Velop AC2200 Router (Renewed)

It works with Spectrum home internet plan. Since Spectrum will charge me a fee for wifi rental, I bought Linksys Velop AC2200 for replacing Specturm one. Strong signal and network very stable. Linksys APP will allow you to see which device get connected and off line. Great product!

I've had the mesh router installed for three days. Super easy setup, and easy to add-on nodes that I purchased earlier. I'm now able to get steady wifi throughout my home and also to my patio, deck, and the garage, which is separate from the main house. I've connected 47 different devices to my network, including an array of Echo Dots, a pair of Echo Pluses, and Echo Subwoofers. I mention these in particular because I stream music and use the multi-room feature. Streaming music to multiple rooms has been a consistent problem using my previous router and network. So far, so good. If anything changes, I'll update my review.

The instructions to add it as a child node to an existing Linksys mesh network aren't as easy to find and not as easy to setup. Once I had used AI to ask how to set it up as a child node, I got a compliation of instructions it gathered from the web and then I had no problem setting it up.

I was an early adopter to mesh technology as I wrestled with an exceptionally difficult home over 200 feet long, steel-framed, a couple of concrete walls and the Internet connection wired to one side of the house. I needed a whole home solution, encompassing the home, backyard pool controller, and a large garage where I have an Internet TV for exercising diversion. The Velop WHW03 TrI-Band mesh network with a parent and two nodes worked OK but I had drops and restarts 1-2/month. That was installed January 2017. So I decided to try another Linksys node to see what would happen but didn’t want to spend much for it. So I surfed the eBay and found comparable notes selling there. But then I also checked out Amazon and came upon this “renewed” one. More expensive, but “Certified by Linksys.” So sprung for the $25 more and ordered it up. Came overnight. Wow. Sealed box (not the original) with the Linksys seal of certification. All parts there and “like new.” Adding it as an additional node was easy using the Linksys app. I noted that the software was current on the node and didn’t even need an update. I have 47 devices connected to the mesh. My download speeds are in the 600-700Mbps range, 35Mbps uploads. I have 1 Gbps Internet service coming in to the house. So far seems more stable. I’m very happy with the “renewed” Amazon service and price and would order renewed again. Not afraid of “renewed” by Amazon any more.

It was a little frustrating trying to get it to connect with my system. I eventually got it working with out any help from tech support. I was unable to get anyone on phone, so do not depend on Linksys support. The app is glitchy and I found it easier to use my desktop. It has helped my dead spots.

Added coverage to my office and gave me an Ethernet connection too. Well worth it

When it’s working, the Velop system is great, good connectivity and hand off between nodes. My HUGE issue is that the Velop does not play well with Comcast’s WAN IP assignment. After a power or internet outage (which happen fairly frequently where I live), the Velop often fails to re-establih a WAN connection to my Comcast ISP. It’s not Comcast, I can connect with a simple old Vonage VOIP adapter just fine, but the Velop just won’t do it.. Sometimes has required an hour on the phone with support, reinitializing the Velop to factory settings and then reconfiguring my whole network. Real pain. Linksys really needs to fix this.

Iwas hesitant to buy a refurb as I have only ever bought one other item certified refurbished. However this seems to be working as expected and I'm planning on buying one more. As for this router doing what it's supposed to do? It exceeds expectations and works wonderfully. Easy to set up and add devices too. It does take about 10-15 extra seconds to restart than my previous combo. But I love it.

Muy útil para ponerlo como madre de otros nodos para red Mesh..

Node works well, but was black not white (as in picture) and with an international not UK plug.

After a few years of use, it's provided solid mesh internet with no issues or coverage issues. I used this to upgrade an existing network of older velop devices, this being the new main WAN connection. The entire network has been faster and more reliable since its addition.