Tenda Nova MW5G Mesh WiFi System - Up to 3500 sq.ft. Whole Home Coverage, WiFi Router and Extender Replacement, Gigabit Mesh Router for Wireless Internet, Works with Alexa, Parental Controls, 3-pack

Edit: July 2023Very happy..these are still going strong! Bought in 2020!Laypersons review..Background:1. Live in a two bedroom flat, 2 people.2. Sky router in lounge.3. Numerous routers/ISPs over years4. Have normal broadband up to 7Mbps, not fibre.5. Nowtv and Amazon in lounge and both also one bedroom. Only HD read TV and 720 streaming.6. Have done all the usual channel changes, moving stuff blah blah over the years.7. Tried fibre at one point8. Tried signal repeater - uselessBasically although can stream ok and everything TV ok, signal poor and cuts out at rear of back bedrooms on mobiles or laptops. Phones constantly dropping signal one iPhone and one Android, it's not them, it's the poor WiFi signal. Keep having to revert to data or data hotspot, ludicrousAFTER 7 YEARS of trying everything I researched mesh and bought this TendaNova MW3.Literally, undo the box, plug an ethernet cable into primary node (any of the three white boxes) and the other end into the router. Plug into the wall. Box will go green.Then second box in wall bedroom one, goes green.Third box in wall bedroom two, goes green.Download the app Tenda WiFi and it will show you the nodes, all three.Then you need to log your devices onto the new network that appears i.e. a new SSID called Nova something. Your old network will still be there. Forget old network on devices to stop them searching and trying to switch to old network. Log onto Nova with the password on the bottom of the nodes, exactly like you would when you get a new router. Go round doing all your devices, don't forget the wireless printer.On the app you will see what device is pointing to which node and you can label them if you want and control them from the app if required.Basically I now have all my devices on the new network and they all now have a full wireless signal so can use my mobile or laptop in the back bedroom.The colour is brighter and picture crisper on my streamed TV content as well.I presume the new boxes with the new SSID acts like a second router/modem. I can still use orginal SSID. Not sure of the tech, not switched orginal router WiFi off, but think you could. Some of the other reviews are more technical.Heaven. Worth every penny. The way I would describe it is being at the point of thinking the only answer after trying everything else would be to get a decent powerful router, I did this instead and it works. Easy to setup. Perfect for a basic user like me. I'm pretty sure a unit with even more nodes would work, definitely worth a try at a relatively inexpensive cost.If this review helps one person and they get to be as happy as me with this product, I'm ecstatic. Quality of life worth the expense, so go for it if you're not sure.Update January 2021:I've been with Nowtv broadband for a few months on a fibre deal. 30ish mb, so not massive but more than the basic. Mesh stills works fine.Have only had the box go red ie no signal or a problem twice on nearly a year. All I did was reboot everything and used a paperclip to reset main node, all reset fine. Think this was because I moved boxes and connection lost/wire came out - I'm always moving stuff around. Avoid sitting box on top of router, they get hot, think this was the other reason.So all good, definitely a life changer. I would not go back to a useless signal repeater plug again, when this eventually conks out I would buy again or an updated version. Hope this helps.

Even to the very moment I turned these on I remained sceptical as I have tried so many different things to improve my Wi-Fi signal, from new routers, dual band routers and Wi-Fi repeaters all to no avail.However, after only a few minutes the Wi-Fi signal is now at full strength everywhere around the house and even in the garden.if you are having problems with your Wi-Fi, such as dead spots, drop out or just like millions of others who are working from home now (having major issues with a number of people connected) this is the product for you.Don't buy the expensive systems as this will do the trick at half the price.I cannot praise this product more highly and would definitely recommend.Pros.The price is so much cheaper than others on the market and great value for money.Easy to set up, just plug and play and then scan the QC code on the other devices to connect.Easy to use app.Great Wi-Fi signal all around the house and garden.Multifulction use with parental controls. (Not tried)Ability to name or rename devices so you can see what is connected and to which node.Fully configurable with port forwarding etc. as expected. Even has a maintenance function that resets on a periodic basis without having to think about it.They don't look too bad either.Cons.Tech support is non-existent (don't answer email or Twitter PM - so head to the forums, you'll get more answers)If you want to delve into some of the more advanced settings then you need to be very tech savvy.The app could do with a basic wizard for the advanced settings, and a troubleshooting sectionIssues with Xbox not connecting. (Needed to reconfigure to bridge settings as arid as dual NAT)Instructions not very clearOverall I would give this product 10 out of 10 for value for money and 9 out of 10 for ease of use due to the difficult advanced settings for some.So in summary stop reading this and go and buy it!

Been having problems with VM hub3. Of late the WiFi was just lacking. I put it down to recent updates or even a desire by VM to upsell to more expensive packages.I was sceptical about this Mesh phenomenon and couldn’t warrant the huge costs. I found this system and thought it’s worth a punt and if it doesn’t live up to expectations I’ll return it.The instructions seemed easy enough and it was a straight forward connection job but speed test after speed test proved even worse performance than the hub3 on its own. I reset the Nova 5 system and this time I left the hub3 in router mode as opposed to the recommended Modem mode and disabled WiFi in the router control panel to avoid conflicts and now I’ve got the 110mbs I pay for throughout the house and no drop outs on streaming services.I purchase this with a £20 discount offer and so it’s good value. I particularly like the lan sockets on each node to run devices that might not have a WiFi function such as my daughter PC from work , an old tower running through the company VPN. One other interesting point. Less is more! I found by using 2 nodes as opposed to 3 I achieved better performance. 2 nodes is good for an average semi detached house or terraced. 3 if you have a mansion. If the nodes are too close together it effects performance it seems.I’ll keep the third for summer in the garden I think although I’m getting good coverage there too just using 2 nodes.