Affordable Mesh WiFi 6: TP-Link Deco X20 | Speed Tests and Features

[@SteveDOES]

Use Promo code "10TPLINKDECO" for 10% off. Good till 2/28/21

[@jaypeacock7145]

Any chance we can get a new 10% off so it will beat Amazon? Thanks

[@BillsSpamMail]

You guys don't test into an existing network. I got one. Named it to match my 2.4 GHz Network SSID name and Password. It let less than half the devices connect. Even Tp_Link switches, power switch/power monitors were allowed to connect. LIFX bulbs ditto. Amazon devices ditto. Scanners printers, etc. 4 Not proximity. 3 LIFX bulbs same model in same ceiling fan, 1 allowed to connect. Not other 2. 4 Sengled colored bulbs bought in the same box a few months ago. mounted in same floor lamp. 2 allowed to connect, 2 not.

[@theaveragejoebody]

I just added these to my neighbors internet, then 2 in my house. I am blown away at how good these work. My upload and download speeds are crazy fast.

[@Zeverinsen]

Bought 3 of these for my mom's house as the speeds were atrocious outside the living room, and it didn't even reach my brother's room or the washroom. Now we've got coverage in the entire house and he's got 100 mbps in his room! 😁 If you can get these on sale, I absolutely recommend them. It was the easiest setup I've had!

[@ChristopherMarshburn]

I just now installed the Deco X60 and it definitely met my expectations. $149 from Walmart. Now have good signal throughout my home. One network name one password (same as the previous router). With the app setup couldn’t have been easier or quicker.

[@Chaseandapple]

I have a deco mesh right now and the speeds are absolutely incredible😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@SteveDOES]

Yes they are!

[@beatrizpenadillo4433]

What deco mesh do you have? Thanks

[@imuluer]

@@beatrizpenadillo4433 i m planing to get m4 or x20 but i don’t understand the difference much

[@faisalali9290]

I am using the TP-Link Deco X60 and it's superb in terms to cater all Wi-Fi needs. Highly recommended to buy.

[@ccvm111]

Just bought Deco X20 today and thanks for all the tips before I start installing. Great channel!

[@conraddevera]

Can you use them individually?

[@ccvm111]

@@conraddevera I haven't tried individually but I was told you can. I linked up all 3 as I have 3 floor levels to cover and walls are all concrete. Reception has improved greatly and blind spot are now covered.

[@conraddevera]

@@ccvm111 but when you set it up.. Did it tell you to set a specific one as the main or you Acn use any of the 3? I'm thinking if it didn't specify then all of them can be main?

[@ccvm111]

@@conraddevera when you set up the 1st one, it doesn't ask you if you are going to set up the next one. You are setting up just this one. After this, you can add another deco by pressing on the add icon. It would ask you where you are placing it (you can even customize a name) just to identify the deco position in the deco app. Next, start moving around to look for a weak signal spot looking at the WiFi icon strength on your cell. Once you find the weak spot, install the next deco to the closest AC outlet near you. After finishing connection 2 decos, search for another weakest spot and do tte same thing. The 3rd deco would search and connect the closest deco and viola! All reception is so much more even around the house and extends further than my old router which was also a TP-Link Archer AC1750.

[@conraddevera]

@@ccvm111 so any of the 3 cam be the first (main). All 3 can be wired yes? We have a 2nd house at the back, it's close but the walls are not helping, so we're thinking of getting one of these, connect a wire to the 2nd house and use one of these guys.

[@armita611]

Thanks for explaining the setup process and going over some of the features available. I didn't think setup was actually as easy as plugging it in but I guess it really is haha. I just bought a Deco x25 3 pack from Best Buy for the same price Amazon is selling the 2 pack and I'm able to pick it up same! I only have a 1 floor 2000sqft home so I'm guessing I'll only need 2 but figure I can do some testing with three and if the third really isn't necessary I can probably sell it.

[@ReaganVFilms]

Phew! More Wifi 6 networking and Ethernet Cat 6 cables seem to come out, 7 is next our wifi is improving every year! Can't wait to see what the future has for us!!

[@SteveDOES]

I'm already hearing thing about WiFi 6e being the next evolution.

[@LamarMK]

Good Video! I did some range/speed tests on this router and I’m very impressed. Best Mesh System I’ve tested so far. 💯👍

[@SteveDOES]

Thanks Lamar. TP-Link has some great networking products.

[@LamarMK]

@@SteveDOES You’re welcome Steve! They really do. 👍💪

[@toneloc79]

I have this and love it no drop internet wifi 6 icon is sweet on my ultra s20 it reaches to the mail box house and garage

[@SteveDOES]

It's always great to hear other peoples experience too. Thanks for the comment.

[@rogerchapanis9356]

Steve, how did you decide on the TP Link X20 instead of comparable models by ASUS, such as the ASUS AX6100 or AX6600 ?

[@Spencer_White]

Super handy video, nice to be buying futureproofed tech. The parental controls seem brilliant 🤓👍 love the screen/connection time shut off capability.

[@dankelley9361]

Very nice review of the TP Link X20 & it’s associated features! Any chance doing a review of the other most popularly Mesh system supporting WI 6? Would like to upgrade, but would like to get the best bang for the buck!

[@SteveDOES]

I'll see if i can get some demo units out here to test.

[@mackenzieking2934]

Thanks, this was really informative and I purchased these units based on your video.

[@diegooolB]

Nice review/test! thanks. Have you tested DECO M9 (triband)? Trying to decide between both....M9 is triband but older techonolgy...

[@Dileep1714]

Hi, I just bought the deco x20s(3 pack) and my wifi 6 device, keeps connecting to the 2.4ghz band for some reason by default? I mean they dont even allow you to seperate the ssids for 2.4 and 5ghz bands and if I turn off the 2.4 ghz band, my smart home stuff just don't work because they do not support 5 Ghz wifi. Did you face any issues like this? Or do you have any ideas that might be able to fix it?

[@pitpony2006]

Hi. I have Wyze outdoor cameras. Base stations are directly plugged into the router via Ethernet connections yet the cameras have low signal detection. Will this device help solve this problem? Thanks!!

[@conraddevera]

Do they have their own ports? (can they be used individually?) or the extra 2 are just extenders? Judging by the price probably one is the main

[@Alan-ee5qv]

Hi. I currently have the deco M5, would you recommend this as a upgrade?

[@IbrahimMubarak]

Does it have support for Google Assistant? The TP link website mentions supports for various Deco devices but not X20

[@ronintv120]

in the video only 1 thing i looking forward to see the deco mesh other unit and plug in to computer via lan cable.. how's the speed?

[@temidireokeowo8305]

Hi Steve. Nice video. Can this be used as a modem for an isp like xfinity?

[@SteveDOES]

You can’t replace your modem with this but you can plug the WiFi router into your modem to extend your wireless connection.

[@HardHeadMilitary]

Do these have to be daisy chained for wired back haul, or can each one go from a port on a switch

[@ahlongas07]

I bought this Deco and I'm facing some problems with my LAN, my speed is around 1 MB/sec between my laptop and my local server, Iis configured as a Router, any advice to improve the LAN speed?

[@TJYang1123]

If my modern is 2.4G/5G , is the mesh connect to 2.4 or the 5G. Should I select “Mesh” as my wifi or just the normal regular one? Thanks

[@Pskinn]

Where do you see the setting option for Mesh?

[@mixedup5858]

Modem?

[@agentdanito7073]

Please do a review on the NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System

[@bevant8275]

Isn't the button under the mesh column only to turn the roaming off on the device? Like a tv that's not going to move around .

[@novanatakit323]

I'm currently using this but having port forwarding issues for call of duty cold war...I've set up the appropriate ports on the app and on my norton AV but still doesn't work... Anyone know if I can set up my archer C9 as main router and run the X20s as AP?

[@Dolsey1]

Does the antivirus require a subscription or is it free with the device?

[@aranapauljohn]

Using deco as my main router since ISP router sucks lol. Don’t have big house so 1 Deco is enough. So much better than using the free router from ISP.

[@jaij8478]

Just a couple questions: can these be setup as a wired system or a mixture of wired an wireless. Say 2 are wired into an isp provided modem (or daisychained) with one being the master node for the mesh network and a third acting as a wireless one that could be moved around when needed, with all three running on the same network. Is this possible? And if so does the original isp provided modem still transmit a wireless signal whilst passing through data to the master node to run the mesh network. Also since the isp modem doesn't support wifi 6 itself if it is being used as a pass through in this scenario to a master node, would the mesh network still be wifi 6 capable. The reason i ask is seeing as I want it to be wired, I don't necessarily have to have the master node directly next to the modem and each node could act as a wireless access point on the same network wired into the modem (apart from the isp modem which would hopefully still run its own network as usual if possible) and this saves a node meaning I don't have to spend extra on an extra node.

[@RetroJay1974]

Ok I am frazzled and probably not thinking 100% so please bear with me lol. We have Virgin Media M500, as expected the wfii is terrible on the Hub3. I want to turn off the internal Wifi on the hub3 and then use these mesh devices instead! Can I do this?

[@carlingcuz]

I believe so...put your virgin hub into modem mode and then install these....also read that you rename this new network to the same one that you're using

[@vsChris]

Trying to decide between this and the Eero 6. I keep going back and forth on it

[@MIGUEMIGUE123]

What is the speed you pay for from your provider though? Are you getting close speeds to it via the TPLink nodes?

[@sirij8784]

right? Its hard to know how good without he's paying for. I'm assuming its a gigabit connection

[@sparkyunofficial1119]

Does it work fine if I hook it up into my tp link AX1500 router

[@johnnydarren95]

how do you turn on the Mu Mimo on these or is it automatically on?

[@StickyStanley]

can one of the 2 ports be used for a wired backhaul?

[@futurecactus]

Yes

[@mikeward1701]

How well do mesh WiFi systems work when using powerline adapters for Ethernet connections? I have rp-links ac2000 powerline adapters.

[@futurecactus]

You can use the Ethernet over Powerline as a wired backhaul but there's a lot of variables like distance between nodes, number of walls, quality of powerlines etc that can affect each one so you'd need to test them to see which provided faster backhaul.

[@todds2254]

All depends on the speed you get from the powerline adapters. I have Samsung SmartThings WiFi and used powerline to backhaul BUT the powerline sucked and cut my speed in half. So, if powerline gets you the full speed that you pay for it will work great for dual band systems.

[@martstephen7405]

Sir is your ISP router wifi 6 ready?

[@tamaraellis8012]

Would you recommend this for a townhouse with 3 levels (including the basement) with multiple devices...probably close to 25-30 devices total. (2 teens and 2 adults) and 2 of them are major gamers....we have issues with dead zones in the upstairs bedrooms and lagging with online gaming....plz help 😅

[@SteveDOES]

Yes, i would. No every wall the wifi goes through is going to affect the distance. If you find that you still have a dead spot in a needed area you can always add additional access point.

[@imuluer]

Cannu solve it ? I wanna get one too ? My house is not so big but i want one with wifi6 support . Is one enough for 110 m2 ??

[@garyr.9898]

Hmmm? 190Mbps with a Deco unit right in the same room on a 1Gbps Internet pipe? I was seriously considering one of these for a family member but I'm concerned about that speed. I have Gigabit Internet also and a single UniFi AC-LR running thru a pfSense firewall and with my iPhone 8 (NOT WIFI 6 capable), I can get 500Mbps standing 10ft from the access point.

[@ivanlimzg]

Will need wired backhaul for max speed. The access point gives you 500mbps because of the cable. Do that for the mesh and it does the same thing. Using wireless backhaul will only repeat the signal which only runs at 50% and will get lower the further you are away from the Main unit(not the ap)

[@sirij8784]

@@ivanlimzg if i'm using this wireless on single router shouldn't I be getting at least 500 mbps? I'm getting 200 mbps and I cant figure it out

[@ivanlimzg]

@@sirij8784 check if your isp is throttling your speed.

[@EPHONIC]

Nice review. Wonder if it’s worth me going with the X60 model. It only has two stations. Any reason to go with the X60 over X20?

[@andyhienle4222]

Will this work with my Spectrum provider? And can I connect to my Spectrum router

[@SteveV2023]

Did you ever find an answer to your question?

[@mattjordan55]

Is there much benefit if i was use to "hardwire" to one of the access points to my playstation vs using wifi? router would be on 1st floor and playstation would be in the basement.

[@hurricanefreak101]

Hardwire the back haul is the best method

[@todds2254]

I would say yes.... because it should save on WiFi bandwidth. I would test the speed though. I not sure if would be a big difference, but it would be worth testing it out.

[@luisolayav]

I got a trouble Witherspoon them because i have an Internet conection With 900 mgbs but i Just got 600 on my deco x20 What can i do

[@LuillyQuezada05]

change your rj45 cable to a higher category

[@luismiguelolaya7588]

I did it but not working, but If I connect my pc wired from de x20 deco it works 900 mgbs@@LuillyQuezada05

[@luisolayav]

@@LuillyQuezada05 I did it but the problem still happening

[@PlayJewel]

Does it support 2x2 mimo?

[@eldkir]

How would you compare it to the Eero 6 pro system?

[@SteveDOES]

I'll see if i can get my hands on that device to test out.

[@TurbyPlayz]

Can i connect this through a wired connection and not wireless?

[@ivanlimzg]

Yes

[@Ciangi87]

Do you recommend this over the eero 6 ?

[@Ciangi87]

@Saintsandsin I decided to go with the Tp-link deco x60 it’s better then the deco x20 and I got it from Costco on sale for $229 last week. So far I love it. It has solved all my WiFi issues and my wife stop complaining about the WiFi dropping out since she works from home.

[@Akshay6666]

Can we do ppoe login on this one?

[@mr_don_key]

i think in this day and age, it's quite useless to test these wifi things, if you don't have a 1Gb/s internet connection available. More and more people have these speeds, so knowing how well it does over a mesh wifi is important.

[@CANAS1AN]

you said in the video you are paying for a gig up and a gig down, but sitting in the same room as an access point you capped out at 200. that doesn't seem very good. I am new to fiber internet, I thought when a house has fiber, you no longer need a modem but you mentioned in the video the main access point is plugged into a modem.

[@glstewart68]

When you have fiber (I have AT&T fiber), you still have a "modem" of sorts...called a gateway, which does the authentication on the network and the routing of the traffic. On my network, and his, its mainly for authentication because you're using a 3rd party router like these mesh routers to do the actual routing for the network traffic.

[@CANAS1AN]

@@glstewart68 my understanding with ziply fiber, being installed this week, is that the ONT acts as the modern and the house will have Ethernet ports throughout of which I connect a router to enable wifi. No modern required. That is my current understanding.

[@glstewart68]

@@CANAS1AN If the ONT can do the authentication and not just the fiber termination, that’s even better. Mine can’t, requires the gateway unless I want to clone the MAC address and use a very specific set of routers.

[@CANAS1AN]

@@glstewart68 hmm I guess I'll find out this week if I need a modem. Thanks for the info.

[@pxKappa]

I believe the problem is in the name of the product, AX1800. 1800 is usually the combined speeds of both 2.4 and 5ghz networks, which in this case is 1201 mbps for the 5ghz band and 574 mbps for the 2.4 ghz band give or take. the end device also matters because it needs to be wifi6 to take advantage of the full capability of it... he would need a more powerful set to reach those gigabit speeds I believe... there's a reason for there to be something like an AX9000 router out there, which is more than triple the speed of these, when the best connection most people can get in certain places or countries is a gigabit one 👍 it's confusing af the way they claim/advertise these speeds... one would expect a 1201mbps band to handle 1gigabit connection (even if just right next to the router) or the 2.4ghz band to cover half gigabit as it's rated at 574mbps and he was right next to it, but it doesn't, as you could see. PS: and yes, I would think it's sh*t if I was paying for a gigabit connection and also bought a mesh system to get 80 download on my backyard right next to the wall lol, but then again, to get routers for that is a hell of a lot of money

[@shojus]

👍

[@ThePalle44]

I get those speeds with Deco 5 But got 1000/1000, so it's bad for me.

[@MIGUEMIGUE123]

This is what I was trying to figure out. I also pay for gig speeds but will be content with 500mbs+ speeds via a mesh network

[@amandar4980]

My ps4 was getting 3mbps wireless.. 😂😂😂 install deco 4 using Ethernet plug. Ps4 is 100mbps. No more lag. 😂😂😂

[@SteveDOES]

Wow! That's a huge improvement.