Tenda Nova MW5s Mesh WiFi System, Whole Home WiFi Mesh Network, Dual-Band AC1200, Gigabit Ports, Easy Setup, Replaces WiFi Router and Extender, Works with Alexa, 2500 sq² WiFi Coverage, 2-Pack

Due to living so far from the exchange. we cannot get a decent broadband speed, so invested in a 4g router. The only problem being that the router apparently has a very small radius when it comes to signal. Things in the room next to the router were struggling to connect, so getting signal through a wall was practically impossible. I tried various ways to improve the signal (such as placing the router in a window) as well as the speeds & had until recently invested in extenders which at the time suited our needs, but with the introduction of all things becoming smart & adding extra rooms on our home, we needed the signal to be better without the loss of speeds experienced when using an extender. So, I did some research & found that mesh wifi would solve our problems - but knowing which ones to buy without spending a fortune was also a challenge. I did my research & found the Tenda Nova mesh set should meet our needs whilst being a reasonable price, so I initially invested in the 2 cube set. Due to having the first cube located right next to the router, I decided to invest in an add-on nova to bump it up to 3. Had I had known this I would have bought the 3 piece set initially, but you live & learn. So - I got the kit & due to the router already being quite difficult to place to get the best signal, we made the decision to locate it in an outdoor building as with increased signal strength, comes also faster speeds. Our speed went from around 20 to 50 just by locating the router in our shed. I added the nova to the router using the ethernet cable & went through the set up on the app which was so quick & simple. I then named the new wifi & added the next nova cube. Really easy. Then since that was sorted, I disabled the wifi signal on the router itself & located the other cubes so they reach all the areas of the house. The biggest task was reassigning everything to the new set up - but this is something you would have to do if ever you changed router or supplier anyway, so it took me about an hour but was otherwise very easy. Everything found the right channel even though my wifi only shows as one channel in my phone. No matter whether 2.4 or 5G, everything connected & now with every room having full signal, there was no messing about hoping the signal would remain strong enough to complete set up. Now my doorbell is running at -22 instead of -70. My smart sockets can now all pick up a signal & our various echo devices are now able to connect as well. TVs, air fryers, laptops, phones, tablets etc all connect really quickly & there is also a seamless transition that allows you to roam around the house & your device will auto-connect to the closest nova cube without any interruption. We currently have 36 devices on our new set up & all are picking up 5 bars of wifi signal & running at the best speeds we have ever known - even with the decrease in speeds due to everyone being throttled due to lockdown at present. I can't wait to see what speeds we can get once life gets back to some sort of norm. This set up has quite literally changed our smart device life. One of the cubes I initially hid behind our Bose speaker in the bedroom, but I found that doing so was in fact blocking the signal to some devices - namely our Ring doorbell. I moved the cube & sat it on top of the Bose & now everything connected to it is able to connect fully & the signal to the doorbell has increased significantly. We are toying with the idea of putting one in the loft as someone else commented they have done. I am also able to turn the service light off in the app, so the cube in the bedroom now doesn't emit light. Not that it was enough to keep me awake, but it's one thing less to be causing light pollution when I'm in bed. Also, I found the app full of ways to tweak & personalise your set up. There is a function for when you have more than 30 devices on your network, an auto maintenance schedule, as well as the ability to create numerous channels such as for guests or kids - but also you can create one purely for your echo devices, so if anyone was ever able to hack them then they can't get into anything else on your network - That was also another tip I picked up from researching these mesh systems. I can see at a glance which devices are connected to which cube etc. I found it really quite interesting setting it all up & working out all the settings so we get the best possible speeds. My other half is just happy that he can now watch TV in bed without it constantly buffering as the TV couldn't pick up the signal from the router through 1 wall before. These Novas are certainly very powerful when it comes to transmitting the signal throughout the house. And because we now have the main router in an external building, we can pick up a full signal in our workshops & down the garden too, so we can listen to our dot in the workshop whilst we are down the garden which in turn enables us to hear if anyone is at the door as well as providing the ability to listen to music without it constantly dropping signal. PROS: • Easy to set up • Easy to use • Comes with a warranty for peace of mind • You can personalise the settings to your requirements • Very responsive • Good signal range • Super quick to connect • Small white boxes with a long power cable makes them easy to put around the house as they are unobtrusive • Able to roam around our home now & the devices don't lose signal CONS: • Not able to set the channels as they are preset • Can't control which items connect to which cube Verdict: Why did I not find out about these sooner??? 5 stars - great product, Would recommend. I am very happy with this item.

We're pretty much in lockdown and everyone nearby is working from home. Video calls had become choppy and browsing slow and unreliable. Plugged this into my Sky router, disabled its wifi and switched all my devices over to it, including my computer on the other end of the flat. Took about 15 minutes to change everything over and setup, super simple! Can even provide a guest wifi network if I'm ever allowed by the government to have a gathering ever again, which disappears after a set amount of time. I have now conclusively won the wifi wars, thanks to this! Signal strength is excellent, and available over the whole flat! Amazing solution to home wifi bottlenecks, weak routers and congested channels.

Excellent coverage full Wi-Fi signal throughout the house and no lag .really easy to set up.

I never go out of my way to give a review on here but since having our extension built the Wi-Fi at home has been shocking. We changed network twice and used loads of rubbish devices that didn’t work. I wanted to try one more product before I was about to pay for a second internet provider for the front of the house as the Wi-Fi will not reach this area. I got two boxes. It works!! Best money I ever spent.

Easy to setup and configure. Installed to improve wi-fi coverage in an older house with solid walls. The main unit is upstairs at the back of the property and the secondary unit is downstairs at the front of the property. The signal level seems to be fine and has definitely improved the wi-fi coverage in the downstairs of the property as shown by the improvement of streaming performance. Making changes to the configuration is straightforward using the Tenda app. This review relates to the MW5s-2 pack.

I am not a geek, just a normal mum and had several spots in the house that lacked good Internet coverage. After doing some research I found this item. It was very easy to install and has worked faultlessly since installation. Is good looking too!

Don’t waste your time

Great WiFi but awful app If the app was good it would blow the socks off deco but couldn't live with app Absolutely awful

60 %✓

To me this was easy to set up and distribute wifi over a long distance and the connection remains strong, fast and no latency loss

Very basic "mesh" for home, the app is ordinary with standard features. Takes a while to load. My devices do not always connect to the nearest Nova for some reasons, which means poor connection; there's no option to set your device to a specific Nova. The only way is disconnect and reconnect in hope it links to nearest Nova. You get what you pay for.

Purchased the 2 great price & very good quality highly recommend

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