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Internet WiFi mesh or extender?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 7:11 pm
Need help with effectively extending strong WiFi signal thru the house - have att 1000 fiber but getting terrible speeds across house
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Posted on 7/30/25 at 8:05 pm to bamatiger90
Mesh if those are your options
Posted on 7/30/25 at 8:12 pm to bamatiger90
Try moving your router first. It may be crippled by a fireplace (metal exhaust) or something like that.
Get a price on having Cat 5 dropped in a few places before you spend hundreds on mesh. Most mesh systems will eat up bandwidth for the back haul, and it can often be less frustrating to just drop cat 5 dropped in a weak spot and set up a $60 additional router.
Get a price on having Cat 5 dropped in a few places before you spend hundreds on mesh. Most mesh systems will eat up bandwidth for the back haul, and it can often be less frustrating to just drop cat 5 dropped in a weak spot and set up a $60 additional router.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:49 am to bamatiger90
$100 x55 mesh with wired backhaul is better than $1000 mesh with wireless backhaul. That’s all.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:42 am to bamatiger90
How big is your house and how many floors?
Posted on 8/1/25 at 7:45 am to mdomingue
2 floors - about 3000 sq feet - issue is they brought the fiber connection into the furthest point in the house away from living room and master and upstairs bed rooms 0 thiinking running cat5 is going to be best option
Posted on 8/1/25 at 8:48 am to bamatiger90
Ya there is no way a single access point is going to cover that house.
2x is good if strategically placed. With 3x, you can hide them out of the way pretty much wherever you want and still get good coverage.
2x is good if strategically placed. With 3x, you can hide them out of the way pretty much wherever you want and still get good coverage.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:43 am to bamatiger90
Running wires is always the best place to start.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:50 am to mdomingue
quote:My motto: wired when possible, wireless when necessary
Running wires is always the best place to start.
2 story houses can sometimes complicate running cables, and you might end up having to cut a hole where you didn't want to. So I also have another motto:
It's just sheetrock
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:35 pm to Korkstand
quote:
My motto: wired when possible, wireless when necessary
Yeah. I ran drops (usually two per) in every room I thought I might need one. Every TV location has a network connection if needed..
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:46 pm to Korkstand
Exactly and agree!
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