Deco E4

For concrete/brick houses, mesh WiFi is definitely the way to go since those walls kill signal. You'll need two parts: a VDSL2 modem whivh you can grab a basic one like the TP-Link TD-W9970 (around $50-60) or ask Telstra if they'll give you a plain modem when you switch. Second one, a mesh system li

Any decent router will work here to be honest. Think about how you want to setup your environment though - you can connect directly to the ONT (wall) using PPPoE or you can turn your 2.4 and 5GHz off on the sky router and connect your new router to it using DHCP. Personally, I’d connect directly to

If you are fine with a Wi-Fi 6 Mesh router, JB Hi-Fi has D-Link M30 Aquila Pro Mesh System (2 Pack) for $149. Or the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S AX1800 WiFi 6 Mesh Router (2 Pack) on Amazon for $109. Most of the Wi-Fi 5 (AC) or Wi-Fi 5 (AX) routers will handle 500Mbps, but better to go with Wo-Fi 6 if not 7.

I go the Ethernet link the wrong way around, so the bridge is by wifi, it might be that's your weakest link in the chain and your network is only as good as the weakest link. Everyone I know who's installed a mesh has only had good things to say about it, but, you need to look at where you put your

I had a similar issue with wifi in the garage and 3 floors in a townhouse. I bought some of these and they are amazing "AC1200 Whole Home Mesh System TP-Link Deco E4" highly recommend them and cost effective.

If you want to get 500+ on the Deco E4R, you are going to need to buy a Deco M4, connect that to the NTD, then connect the E4Rs to the M4 wirelessly. I bought the Deco E4s as well and I am pissed the product description says "speeds of up to 1167 Mbps". I will never buy a tp-link product again.