TP-Link clearly have some very weird model naming; you would assume the AX23 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-OneMeshTM-HomeShiel... - was a better piece of kit than the AX20 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B089YXY2YH - but it doesn't look like it to me.

Gone for the AX23 for testing purposes

In reply to a post by danielhyde:

In reply to a post by AdamBrunt:

Yeah, that Mikrotik is way over budget.

For a wired-only option I think https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08QTXNWZ1 might be overkill as well but am not certain. Though it could have its uses whilst I am still getting Sky's 400Mbps AND Hey's 900Mbps at the same time

I can confirm that this model can handle your speeds no issues and is a very robust unit.
I use one in one of my offices for a CityFibre 1 Gig connection.

Thanks Dan

That's good to know. I may test that as well if the AX20 doesn't come up to scratch

Though I am now wondering why I ordered both the router and the Deco [ as they are both AX1800 and quad-core ] so the router is pretty much redundant; other than the Deco only has 2 LAN ports on it (one of which, on the master node would be connected to the ONT)

In reply to a post by AdamBrunt:

TP-Link clearly have some very weird model naming; you would assume the AX23 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-OneMeshTM-HomeShiel... - was a better piece of kit than the AX20 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B089YXY2YH - but it doesn't look like it to me.

Gone for the AX23 for testing purposes

Tp-link are a bit strange on their model naming, some are known by two names, very strange.

In reply to a post by AdamBrunt:

Though I am now wondering why I ordered both the router and the Deco [ as they are both AX1800 and quad-core ] so the router is pretty much redundant; other than the Deco only has 2 LAN ports on it (one of which, on the master node would be connected to the ONT)

The decos are routers, but only one is used as a router, which is to be seems a waste, but I presume it no cheaper to produce one that is just a mesh wi-fi.
I looked at the Deco and the lack of lan ports is a problem, sure you can use a switch, but then it is another plug, another box and more cables.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

In reply to a post by AdamBrunt:

Though I am now wondering why I ordered both the router and the Deco [ as they are both AX1800 and quad-core ] so the router is pretty much redundant; other than the Deco only has 2 LAN ports on it (one of which, on the master node would be connected to the ONT)

The decos are routers, but only one is used as a router, which is to be seems a waste, but I presume it no cheaper to produce one that is just a mesh wi-fi.
I looked at the Deco and the lack of lan ports is a problem, sure you can use a switch, but then it is another plug, another box and more cables.

Indeed,

I will do some double checking, later, to see just how many ports I am currently using on my current router [ maybe I can get away with just the 1 [i]non-WAN port ]

Well thank heavens for Amazon returns

The Deco X20, weirdly, in my situation is worse on pretty much both levels:

As a PPoE router it was giving slower speeds than the Archer C7
As a MESH system, in bridge mode to the C7, it was giving barely better speeds than the MW12s and had half the range of the MW12s i.e a 2nd X20 node, in the same position as the problem MW12, node wasn't even connecting to the main X20 !!??!!

Just waiting on the AX20 to arrive to see if that is better than the C7

In reply to a post by jabuzzard:

Personally in the real world gigabit ethernet is a waste of time if your only connections are going to be a wireless backhauled WiFi mesh system.

Even with 160 MHz wide 5 GHz channels with AX and WPA3 ? I'd read elsewhere that real world throughput upto 1500 Mbps was now possible, maybe in line of sight of course.

Not every ISP offers speed tiers, Hey! at least have three options, but the company digging the other side of my town is a single product/single price outfit, for 900/900.

Edited by jchamier (Thu 05-Jan-23 17:29:53)

In reply to a post by jabuzzard:

Personally in the real world gigabit ethernet is a waste of time if your only connections are going to be a wireless backhauled WiFi mesh system.

Not when your new ISP is charging you HALF the price for gigabit that your old ISP was charging was 400Mb or what some ISPs are still charging for 76Mb !!!

My home mesh uses the Eero Pro 6 system and its rock solid.