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No-one wants to be plagued by a weak Wi-Fi signal or black spots at home. Our experts lab test and review home wireless mesh systems to see how well they create a seamless local Wi-Fi network across your home.
Our testers give every Wi-Fi mesh network system a thorough workout to help find the models that:
The interactive comparison tool helps you easily find out which mesh network systems give the best performance and have the right features. We also reveal:
Because relaying the network signal with an extender can slash Wi-Fi performance, we also tell you what speeds, in MBps and in Mbps, the devices can achieve.
Our Recommended list will help you see quickly which wireless mesh network systems come out on top.
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List of brands we tested in this review.
Price paid in November 2017 (includes all components needed to create a mesh/extended network).
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We recommend systems in this test that scored 70% or more overall.
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Whether the unit has a physical power switch on the device.
The total number of available ethernet ports for connecting wired ethernet devices. This excludes the WAN port, which is used to plug in your existing modem or modem/router.
enter value/s in increments of 1 between 0 and 0
The number of ports for connecting USB devices. USB ports can be used for physically attaching storage drives for sharing on the network.
enter value/s in increments of 1 between 0 and 4
Data throughput speed from the origin location (at the router) measured in megabytes per second (MBps)
Data throughput speed from the first location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabytes per second (MBps)
Data throughput speed from the second location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabytes per second (MBps)
Data throughput speed from the origin location (at the router) measured in megabits per second (Mbps)
Data throughput speed from the first location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabits per second (Mbps)
Data throughput speed from the second location of the extended mesh network, measured in megabits per second (Mbps)
Performance score comprises speed at close range (20%), speed at extended range 1 (40%) and speed at extended range 2 (40%).
Ease of use score comprises initial set up (40%), extender/node set up (30%), the firmware update process (20%) and changing settings (10%).
