Triple-pack whole home mesh routers with wide coverage

Triple-pack whole home mesh routers with wide coverage

Beyond just your smartphone and your laptop, reliable Wi-Fi connectivity is now needed for your smart TV, gaming console, smart speakers and many other devices around the house. This is already too much for your basic router to handle, not to mention the limits of how much coverage a single router can actually provide. The more traditional solution of improving coverage using Wi-Fi repeaters involves configuring each individual range extending device separately. Anyone who has dabbled with their UI knows how painful it can be. With mesh routers, on the other hand, you get seamless setup right out of the box. If you are already intrigued, here are some of our picks.

Netgear RBK53 Orbi AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi System Router

The Netgear RBK53 Orbi comes with six high-performance internal antennas that are also enhanced by high-power amplifiers. This gives it an impressive Wi-Fi range of 6000 sq.ft, which is more than enough to cover a large home. The 5GHz (1733Mbps) dedicated WiFi link between the router and the satellites ensures that you get consistent performance regardless of which node you’re close to. With Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant support, the RBK53 makes an ideal choice for a modern smart home. The device also pairs with The Orbi App which lets you keep tabs on the device status. Combine that with the Circle Smart Parental controls onboard and you’ve got just the right router for all your devices.

TP-Link Deco Powerline Hybrid Mesh WiFi System

While most mesh routers can promise wider coverage, few can do so across walls. The TP-Link Deco P9’s Powerlink feature allows you to connect two satellites on opposite sides of a wall using the existing electrical wiring in your home, bringing you the best of both worlds. This ensures that there are no dead zones in your home. Additionally, the Deco system supports connectivity for up to 100 devices at the same time, so you’ll rarely have to feel the need to scale up your network. In case you do, all Deco routers are compatible with each other, so you’re in for easy upgrades too. 

Linksys Velop Tri-Band AC6600 WHW0303-AH Whole Home Wi-Fi Mesh System

Just adding more routers to your network is not the way to get better connectivity. Your network also needs to be optimised for performance and that is exactly what the Linksys Velop Tri-Band AC6600 is capable of. In the event of one particular node on the mesh network failing, its self-healing feature redirects traffic through other nodes to minimise the impact on network performance. In fact, it doesn’t have to wait for a failure to optimise – the self-selecting capabilities are supposed to allow the AC6600 to reroute traffic optimally through the clearest channel for your device. The Linksys App makes setup a breeze and also brings all controls under one umbrella for your Wi-Fi network. Besides this unique feature, it comes with standard fare abilities such as 6000 sq.ft coverage, parental controls, multiband throughput (2.4Ghz + 5GHz + 5GHz), sleek design, etc.

Tenda Nova MW6(3-Pack) Whole Home Mesh Router WiFi System

With just a set of three Nova units, you can cover a total area of 6000 sq. ft, making it a good choice even for big homes. Beyond that, it can also provide great connectivity to many devices within its coverage zone thanks to the Wave2 MU-MIMO technology onboard. When you need better performance for a particular device, the Nova system is capable of providing that through Beamforming. Pre-paired units can provide easy setup right out of the box, and once that is done, the single SSID for all the nodes makes connectivity seamless. This 3-pack mesh system is one of the more affordable options out there.

Siddharth Parwatay

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