Tenda AC8 AC1200 MU-MIMO Wireless Gigabit Router, Wi-Fi Speed up to 867Mbps/5G + 300Mbps/2.4G, 4 Gigabit Ports, Supports Parental Control, APP…

Bought as suggested by my friend….router need to restart or reset as sometimes wife internet not working n by just switching off and on of the router, problen gets solved….

1 big cons: no port given to hang router with screw on wall. Only way to place it on table or shelf

Än så länge den fungerar…

So reading all the reviews here like best router, awesome range, bla bla bla. I decided to purchase this router. My house is a three storey, so the old D-Link router that was provided with my Airtel Broadband couldn’t reach every corner of the house. So I was looking for a router that had very good range on the 2.4 GHz band so that it could reach every corner of the house and provided atleast 8-10 Mbps out of the total 50 Mbps or so (Airtel says 40 Mbps but it varies from 45-55 Mbps) when the signal strength is average. The other routers I considered were the TP-Link Archer C6 and Archer A6. Read some horror stories about the range of 2.4 GHz band on both the routers, so finally decided to go for this. And have to say, very disappointed with the performance of this Tenda router.
First of all, credit where it is due. When it works, it is absolutely a beast in terms of range on the 2.4 GHz band. In every corner of the house, even if poor or fair sometimes, the signal does reach. I have it placed in one corner of the house, but the signal does reach the other corner of the house too.
But sadly, that’s where the fun ends.
I have placed it on the middle floor of the house. And my room is immediately above the room where I have placed this router. When it works, it would give signal strength as Excellent. But it is so unreliable, that sitting in the exact same spot, the signal strength would change from Fair to Good to Very Good to Excellent. Even when the signal strength is excellent, out of the 50 Mbps, I only get about 15-25 Mbps in my room. Even when just out outside the room where the router is kept, the speed drops to about 30 Mbps, like not even 5 metres away from the router. Talking about standing right in front of the router, it still gives 40 Mbps or so. So still not the full speed. That is really disappointing.
Now talking about the 5 GHz band. I knew what I was getting into before buying this router in this regard. It’s range is absolutely below par. If you have anything below 50 Mbps, don’t even bother buying this router for the 5 GHz band. A single band router will be much better and cheaper. The range is like the signal strength would Good-Very Good in the next room, but will drop down to Poor-Marginal-Fair if you go further to the next room. The good thing is that it still gives about 30 Mbps on the 5 GHz band when the signal is fair, which is rare in the second room away from where it is kept and the signal mostly is poor. But then again I knew to keep my expectations in check with the 5 GHz band before buying. The funny thing is, when the 5Ghz band has Fair or Marginal signal, it still gives about 25-30 Mbps. When you sit in the same spot, the strength on the 2.4 GHz band would be Good or Very Good, but it’s speed will still be only about 12-15 Mbps, which is surprising.
Overall, the range is good when it works, but the problem is that it is very rare. I continuously have to keep switching Wifi channel throughout the day to keep the optimal performance. Something I didn’t have to do even with my old D-Link router which has a MRP of just ₹750. And this router has an MRP of ₹5000 on the box.
Also, don’t know what happens, but suddenly it decides that it isn’t gonna work randomly throughout the day and the speed would drop to below 2 Mbps. Even rebooting the router or changing the channel doesn’t fix the problem. After sometime, it goes back to normal.
It is horrible if you expect consistency in performance from your router, and would probably pull out a few of your hair dealing with the frustration that you will have when it stops working randomly.
The Tenda app is really basic and lacks most of the features available on the Web Interface. Kind of useless. Helpful only when you have to reboot the router or check the connected devices quickly and don’t want to go and login in the browser.
Overall, the thing is, avoid buying this if you can. I couldn’t figure out which router to finally choose reading negative reviews of both TP link and D-Link routers, so took a gamble buying this router. A gamble I certainly regret now. Might as well had continued with the old D-Link router and get frustrated with the low signal, saving ₹2500 in the process. Atleast that one is more reliable than this.
Anyways, if you found my review helpful, mark it as Helpful so that this can reach more people and they can become aware of what they might be buying into and make their decision accordingly. Peace!
Also, attached a screenshot to show the performance. This is in my room one floor above where the router is placed. As you can see, the signal strength is excellent but still I’m only getting 15 Mbps. Checked a while back on my desktop which is connected through LAN, I am getting 80 Mbps on my Airtel connection. So definitely an issue with the router here.

 I bought it last year 2021 on 9th july within a year its indication light went off now its totally dated.

I was so happy to recieve it, fast shipping to but … after a few hours I wanted it sending it back. The range is dissapointed for me bcs my house is 26 meters long and the range didn’t make it so far??? .It’s was not even close to my original router I use from my provider Scarlet. So I wanted to use it as a bridge or range extender but there was a problem to do that so I send it back. Maybe it was bcs it was a second hand router??? Positive was a guest connection possibility that was for me a great option. Only the range was dissapointed for use in my long house! There is no router that has a range of 26 meters meters in lenght? I guess needing access points or a 2 xpensive mesh.

excellent product really getting high speed through this wifi is very effective as compared to other brands i am really satisfied with tenda model it is worth if you need high speed