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 |
Excellent buy
A pack of three at such a competitive price is not to be missed. Easy to add to your Wi-Fi. I paid 50 each for same product a year or so ago. Very good quality
Wow wow wow
I hardly ever leave reviews, but wow. Easiest wifi extender I have ever installed – beyond easy! Took me five mins to extend the wifi down to the bottom of my parents garden. Brilliant product sbd app – well done!!!
Good value Mesh WiFi
Easy to install and once installed they have been trouble free. This pair of units were purchased to replace a unit damaged by a dog and the new unit was fairly easy to add to the existing system. The 3 unit system gives much better coverage than just the single extender I had previously. A test now gives 73 Mbps download speed and 20 Mbps upload speed but I have seen speeds up to 100 Mbps when connected to my 100Mbps internet feed.
This really works!
Bought this after struggling with Wi-Fi signal in the house. Placed 1 unit at the side of the router, 1 in the hall and the other in the conservatory. All problems solved. Highly recommend
Works with Virgin Media Hub 3
I had been having trouble with a wifi extender for a while so intead of buying a 2nd extender to fill the other half of the house I opted into the mesh system. Didn’t have a clue how it worked but happy to report it works with my Virgin Media Hub 3 router. You just connect the include gigabit ethernet cable from your hub 3 to one of the 3 nodes included in the pack, download the app which lets you name it and add a password and done. The other two nodes then just plug in in the other rooms and all connect seamless. I have left the hub3 in router mode for ease of the devices I didn’t want to reconnect.
The box comes with 3 nodes, 3 plugs, 1 gigabit ethernet cable and instructions.
My extender only allowed 20mbps download speeds but I have already speed tested in the back room and got just under 60mbps in peak times so happy with the performance.
Each node has lan and lan and wan/lan ports incase you want a even further stable connection to the devices around it. You can also add any of the other nodes available if you want to extend further.
The app itself is basic but does the job for setup and doubt I’d use it much again.
Visited parents for Christmas last year and the internet was a disaster. Router couldn’t handle the traffic at all, several dead spots throughout the house. Replaced their old BT router with 3 of these and things are now flying. The last gathering went off without a hitch even though we were all using our phones for a frantic session of Jackbox.
Purchased 29/05/23 and delivered 30/05/23. Setup time was less than 15 minutes, which gave me full coverage in the house, and all of the garden. Everything works well, and I’ve manged to relegate an old pair of powerline adapters that were connecting a media server to the old router.
The only issue is with my Amazon Echo speaker; it drops out intermittently for a few seconds and then resumes play again. The interrupted playback is extremely frustrating, and sadly there is no resolution. I emailed Tenda customer services, who replied within an hour with the following:
“Thank you for contacting Tenda Support.
Unfortunately, we must confirm that currently there is not a proven incompatibility with Amazon Echo speakers, but sometimes they don’t work properly with our devices.
The cause is still unknown and our engineers are running tests on it, but at the moment we don’t have a fix yet.
I’m sorry we can’t offer a solution in this occasion.
We are at your disposal for any further information you may need.
Thank you.”
I have bodged a workaround though. I’ve set up a TP Link range extender and have connected the Echo to that. The range extender is connected to the MW3 system and the Echo plays without interruption. It appears that the issue only manifests itself when the Echo is connected directly to the SSID of the MW3’s. There are various posts on forums noting the same issue other than to “try it it bridged mode”, which I don’t want to do.
So, one star dropped due to the above issue. Would still recommend though.
So, I put off getting a grid solution for ages, as I’m not very tech competent, and was scared of having to set it up. I eventually took the step, and was pleasantly surprised at how simple it was (it took me about 10 minutes, and didn’t make me swear once). It was just plugging one of the cubes in to my router, downloaded the app, used the app to recognise the first cube, then plugged the other 2 in around the house. And it has meant that all rooms have as good internet (as far as I can tell) as my living room which has the router. So in summary, effective, and surprisingly easy to set up.
Amazing kit for the price!
Does the job really well. Very very easy to setup. Up and running in 10-15 minutes total. Been a few weeks and it has been completely stable. Good speeds in all areas of the house. Our Ring doorbell used to struggle all the time, with missed recording often. Not the case now.
Got it on a deal at 38. Unimaginably cheap for a full house mesh system. Delivers way above the price I paid.
Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a cost effective and reliable mesh system.
Excellent signal around the home
I recently moved and had Virgin installed for broadband. He advised that due to the amount of solid walls a mesh system would be ideal to ensure full signal around the home. Boy was he right – I don’t have a drop in signal in any room. The best advise any engineer has ever given me.
Great performance, great value and easy to set up.
Bought to improve the wireless coverage in my old house (with some thick internal walls and dense internal doors.) Works brilliantly with the requisite single unit wired to the router and two remote units, one in the downstairs hall and one on the upstairs landing. Went from one “bar” signal strength in the downstairs rooms remote from the router to four “bars,” and virtually no signal upstairs to three “bars.” Wireless speeds on the remote connections have gone from a few Mbps (on a good day) to at least 50 Mbps. Add to that that these guys are small and unobtrusive, virtually set themselves up and can be easily controlled from a mobile phone application, and you’ve got a winner.
We bought this because the useless router Virgin Media provides has zero useful settings like DNS and doesn’t reach rooms even a few metres away.
The devices are super easy to setup, just download the Tenda app, plug any of the devices into your existing router, connect to the WIFi network created by the new device. Then you just specify your preferred WiFi network name (which will probably be your existing one, to avoid having to reconnect all your devices) and you’re set to go.
The other two nodes are linked out of the box so you just need to plug them in where you want them. They have a green/amber/red light to indicate signal strength.
The only weaknesses are it messes up Chromecast if you move between different nodes, although this seems to be a problem on almost all mesh networks. Also, the top has some weird textures plastic design which I suspect will attract dust but hey, these are likely to live out of sight so not a huge issue.
All in all for most people having Wifi access throughout their property is essential nowadays. This three pack allows good coverage across a four bedroom house and decent sized garden. All in all a great buy for the price, with a good app to manage everything.
Ordered to get a signal up to my summer house and the top of the garden . Havent had time to see if it reaches that far yet but it definitely giving a good signal in the garage where I couldn’t get it before . Really easy to set up plugged the first one in to the router and mains opened the app changed the password and name to the same as my old router and away I went didn’t even have to reconnect anything other then the sonos system . Plugged in the other 2 nodes or whatever there called and reconnected in less than a minute each . Took me all of 5 mins to install . Only query is its says 3500 sqm in the write up but the box says 300 sq m more than enough but not sure maybe just a misprint . 4 stars for that reason. Didn’t need to use tech so can’t comment hence no score for that .
Very good value for money. Easy to install as all three units the same and already linked – simply the first one you setup becomes the master. Followed instructions and first unit connected via Ethernet cable supplied and then other two one by one via WiFi. Flexible positioning for optimal WiFi as use 240 to 9v dc power adapter with 1.1m lead. Much better than my previous wifi extender that plugged into 240v outlet which limits placement to 13amp socket outlets.
All three link in mesh network with same ssid and iPhone seamlessly hands over from one to the next as I move around the house and my fixed TVs get better connections as I have sited the mesh units to “go around” the big brick chimney in middle of cottage.
Oh a guest network as well which you can optionally use permanently or for automatic limited number of hours.
Replaced my BT branded WiFi extender with this setup. The one in our loft gives good coverage for the garden and appears to switch from 5GHz to 2.4GHz when extra range needed.
The app is used for setup and afterwards can show which devices are connected to which node and other basic diagnostics.
Very low risk entry to mesh wifi.
Perfect for old houses!
I live in a very old granite farmhouse, and wifi has been an issue since we moved here. The walls are so thick getting a good signal throughout the house has been a constant battle. Over the years I’ve bought several different wifi extenders, and these have helped, but signal drops regularly especially as you move between rooms.
I saw the Tenda Nova system on Prime Day and it was cheaper then some of the extenders I’d purchased so I thought why not? I’ve nothing to loose.
Set up was a breeze. Out of the box, app downloaded, plug in, 5 minutes set up, done
Now we have a fantastic signal throughout the house. Streaming, gaming, browsing is fast and simple with no drop outs whatsoever. I have loads of smart home devices, and a Sonos system and these all work perfectly. Tip – when you get the option to name your network call it the same name with the same password as your existing network. Then you don’t have to re-set smart bulbs and sockets etc. Also, if you have Sonos, you need to connect your main speaker to your first mesh extender. I literally un-plugged it from my existing router and plugged it into the mesh extender next to the router and bingo, all working.
For the first time in 12 years I can finally really enjoy the high speed wifi I’m paying for.
Just works , no problems.
Got 2 nodes for 20 . Great signal everywhere . Easy to set up via app on smartphone , connected mine to BT smart hub 6 and never looked back.
Excelle
Brilliant piece of kit. Really does enhance wifi signal. We have a ground floor extension and it was a bad black spot. Never could get speeds above 15mbps now 100mbps consistently I have already recommended these to 2 friends and they are so happy with them also.
Perform as advertised
Prior to buying these units my internet connection would drop intermittently. These have solved this issue and given me a great WiFi signal throughout the house. They were easy to setup. I have a 3 bed house and 3 of these units.
Another plus is they have the ability to temporarily change the WiFi from 5ghz to 2.4ghz allowing you to connect smart devices that will not connect via the former. Really good buy and would definitely recommend to others.
They work - great value
Really easy to set up – I just turned of wifi on the existing router and set these up with the same SSID and password – everything connected straight away.
Using them to give my desktop a wired ethernet connection instead of the USB dongle I was using – hasn’t dropped signal once.
The 3rd unit is extending the signal outside the back of the house – haven’t used it for real yet but it tests out Ok.
My setup was to plug the main mesh unit into our existing Wi-Fi modem with network cable and turn off Wi-Fi on the router enabling the mesh Wi-Fi as our main network. I plugged the first unit in as mentioned above, downloaded the Tenda App and followed the setup wizard. I then renamed the network and password to be the same as our original Wi-Fi to avoid having to reconnect all devices around the house, this all worked ok, I then added the 2 further included Mesh units, and used the app to add them, once they were all added I moved them to new positions around house to give the best coverage. Initially I thought wow, amazing signal strength all over the house, as time went on I discovered 2 issues, 1- I couldn’t control other devices on the network anymore i.e. smart lights/thermostat and Sonos system. 2 – the speeds were really slow, only getting around 1Mb down and almost no upload speed plus a huge ping time. Further investigation and playing with settings showed I needed to change the connection type to Bridge mode, this allows it to use an existing modem router and take its existing internet via cat5 cable, this fixed the problem connecting to other devices on the network. Secondly I found turning off Capacity-Orientated mode fixed the slow speed issue, it was on by default and says to turn it on if you’re connecting more than 30 devices, luckily I’m not connecting that many. Speeds and signal all over the house are top notch now and much improved out in the garden. Not sure what will happen if we exceed 30 devices but for now that isn’t an issue. Been using them about a month and working a treat, did run a firmware update and no problems whatsoever.
Easy to install
I only had a Bt hub situated on the landing upstairs so it wasn’t a good signal at the other side of the house. These three units solved the problem. Just connect one unit to your hub and the others automatically connect up together. I now have good WiFi all around my three bed semi. Brilliant kit and recommended.
Good customer support!
Bought these nearly a year ago. Easy to setup and have all the feature I need.
One broke down on me the other month. Amazon required them all to be sent in to replace the whole lot so went through manufacturer instead as seemed a waste to change all three. Very helpful customer support who sent out a replacement node.
Would buy from this company again.
Has done wonders to the WIFI Signal in my home
Before purchasing this I upgraded my standard Virgin Router (terrible router) to a TP-Link AC750 Dual-Band, which did improve the WIFI signal upstairs; however the guest room (furthest from the router) still kept dropping WiFi Signal.
I purchased this and connected it straight to the Virgin router and it’s had a massive impact, I now get 100% signal in all rooms in the home.
In terms of speed, I’m on the 100mb plan and get around 70-80 on Wifi throughout the home.
Would fully recommend this if you have 100mb broadband or under!
A very simple to install Mesh Network
I initially ordered this solution to resolve my home network, it has worked better than expected it has ensured I have working WiFi over three floors in a Victorian home. I would recommend this product over the more expensive rivals on the proviso, you don’t mind having slightly cheaper plastic cases and a slightly uglier device on your bookshelf.
For me, this product works well and solved my issue for less than 20% of the better known names.
Tenda Nova mesh network
Great product, extended wifi to all corners of the house withouh any bother. Signal is good, strong, no interuptions. Note: each block has to be connected to a power socket to work. App is little fiddly however once set up it works great.
Dead good, not dead zone.
This is boss. Virgin WiFi is lousey and only works well a few meters from the router. After a year of asking Virgin to fix the problem we discovered Mesh WiFi. The cover from the Mesh pods is better than from the router and it covers the entire house. You have to experiment a bit to get them in the best locations, but it is still straight forward to set up. Once set up you have decent Internet throughout. Brilliant!
very good for the price
I bought this to replace a booster i have owned for a few years which did a fair job but would lose signal every now and then,it was to get a wifi signal to my daughters bedroom upstairs which was a no go with the router alone. the tenda system looks great and was a 5 min job to set up, all the other units just plug in and are pre set up at the factory so it was very easy, and since setting up i havent touched them again, i get full signal in every room in the house now with no interruption while moving between units
Works fine
I was a tad nervous about buying this as the installation-guides on the various Amazon / Tenda web-pages seemed to be either broken or dupes of the user-guide, but everyone seemed to find the set-up process straightforward so I gave it a go.
Very easy to set up and my Virgin-based WiFi upstairs (the hub is downstairs in a corner of the house) has gone from a download speed of about 5Mb/s to 40 Mb/s.
WiFi issues sorted straight away
I was sceptical at first, but thought I would give this product a try.
I followed the very simple instructions.
Plugged the one unit directly into our existing WiFi router, set it up using the app that you download. I then plugged in the other unit upstairs and waited for it to pair up, which took about a minute.
Ine room has really poor WiFi signal, but now it has full signal thanks to this product.
I tested it on a video call too and it seems to work very well. Hopefully it will continue as well as it is.
Amazing
Not sure how to make this review stand out from the rest but bought these to replace Virgin hub 3.0 router (now in modem mode). Has completely transformed the WiFi in my house and now get full coverage in every room of over 100mb. Completely recommend. Used to suffer with connect loss whilst remote playing PS5 through iPad but now perfect crisp connection anyway in the house. Really easy set us – plug in and go!
Great Product For Boosting Wi-Fi Signal
Bought these as our daughter cannot get WiFi signal in her attic bedroom. Really improved the signal all around the house
Exceedingly good
There is a lot of reviews and loads of mesh systems why get these, just a quick review..
1. Great value
2. Easy to use
3. And they work
So, I have used some of the higher price ones and yep they good. However these work just as well as my previous set up cannot believe it.
Stable wifi throughout the house, reduced signal in garden, but is more than useable.
Absolutely great piece of ki
Easy to use and has given great coverage all over the house where mains ethernet and remote wifi plug failed. Thoroughly recommended.
Easy!
I bought the MW5G “2 Pack” after a flooring insulation upgrade in all bedrooms blocked the signal from my standard Wi-Fi router. To circumvent the new floor insulation one MW5G plugs into the standard Wi-Fi router under the stairs and the second MW5G connects from the top of the stairs (in the the attic).
The experience of others was that their more expensive mesh WiFi networks replaced or disabled their standard WiFi routers. Those stories concerned me because didn’t want the hassle of a mesh network not playing well with my various smart home devices (heating, lighting, security, etc.)
It turns out those experiences were misleading or not relevant to the low cost MW5G. The Tenda WiFi mesh network took only seconds to setup, and it has not interfered with my standard WiFi router. No part of my smart home needed reconfiguring and everyone has WiFi again. I cannot fault these results!
Brilliant little boxes
Had these out the box and all working within 15 minutes. Great coverage throughout our fairly large property, with great speeds all round, honestly don’t think the setup could have been any easier. Contemplated spending a fair bit more on a more recognisable brand, but so glad I stuck with these, as they are superb.
Works well
Purchased these to improve wi-fi around my home. The improvement is fantastic.
Does the job - most of the time
I purchased this after my son started complaining about the WiFi signal in his bedroom for his Xbox and smart TV. It was very easy to instal and only took 10 minutes to complete and hook up his devices. His room still seems to be a bit slower than the rest of the house but generally this has improved the signal for him and he doesn’t have many complaints now – although this obviously depends on how the main router is performing and if the company is having any signal issues.
Mesh wifi
Very easy to set-up with virgin hub works a treat very strong signal even In garden fantastic for running lots of devices such as cameras and garden lighting definitely recommend
Same speed as the main router. Excellent and very easy to setup
Excellent product. Gives you same speed as your main router. 100 times better than an extender. Centralised management and very easy to setup
Best gadget have bough
Really easy to set up now have wifi all over the house grea
o WBS button for WiFi printers
These were really easy to install, connected the first one to my Virgin media router with an RJ45 patch cable, followed the app instructions and connected in less than a minute. Added the other 2 nodes at different locations around the house (again using the app), very quick and easy. When all connected, we had a good strong WiFi signal wherever we went around the house and further in to the garden too. Unfortunately my Canon WiFi printer doesn’t seem able to connect to the Tenda network, as there’s no WBS button on the Tenda devices. I will probably have to relocate my printer and have a wired connection to it from one of the remote Tenda boxes.
A game changer for home working wi-fi issues
This product has been a fantastic success in our home.
I can now work from the study without constantly experiencing wi-fi signal issues and even get signal in our relatively small back garden.
I can genuinely say that I should have bought this more than a year ago when I asked a telecoms engineer for a recommendation to boost the signal in our Victorian home.
Completely recommend.
Took a while to set up
I followed the instructions to the letter but the ‘master’ connected to my router but couldn’t see the internet. I tried various combinations of ethernet ports and restarted my router many times. I put everything back to how it was before I started and tried again. This time it connected instantly and within 5 minutes I had all 3 pods connected and working. I have no idea why it didn’t do this first time…
It has greatly improved wifi coverage throughout the house, especially in my kitchen which is the room farthest away from where my router is. Happy with it now, but it’s a shame it fought me on my first attempt!
Easy to set up
Used with Virgin Media broadband. I didn’t have to change the modem to modem only modem. It was easy to set up and install using the app. The app is very basic though. Does the job but doesn’t do anything fancy.
Brillia
Great product.
We bought an old house with thick walls and three storeys. We have Virgin broadband with their new router but it couldn’t reach around the house and struggled to cope with bandwidth (put the PlayStation on and everything else ground to a halt).
I plugged one of these into the virgin router and then put the other on the first floor. Set up was about 10 minutes (this includes downloading an app, unboxing etc).
Signal is much better and I may even invest in another ‘mode’ to get signal out to the garden etc.
Speed is brilliant. We usually have 6 to 10 devices constantly connected and running.
Would highly recommend.
Even better than expected
I really didn’t know what to expect from something so reasonably priced but now there isn’t a spot in my house without full WiFi coverage. An exceptional product for the price
Great buy!
Easy to install kit. I had made quite a difference for us as I can now work form our garden. We had very weak signal in the upstairs rooms but now signal is strong accross the house! I thought it was pricey at first, but now I had it for a few month, I have no regrets!
Amazing bit of ki
This is the first time that something that has purported to be easy install actually has been! I’m so impressed with these, has solved all my video conferencing woes and really could not be easier to install. Anybody can install these, you just need to be able to follow simple instructions and don’t need to be tech savvy. I now have consistent high speed WiFi throughout my home and out to the garden. I have the same speed from the router to my office where previously I either had no real signal or 50% less speed with a power line extender (but an unstable signal with extender.). Can not recommend these highly enough, they are awesome. Didn’t need to use tech support so can’t comment on that aspect.
Buy buy buy
This little device is incredible I used to get 60-80 mbps upstairs very inconsistent however with this I can a constant 180 mbps
Easy set up Nova
Really easy to set up. Plug in and pretty much ready to go. Our broadband width is now stable and we are able to stream without interruption. A neat device.
Easy to setup & manage.
We had issue with internet not working efficiently in our attic but Nova has resolve his issue. We getting same speed as downstairs next to router. Very easy to setup and looks sleek.
Great purchase, easy to set up
Easy to set up. I know nothing about technology and even I managed to get this working straight away. This provides great cover in our town house and even covers into the garden.
Been having problems with VM hub3. Of late the WiFi was just lacking. I put it down to recent updates or even a desire by VM to upsell to more expensive packages.
I was sceptical about this Mesh phenomenon and couldn’t warrant the huge costs. I found this system and thought it’s worth a punt and if it doesn’t live up to expectations I’ll return it.
The instructions seemed easy enough and it was a straight forward connection job but speed test after speed test proved even worse performance than the hub3 on its own. I reset the Nova 5 system and this time I left the hub3 in router mode as opposed to the recommended Modem mode and disabled WiFi in the router control panel to avoid conflicts and now I’ve got the 110mbs I pay for throughout the house and no drop outs on streaming services.
I purchase this with a 20 discount offer and so it’s good value. I particularly like the lan sockets on each node to run devices that might not have a WiFi function such as my daughter PC from work , an old tower running through the company VPN. One other interesting point. Less is more! I found by using 2 nodes as opposed to 3 I achieved better performance. 2 nodes is good for an average semi detached house or terraced. 3 if you have a mansion. If the nodes are too close together it effects performance it seems.
I’ll keep the third for summer in the garden I think although I’m getting good coverage there too just using 2 nodes.
One of the best thing that changed my life☝️
If you having difficulties with your internet connection and ending up with no bars on phone or any devices. Don’t waste your time just buy the mesh system. It works like fluid no issues at all. Only draw back is, you can see in pictures. The primary node transfers almost the 95% of speed capacity but the secondary ones fall under 50%. Since virgin media speed is much better than expected. It’s still amazing. So if you want a cheap and sturdy system. Don’t search a lot just buy this one. Three nodes are enough for two stories typical UK house structure.
Very impressed
Work great and increased range which was what was required
Easy to install and gives fantastic wifi coverage
Having struggled with wi-fi connection for many years and tried all manner of solutions, this has been the best buy yet. 3 hubs are used around the house and give excellent coverage and response. The only problem that I’ve encountered is when a power unit fails it’s difficult to get hold of a replacement and a standard power supply doesn’t work, hence having to buy an additional node.
Huge difference
Very easy to install, provides wifi where there was none before. Plug-in boosters never worked so I’m very happy with this product.
Easy to install
This has given me wifi all over the house which I never had- is actually better than the wired connection I was using. Delighted I purchased.
Fantastic coverage throughout my property
What a fantastic wifi system so easy to set up with the app Wifi now throughout my bungalow, excellent speeds throughout property.
Buy it you wont be disappointed it does what it says it does for a change not like other mesh systems.
Best purchase so far this year, would very highly recommend
Even to the very moment I turned these on I remained sceptical as I have tried so many different things to improve my Wi-Fi signal, from new routers, dual band routers and Wi-Fi repeaters all to no avail.
However, after only a few minutes the Wi-Fi signal is now at full strength everywhere around the house and even in the garden.
if you are having problems with your Wi-Fi, such as dead spots, drop out or just like millions of others who are working from home now (having major issues with a number of people connected) this is the product for you.
Don’t buy the expensive systems as this will do the trick at half the price.
I cannot praise this product more highly and would definitely recommend.
Pros.
The price is so much cheaper than others on the market and great value for money.
Easy to set up, just plug and play and then scan the QC code on the other devices to connect.
Easy to use app.
Great Wi-Fi signal all around the house and garden.
Multifulction use with parental controls. (Not tried)
Ability to name or rename devices so you can see what is connected and to which node.
Fully configurable with port forwarding etc. as expected. Even has a maintenance function that resets on a periodic basis without having to think about it.
They don’t look too bad either.
Cons.
Tech support is non-existent (don’t answer email or Twitter PM – so head to the forums, you’ll get more answers)
If you want to delve into some of the more advanced settings then you need to be very tech savvy.
The app could do with a basic wizard for the advanced settings, and a troubleshooting section
Issues with Xbox not connecting. (Needed to reconfigure to bridge settings as arid as dual NAT)
Instructions not very clear
Overall I would give this product 10 out of 10 for value for money and 9 out of 10 for ease of use due to the difficult advanced settings for some.
So in summary stop reading this and go and buy it!
Definitely recommend
Seems to have improved my signal throughout the house, much cheaper option than some of the other manufacturers.
Like so many households during the pandemic, we are absolutely destroying our broadband. I am at the maximum speed I can get for my area, but having a smart house, with two kids at home learning online, and myself working from home, every router I’ve had keeps falling down.
I did some searching on YouTube and came across Tenda. I’d never heard of them and was a little reluctant as they aren’t a common name like Netgear etc. However they reviews on YouTube were fantastic. So I bought the MW5G and what a difference it has made!
I have one node downstairs, plugged into my existing router, which is now just used as a modem, and another upstairs in my office. I am getting full speeds throughout the house, and even with 29 devices connected to it, it’s doesn’t falter.
The only negative point is that there’s no WPS. My printer doesn’t have a screen, so the only way to connect it is to reenable wifi on my router to print. This is a bit of a pain and I hope that Tenda will add WPS feature in the app, as not all printers have screens that you can use to add onto wifi.
Other than that, super happy with it.
I have spent years with awful WiFi in the back of the house and couldn’t find anything that would make it better. WiFi extenders were useless and I’ve spent a small fortune trying to improve the WiFi.
This is the first product I’ve found that actually gives me a signal AND a good internet speed. It’s been amazing especially in this era of Covid when the children are home schooling and need a good connection, not to mention me with work.
I would recommend this to anyone.
Simple, easy to setup, complete WiFi coverage
Absolutely brilliant product, solved my WiFi signal problems as soon as it was connected!
The two of them cover every part of my house and garden, it’s fantastic!
Fantastic highly recommended
Fantastic really struggle with wifi signal but these were really easy to set up highly recommend and they look lovely and discree
Highly Recommended.
I bought this product as my standard wifi wouldn’t reach an external camera. I fitted two nodes and thought it wasn’t going to work, even with the second node quite close to the camera. As soon as I installed the third node the magic happened. Signal is strong and stable. Set up was easy and I’m no tech guru. Highly recommend.
Easy to use and fantastic signal instantly across whole house
Best booster system I’ve used, leagues above the Virgin boosters they supply. Easy to install and instant benefit of wifi throughout the entire house and into the garde
Easy plug and play setup
With plenty of options, my only issue was zero to do with this purchase… but had to buy a lan RJ45 port extender since my router only had single port …we use for wired TV.
Once initial hub setup I paired other two without issue, set as a bridge and now no dropouts of lapses between Amazon smart home devices, doorbell and can now be in back garden and still use WIFI.
A doddle to set up & they just work
Bought for my sister, a doddle to set up & just works. She can home work effectively and was able to switch to WiFi calling as the mobile coverage is poor where she lives
These little cubes fit nicely into the home and provide a fabulous alternative Wi-Fi, once they are set up right.
With the Nova MW5G-3, I have replaced my ISP provided Wi-Fi with patchy signal with a strong signal throughout a modern house with foil and metal trays in the walls and floors that was disrupting signal over three floors. The new Wi-Fi network means I can turn off the separate 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks on the router and maintain the same network while chasing the deals on renewal.
Configuration could do with being better documented. Setup with the app (there is a web interface in case the app drops support or stops being available) picked DHCP automatically which caused disruption to the Internet connection as DHCP was already running on my ISP router. Switching this to Bridge mode means the Nova provides only Wi-Fi and takes everything else from the router, resulting in a stable connection.
I also have two Apr connected back to the router via 1Gbps LAN which provides a faster connection from the far end if the house and diversity of one fails or is unplugged. Not a documented feature.
The only negative is that the APs appear to all be on the same channel which could impact performance, but with Mu Mimo, multiple antenna and 360Mbps compared with my broadband speed of 70Mbps, I am not sure I will ever notice the contention this has the potential to cause.
They have been in place for a month now; the fast switching to the best AP is working brilliantly with my devices. I have Wi-Fi bulbs and sockets that work really well. The config app also has a setting to turn off 5GHz while pairing the 2.4-only devices.
Bargain price too compared with the competition. They could just do with some “advanced” documentation as they are powerful devices.
Nova mesh wifi
I am a old school technophobe but this was a piece of cake to install. Great wi-fi now all over my 4 bed semi including the garden when we listen to music with the summer bbq’s.
We have the 3 module set. Main unit at the router box, one upstairs and one in the back room which serves the garden.
10 out of 10
Good signal easy setup
My old powerline units were old and had started dropping connections so I thought would give these well priced units a try.
They are app controlled, and it’s a nicely designed easy app to use. You really just plug them in and tell them what their network name and password is via the app. It’s that simple.
The units have a great range. My summerhouse is 45 metres away and gets a signal.
They run very cool, which can only be a good thing in the long run and so far have been totally reliable.
Easy set up, strong signal throughout the house even when we are all home!
Previously used plug in Wifi extender which did not work. Since buying these we have excellent coverage throughout our house, Netflix no longer buffering for ever or crashing. I have one of the earlier Virgin boxes & these work well, different model may be needed for later boxes. Very easy to set up even for a novice like me.
Mesh wifi full ki
Could not get all to contact to my WiFi equipment but they are a good piece of a friend has the same one very good
So pleased with these units!
We bought a three pack at the beginning of lockdown in March to replace a wifi extender that my work laptop didn’t get on with. So far it’s been great. After trying a few different placements, the best coverage for us was to have all three units downstairs. One in the living room attached to the main router, second in the dining room and third in the kitchen. We’ve been able to have Zoom calls with family down the end of our 100ft garden! My wife and I are now no longer on the dining room table and set up on desks upstairs and we needed to add another unit for my wife to plug a work landline in. It was super easy to add an extra unit, just scanned the QR code on the bottom of the new unit from the app, wait for it to do it’s thing and then it was sorted too. I’m soooo pleased that this technology is cheaper now! Although I do wish the single additional units weren’t half the cost of the inital three.
Easy to install mesh system
Easy to install mesh system, dies a great job improving my WiFi signal upstairs and I know even have Wi-Fi in the garden. But was expecting to have better speeds from the main distribution thing… As its connected by Ethernet cable I was expecting a speed near my mac speed of 100mb, nevertheless can’t reach more than 70mb.
On the 3rd hub/thingy I can only have a mac speed of 30mb.
Much better than having an extender, but I was expecting to have faster speeds when next to the hubs/thingy.
Product works fine
I’ve had these before and they do a good job of boosting the wi fi signal.
PRODUCT WAS NOT HANDED TO ME. It was left in porch which was fine.
Execellent service from moment plugged in.
I had alot of buffering and freezing on my laptopafter buying Tenda Nova MW3 wifi booster. I haven’t had any problems at all from the minute I plugged it in. Excellent.
After years of adding boosters and other bits and pieces around the house, suddenly our lives have changed. We live in a three story Victorian house with thick walls, where the wifi has always been intermittent and did not ever work that well with our Virgin Media modem. Anyway if you are debating whether to buy these affordable nodes, please don’t. They are small and connect to the modem easily. There are also two Ethernet ports on each node, so you can hard wire your most important items like desktop computers, smart TVs and TV boxes. And there is wifi everywhere. Enjoy happy surfing!
Great full house coverage
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.
Works well most of the time
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
Stable, quicker wifi everywhere. Simple
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.
Simple, quick and effective
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….
Good mesh wifi ki
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.
Was looking around for various mesh options.
(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.
Makes a big difference
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!