OT: whole home wifi mesh recommendations

[Tom Yarmas]

Just went through this with a new home my daughter is renting. Very old home and I thought putting the wifi in the second floor might be the best option. Turns out the old plaster walls were too much for even the 2.4Ghz signals. Moving the access point to a central location on 1st floor allowed for much better coverage in the home. Seems the floor is easier to penetrate than plaster walls ?

 I also found that the 5Ghz band was almost useless as it just would not travel very far in the old home.

I am not sold on the mesh scheme as yet. If you have tried moving the access point to see what location is optimal and just have a few spots that need help, I would try a wifi extender. Something like this TP Link device (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010S6SG3S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010S6SG3S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details>) is reasonably priced and can help without having to change out all of your existing equipment for mesh.

Good luck.

-tom


> On Sep 6, 2022, at 1:54 PM, Dee Dee Sommers <deesquared at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> Our new home has a few dead spots paired with fairly weak DSL internet service (and virtually zero cellular signal). I am trying to maximize what we have. I am interested in your experiences and/or recommendations for mesh wifi coverage. My home is about 2300 sf 2 stories. We also have a very large detached garage that if I can get some signal to, that would be even better!
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> Dee Dee in N FL
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