OT: whole home wifi mesh recommendations

Tue Sep 6 22:16:37 EDT 2022

Thank you for the insight Tom.
Dee Dee

> On Sep 6, 2022, at 3:32 PM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
> 
> 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) is reasonably priced and can help without having to change out all of your existing equipment for mesh.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -tom
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