28
Votes

Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco

 
28
Votes

Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco

148 Reply
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-01-27 16:08:08 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:54

@TP-Link 

WTF ? When are you going to release this update for manual selection for M4 ?! It's a shame ! You just do false advertising ! It has been more than one year since you told me the functionnality was coming SOON ... Poor dev team and communication team ... you are loosers ...

#73
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-01-31 10:01:03 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:54

@Yoann Just got that in my email from @TP-Link it is hilarious:

 

"Just because an option is being analyzed, this does not mean that will 100% get implemented in our line of products. For obvious reasons, we cannot implement any request from any user – this is valid also for any other company

You are requesting a function that is not advertised on product page, product installation guide, datasheet or any other official source.

Even on the website it shows how both Deco satellites connect to the main Deco, not to each other. Please explain how the information on the website is misleading, in order to ask for a complete verification.

We do not consider that an 10 eur router will give you the same performance, ability to connect 100 devices, a mesh technology, and any other features of Deco. If it were the same features, you would have chosen that option instead."

Frustrated Deco (X90, M9 Plus, M4R, E4) & Tapo (C200, C210) owner looking for solutions to use the investment in them. Expensive Plastic...
#74
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-01-31 10:05:59 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:54

@Momcho 

 

surprise What a poor customer service ...

What is the point of advertising a mesh technology if it doesn't act like a mesh system ?

 

#75
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-01-31 10:28:00 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:54

@Yoann Exactly, I don't think Decos are Mesh at all. There are just TP-Link N300 with a cut-off, fancy UI and nice plastics outside.

I made a topic about that: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/528536?page=1

 

Update an e-mail from now: "We are sorry that you are not happy with your product. If Deco did not meet your expectations, you should have chosen another product. We did not claim that Deco is the best option for your network topology."

Frustrated Deco (X90, M9 Plus, M4R, E4) & Tapo (C200, C210) owner looking for solutions to use the investment in them. Expensive Plastic...
#76
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-01-31 15:52:45 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

@Momcho 

This answer from a customer service of a big company like TP-Link is a shame !

#77
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-02-01 21:48:18 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

@TP-Link thanks for saying what most users already knew about mesh connections. This isn't just a tp-link thing. All mesh systems operate similarly. And most cost a lot more

#78
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-02-01 22:39:47 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

@TP-Link last update: I am getting out of this game. Just returned the Decos to Costco and bought Netgear instead. To be fair, the Netgear RBK753 doesn't allow source selection either. But at least it doesn't cut the speed when I add more routers to the mesh WiFi network.

#79
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-02-01 23:14:13 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

@magician it's probably easier for me because I've only got 80 mbps service. But I get 65 to 70 mbps at all my satellites so I'm happy. If you are going higher speed you should probably have top of the line tri band with wired backhaul. Probably shouldn't expect as much from tp-link because it isn't high end. 

#80
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-02-02 02:56:40 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

@Zorki48 I bought Deco x5700, which is one of TP link's most expensive triband mesh model retailed at around $400. After numerous troubleshooting with Comcast engineers, the main router was only able to deliver a WiFi speed of 500 mbps out of a 1 gigabyte plan. At $400, I would expect a better performance.

#81
Options
Re:Manual Signal Source Selection on Deco
2022-02-02 12:47:59 - last edited 2023-07-13 03:35:55

Hi, @magician 

Thanks for the update.
Besides of moderating our own community, I am also a regular visitor of other communities.
Frankly speaking, the Deco is quite competitive both in price and network performance. I always believe Deco is a very preferable choice of mesh routers at the same level.

#82
Options

Voters 25

voter's avatar
voter's avatar
voter's avatar
voter's avatar
+ 21 Voters