TendaNova MW12 Mesh WiFi System - Whole Home WiFi Mesh System - Tri-Band AC2100 - 6000sq² WiFi Coverage - 3 Gigabit Ports - Easy Setup - Replaces WiFi Router and Extender Booster - 3-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 signalCONS:• Not able to set the channels as they are preset• Can't control which items connect to which cubeVerdict:Why did I not find out about these sooner??? 5 stars - great product, Would recommend. I am very happy with this item.

After suffering for more than 3 years with Virgin Media (VM) Superhub 3 and various other solutions to have a decent wifi connectivity at home, Tenda Nova MW6-3 finally managed to put a smile on my face. Not without few hints of frowns though.We have an approximately 3000 sq ft house built sometime in the late 1960s and over three floors. The fibre cable comes in at one end of the house making it impossible for the Wifi to spread throughout the house vertically but also horizontally through to the garden and garage on the opposite end of the house.It is important to mention the other solutions tried to provide a comparison with Tends Nova MW6:An all singing, all dancing Wifi routerWireless repeaters throughout the housePowerline adaptorsVirgin Media Wifi boosterNone of the above solutions did much to improve the situation. In comes Tends Nova MW6.Aesthetics:- Each node is exactly the same and can be interchanged and measures 10cm on each size. The nodes are quite light in weight and look reasonably constructed. There is a slot to hang the nodes on to a nail on the wall or somewhere else which is handy. The LED on the nodes is non obtrusive and can be turned off on the app. Each node comes with a power adapter which is a bit on the shorter side however one can buy an extension cord or a longer 12v plug.Set-up:- Is a breeze with the Tends Nova app which guides you comfortably to achieve a solid connection. You can download a wifi speed checker and place the secondary nodes where the connection is weak/weakest.Best points:1. Value for money especially given how much other similar mesh solutions cost.2. The reach of the nodes is quite amazing. Usually it is advised to place the nods within 12 feet and with a clear view of each other but Tenda Nova MW6 connect to each other beyond this distance and through multiple walls. For example, my main node and the one in the garage are at least 20m apart with 5 walls in between and still I get a solid connection in the garage.3. Definitely improved the wifi problem at our place. Now we are connected in every inch of our house.4. The app allows ‘fast roaming’ which aids handing off the device connection from one node to another seamlessly.5. Each node has an ethernet port so you can connect devices, for example work laptop, directly to have the best connection.6. The maintenance schedule on the app allows rebooting the system everyday at a set time automatically which is very convenient. You can also choose specific days on which you want the reboot to occur.7. Provisions for guest network and parental control via the app are good functions. Any reasonably router must have these functions but incorporating them into Tends Nova makes it even more convenient.8. You can check which devices are connected to which node on the app which is brilliant because if you are not happy with an active connection, you can reboot the device which then will choose the strongest connection.Limitations:1. You cannot choose the wireless channels!! The MW6 selects a pre-set channel by default. This is a pain as the channel Tenda uses is very close to the busiest channel in my area.2. You will lose the WPS functionality since the nodes do not have this facility. The only way you can still have WPS is if you are still using your main router and its wifi- which most people would not.3. If you have the smart roaming turned on, then the wireless printer won’t connect (if you do have one at home). This is not Tends Nova’s fault but rather the printer’s incapability to not allow 802.11r standard.4. The nova cubes/nodes are not the most pleasing to the eyes or discreet, especially when placed on the table etc.5. Strangely, the devices would connect to a random node or a weaker connection rather than the nearest node and the strongest connection. For example, Amazon echo dots for some reason always connect to 5Ghz and my phone and laptop would connect to 2.4Ghz. Similarly, if I am sitting 3 feet away from the primary node/router, my phone would still connect to the farthest secondary node. This, I presume, is not Tends Nova’s fault but rather how the devices connect to various available connections.6. I initially used 1 primary and 5 secondary nodes throughout the house but was not entirely happy with the performance. Intermittent connectivity issues were noted. I then removed 3 nodes and the performance seems to have improved. I am testing it currently to see if this is not just a placebo effect.7. The app does not have a ‘refresh’ function within. This is a pain because I have to close and open the app every time I make a change to the nodes.8. The app is slow.Overall, despite the limitations, I am pleasantly pleased with the performance of Tends Nova MW6 as it solves by main problem of WiFi reach without breaking the bank.If you think the above review was useful, it would be highly appreciated if you could hit the 'Helpful' button.