Meshforce M7 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System
$129.99
$219
41% off
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Condition: New
Top positive review
3 people found this helpful
Not Flawless, but Does the Job
By MW on Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
I've been using this 3 node system for a few weeks now. Previous to this wifi system, I was using a single Linksys router for years which was mostly fine, but I wanted to get some signal coverage and faster speeds in further areas of the house. I read up on several brand systems but this one caught my eye due to the price and reviews. First, the overall system setup process is just a few steps. Once the first node was working, I just needed to power on the other two and they automatically got configured. I did come across a couple of issues with the setup, but was able to overcome them. 1. While going through the initial wifi setup, you are prompted to rename the SSID which I did, however, it would appear to save the new SSID & password, but the setup would not complete. I just kept showing me the same screen as if the new SSID got saved. I tried reinputting and saving it several times but it wouldn't take and complete the process. Somehow after power off the first node then trying again, it worked. I thought it was just a one time issue, but a few days later I reset the node back to factory defaults to try the setup again. This second time I had the same issue as before with saving the SSID & password and completing the setup. I had to unplug the node and try again and I think what worked was using a different random SSID and different password, letting it get saved, then changing it again after the setup completed. 2. The first node was not able to acquire an IP address from Xfinity. I tried rebooting the Motorola modem and Meshforce node a few times but didn't work. Swapping the cable between the modem and wifi node worked. The first cable was older, so that may have been a factor. With the system working and all 3 nodes online, the wifi has been working fine for the most part. I do see my phone switching between nodes when I move to different sections of my house and connection speeds have been good and I'm getting more area coverage than with a single router. But there are a couple of issues that occur sometimes: 1. A few devices (specifically Roku, Nintendo Switch, Google Home, and Dell Chromebook) have lost their connections at random times and were unable to automatically reconnect, even after restarting them. I had to manually configure them to connect back to the SSID and reinput the password. They've never done that with my old router. It happening once I would accept as a glitch but it's happened a few times for these devices. We'll have to see if it continues. 2. The app I use on my iPhone works fine most of the time. I did have issues with it freezing up the first couple of days. Every once in a while it times out while loading and I'll have to try again, but this doesn't happen often. Although there have been some issues, I still rate this product highly since it is working well for the most part, plus the iMesh customer service has been very responsive in helping to answer my various questions and issues and accepting my feedback to improve their product.
Top critical review
7 people found this helpful
So so, UI sucks, signal ok
By Glashtin on Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2021
For some reason they will not post my review and I have made updates to the review and they are not saved but here is another update. 11/29/21: Got the replacement and switching out stinks. I figured I could just replace the bad node that was rattling but that was not the case and I ended up having to remove all the devices and starting fresh with the new box. After running for a few days now, I am still not happy with the signal. It does drop internet a few times a day, switching between nodes sometimes does not happen without turning off wifi and back on. But for the price I am going to keep it until I get more wifi 6 devices and then I will update this for a wifi 6 router. Orginal Review: I have only had this for a day now and will update when I get the replacement and test some more but right now I am going to say pass on this item. I got the 3 pack and when I got the item and opened the box one of the nodes rattled (something is loose inside node itself). The other two did not but I went ahead and plugged them all in and the main node is great, faster speeds than my old Wifi router and so far on that node alone it seems ok connection wise. Then when I went to test the rest of the nodes the one in the next two rooms over is okish, speeds are about half of the main node. The 3rd one (the one that rattled) is junk, it switches between green and yellow and connections drop all the time. I have all of them hooked up to an ethernet cabled with POE supplying the internet connection, I have tried it with and without hooking up the ethernet cable to all of them and it works best with it hooked up. The device requires you to download the app on your phone to set it up which I hate, it should have a web interface like all other routers I have purchased in the past and having to download an app sucks. On top of that the app itself sucks as there are very few things that can be changed in it. It is lacking some of the basic feature you would expect a router to have, things my 15 year router had so not sure why they don't allow setting to be changed. I can see some people not wanting to change things and them trying to simplify the UI interface but there still should be an advanced feature spot to allow you to change settings for a more advanced setup like I require. It also seems you can only use the app when on the main node connection not the satellite nodes as it tells me it can not find the system unless I am on the main node. I did not want to create an account with them so I did not at first but did try to create and account thinking it would allow me to use the app while connected to the other nodes but not so much, it is better but still has issues connecting. The app also asks you for permission to see all your files and location. I can kind of see location (not really) but there is no reason for the app to see all my files on my phone so I did not allow either. When I called Amazon and told them that one of the nodes rattled and I think I just needed the one sent out they said they can not do that and I had to return the whole thing and reorder the new one, which is stupid but what ever. I am supposed to get the new order tomorrow and I will update my review when I have a better chance to test it on hopefully a working system. So right now over all it is ok for the price but unless the new system greatly improves my connection I would say pass and look at another brand for you Wifi solution.
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