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Recommendation for a privacy respecting Wifi mesh system? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am looking for a wifi mesh system to improve the coverage in my home. I looked around and found a cheap solution with decent reviews, the Halo 50G by Mercusys (TP Link). I am not a fan of super cheap, super easy to use "magical" solutions, and within minutes of connecting just the access point I was seeing calls to the likes of google, facebook, amazon, etc in my network coming from the device. Not ideal.

I also found that Ubiquiti and Netgear may be the best options out there, but the prices I found are north of 600€ and I can not afford to pay that much right now.

So, my question is: Is there any wifi mesh system that is not using my network against me and does not empty my wallet? I am based in Europe and would like something under 200€ if possible, and ready to buy from the shelf.

Thank you for reading and for any recommendation.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I ditched Netgear due to poor performance and went with Ubiquiti. I'm fortunate that I could afford to buy a console for management but if you're willing to self-host then there is no cost there. You could then get several APs (they have some as low as $99) and you're all set.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

i just moved into a place where wired networking is not an option, and did this to get Wi-Fi into my bedroom. It works great - I'm hosting my controller on a Raspberry Pi and have two APs, with one wired to the router and one meshing. it works great :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

FYI all ubiquity aps I ever bought broke within 5 years. Ymmv

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I've only ever lost one, I have six installed at home in 12 installed at work.

I'm not saying they're the height of reliability but your mileage very well may vary.