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sumonva2
Joining in
5 months ago

new hub 5 do i still need my use my deco tplink devices

I've just updated to a hub 5 from a hub 3 which i had in modem mode with tplink devices attached to sort out a lot of issues. For people with who use modem mode on your router is this still advisable...
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carl_pearce
Community elder
5 months ago

Have you moved to a faster subscription?

If you are on M500 or lower I'd stick to modem mode.

On Gig1 you'll lose some badwidth due to 1Gbps Ethernet ports on the tplink devices, so I'd, personally, recommend router mode and put the tplink in ap mode.

Unless of course you aren't fussed about losing 212Mbps (1152 vs 940Mbps).