Linksys WHW0301 Velop Intelligent Mesh WiFi Router System: AC2200 Tri-Band, Network for Full-Speed Coverage, Computer Internet Wireless Routers Extender for Home (Black, Pack of 1) (Renewed)

My problem has always been the distance from my modem on one end of my house to the other end of the house. The kitchen with all the electrical interference was in the middle. I tried signal boosters and they split the signal into 2 bands, so we had to setup each band on a device. It was like having 3 networks in the house. These gave me the same signal with one network from the modem across the length of the house. It was easy to set up and works flawlessly.

I have the Linksys Atlas 6 AX3000 system and needed some extra Nodes to help with all the connections and these fit the bill. They are a bit smaller over the Atlas 6 but provide extra coverage. Especially if you have a smart home with a lot of devices like smartplugs and thermostats. These will help with keeping everything connected just fine. My backbone is the Atlas 6 but for around the house, these units work perfectly fine. I would def recommend picking these up, especially at the price current price point of $54.99. Great Value

The instructions to add it as a child node to an existing Linksys mesh network aren't as easy to find and not as easy to setup. Once I had used AI to ask how to set it up as a child node, I got a compliation of instructions it gathered from the web and then I had no problem setting it up.

For the price these are amazing! Had 3 identical nodes I had purchased back in 2020 for an apartment. I now use them to provide WiFi coverage to the entire acre lot. The new nodes paired easily enough and helped remove a dead zone I had in a particular area of my house.

Short version--with the same service provider (Comcast Xfinity) and same upstream equipment our experiences with home wifi systems have been:Apple Airport: rock solidLinksys Velop: nothing but problemsNetgear Orbi: rock solidWe recommend that you stay as far away from Linksys as possible in order to avoid a living hell.Long version--when Apple discontinued their Airport wifi equipment we decided to replace it with a mesh system and narrowed our choice down to the Velop and Orbi systems based on rather extensive research. They seemed to be pretty equal at that point, and our decision to go with Velop over Orbi was based exclusively on the fact that Linksys explicitly and unambiguously stated on their website that parental controls were fully implemented and available on the Velop, while Orbi only stated that parental controls were still being developed. After setting up the Velop system, which was much more difficult than anything we had ever experienced with our Apple equipment, we could not get the parental controls to work, so we made the first of what would turn into many interminable support calls with hard-to-understand non-native English speakers. After resetting the system, including restarting the Comcast router, and each Velop node in turn (a 30-minute process that we discovered was the first troubleshooting step for ANY problem) the parental controls were still missing, so we were passed along to the next level of support, where we were told that parental controls were simply not yet available on the Velop system! When we explained that we had only chosen Velop over Orbi because of the availability of parental controls, we were merely told that the feature would be coming soon. Our objection that this was outright lying and consumer fraud was met with a non-chalant, "oh, that's just marketing." Parental controls did not arrive until six months later, and then only partially, but the entire time the website boldly claimed "granular parental controls" as a current feature.But then the real hardware problems started. We experienced regular dropouts in service and often one or more nodes would just spontaneously go offline. Each time we called in we had to go through the same 30-minute reset procedure before anything else, and that was usually followed by checking and updating the firmware in each node in turn (another 30 minutes). At some point (our personal record was a 2 hour and 20 minute support call) the system would usually come back online and work for a week or so before the same problems returned. And the whole time we were being told that adding additional nodes would certainly solve the problems. It did not--this is simply another dishonest up-sell in order for someone in the marketing department to earn a commission.Finally, in order to maintain our remaining sanity, we pulled out the Velop system (no they would not issue a refund for any reason) and got the Orbi. We have had no problems since. We will never again purchase any product from Linksys (nor for that matter from Belkin, their parent company), and can only recommend that everyone else follow the same advice.

So, I am completely amazed with how these devices work. I have used wired/wifi devices for years. Went from Linksys Wired (only), to Linksys E2500 which really covered nothing in my little house but I really only needed it for the basement. Was not trying to cover the whole house. I then bought a Linksys AC1200. Still not much coverage but I did have an Extender which covered part of the house. THEN came the Linksys EA7300, which really held its own along with 3 extenders but was still too weak to reach the backyard. It was still weak in my bedroom which I have a Roku setup. But it did what I needed for the time.I finally broke down and bought USED Linksys Atlas Pro 6 AX4200. Regular price $227.99 before the discounted price. I bought it used for $69 from Walmart. Works GREAT by itself. Covered more of the house then most other routers, I used.BUT to add to this, I bought Linksys Velop WHW0103 AC-3900 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 3 Pack Mesh System (Renewed) for $54.99. I bought them to be used as Child Nodes. Let me tell you something. With the collaboration of the AX4200 and the AC-3900, I have the best coverage ever. Yes, I can even get full connection in my backyard. Best investment in a long time.

I tried connecting it via the app because that’s literally the only instructions it comes with. It’s the second time I go through this with Linksys, I have a white mesh system and bought this black one as an add-on child node. It works great…but it kept asking me to hold the reset button for ten seconds and I would…it would start blinking and then the app would say hold it again.Had to call tech support, they had me unplug and relocate all my nodes to test each one before we got to the one I bought… 50 minute phone call no joke.Is this how it’s supposed to be each time you buy an extra node?Besides that, the node is amazing, it boosted my download speed from 7Mbps to 13Mbps, my office computer doesn’t glitch on me anymore and runs all my softwares perfectly with fast speed. Would add another one…but I don’t want to give up another 30-50 minutes going through each node again.

It works with Spectrum home internet plan. Since Spectrum will charge me a fee for wifi rental, I bought Linksys Velop AC2200 for replacing Specturm one. Strong signal and network very stable. Linksys APP will allow you to see which device get connected and off line. Great product!