assuming that once you get mw6, you wired it. on your subsequent mesh which is mw3, even if you place in a clear line of sight from mw6 to mw3, i can assure you wont be getting more than 150mbps.

why? one wireless hop will halve its speed ,is the answer . doesn't matter how close you place it.

so if you were to ask me whether is economical or practical to just buy 1 mw6, the answer is no, as you dont stand to gain more even if you change one of it just to overcome the 100mbps bottleneck... just for a mere 50mbps or 80mbps increase, nah...might as well continue using it as long the whole house gets full 100mbps.

best suggestion is to entirely change the topology equipment or get rid of the mw3 while it still has fair value for it.

go for minimum ax1500/1800 rated and for sure you'll be getting close to near subscribed speed.

This post has been edited by Omochao: Jan 8 2024, 10:10 PM

oh and a side note, tenda mesh system only supports protocol k/v , no r...i wonder why they choose to only leave it out same like fiberhome.

as I do know the r protocol is heavily dependent on our devices.

as such, since you are already going to fork out 200+ just to get either 2 pack or 3 pack mesh, just go for good ones like tplink or mercusys. never dlink though , you will cry along the way.

depends on how big of an area that you intend to cover...since you mentioned you got two mw3 right now, so I'm not sure how big your house is currently .

Then I suggest to get a better router than your current router, you don't need mesh, as I'm confident your current TX2 pro is able to cover the ground floor of your house from front to back of the house, just that speed will compromise a bit.

Get another equivalent or slightly higher than your current router, then set it either at AP or wisp mode for the top floor. But again, you are going to lose out on the speed, as each wireless hop halve the speed.