Tenda Nova Mesh WiFi System MW6 – Covers up to 6000 sq.ft – AC1200 Whole Home WiFi Mesh System – Gigabit Dual-Band Mesh Network for 90 Devices – Replaces Wireless Router and WiFi Extender – 3-Pack

The Way to Go
It’s only been a day but so far, I really like it. The system comes in an attractive box (big deal). The printed documentation is adequate. It might be helpful to note that the doco says to download the “Tenda WiFi” app from Google (not ‘the TendaApp’ as some have said). After rebooting the modem and powering on, it was easy to log in with the SSID and password on the bottom of the box and then change the SSID and password to match our old system. Adding nodes was a bit confusing. The “Add Nova” option (to add nodes) produced an error message saying something like “No new Nova Detected.” Graphically, it then “added” the second and eventually the third nodes by turning them from orange to green. I guess what they’re saying is that these were already paired at the factory so they’re not “new.” You probably could just plug them in and wait for them to be added.Our home is a 2100 square foot ranch/rambler that is probably 60+ feet from end to end (built in 1957). On the back is a 14 X 26 foot family room (1992) addition. In the main part of the house, the walls are wet plaster with rock lath and chicken wire, almost like a Faraday cage. RF doesn’t pass easily between rooms. The main unit/gateway was placed in my “radio room” at the far end of the house. The 2nd node was placed in the living room (about 30 feet away) and the 3rd node went on the floor of the family room (another 30 feet away). All units show the friendly blue light indicating excellent connection. The main unit is connected with a 5 port Netgear switch to wire in two Windows 10 PCs and a Flex Radio 6300 (essentially a radio server that is accessible by other PCs in the house). I also use both Ethernet ports on the 3rd node and they work fine for streaming audio to our AVR and video to a tired dual core Windows PC.As advertised, you can walk throughout the home with a WiFi device and see no differentiation between nodes or the band being used. Our ISP is Comcast which advertises speeds of up to 100 MBPS down. This morning, I saw 120 MBPS through both wired PCs and my Amazon Kindle (which does have 5 GHz WiFi). Walking to the far end of the house, I have seen as high as 85 MBPS via WiFi. Most of the time, speed tests show 50-60 MBPS at the far end. Just now, I got 120 MBPS down hard wired and 48+ at the far end (peak evening time) on my $99 Android cell phone which does not have 5 GHz WiFi. So, is it screaming fast, no. Is it adequate for what we’re going to do with it (including streaming Amazon Prime Video, which works fine via WiFi on the 3rd or farthest node), yes very much so.Our previous WiFi setup was an Asus AC 1300 dual band router that almost covered the main part of the house. One it the Asus’ ports was connected to a TP-Link Ethernet over Powerline device that placed another dual band WiFi hotspot in our family room. It was rated at 1200 MBPS. PConnected to our former Wowway 30 MBPS internet service, it delivered 14 MBPS on a good day. The Powerline device also spewed all kinds of garbage on every ham radio band 40 meters and above. Soooooo… it had to go. The Tenda provides far better coverage (RF) and throughput than the Asus/TP-Link combo (that was temporarily connected to the 100 MBPS Comcast feed and didn’t do much better).IMHO, mesh networking is the way to go. The Tenda Nova MW6 provides reasonable service to our almost RF proof house. It doesn’t interfere with other devices.

Not working after 6 months
### Tenda Nova Mesh WiFi System MW6 ReviewI recently purchased the **Tenda Nova Mesh WiFi System MW6**, and while it initially provided decent coverage and was easy to set up, I encountered an issue after about six months of use. The red light on one of the units doesn’t turn off, indicating that it’s offline and not functioning properly.#### **Pros:**- **Affordable**: The system is budget-friendly, making it accessible for most users.- **Easy Setup**: The setup process is straightforward and user-friendly.- **Compact Design**: The small, cube-shaped units are easy to place around the home.#### **Cons:**- **Durability**: Unfortunately, the unit stopped working after six months, which is disappointing for a relatively new device.- **Customer Support**: I’ve reached out to Tenda’s customer support, but haven’t received a satisfactory resolution yet.- **Persistent Red Light**: The red light indicating offline status remains on, and I haven’t been able to resolve this issue.Overall, while the Tenda Nova MW6 offers good value for money and easy setup, the durability and customer support issues are significant drawbacks.If you’re considering this system, it might be worth looking into other options with better reliability and support.I’m still waiting to hear from Tenda support

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