Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System

An alternative to the
RonSwanson said:
I am happy for your sake that your experience was better than mine. The Xiaomi units are OK if you are happy with consumer-grade units.

I have thrown my two Xiaomi AX3000s and two Ubiquiti APs out in favour of 4x Ruijie Reyee RG-RAP1260, and I could not be happier. The Reyee units are on another level, even better than Ubiquiti.

The AX3000s and UAP-AC-LRs will be passed on to family members who are less demanding than I.
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Nice, the Reyee products are great.

I am using a RG-RAP2260G and RG-RAP2266 to cover my whole house. Very happy. They can mesh, but I have 1 as a wired router and the other as a wired AP.
 
x7razor said:
So between these 2 which one would be the best option just for normal home use. The Parental controls got me thinking to rather go for a device with that option so we can limit the kid easily and his friends almost everyone of them wants wifi :X3:

Mercusys Halo H80X AX3000
https://www.takealot.com/mercusys-h...-home-mesh-wi-fi-6-system-3-pack/PLID91435207

TP-Link DECOX10 AX1500
https://www.takealot.com/tp-link-decox10-ax1500-whole-home-mesh-wi-fi-6-system-3-units/PLID93641017
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These Baobab folks are stingy with the warranty. Is WiFi 6 non-negotiable? I'm a warranty snob, with your budget, you could get a whole lot more protection for your money elsewhere.
 
Gudnews said:
These Baobab folks are stingy with the warranty. Is WiFi 6 non-negotiable? I'm a warranty snob, with your budget, you could get a whole lot more protection for your money elsewhere.
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How much of an improvement is WiFi 6 vs WiFi 5?
 
Gudnews said:
These Baobab folks are stingy with the warranty. Is WiFi 6 non-negotiable? I'm a warranty snob, with your budget, you could get a whole lot more protection for your money elsewhere.
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Please share your thoughts :)
 
x7razor said:
Please share your thoughts :)
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I got more. You seem receptive to the idea of lowering the WiFi 6 specification? Unless you need this specific feature of WiFi 6? I feel you seriously need to think about lowering it considering your budget. There's value to be found warranty/price wise elsewhere.

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TP-Link Deco S4 WIFI Mesh System

Wi-Fi dead zone killer No more buffering Seamless roaming Parental control Simple Wi-Fi control Wi-Fi in every corner of your home 2 Years Warranty
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I have those. I actually only use two of them as the third became redundant. You can use the extra cash to buy some surge protection.

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Ellies High Surge Protection Adapter

Amperage: 1x16A(3 pin), 1x 5A(Euro) Saftey shutters Type: high surge Voltage: 250V Surge protection: 660J - 1050J Max load: 3680W 2 Year Warranty
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Ellies High Surge Protection 8-way Multi-plug FBWP3

Ellies High Surge Protection 8-way Multi-plug and other Ellies products available at FirstShop South-Africa. Price, availability and reviews for Ellies FBWP3
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SauRoNZA said:
The metal housing of the Xiaomi is also just a much higher quality feeling than the clearly plastic looking Mercusys, even if you preference is white.
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So I got the Xiaomis. They're definitely plastic and not metal. It was a tedious process to update the firmware on each and get them set up. Signal is much improved with good speeds throughout the house now though.
 
pouroverguy said:
So I got the Xiaomis. They're definitely plastic and not metal. It was a tedious process to update the firmware on each and get them set up. Signal is much improved with good speeds throughout the house now though.
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Sorry I should have said “metal look”.

The firmware is an annoyance but a once off at least.

Glad you are styling.
 
A bit late now but how would the Cudy AX1800 mesh routers have faired? Are they comparable to Deco X20's or similar Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers?

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StrontiumDog said:
A bit late now but how would the Cudy AX1800 mesh routers have faired? Are they comparable to Deco X20's or similar Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers?

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I would think if you can get AX3000 options at the same price, to rather do that instead.
 
StrontiumDog said:
A bit late now but how would the Cudy AX1800 mesh routers have faired? Are they comparable to Deco X20's or similar Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers?

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I bought the Xiaomi today. R1899 at takealot. Makro also have them for R1899..

 
What's your budget? Are you fixed on the two you listed? I have the Deco x60 and its fantastic.
 
So i finally decided to go with the Xiaomi AX3000.

Setup was real easy after that i used the Upgrade Assistant and that took about 5mins to update them both. WiFi is way better even the range of just the 2 units so far it looks like i do not need a 3rd unit.

FIY anyone wants to use them on those DC ups's you will need a adapter OD 4.0mm ID 1.7mm luckily i had some left :)

https://imgur.com/SAN35A2
 
Anyone who has the ax3000 xioimi units ..what's the distance between both routers

When connecting via mesh system they join and both lights stay white

Once I move it to another room atleast 2 rooms away the light goes to orange
 
My second unit is 15-16m away from the main unit.

EDIT: I did not even put them close to each other before the setup just swapped my Cudy mesh units for the Xiaomi and then did the setup.
 
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Once I put it in another room it does not pick up

When I went into the kitchen which is also about 2 rooms from the 2nd router the WiFi signal drops

I had them both next to each other and checked on the app and they say connected via WiFi but signal was medium

Just logged it as a return now on takealot
 
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