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In need of a stronger router
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:15 am
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:15 am
We need to extend the wifi signal strength to our home office. Currently use a motorola router/modem combo. The home is aprox. 2,000 sq ft. and the linear distance (through a few walls) is about 70 feet to the office upstairs. I tried the Netgear Nighthawk extender and it didn't make any difference.
Can anyone suggest either a modem/router combo, or just a router that will have really, really good signal strength projection? Wife is starting a new job that is full remote and we will need to make our home office functional.
Can anyone suggest either a modem/router combo, or just a router that will have really, really good signal strength projection? Wife is starting a new job that is full remote and we will need to make our home office functional.
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:21 am to SM6
Amazon eero
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:23 pm to CAD703X
I have been happy with the Google Nest mesh wifi.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:44 pm to SM6
Get a separate modem from router
Find out what types of modems work with your provider (i have xfinity and use an arris surfboard)
Then get a beefy stand alone router, id get a nighthawk AC 2000 or higher based on your distance
I know you tried the nighthawk extender but thats not the same type of device as just the router, netgear nighthawk routers are quality
....edit, looks like me and seawold think alike
Find out what types of modems work with your provider (i have xfinity and use an arris surfboard)
Then get a beefy stand alone router, id get a nighthawk AC 2000 or higher based on your distance
I know you tried the nighthawk extender but thats not the same type of device as just the router, netgear nighthawk routers are quality
....edit, looks like me and seawold think alike
This post was edited on 1/15/21 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:20 pm to SM6
The problem with trying to find the "strongest" router is that wifi has to work both ways. If your phone/laptop/whatever isn't strong enough to talk back to the router, it's still going to suck.
Since you have a two story house, you really need at least two wifi access points, at least one for each floor. You can probably achieve this with a "mesh" system, but I would really recommend connecting the floors with CAT6 if possible. Keep the router you have downstairs and just add a standalone wifi access point upstairs.
Since you have a two story house, you really need at least two wifi access points, at least one for each floor. You can probably achieve this with a "mesh" system, but I would really recommend connecting the floors with CAT6 if possible. Keep the router you have downstairs and just add a standalone wifi access point upstairs.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 8:42 pm to MLU
I also have the google mesh 3 puxk system with no issues. 3200sqft
Posted on 1/16/21 at 10:13 pm to SM6
Put in a Ubiquiti Alien this week, covers my 2400sq home great. Wifi6 is great as well, getting 650 on my MacBook.
Posted on 1/17/21 at 1:59 am to OSoBad
For another Ubiquiti setup example, I have the UniFi Security Gateway (just a router & firewall, no wifi on this unit itself) and two UniFi wifi access points. Router is $140 and each AP is $90, total for my setup is ~$320. L-shaped house ~3400sqft and there is not a single square foot without wifi coverage.
Downside is you have to run cat6 to install the APs in the ceiling, so you'll spend a bit on cable and if you aren't handy you might have to pay someone to install.
Plus sides: I don't have any routers or pucks hanging around on shelves or whatever plugged into the wall, the APs are not noticeable unless you look for them. If an AP ever fails (not that I expect them to), the other one can pretty much cover the house, though with a weaker signal at the far end, until I get a replacement, and replacement costs are cheap since I'm not trashing the whole router at once. The range is pretty great, usable signal roughly 100' outside the house, and I don't even have the "long range" model APs.
I don't think anyone has ever regretted biting the bullet and pulling some cable to mount wifi APs on the ceiling. Even if you have to pay someone to install them, the total cost is still on par with some of the mesh systems, and performance is usually better.
Downside is you have to run cat6 to install the APs in the ceiling, so you'll spend a bit on cable and if you aren't handy you might have to pay someone to install.
Plus sides: I don't have any routers or pucks hanging around on shelves or whatever plugged into the wall, the APs are not noticeable unless you look for them. If an AP ever fails (not that I expect them to), the other one can pretty much cover the house, though with a weaker signal at the far end, until I get a replacement, and replacement costs are cheap since I'm not trashing the whole router at once. The range is pretty great, usable signal roughly 100' outside the house, and I don't even have the "long range" model APs.
I don't think anyone has ever regretted biting the bullet and pulling some cable to mount wifi APs on the ceiling. Even if you have to pay someone to install them, the total cost is still on par with some of the mesh systems, and performance is usually better.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 7:40 pm to SM6
The location & height of the router makes a big difference! I have a TP-link AC 1750 mounted vertically in my kitchen cabinets about 6 1/2 feet from the floor connected to a modem that's 30 feet away with cat 7 cable, I receive a full
signal out to a 75-foot radius of it and won't drop the signal till it hits a 200-foot radius from the router, seems it would work for a 2 story 2000 sf home with no issues
signal out to a 75-foot radius of it and won't drop the signal till it hits a 200-foot radius from the router, seems it would work for a 2 story 2000 sf home with no issues
Posted on 1/27/21 at 12:17 am to Korkstand
quote:
Ubiquiti
I know this is a quality brand but has anyone ever used tp links APs?
Say something like...
wall mount from amazon
I really like the form factor and price point. Planning on running two of them plus router in 3100sq ft 2 story
Posted on 1/27/21 at 1:02 am to SportTiger1
I think TP-Link makes quality stuff, and people have been shitting all over Ubiquiti lately so I don't know what to think anymore.
quote:I think they have been copying Ubiquiti's form factors for some products:
I really like the form factor
quote:TP-Link is going to win that one.
and price point.
This post was edited on 1/27/21 at 11:00 am
Posted on 1/27/21 at 3:43 am to LordSnow
Google mesh has been good to me as well
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