Tenda Nova MW3-3 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System; Get Rid of Wi-Fi Dead Zones; 3500 sq m Wi-Fi Coverage, Two Fast Ethernet Ports, App Control, Parental Controls, Easy Set Up, Pre Configured (Pack of 3)
Bring your Wi-Fi to balcony and backyards
With nova mesh technology,Tenda MW3 creates a distributed WiFi network which allows you enjoy fast signal in every corner of your home on every devices.
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Keep your network smart | Enjoy seamless Wi-Fi throughout your home | Ensure stable connections on every devices |
With Tenda wifi APP, you can set up your Wi-Fi quickly, and easily get your Wi-Fi under control
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Your network | Access control | Parental control | Other settings |
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| Dual-Band | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AC1200 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compatible Broadband | 100 Mbps | ＞100 Mbps | ＞100 Mbps | ≥200 Mbps |
| Ports | 2 10/100Mbps WAN/LAN Ports | 1 WAN/LAN Gigabit Ethernet Ports,1 LAN Fast Ethernet Ports | 2 WAN/LAN Gigabit Ethernet Ports | 2 WAN/LAN Gigabit Ethernet Ports |
| Coverage Area* | up to 3500 sq.ft | up to 3500 sq.ft | up to 3500 sq.ft | up to 6000 sq.ft |
| Max. No. of Connected Devices | 40 devices | 60 devices | 80 devices | 90 devices |
| Max. Mesh nodes supported (Qty./Size) | 5 ( 5000 sq.ft ) | 6 ( 6000 sq.ft ) | 6 ( 6000 sq.ft ) | 9 ( 12000 sq.ft ) |
| Works with Alexa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Work with All NOVA Models | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parental Controls & QoS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight: | 1.09 kg |
| Dimensions: | 9 x 9 x 9 cm; 1.09 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Tenda |
| Model: | Nova MW3 (3-pack) |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Tenda |
| Colour: | White |
Got sick of tp-link extender issues, so took the plunge. Overall very happy with purchase. Setting up took too long – but that was due to useless Virgin router issues. How many times do you have to restart the Virgin router before it works properly?! The Mesh MW5G-3 system has given me full coverage throughout the house (4 bed size house). I have between 100Mb and 335Mb wi-fi now and now dead zones – just what I was looking for. Very happy with this product.
Has worked very well most of the time but the node in the garden room occasionally drops out…hard to know why. Otherwise good performance for a good price
Been pushing our WiFi during lockdown and had been having regular drop outs of connection when trying to work. Now though using the Tenda Nova, the dropouts are pretty much gone. Wifi right around the house, and now in the garden, is really stable. And even better everything just works faster. I reckon the speed is consistently three times better – everywhere. Didn’t realise how bad my ISP’s router was until I installed the Tenda. Installation was easy, and the little white cubes look pretty good too. Totally recommended.
After few months I’m satisfied with this kit
Good improvement of my Virgin wifi network
It is dealing very good with 17-18 devices constantly (2.4 ghz and 5ghz).
I would recommend.
Over the years I have purchased two wifi extenders. They have been problematic and rather difficult to manage. I thought I would try this after a recommendation. I really cannot believe how easy and effective this product is. Have no idea what’s in the boxes they feel light as a feather, but whatever it is, it works. I literally plugged it in, gave it a name and password, added the other two. My house and garden is now fully covered. It also has parental settings for turning Wi-Fi off on my kids iPads. This without doubt is a game changer. No more access points no more extenders. This is really so simple. Why did I not get this sooner….
(ditch the extenders and powerline adapters they never really work that well or fail)
My preference was for other more expensive makes (usually 180+), but Amazon offered a deal at 90 (for the 3 MW5G-3 pack) so i took a chance on Tenda
This a a dual band with no dedicated backhaul (unless you connect the boxes via ethernet)
I have Plusnet so was sticking with their ‘One’ router.
My connection speed is no more than 50Mbps (usually 35!) download and 15Mbps upload, so i don’t have the basic raw speed that would dictate a better mesh system (5GHZ dedicated backhaul, or even the Mesh6 systems)
Box arrived
plugged any of the 3 into the mains and the supplied ethernet into the port on the back of the One router in our downstairs front room
Installed Tenda app onto my android phone (note there no signup or registration required)
Named the network SSID and password the same as the orginal plusnet router (this is important to make it easier)
then installed box number 2 into the rear living room
then box number 3 upstairs in a bedroom
All 3 online and connected within 10 minutes
Strong signal and speedtest at max ive ever had connected direct to the One router at any point around the house.
All clients (TV’s , phones, google home, chrome cast) all automatically switched across (given the SSID was the same but a stronger signal) with no intervention. (this is why you choose the same SSID and password as the previous router)
Only straggler was my HP wireless printer which needed network forget and re-add (of note you must have Fast Roaming off in Tenda app or the printer will stop working)
I then connected direct to the router with a different ethernet cable , entered the admin UI and turned off the 5GHZ and 2.4GHZ wireless plusnet wireless
Tenda app restarts all nodes daily at 3am (you can turn it off)
Tenda app shows lots of useful detail and features but can be a little buggy (just force stop and reopen)
So far after 10 days we have not had a single dropout, rock solid connection with higher overall speeds (especially upload ) with 13 connected clients, whereas before with a single router , speeds were highly variable with limited patchy connection in corners of the house often culminating in a router restart.
If you have a much faster basic connection speed then maybe look at higher spec versions.
On the basis of what Ive experienced for our limited needs this is perfect, reliable and great value. An unexpected but great Highly Recommended.
The Tenda Nova mesh system has made a huge difference to the wifi in my old stone cottage. The router alone give an erratic 5-30Mbit/s connection in the main room where it is located. In the back room there was little or no connection and even with an extender the connection was poor (2-10 Mbit/s)
The three Nova modules have been placed around the ground floor and now there is 30-60 Mbit/s in the main area, 20-30Mbit in the back room, and 5-10 in the garden close to the house -Fantastic!
Working from home during lockdown, I was constantly being disconnected from my router. Using a SkyQ Mini as an extender didn’t make any difference. These have been fantastic. I bought 3, and now I have WiFi throughout the house, and I can also wander around areas of the garden and still get a signal. Very easy to set up, and I’ve had 3 colleagues also buy them because I raved about them so much.
The cubes provide an even signal all over the house (4 bedroomed modern detached property) and I’m finally getting close to what I’m paying Gigaclear for. I can pick up the signal in both the shed (aka Mancave/Shedquarters) and also at the other end of the garden too. Admittedly I could do that with my old TalkTalk router, but they couldn’t give me fibre.
Very pleased. They lose one star due to the app being a bit naff.
Update November 2022: I found I had a blind spot, so I bought the 2 unit add on pack. They linked to the existing network really easily. All you have to do is scan the QR code on the node. Excellent.
Bought to extend wifi throughout the house as I have very thick sandstone walls. Placed units in line of sight no more than 10 metres apart and have 80% signal strength as far as the conservatory and outside patio. Very pleased so far.
I got three Tenda Nova MW3 boxes to work with my existing sonos system. Took me two days to work out the full configuration, but all now working well! Had to set my Virgin Media Router to ‘modem only’ mode and plugged the first Nova straight into the modem, so that it becomes the router itself on DHCP mode. Then everything else in the house, including the sonos is directly connected to the Tenda mesh. All seems to be working fine three days in and good for the price.
Works well, set up in minutes, and now have same WiFi speed all round the house, and only One WiFi name, before I had five different WiFi names from all my extenders.
I was sceptical about purchasing because of the price in comparison to other WiFi extenders, but decided to give it a go as my old Netgear couldn’t cope with the pressure everyone working from home was putting on it. The Tenda Nova has been doing the job – I even get a decent signal in the garden!
Just set up! Took 10 mins if that, really simple with the app! Just be mindful you will have a new WiFi aswell as your old one so basically it’s easy for all your iphones and tablets to reconnect because you just search for what ever you have named your new WiFi and connect to that! But if you have smart devices like me I had lifx bulbs and some sonoff devices with poor signal I had to delete them then re scan in there apps and add them to the new WiFi! Still not difficult but don’t think by adding these mesh wifi box’s around your house will improve the signal on those smart devices straight away! So just delete and re install! Now I have full signal at the bottom of the garden in the shed and all my individual devices have full signal. We’ll worth the money! Plus the app shows all the connected devices and you can block individual ones of needed!
Turned up- early, plugged it in – easily , connected – easily , connected other nodes – easily , WiFi coverage – incredible , now have WiFi in a separate building at least 100ft from main hub – unbelievable!
Off to buy a lottery ticket – it’s obviously my lucky day
Bravo Tenda Nova, Bravo!
I don’t ever write reviews but if you’re having WiFi issues or having to maintain separate WiFi networks for different parts of the house – just get these. They’re a game changer.
We’ve got an old Victorian house, thick walls, and have lived with flaky WiFi for years, swapping between our Sky router and another one at the other end of the house. Tried extenders, boosters etc. Finally got fed up of being moaned at and bit the bullet and got a mesh system, has made such a difference.
The Tenda app is really easy to use, easy to set up the other hubs, we were up and running in minutes. The hubs look the part too, you won’t feel the need to hide them away. Highly recommended!
Absolutely brilliant! We’ve messed about and tried all sorts of extenders to no avail and the always slow the speed down. However, these do exactly what they claim and no drop in speed…not even 100 metres down into the garden! Problem solved.
Has really helped sort out my wifi issues in the house. Now managed to get all devices onto the network and all talking to each other. Have had to use an ethernet switch to get all my entertainment devices talking to each other but this item is amazing for the price. I now have a stable wifi signal throughout my house and all the way to the back of the garden.
Very easy installation and set up. Strong WiFi boost extends throughout large brick built house and extends 30m into garden. Now able to control steaming services and email without having to go into the house. Excellent.
Happy with this so far, expect to be delighted once better broadband is installed. Unfortunately at the moment Plusnet service is not good enough due to rural location.
I waited a long time to buy a mesh network system. I put up with bad WiFi and dropouts. In the end I decided on these 3 Nova cubes after some quick research when I had finally decided enough was enough. They arrived next day, there was minimal packaging waste, top marks and the installation was easier than I expected. Amazing. The signal strength is good, also better than I could have expected for the money… which was excellent value in this class. Great product.
Years of struggling with wifi dropouts and dead zones in an average size terrace made me try this solution.
I have numerous gadgets that require wifi including several Sonos speakers and TVs.
Set to Bridge mode this just worked straight away. So easy, so quick and makes life so much easier when things work.
I never write reviews for anything but this has been a game-changer. We have a 4-bed semi-detached house, not particularly big but the wifi from our ISP was useless and patchy unless you were stood in the hallway next to the router. Now we get strong coverage and great speeds everywhere. Great value at this price and works just fine for me
Can’t believe how simple it was to set up and get working, and what a difference it’s made. We now have great WiFi everywhere, including the bottom of the garden, with a single name and password. We’ve been able to switch off the TalkTalk router WiFi. The app is so much easier to use than the previous setup with a TP extender or having to access the router. These are first impressions. Hopefully it will keep on working…
I was having trouble getting a consistently good wifi signal whilst using the in-power range extenders, so decided to upgrade to a mesh system. All I can say is WOW. Not an expert on these things, but am amazed at a) how easy it was to setup and b) the coverage. Would recommend this to anyone having wifi stability issues.
I think this is my first product review. Allow me to explain my situation and maybe answer some questions about this product.
I live in a 3 bedroom house in the U.K that was built in the late 70’s. So basically, Thick brick walls with that horrible old insulation that U.K homes are known for.
I have Sky High speed Fibre Optic broadband with thee worst wifi signal you could possible imagine. The living room (where my modem is installed) I could get great wifi.. leave that room and the whole house is almost a wifi dead-zone, unless all doors are open and most electronics are turned off, then I might get a little signal in the next room. Most U.K sky customers will know how this feels.
I bought this set-up hoping it was better than the TP-link plug n play thing was that I bought. It is.
Now with the 3 Tenda Nova Boxes set up in various locations, one in the hallway, one in the kitchen and one in the master bedroom. My whole house has a great wifi signal throughout! Never have I been able to “netflix and chill” in the bedroom, never have the kids been able to play on the Xbox without a huge cable having to be run up the stairs to get them internet and never have I been able to enjoy a full YouTube video on the toilet (lets be real, we all need wifi doing this) without using mobile data until now!
Oh, and the app is easier to install and set up than opening a can of beans!
Basically, if you want great wifi signal at home then the Tenda Nova MW3-3 is the way to go!
Brilliant!
I was struggling to keep a steady WiFi signal due to thick sandstone walls to the furthest rooms in my house from the BT Homehub6 router or more than a couple of feet outside my back door.
I simply followed the easy to understand instructions and within 15 minutes I now have full uninterrupted WiFi right around the house and to the far end of my garden.
Very happy purchaser.
I got the mw3-3 which is the 3 x AC1200 devices. I was expecting to pay far more for this kind of technology.
My broadband is 40mbs so the MW3 is more than fine. I have a netflix /plex / amazon account and they stream great, getting my 4k streams.
I followed the instructions, within less than 10 minutes I had wifi signal all over this old stone built house! Where repeaters and expensive wifi routers (tplink archer vr 900 and a nighthawk) have been failing me for years! You do have to turn your current wifi off and use your router as a modem!
I work in IT, so it was lovely to not have to be setting up various 5ghz and 2.4ghz networks. You give the wifi a name and password and it auto manages everything for you!
It has: parent controls, guest wifi option with time limits, QOS, the ability to group devices for different parental controls, fast roaming, capacity orientated management; far more settings than I expected!
Impressed at how good it is for the cost! I paid 59.99.
Set up took 15 minutes and was really easy as I followed the instructions. We have a BT hub 6 which had all lan ports used. So put my Xbox into the Tenda. On set up I changed the mesh network to the existing one, then switched off the internet on the BT hub. All my existing Wi-fi devices then automatically were connected without any change in their set up. As they have LAN connections on all the units I connected my Wi-fi Mac mini to a secondary unit. This seems to have drastically improved the speed to the Mac. So far really pleased with the product.
These are brilliant as I have always struggled with fibre optic signal at my home reading other reviews I thought I would give these a try not disappointed easy to set up kids are now happy as no problem streaming I can even get full signal at the bottom of the garden which could not before only disappointment I didn’t get them earlier.
I received my MW3 kit on Tuesday and had it set up and connected in 20 minutes. I finally have the WiFi network I wanted and it works perfectly. No more glitches or freezing. It really highlights how poor my Virgin Media router actually was. Also some nice parental control features and a scheduled restart function. Would highly recommend.
The only negatives on the MW3 are the power socket is very delicate and the lead to the socket could be longer, Overall this is a fantastic piece of kit . I plugged ours into a Fibre (VDSL) Modem which was pretty simple but you will need your ISP user name and password if you do this .. I would recorded keeping your existing router and when the MW3 are setup just turn the WIFI off on the old unit.
Sceptical about these before buying as low priced. No need to worry in the end as I installed them in minutes and an instant success, WiFi now in every room and in my garden in areas I need. I only get a max 18 mbits on my fiber Internet, so there was no need for a gig mw5 or 6.
Really really useful bit of kit. I have now installed 4 in my house and get wifi everywhere now. It just plugs into your existing wifi router and pushes it around the house but your devices don’t have to reconnect. The app is great too as it shows if they are all working, you can test your broadband reception and you can name each wifi so you can tell which one isn’t working (was a nightmare before I sussed this out). My neighbour complained because my wifi was the strongest on his devices…. (so proof it works at least!)
I bought this after experiencing serious variability with my existing BT Home Hub system (losing signal upstairs, no signal in the garden, and frequently losing connection entirely regardless of where I was). The Tenda Nova MW3 system has entirely fulfilled its purpose by providing a strong signal throughout my home.
Each ‘node’ looks pleasant – a white smooth plastic with a textured top (although it feels light and somewhat fragile, it looks professional). Set up takes around 10 minutes – unboxing, switching off the existing WiFi (although I didn’t do this), connecting the first (primary) ‘node’ and waiting, and loading the app up and establishing the new WiFi system. Then it’s just a case of adding additional ‘nodes’ by powering them up and connecting them via the app to add them to the existing network. Throughout my relatively small home I have full WiFi strength bars on all devices – making sure to place the nodes at different ends of the house ensures a strong signal throughout, and the ‘automatic handover’ allows for seamless movement between nodes (be sure to turn this on within the app).
For anyone with inconsistent WiFi signal wanting a quick and easy solution, I would recommend the Tenda Nova MW3 system.
Cornish brick work meant we needed to use an extender for some time to get the signal into our front room as the sky hub alone would not reach.
We was with plus net and was plagued by disconnects and poor speeds and so returned to sky. Everything was stable enough but the sky hub could not maintain speeds and our extender was always flashing red telling us the signal to it was poor despite it being very close to the hub and unfortunately we was unable to re locate it. This meant I had disconnects and poor speeds across the house! With 4 of us in lockdown streaming and gaming it became impossible to use.
I’ve had the mw3 system for 2 days now and wow! It’s simply amazing. The speed across the house is 14mb – 15mb everywhere in the house. Our HDR 4k TV now streams in crystal clear HDR with out issues and no more loading times either!
The extender forced us to change connection constantly around the house where as the mw3 simply jumps between the nodes seemlessly.
We even have WiFi in our garage at the other end of the garden now! In all honestly 2/3 nodes would of covered our whole 2 story 3 bedroom house. Simply brilliant.
My setup was:
1. Install 1st node with ethernet cable placed into sky router
2. Install node 2 and 3 using the app
3. Disable WiFi mode on the sky router
4. Enjoy seemless loading across the house!
Attached is screenshots of the speed I now get and a WiFi monitor of the channels. (the nova takes over 6-7 channels and can run 2. 4ghz and 5ghz similtanious)
If you are having any issues with speed or signal I would highly suggest you buy this system immediately! Don’t wait like I did. I would happily spend 60 all over again!
I am in a 3 bedroom apartment in an old house with thick walls and could get no WiFi signal at all in one of the bedrooms. I bought a powerline adapter first but the result wasn’t great, the signal dropped from 38mbs in the room with my BT router to about 7mbs in the bedroom. I bought the Tenda MW3-3 and plugged one in the router as instructed, one in a bedroom and the 3rd in the bedroom I was having problems in. I know get 35mbs in the problem bedroom, so perfect and I’ve discarded the powerline adapter. The boxes are very small and light (see photo) and were very easy to set up. Just plug each one in in turn basically. Instructions very clear. The only downside was that my WiFi devices now connect to the SSID of the Tenda box rather than my bt hub so I had to redo my phone, TV and sonos speakers settings but once done its done for good. You can run ethernet cables out of the back of any of the boxes if you want a wired connection.
I’ve always struggled with the internet in our house as it’s three stories, and BT has not yet installed fibre optics in our area. On the top floor it was always difficult to get a signal, and now that we have full bars with this product. Also, even when I was on the bottom floor near router, Youtube videos would take forever to load and instagram etc, but now it loads seamlessly. Really good product! It was also very easy to set up. Worth the money. Delivered on time too.
Had a BT hub6 with v.poor wifi. BT extender was poor or not working. Changed provider with improvement but still poor in conservatory. Purchased in April 2020. Easy to instal in less than 10mins. Brilliant signal in and outside the house. Wish I had done this sooner. Highly recommend.
I can now use WiFi at the bottom of my garden!! Just what I was after, looked at much more expensive sytems and was ver unsure about which way to go. But went for this cheaper system after reading some tech reviews and it does everything I need for a basic user who just wants WiFi in shed and on the hammock!
I don’t normally write reviews for general purchases from Amazon but the mesh WiFi setup I’ve managed with 5 of the MW3 models is so good that anyone thinking about buying these needs to know about it. I had a problem where my home office was a bit too far away from my router, so I bought a 3 pack of MW3s in the hope that it would cover the whole house. The problem I had was that the house is long and narrow, so rather than a true mesh network I had what basically became a series. It got the signal to the office, and was a huge improvement, but if one node went down then the connection suffered which wasn’t absolutely perfect for all the Skype and MS teams meetings we have now. To sure up the network, and to get the signal all the way out the summer house we have at the back of our garden, I bought another 2 MW3s, and now my mesh network is incredible. Full and stable WiFi signal everywhere on the property with redundancy connections if any of the nodes had any problems for whatever reason. I’ve got WiFi based cctv inside and outside and it works better than ever, and my sky q boxes finally work the way they’re meant to. If you need really good WiFi signal throughout your house, be prepared to buy a few more nodes than you think you need (roughly 5M between each through old Victorian walls) but worth every single penny.
Wow I have tried the works… power plugs waste of time. New routers waste of time. Even dropped a brand new cable from the pole just in case the wiring effected the broadband.
These are just plug and play. 60′ from the router four lovely bars of glorious WiFi. The app is slightly Mickey Mouse but it’s no needed after install.
However…. it did knock out the Sonos Network but woke up this morning and everything perfect.
WiFi in the garden and rear of the house for this small investment? Be mad not too.
I decided to take a punt on these and they arrived very quickly. I had it up and running in about 10 mins. I gave the access point the same name as my old netgear and all devices were automatically able to connect (I’m not sure I could have done this if I had just been using the BT hub for WiFi) I placed the second hub on the second floor and it automatically found the main hub,connected to it and started relating.
At the moment I couldn’t be happier, fantastic signal and speed around the house and into the garden with no dropped connections. I don’t have any particular networking requirements (like fixed IP addresses, so can’t comment on ease of set up) I do have a Sonos sound system and the speakers easily connected to it (which it couldn’t with a BT hub, which is why I was using a netgear access point)
Anyway in short fantastic kit at a bargain price
Installed this bad boy, and speeds are now phenomenal. Like, amazing. My whole flat now has incredible Wifi coverage including a bedroom blackspot – and now my beloved wife can work at a desk, with a stable connection for video calls etc.
Product is great and extremely easy to set up. Now we have our own personalised Wifi network, and it is incredible.
Get this. And be surprised!
I bought this product to extend my wifi out to the back garden – I tried plug in extenders but they were too hit and miss and I struggled to get anything stable. This was easy to set up, plugged it in and attached it to my BT router, it took less than 15 mins and now I have a full strength signal. I still have a spare node to use which I’m not even sure is needed as the signal seems good throughout the house already – at this price, it’s brilliant. I’m not fussed about physical connections to the nodes (just the wifi) so this was quite sufficient (as opposed to the MW5). If you’re struggling with your wifi range, this works!!
These would be the perfect combination between accessible and efficient. Tenda Nova have a range of products to be proud of but the MW3 series are the most suitable for a common household looking for a better broadband connection. I’ve purchased 2 packs of MW3-2 for a 3 bedroom semi-detached but 2 Novas would be just enough for all-WiFi connections all around the house and backyard (a 3rd nova was installed for LAN connection and blindspot coverage). Their app is responsive and easily understood (iOS version). The Novas have yet not had any problems after 1year of usage and am sure Tenda would well cover another year of product warranty. Simply the best.
Easy to install and reliable WiFi signal throughout the house. The throughput is slightly disappointing but fixed my reliability issues at a bargain price.
I brought this product as I was getting consistent lag spikes while gaming(990+ ping) I thought it was the service I was receiving from my ISP but the problem was the sheer amount of devices I had connected to my router clearly couldn’t keep up (which had about 8 devices connected all at once)
This product has fixed that problem completely I now have one of the nodes connected straight into my PS4 via ethernet and it works just as good as having it connected to the router and now get consistent (20-40 ms ping) which I thought wasn’t possible seeing as the ping was so insanely high before and now I also get full upload and download speed which didn’t get anywhere near that before.
Honestly cannot recommend this product enough.
I don’t often write reviews of items purchases on Amazon however this mesh wi if system is superb. Straight out of the box i connected the power cables, Ethernet cable to the existing Virgin Media Hub 3.0 and download the application for my phone. The system was up and running within 30 minutes which compared to previous attempts to extend wi-if with various plugs and devises is superb.
Highly recommended and easy to use.
Value for money is off scale at this price.
Very easy to install. Instructions easy to follow. The nodes have wires and plugs to all whereas I thought only one would have a wire and the other 2 would plug direct and sit at the wall socket (as I’ve seen others do)
The WiFi strength has improved on all floors of our townhouse so pleased with purchase so far.
This was recommended by a friend, I was dubious because of the reviews. But it’s absolutely brilliant. We live in an area where the WiFi is awful, this has really helped. Wish I’d got it years ago!
I recieve this product today, 4 days early. I had all 3 set up within 2 or 3 minutes, the reason it took longer than 1 minute was because I had to walk upstairs and back down. I’m really impressed with the coverage and ease of use. I will be connecting my cctv cameras tomorrow which I hope will be just as simple.
Very impressed and incredibly cheap compared to other products.
EDIT: connected all cctv cameras up easily. They stream to my NVR instantly. Great piece of kit.
These have taken my download speed (via WiFi) from 2Mb/s to 11 Mb/s. For comparison the speed I get via Ethernet cable is only 12Mb/s.
This has also extended the range of my WiFi right to the bottom of my garden, so that’s also good.
Setup was easy, but you do have to download the Tenda WiFi App.
Background:
1. Live in a two bedroom flat, 2 people.
2. Sky router in lounge.
3. Numerous routers/ISPs over years
4. Have normal broadband up to 7Mbps, not fibre.
5. Nowtv and Amazon in lounge and both also one bedroom. Only HD read TV and 720 streaming.
6. Have done all the usual channel changes, moving stuff blah blah over the years.
7. Tried fibre at one point
8. Tried signal repeater – useless
Basically although can stream ok and everything TV ok, signal poor and cuts out at rear of back bedrooms on mobiles or laptops. Phones constantly dropping signal one iPhone and one Android, it’s not them, it’s the poor WiFi signal. Keep having to revert to data or data hotspot, ludicrous
AFTER 7 YEARS of trying everything I researched mesh and bought this Tenda
Nova MW3.
Literally, undo the box, plug an ethernet cable into primary node (any of the three white boxes) and the other end into the router. Plug into the wall. Box will go green.
Then second box in wall bedroom one, goes green.
Third box in wall bedroom two, goes green.
Download the app Tenda WiFi and it will show you the nodes, all three.
Then you need to log your devices onto the new network that appears i.e. a new SSID called Nova something. Your old network will still be there. Forget old network on devices to stop them searching and trying to switch to old network. Log onto Nova with the password on the bottom of the nodes, exactly like you would when you get a new router. Go round doing all your devices, don’t forget the wireless printer.
On the app you will see what device is pointing to which node and you can label them if you want and control them from the app if required.
Basically I now have all my devices on the new network and they all now have a full wireless signal so can use my mobile or laptop in the back bedroom.
The colour is brighter and picture crisper on my streamed TV content as well.
I presume the new boxes with the new SSID acts like a second router/modem. I can still use orginal SSID. Not sure of the tech, not switched orginal router WiFi off, but think you could. Some of the other reviews are more technical.
Heaven. Worth every penny. The way I would describe it is being at the point of thinking the only answer after trying everything else would be to get a decent powerful router, I did this instead and it works. Easy to setup. Perfect for a basic user like me. I’m pretty sure a unit with even more nodes would work, definitely worth a try at a relatively inexpensive cost.
If this review helps one person and they get to be as happy as me with this product, I’m ecstatic. Quality of life worth the expense, so go for it if you’re not sure.
Update January 2021:
I’ve been with Nowtv broadband for a few months on a fibre deal. 30ish mb, so not massive but more than the basic. Mesh stills works fine.
Have only had the box go red ie no signal or a problem twice on nearly a year. All I did was reboot everything and used a paperclip to reset main node, all reset fine. Think this was because I moved boxes and connection lost/wire came out – I’m always moving stuff around. Avoid sitting box on top of router, they get hot, think this was the other reason.
So all good, definitely a life changer. I would not go back to a useless signal repeater plug again, when this eventually conks out I would buy again or an updated version. Hope this helps.
Excellent WiFi signal, the app doesn’t work very well. However it is not really needed. Overall good purchase.
This product has worked very well as I bad a dead spot towards the back of my property. Setup is easy to follow and I noticed a sharp improvement in connectivity
Looked at the reviews from techie sources like TechRadar and these seemed very good value for money. Installation was very easy and coverage around our large house is excellent with data rates comparable with what you get with the BT mesh system. The only issue is that the WiFi security is TKIP which is lightly less secure
Love it. So simple and much faster than my old extende
Few occasions where I have lost signal but reconnecting seems to do the trick. Lot better than what I had before.
Ease of installation and absolutely superb does what is Promised with spades
Two MW3 boxes have dramatically improved the signal throughout my 1500 sq ft flat, which has thick brick walls. Most devices (those that can) now connect at 5ghz with full bars which means they are working much faster. I switched off my Vodafone wi-fi and renamed the Nova SSID to match the one on the router, also put the Nova in bridge mode so the router is still doing the routing. It all works very well.
Ordered these but was worried because of the reviews. Had them a few weeks now. Every now n then my net still struggles but I suspect that’s more to do with ee rather than these as I had the problem before. I also had the problem of range hence buying these. We live in a townhouse so I have 1 at the hub obviously, 1 in my sons room which is on the same level as the hub. I haven’t used the 3rd one as its not needed.
Alot of reviews state they stopped working randomly etc. Theres a setting on these to reboot every Sunday. Up to then I had no problems, after this though I did have to start all over again. I now do the reboot manually (all tech stuff needs turning off now and then) & since this I’ve had no issues whatsoever. The app is easy to use and you can control everything on it. I’d advise renaming the items as you add or you’ll not be 100% sure sometimes of what the connection is going to.
All in their cute looking things, does help massively with the signal and take the automatic reboot off and you really shouldn’t have any problems.
I have took a mark off for this reboot problem.
Very easy to install and so far so good in terms of coverage. This has greatly improved the WiFi coverage in a 1905 terrace by blanketing the ground floor in nodes which easily transfer the signal to the first floor. Needed a little trial and error to get nodes to move signal effectively but small green, amber, red lights showed connectivity effectively. I would recommend for getting a reasonable, if not super fast coverage around the home.
Small and neat little cubes , took me a while to get it to work with our new internet providers router, which is a Nowtv Hub2. Got there in the end.
I would have given this Tenda Nova MW3-3 Home Mesh system 5 stars but unfortunately I’m still suffering from intermittent wifi signal drop out when using Alexa devices. The problem is much less noticeable than it was before when using a standard router set up with repeaters and extenders – but it’s still happening. On the plus side, the wifi signal generally is MUCH better around the house and in the garden. Signal is stronger and more reliable in rooms remote to the router location. We live in a 2 story 4 bedroomed house. Signal also good in the garden which is another plus.
Pros: Very easy to set up; excellent value for money; units are quite small and discrete; wifi signal strength and reliability much better (except for Alexa problems); Tenda app better than expected!
Cons: The only real con is my problem with signal drop out using Alexa devices (a variety – Ist Gen Echo, 2nd Gen Echo, 1st gen Echo Dot, Echo Spot etc)
Note: Don’t forget to turn off the wifi on your router after set up as it interferes with the wifi provided by the mesh system.
I should probably calm down a little because I’ve only had this up and running for two hours but it is simply BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT.
We live in an older house where every wall is half a metre thick and have struggled for years to find a router extender which made the slightest bit of difference. Moreover, we are forever having to switch between extensions. Especially in these days of Hive and other wifi systems (and I love my gadgets!), the same problems occur – they go off-line and require rebooting from scratch.
This system is astonishing. It is SO easy to connect – whole thing took 5 minutes, and now -with just 3 small discrete boxes, we have 100% coverage over the whole house, over 3 floors, under just one unifying Wi-fi name and password.
I just hope it stays like this. If so, it is revolutionary!!
What i like?
1. Easy to set up
2. Visually is non-offensive (it is just a white cube) it melds with your home decor fine.
3. Mobile app is light weight – I dare to say a little bare.
4. Coverage – no dead zones in the apartment. The ISP’s connection box is in opposite corner to the bedrooms. Before, there was barely a connection there. Now, there is wi-fi coverage everywhere.
5. Cost.
What I dislike?
1. Speed. Home ISP connection is 150 Mbps – I have measured up to 80 Mbps. I would expect to measure at least 100 Mbps.
2. Speed
3. Speed
4. Speed
It is good value for the money, I cannot complain. I read in the description, much later, that if your Home’s ISP connection was over 100 Mbps, the recommendation was to get the MW6 instead. I read it too late and did not want to go thru a return and exchange. Right now the speed is not an issue, if/when it does, perhaps I will upgrade to the MW6.
No review on the Tech Support, I have not used it.
Literally the best thing I’ve ever bought on amazon!!!
So easy to set up
Download the app connect one unit to your router and then plug in the others.
My WiFi signal not only reaches everywhere its now much stronger in every room.
If you have WiFi dead spots around this house this will definitely solve the issue.
Gaming seamless
Streaming seamless in UHD
Coverage – we have a 25m long flat and full strength signal throughout- even in the garden now. Two units would probably have done the job too.
Does what it says at an affordable price
Each hub only delivers 50meg download speed but it’s fast enough for the kids PS4’s
Pretty simple set up but had a few issues getting one to connect but got there eventually
The signal form our sky router has always been awful. The extension makes it a bigger problem because of the exterior wall that is now effectively internal.
Two minutes to set up and we have full coverage in the house, garden and garage. The speed is excellent and it has solved a problem that has got on my nerves for 18 months, during which I’ve wasted 50 on mains extenders that decide whether they will connect or not depending on their mood.
Good value for money but the app is shocking so changing the WiFi password and name is tricky. This doesn’t affect the performance though.
I had a Netgear Nighthawk router attached to a modem, with two netgear extenders. I was still having problems
with intermittent slow speeds. Not drop outs but just annoying lagging.
These little boxes have completely eliminated that and I am enjoying 5 bar signals all round our house.
Very easy to install and set up and they look quite smart – better than a big black box anyway!
One poimt – on installing a Google Home mini – it wouldn’t see the network. Online suggestion of switching on the adsl modem/router wifi and connecting to that first, then switching that off and connecting the Home mini to the Nova worked and no probs since. (This was using the same SSID/password) – Very pleased with purchase and would recommend.
This has been one of my better buys on amazon. I no longer have teenagers screaming at me that the WiFi has dropped, I now have a happy household.
The mesh system is virtually plug and play, speed and range have drastically improved. Absolutely no black spots whatsoever, I am able to watch my online subscriptions in my man cave too, absolute bonus.
I’d been having numerous issues with my WiFi connections and slow connections. I use a 4G router and asked my local provider if there were issues on my location which they said no to. I’d purchased WiFi extenders but these didn’t help so after reading the reviews on this product decided one more try. When it arrived I installed it which was very simple, to overcome some minor issues I disabled the SSID on my router and then tried some speed tests. The results were quite amazing I’d previously got best speeds of around 10mb in my lounge area dropping down to 1mb but I am now getting constant speeds of between 40 – 50 mb download and now no issues with my Amazon prime TV or on demand TV. I can say I am extremely pleased with this produc
Had these a couple of months and so far I am incredibly happy. I couldn’t face spending a fortune on some of the bigger brands, so these are a bargain for what you get. I’ve had none of the old drops outs I used to get with an extender, plus you don’t have to keep switching back and forth between SSIDs. Also, very easy to set up. I have already recommended to family and friends
Having put up with the Sky Wifi for long enough, and a host of dead spots around the house I thought I’d give this a go. And I’m very pleased that I did. I’ve connected it to the Sky router using an Ethernet cable, plugged it in and it was all set in 20 minutes including a guest wifi system. The coverage is excellent inside and outside the house. the app is straightforward. I’ve left the sky devices on the sky wifi and everything else is on the Nova system. Works very well; money well spent. The devices themselves are small and discrete and include brackets for wall mounting or mounting under shelves as I have done in one location. I like the fact that you can turn the LEDs off – not every device does this and they should. If there was one improvement then it’d be the power cable and network cables should fit underneath rather like the Hive 360 hub so the device can sit flush against the wall but that is a very minor point and an improvement point rather than any criticism.
I am so impressed with these units as they solved my wifi headache. We had an extension built and the new room was built outside our thick external walls. Lesser products simply did not send the signal through the thick walls. But by installing a unit at the router, a unit in the extension, and a unit halfway between the two, we now have seamless wifi. Problem solved!!
Ordered this as we have thick brick internal walls and the normal Sky router just wasn’t getting a reliable signal to the back of the house. These 3 relays have now given us a good useable WiFi signal all over the house. It was easy to set up, granted we don’t use the parental controls so can’t comment on those.
This seemed so cheap compared to other mesh kits that I was sceptical about it’s possible performance but went ahead on the basis of reviews.
Very glad that I did! Connected quickly and simply to my existing Talktalk WiFi router which provides Superfast Broadband (fibre to cabinet). Satellite units connected instantly to base unit and an immediate improvement in signal strength was noticed.
Used now for over a month and never had a drop out on any of the numerous devices attached. The WLAN sockets on the remotes are a real bonus. Using the standalone router the connection speed at the furthest point from the router originally was 19Mbps. Once the Nova was up and running this leapt to 135Mbps! Need I say more!
To the average user this is p-e-r-f-e-c-t.
Setting up was a breeze. You basically plug in the first box, set up the app, then just plug in the rest of the boxes.
Wifi coverage is more than adequate for the average home.
The nice thing is that it uses a single SSID for both 2.4 and 5ghz, so it chooses which frequency based on the signal strength.
No more setting up multiple access points, extenders, powerlines etc.
Only 2 downfalls are, you cannot separate the SSIDs (it doesnt give you the option), and it only has 2 LANs at the back of each box.
Each node on its own delivers WiFi beyond any previous solution I’ve used (including Apple Airport Extreme or broadband provider’s own). I’ve previously resorted to using power-line plugs to bridge a particularly tricky part of the house that nothing I’d tried before managed with WiFi. With just minutes of setup via the Tenda app, two nodes were connecting across the troublesome spot with an excellent connection, and the meshing ensured no drop in speed at the far end.
I then added a further two nodes, and that’s where the set up fell apart slightly. The app stopped seeing any of the nodes, though the initial two still worked fine, and the additional two showed a red light, indicating no or poor connection. After several resets of all nodes, eventually all showed green, and there was excellent speed and coverage everywhere. The app still showed nothing, but overnight seemed to sort itself out and all four nodes and connected devices showed up in the app, and consistently still do a week later.
It’s exactly what I was hoping for from a mesh network – fast WiFi everywhere and no dead spots. I’ve also been able to plug in a couple of smart home ethernet devices on secondary nodes, which work seamlessly (previously using power-line solutions, these would frequently fall off the network). The two ethernet ports on each Tenda node is a real bonus here – some more expensive mesh solutions provide just one or none at all on secondary nodes. Any other device I have is now WiFi connected whereas previously, if I had a choice, I would wire it. I have audio and 4k video streaming wirelessly around the house with no issue.
Amazing really considering the Tenda MW3 is less than a quarter of the price of some mesh network solutions.
Connected one unit to my router then plugged the other two into rooms with poor WiFi. No signal! This is because each mesh unit needs to be able to connect wirelessly to the base unit. It took some time to find the ideal location for the units but once in place they provide good seamless connection for my phones, laptop, Alexa and tv. Had an issue with my alexa echos talking to each other and connecting to my printer but I was advised to set the Novas to bridge mode and hey presto everything worked.
I bought the MW3 and this managed to increase my WiFi range through out the house. Also (more importantly) managed to increase the download speed. When I purchased the MW3 I was a Virgin Media customer who received 100mbps, the MW3 handled this perfectly.
I upgraded my Internet speed from 100mbps, to 350mbps.
I was sent a new router by Virgin Media to handle the new speeds (previously had the Super Hub 2, was upgraded to the Super Hub 3). This is when issues started, the super hub 3 functions/options aren’t as good as Super Hub 2. SH3 doesn’t communicate as well as the SH2. So the speeds I where receiving dropped to approx 68mbps.
After contacting the Tenda team (who are fantastic BTW), the Mw6 was suggested.
Prior MW6
Speeds capped out around 68mbs, this was wired and wireless across all devices, with the Xbox being the highest at 68mbs.
After MW6
Speeds available both wireless and wired are 280mbs+
I’ve set up the Primary node next to the Xbox (due to it’s location) Wirelessly speeds where consistently above 250mbs. When wired speeds hit 400mbs!
I have a Gaming PC/Workstation wired up to the second node in the dining room. This also achieved speeds of 250mbs. Unfortunately I cannot test the PC speed wirelessly as the wireless dongle I have is an old 2.4ghz. So speeds are not as good as 5ghz, although they are consistent.
The Mw3 had no issues delivering my ISPs speeds (100mb) prior to me upgrading. But over 100mb? Use the Mw6, they are worth every penny.
My Mw6 has 10+ devices connected to it and speeds are great, signal strength is great.
Deployed one of these kits to an old house with thick walls as the client was struggling with signal even with a number of AP’s, we though we’d try the smaller one of the two kits tenda do just as a test and I and the customer have been thoroughly impressed with the performance at this price.
You won’t be breaking any speed record with this kit but when you have a 50mbps internet link and it will do 10-150mbps where you couldn’t get any signal before I think that’s a win!
Great product to extend your wi fi, built an annex to my house and needed to get the wifi working tried the socket extenders but signal to weak. Was a bit dubious so unpacked carefully in case I was going to send back all set up easy enough within 10 m of each other I do loose some signal strength to the furthest away drops from 40mb to 25mb but good enough through a few thick walls and works in most of my large garden as well.
Does exactly what it says on the box.
I’ve got talktalk fibre and my WiFi connection up stairs was dreadful.
I bough the two node system as just a normal 1930’s semi detached.
So once I set up the nodes I tested with a speed test.
My fibre connection is 38mb and I am getting 36mb thru both nodes even the one in the bedroom upstairs.
Delighted so much with this that I’ve turned off the talktalk wifi as not needed now.
For the price it’s a excellent buy.
Our living room is an extension of the original house, and I’ve never had a powerline adaptor really work very well. To get signal from our router to the tv/amplifier, then it has to go through 4x walls, an in built microwave and fridge. The house isn’t very big, but penetrating all this is a problem for even the best routers…
It took a few goes to set up. My initial set up worked well for most devices, but for some reason it disconnected (all the nodes lit up red). I realised that all of the devices in my home (smart phones, laptops, tablets and TV) were constantly connecting and disconnecting with the router and the Nova so was desperately unstable. I went into the router settings on my laptop and turned off the wifi, and set all bandwidth to go through only one ethernet port, to the Nova primary node.
My LG smart TV still wouldn’t connect to the wireless, so instead i put a secondary nova node right next to my TV and connected via an ethernet cable. I’ve just done a speedtest on my TV and im getting 48-52mbps – previously i was getting 8-10mbps on a good day and HD streaming was a thing of dreams. Now it’s super fast and reliable.
There are much more expensive wifi-mesh systems out there, but i really dont know why you would pay extra. For me at least, this has done the job, and very well at that.
easy set up, download app connect first node to router, turn on and wait a minute, then set up with app. one set first node just plug next one in and wait for a minute, if light is green ok, if not try moving,when done just repeat for the rest. one thing i found was a lot of the settings were off by default, ie : qos fast roaming etc. There is a maintenace feature that will reboot them daily that can be set, which i thought was useful.
Maybe in my haste to get the cheapest possible wifi-mesh I missed off the fact that the first station needs to be plugged in via lan on this particular system.
This wasn’t 100% ideal, but I found a relevant place to put it, and got on with the setup.
I’ve setup a fair few networks in my time, this was by a long shot the easiest & most intuitive.
All in the system took 20-30 mins to set up from start to finish, and now I’ve got good internet throughout the house… Thanks! 🙂
Had this for a week now, and so far works flawlessly. Better than my previous setup of WiFi repeater using a second router.
Simple to install, and we now get full signal and full speed in every room of our house..impressive. Particularly as it’s so much cheaper than other mesh systems.
It’s not a well known brand, so I’m a little dubious as to its longevity, but fingers crossed!
Cheap and cheerful, full house coverage and can get full internet speed anywhere now. Options are very basic, don’t see any opportunity to lock down devices by mac address. Should also mention how simple it is to setup. Download the app, plug one of the cubes into your broadband router, log in and change the default password. That’s pretty much it, you connect the other 2 cubes to the mains within 10 metres of the first cube and the automatically join, takes 2 minutes.
When your signal drops out and you have to run around trying to find the wi-fi, there is nothing worse. This little box of tricks is just fantastic. My only gripe is the length of the power leads. They are far too short to install high on a wall. That said, I was lucky, I managed to get a satalitte one in my attic (it has a power source). I would buy this every time!
Finally no multiple access points or losing connection or having to change connection.
There is only one true consideration, the LAN port is a 100mbps port on these. This means thats the maximum speed unless transferring wifi device to wifi device (then its faster). So if you have a internet connection faster than 100mbps this will limit the internet on wifi to 100mbps. Because the port / cable connecting to your router is only 100mbps. Hard wired devices to your internet router would still get the full speed.
I wonder from one end of the house, to the other, outside etc… all on the same network access point name, switches automatically and just works. Perfect.
Easy to setup the 1 node with the app, the other 2 auto connect to it. Took less than 5minutes. Took longer to unplug all the old access points.
Dont be put off by it being dual band and not triband, that doesn’t effect speed just supports more devices being connected without it effecting speed….99% of homes will never have that issue and your internet will be the slowest point anyway.(in most cases)
I used a wifi analyser app on my phone to look before and after and the signal was much stronger from this unit to the ones i was replacing.
Instructions in the box easy, plug in and download the app. Everything went smoothly and I now have perfect WiFi throughout the house. Units feel a bit cheap but then they are very cheaply priced, so what do you expect.
The option to plug directly into them with an ethernet cable is situational but still useful.
I’d been doing some reading about mesh networks but most were pretty expensive, 200+. I didn’t want to spend that on something that might not fix my problem. Some research led me to this product, which I’ve had for a week or so now.
It’s AMAZING. Strong, consistent, reliable wi-fi everywhere in the house – no dead spots, no dropouts, no buffering… and if you move data around *inside* your home network (for example streaming video from a home server to a TV) you consistently get speeds of over 200MBit.
All that from 3 tiny little boxes that sit inconspicuously on a shelf or mantelpiece; setup was easy [through an app for iOS and Android], and the whole thing was up and running in 20 minutes or so. There is coverage all over the house, and for 50 feet around it too.
All that for 99, delivered… much less than the cost of new router… very strong recommended. You can even add additional units, up to 10 in total, if you need coverage through a wider area.