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WiFi Extender, Repeater or Booster?
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 3/10/22 at 8:59 pm
I’m about to freak out and put a tv in every room and the basement and countless mobile devices and computers. Didn’t want to put this on the Tech Board because maybe a person gets on there every couple of months.
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Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:02 pm to Geekboy
I installed a Deco Mesh system. I've been pretty happy with it, but I don't have that many devices on it.
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:04 pm to Geekboy
Mesh. Google, Eero, Orbi, etc.
quote:Going for quantity over quality eh?
Didn’t want to put this on the Tech Board because maybe a person gets on there every couple of months.
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:11 pm to Geekboy
Mesh. It's worth it. (All the extender, repeater, booster stuff jacks up your signal.)
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:16 pm to Play_Neck
Erro mesh
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:18 pm to Geekboy
Google mesh
My home is 4500 sf and I get coverage everywhere
My home is 4500 sf and I get coverage everywhere
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:18 pm to Geekboy
You gonna hire a company to install them all like the "huge" one?
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:27 pm to Obtuse1
Oh shite is this the guy who couldn't mount his own TV? 
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:29 pm to Geekboy
All those terms essentially mean the same thing. If you want to run all of them or many at the same time, run networking cables to all of them that you can back to your home router. Terminating the cable is much easier than you think. Use an extender for areas wifi doesn't reach and you can't run cable. If you're only going use one to maybe three TVs at once you could get away with extenders also assuming you aren't streaming on other devices like crazy as you said. Problem is wifi is what's known as half duplex, which means only one device can get data at any given time. Even with extenders while the device is technically talking to the extenders that is obvious only relaying that connection back still over wifi. It's to late for me to lookup bandwidth on 1080P but you can Google it and do the math based on what wifi requency you're using and it's speed. Now this does change somewhat if you've got a higher end wifi router with multiple antenna and and can split those up to different frequencies and channels.
Edit: Wired repeaters is also an option.
Edit: Wired repeaters is also an option.
This post was edited on 3/10/22 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 3/11/22 at 12:05 am to Geekboy
Multiple hard wired APs is the best solution if that is an option.
Posted on 3/11/22 at 9:54 am to gpburdell
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Multiple hard wired APs is the best solution if that is an option.
Most of these mesh systems listed are ethernet backhaul capable and incorporate 802.11r for seamless roaming. The whole home "mesh" systems are really nice plug and play options for the average joe.
This post was edited on 3/11/22 at 9:55 am
Posted on 3/11/22 at 10:07 am to Korkstand
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Oh shite is this the guy who couldn't mount his own TV?
I feel attacked!! I hired someone to mount my TV. But at least I know my limitations. I'd rather pay someone $300 to mount my new TV rather than mounting it myself, not doing it correctly, having come crashing down a week later and ruining both my wall and my new $2,000 TV.
Posted on 3/11/22 at 11:22 am to Geekboy
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Didn’t want to put this on the Tech Board because maybe a person gets on there every couple of months.
Is this some kind of poor troll attempt?
Posted on 3/14/22 at 1:35 pm to Geekboy
Orbi Mesh has been the best thing ive ever done for my home network.
Posted on 3/15/22 at 9:27 am to SpotCheckBilly
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Deco Mesh system
One of the best dummy proof mesh systems out there. I have the 3 node system with Cox gigablast and works great for me.
Posted on 3/15/22 at 3:11 pm to lsufan1971
Orbi is what I have and am very pleased.
Posted on 3/20/22 at 9:05 am to Geekboy
Definitely Mesh.
Repeaters and boosters for fringe cases or single devices outside your normal range. Never for your scenario.
Repeaters and boosters for fringe cases or single devices outside your normal range. Never for your scenario.
Posted on 3/20/22 at 10:23 pm to Geekboy
I've done a lot of research on this topic...
Deco mid level (x55?) Is by far best for the price.
It offered a third band for wireless backhaul. 2 devices will cover a 3-4k ft house with ease. I get ~800mbs down in my backyard which is 200+ ft from the closest satellite
Deco mid level (x55?) Is by far best for the price.
It offered a third band for wireless backhaul. 2 devices will cover a 3-4k ft house with ease. I get ~800mbs down in my backyard which is 200+ ft from the closest satellite
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