandwith.

What i like the ax3pro is that it can set automatic turn off at certain hours, whereas my old asus router juz doesnt seem to hav such feature yet.

I don't play game but I watch a lot of online streaming live video. Total device, include ioT CCTV, robotvacuum,…,around 15devices. Enough ? Btw, I m talking bout 2 unit AX3( non Pro).

I just bought tenda 4g router modem. my house area so suckk no unifi here..zzz

Internet can get usually around 30+ mbps only... Zzzzzzzzz

I have the same thinking but the difference in performance is super huge.. I got the repeater before I get the mesh.. Repeater I get 70mbps..mech I get 400+ on the same spot

Should be able to cater ur need if u r not a heavy user, by streaming u mean fb live or youtube right. Ax3 with 100mbps is fine but i ll still recommend to go for the ax3pro becoz i m more confortable with the performance of ax3pro.

The ppl at network section already mention, don’t buy China router (Ie xiaomi/router from taobao) if you want good coverage. Because their router are lower power due to regulation there.

mesh wifi will always be better than repeater. dont let people tell you otherwise

Convenient only ba