Can you position two of the nodes where they have line of sight? Maybe one at the bottom of the stairs and one at the top? That would eliminate interference. If you can't do that, you'll just have to experiment with locations until you get the best coverage.
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Can you position two of the nodes where they have line of sight? Maybe one at the bottom of the stairs and one at the top? That would eliminate interference. If you can't do that, you'll just have to experiment with locations until you get the best coverage.
I didn't read all the replies, but I have Netgear NightHawk and we have had really good luck with it. Provides great coverage in our two story 2,400 sq ft house.
Really like our Netgear Orbi Tri-band. Had them hardwired for a while but to optimize the location of the satellite I am now using the 5 ghz trunk with no noticeable slowdown in measured speeds. Setup is simple. Has a parental control app that allows you to turn off the internet if you have rotten kids.
Another happy Google Nest WiFi user here. I ran Ethernet to both of the points that serve our home offices; the third is fully wireless but does fine streaming video to multiple devices.
I have the same, and I've been very happy with it. I have tmobile home internet with up to 300mbps download speed, and the AC2200 setup seems to be good at passing along virtually all of that bandwidth to connected devices. I have two units, one hardwired to the tmobile router and one completely wireless.
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I have a buddy who is a DIY master. He's run ethernet throughout their entire house (circa 1920s with brick exterior). He's showed me how he did it. It's possible, but it's A LOT of effort. He had to open up walls but did them in discrete locations (closets, behind baseboards, etc). It's something I'll probably do at some point. For now, I'll just settle for wireless.
They might even invent better technology by the time I get around to running the wires!
I have a buddy who is a DIY master. He's run ethernet throughout their entire house (circa 1920s with brick exterior). He's showed me how he did it. It's possible, but it's A LOT of effort. He had to open up walls but did them in discrete locations (closets, behind baseboards, etc). It's something I'll probably do at some point. For now, I'll just settle for wireless.
They might even invent better technology by the time I get around to running the wires!
They already did, it's called wi-fi, and while wired is still the best choice, I certainly wouldn't put a lot of time and effort in the running wires. Wireless just keeps getting faster and faster.
Another Eero user here. I had general connection issues in the only real spot I could develop my home office. Tried a booster and it worked okay. Took the plunge into Eero and it has been absolutely fantastic. I typically Zoom / Teams at least half the day and my wife and kids are all at home nearly all day doing their things and now the only issues I have are VPN-related, not on my end.
I had a TP-Link Deco mesh system a few years ago and thought it was working great, but unfortunately it didn’t play well for whatever reason with my work network, so I had to return it. Ended up getting a couple of CenturyLink access points, which aren’t great either, but I am at least getting to a couple of previous dead spots so my wife and I can both effectively work from home. Still no coverage in the basement though.
I recently set up a smartTV in the garage, and was going to hardwire it, but it was going to be a *****, so I got a Netgear PowerLine just to see if it would work. Is it great? Hell no, but I can stream out in the garage now, so it’s serving it’s purpose.
I recently set up a smartTV in the garage, and was going to hardwire it, but it was going to be a *****, so I got a Netgear PowerLine just to see if it would work. Is it great? Hell no, but I can stream out in the garage now, so it’s serving it’s purpose.
Eero Pro 6 for me on Centurylink fiber (Until Google Fiber goes active in my neighborhood). I pretty consistently get 300/400 mbps around the house. Around 600/700 if I'm in the same room as the router. We are 100% streaming and haven't had any major issues.
I have Cox and connectivity has not been a problem, in fact everything was fine for 6 months, until it wasn't. A call to cox had them basically saying I have too many connected devices. I shouldn't have more than 8. For a bunch of money, they'll fix that of course. I couldn't get them to think about what suddenly changed? Any ideas from the tech savvy here?
FYI we have about a dozen things that could be connected at any one time, although not all would be running. No heavy smart home stuff at all.
FYI we have about a dozen things that could be connected at any one time, although not all would be running. No heavy smart home stuff at all.
If you have a costco membership the google mesh includes an extra AP for the same price as the 3 pack. I got the google 4 pack, and have 2 on the main floor and 2 in the basement. Super easy setup and rock solid. If you only have 300M internet, you don't need a wifi 6 system.
so can you use this google nest system out with any router?
i live in the country and have a small, local internet provider that provides me with their own router.
i live in the country and have a small, local internet provider that provides me with their own router.
I have an Arris surfboard modem and main Google nest puck CAT cabled to a hub because I also have a couple other things hard wired. The other two pucks just plug into wall outlets.
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3-T scroat is all I can think of here.I have a Google Nest mesh with outlet wall mounts.
Satisfied Google Nest Wifi user here. 2 points, ~1900 SF ranch style house.
Also use an Eero Pro system, I think it's the Eero 6 Pro. Wicked easy to setup and I've had no tech issues. Is easy to temporarily disable 5Ghz when you are doing the initial setup of a 2.4Ghz only device, which is very helpful.
