TP-Link Deco X50-5G AX3000Mbps Whole Home Wi-Fi 6 5G Router With Sim Slot, 5G/4G+Cat 6 Mesh WiFi Router, 2.5G Port For Ultra-Fast Speed, 230 m2 Seamless Coverage, Works with Alexa, HomeShield

Update Jan '24 ---------------- Well, this TP router worked well for three years....until recently. My mums 4g router went on the blink, it would drop out every half an hour or so and became more and more frequent. No use when you're trying to get tasks done online. I troubleshooted all the usual things; reboot, reset, firmware updates, tweaking settings, others experiences online....nothing worked, whatever I tried. Strangely, I have the exact same make and model of router but 'with less miles on the clock'. I swapped the routers over at my mums, yet the problem still exists, it kept dropping out. Maybe it was the SIM? Nope, it worked fine in my phone. Ultimately I never got to the bottom of the problem. Other users echoed similar problems but with different models of the 4g routers....I got frustrated and fed up, bought a Huawei 4g router and haven't looked back. Such a shame. TP Link I thought had high standards, but this device fell low of my expectation. 3 years and it goes wonky. Not good enough. Update 3 Jan 2021 ----------------- -Only one minor problem that my mum has reported with the router; it does slow down after a few weeks and therefore a reboot of the router is required. After a reboot, everything is back up to speed. Otherwise, no problems. Original Review - Oct 2020 ----------------- I recently purchased this for my aging parents who live rurally. As most people know, landline broadband out in the sticks is as much use as a chocolate teapot. Before purchasing this 4g router, my parents were subscribed to BT for their broadband, and it was expensive, slow, unreliable, kept dropping out, and there was a 'fault' somewhere along the lines that - with countless engineers visits - failed to resolve their internet issues. I had enough of it and purchased them this 4G router. All I can say that this 4G router is BRILLIANT! A complete 180 from before! It has totally changed my parents experience of accessing the internet now. They can now watch HD films and YT videos without constant loading and buffering, and pages load super quick now. It's incredible! They can fill in forms and do their shopping online more reliably now than ever, and video call family which is essential for these Covid restricted times we live in. I bought them a GiffGaff SIM to pop in, let them choose what they want from it and they were good to go. 4G worked flawlessly from the get-go! __________ A few pointers to be mindful of though: Even though the product description says 'just plug in and play', I don't find that *entirely* true. There is an element of some quick setting up to be done before you can surf. - Stating the obvious, you have to buy a SIM card. And depending on who you decide to go with, you may well have to activate the SIM before you can use it. I bought a GiffGaff SIM from a supermarket, activated it online and then popped it into the router when it arrived. It worked perfectly. - When you set up your router for the first time, you have to go to the routers settings 192.168.1.1 and do some quick set up stuff before you get going. It only takes 5 minutes if that, then you're online - but if you're a total geek, you can rummage through all the other advance settings and set up the router to your liking. ___________ In short, this router is A MUST for those of us who live out in the countryside and have lousy landline internet. Also, in the long run, I very much suspect that this will save my parents £££ from going into BT's coffers, which was very costly and wholly unreliable service. This 4G router has blown them right out of the water. Touchwood, so far so good. I hope to update my review in the coming months and see what my parents think of it too. So far 10/10. Happy bunny indeed.

What a device. It's totally saved my online life. I've moved to the back of the Shropshire beyond and the wired speed was set to be 3mb. 3mb! There was a chance of a sniff of a 5g signal so I took a chance. I get about 2 bars and it's flying. 90-150 Mbps. Awesome. And the router controls are excellent allowing total control. Simple, effective, fantastic. Very pleased.

An internet changing experience. I was a copper line user before this with EE getting 31mbps download and 4 upload. The service was steady but not very dynamic and for what I got expensive. I changed to Talk talk and unsure what happened but the whole service went OFF. Now having a web shop I had to find an alternative and quickly..I had thought about a 4g service before..now as a stand in I had no choice. I ordered the TP link DECO 5G and it arrived same day via Amazon. Inserted a sim card I have in my van from Vodaphone ..I live in a poor mobile service area regardless of what provider but Vodaphone and 02 are probably the worst signal so I wasn't expecting miracles. Pleasantly surprised as the download speed saw 25 to 40 mbps... I thought maybe I'm onto something here so ordered again from Amazon a multi sim..the type that uses any provider so I could switch and see who is best...this service is available with the app..you just select a provider and lock it in The router itself is and excellent well made and even aesthetically pleasing piece of kit and its app is simplicity itself to use. So inserting the new multi sim I looked about and set it for each provider in turn EE,o2 Voda and lastly Three . To my surprise we ain't in a 5g area..but upstairs I just got a wiff of 5g signal..at 110mbps..I got more than excited!!!. So to improve on this I further ordered an external antenna the Nelawya 4G LTE 5G Panel Antenna Outdoor Mimo Directional Antenna to be exact. I installed this the same day it arrived...and BINGO...260 mbps download and 20 upload. Couldn't have been any happier..gone is the old dinosaur service from EE/Talk Talk..I now have an internet fit for the 21st century ...and gaming on my Quest 3 is just another experience the wifi link speed is a lot faster than my ASUS gaming router too.. As mentioned the router is a nice piece of kit,well made and with an excellent app . I have been using it now for 4 weeks and its been extremely stable and almost self maintaining the app shows you all sorts of data from signal strength to how much data you have used per day/month or total ...I have noticed with routers they kind of settle in and steadily speed have settled at a higher average than my first use...at times I can get a peek of over 400 mbps but likewise if the service is being hammerd like when the kids come out of school it can drop to 190..still far more than copper though . So to me this device is now my favorite gadget of 2025 and rightly it earned that title. In house coverage is good..I live in a 5 bedroom house and there isn't anywhere I cant get a signal..it slows down as you get further away obviously but even outside with 2 walls between us and 20 meters from it I get 80 mbps ...so for me range is excellent . Coupled with the exterior antenna its a brilliant set up and buying my Three sim with unlimited data and paying for 2 years in advance it cost me only £8.50 a month. I wont be going back to the copper line ever again...why would you. If you live in a good 5g area then this device would work out the box..its own antennas are very capable..and you can improve on them with simple rabbits ears anyway I only added my exterior malarkey to reach out a little further to drink from that 5g pool as covergae by me is poor. Thoroughly recommended peice of technology that you dont need a degree in IT to set up . See attached pics for before and after..you just have to love it

5G has just become available in a rural area that I work at. The signal isn't brilliant but acceptable. I purchased this device to replace an existing 4G router as the 4G signal in the area has deterioriated significantly. Setup was a simple 5 minute job and the router placed near a window. It instantly picked up a reasonably good 5G signal and speed tests showed around 100mbps. But occasionally it lost the 5g signal and reverted back to 4g (band 3) and speeds of 1-2mbps. Given this is a rural area I wanted to connect it to my exisiting 5G compatible 2x2 external mimo aerial. And there lies potentially an issue with this device. The specifications clearly state all the UK 4g and 5g bands are covered BUT another advert on Amazon for this router states the fact that when you connect an external aerial you are limited to 5g bands N41, N77 and N78. EE for one in the UK are transmitting at bands N1 and N28. So that could render the aerial useless. I reached out to TP-Link and they have said ALL bands are covered and when I connected to the aerial I was seeing N1 and N28. In summary I would say for someone in an area with excellent 5g signal then this device is for you. Simply plug and play. But in rural areas where an external aerial is required I would check what bands your provider is transmitting and proceed with caution although it 'should' be ok. Also the o/s on the device is pretty dumbed down. Fine for plug and play but for those a little techie savvie (say you want to easily split the 2.4 and 5ghz wifi frequency) think twice about this device. Oh and it is a male TP-SMA connector as well just for reference so you may need an adaptor depending on you aerial feed like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0723255NF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 *** edited *** I have had this router for several months now and it has been amazing. 5g was not officially supported in the rural area it is set up in (according to the service supplier) but it is there. This router happily connects to the 5g and is reliable stable at between 180-200mbps. I have it connected to a 5g compatible aerial which does boost the signal and may be necessary in some areas. I would still keep it at 4 stars though due to it's dumbed down interface and accessible features but for a simple plug in and go device with very little configuring it's a must. The only other thing to say is price - the market for 5g routers is still pretty limited so that may reflect the 'high' price. I am sure they will start to fall as more competition comes on the market.

The most affordable 5G router with WiFi 6 mesh feature. Very easy and straightforward to setup to use especially linking it up with other deco products for mesh wifi network and can be done in a single app. This product is great for those who have slow broadband speed especially for the price per month. Where I'm currently living, broadband speeds are as only high as about 72mbps and charging somewhere between £25 to £38 depending on ISP and contract duration, as it seems to be a rip off. Currently using O2 and got a very dead for unlimited data for a year contract for £25. Getting speeds as low as about 150mbps (peak times) to as high as sometime about 400mbps deep in the night on 5G network with excellent signal strength and quality. But every location is different where you live, where you place the router (for me, I placed it in the loft) and the network you are currently using. So if your broadband sucks especially for the price, this will be the next best option to try out. Remember to check with your local network store for the best price package discount and if you are not happy with the Internet speed with one you recently applied for, you can return it without charge (within 14 days) and try another network out. It's very good as the router does not lock you into a single network like 3, even if your contract ends. If you move to a different location with fast broadband, you can still use it as a router especially if you have additional purchases other Deco products for with mesh. Also if you are still on mobile contract and on broadband contract. You can use it as a fail over just incase if your main broadband goes down. So in the end, it's a win - win situation

I bought this to replace an aging ZTE MC801A that I'd been using as a 5G router for the past few years. Having fairly recently bought a different TP-Link WiFi router that completely resolved the previous WiFi issues we'd been having, I had high hopes for this with it being another of TP-Link's brands. The setup was incredibly easy, insert the SIM card, plug it in and download the Deco app. From there, the app guides you through and it was up and running within a couple of minutes. I've used this with both a Vodafone and Three SIM and both times it automatically picked up the APN settings and connected quickly. This has been flawless so far, providing fast speeds and good coverage. It's definitely a step up from the ZTE which was needing a restart fairly regularly to reconnect to 5G. My only complaint is that Amazon dropped the price significantly within a couple of weeks of me buying this for the Spring Sale! It's not cheap but it's a very capable bit of kit.

Bought this in the hope to replace my 12Mb landline internet. No FTTP in my village! I considered the Three option of an outdoor/indoor 5G combo but their website gave me a "computer says no" response. Did my research, best 5G coverage in my area is Vodafone, rated as excellent indoor and out, so got a cheap Lebara 30 day SIM to try. Activated it in my new Motorola Edge phone which gave a strong 4/5 bar 5G signal (indoors, not by a window) and a consistent 180+ download speed, excellent. Popped the SIM into the 5G router, did the setup, checked the APN settings, barely got 2 bar signal which varied mainly 4/4+ and 5G occasionally no matter which window I put it against. Most of the time the app reported that the signal was too weak, red light constantly coming on, speed tests all very slow. Wi-fi 6 signal to my phone was okay only when on the same floor of the house, floor below the signal massively dropped, current landline router easily covers the whole house. So not impressed, wasted a day tinkering with settings and moving this awkward shaped thing around the house to try and get a stable signal >2 bar. Other dislikes are the crazy short length of the power lead, overly large 12v converter plug, the Deco app arrangement of screens, the round footprint and trailing underside lead meaning awkward to balance on a small window-sill and finally shaped like a kettle with a missing handle and spout was certainly enough to make my blood boil. Maybe I got a dud? A device such as this should be getting a better signal compared to a mobile phone given that it has much bigger internal aerials compared to micro sized ones. Certainly not wasting money on an external aerial when the SIM+phone gave excellent 5G signal indoors, life if too short. Sent back to Amazon.

TP products, I buy now as a matter of default. For me they have always just worked, doing what they claim and this is no exception. It is not the fanciest or the most complex. Indeed its quite basic in my opinion however it does exactly as claimed. I get good signal reception and transmition. Setup is quick and simple. It just works and at a reasonable cost.