I've got three Google Wifi Mesh routers. They are a breeze to set up and have worked flawlessly for 2+ years. They have tons of control features that I don't use, but if i had kids would be great. And easily cover my 1/2 acre lot.
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I have an Orbi setup. The main router is in my basement and have two satellites throughout. One in the bedroom area and one in the living room.
Depends on the size of the house honestly. They’re an easy setup, and they provide great coverage.mesh networks look sweet. More expensive than a lot of other options though.
Really worth?
I have nearly 2 miles of Cat 6E ran in my house - all done by myself last year before insulation and drywall went up. It’s been the best thing I did because it’s allowed me to run anything I need - I even had a bad HDMI cable in 2.5” flexible tubing that got kinked. I could not get a new cable through so I used a HDMI to Ethernet conveyer they worked perfectly.I have a general gigabyte netgear router on main floor with a switch hard wired in the basement connected to the router.
I have been highly contemplating a mesh network system like Orbi.
Biggest mistake I made when building my house back in 2001 was not having a hard wired Ethernet system in every room. Wireless is just not the same.
Best setup I have ever seen. Well doneI have nearly 2 miles of Cat 6E ran in my house - all done by myself last year before insulation and drywall went up. It’s been the best thing I did because it’s allowed me to run anything I need - I even had a bad HDMI cable in 2.5” flexible tubing that got kinked. I could not get a new cable through so I used a HDMI to Ethernet conveyer they worked perfectly.
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My problem isn’t so much the size of the house, it’s the 55+ networks within range of my home.mesh networks look sweet. More expensive than a lot of other options though.
Really worth?
Thanks. It was a lot of planning. I do process controls automation for a living so this was easy for me. Now running 2 miles of cat 6E in 100+ deg heat and 90% humidity sucked.Best setup I have ever seen. Well done
almost like a blanket to block out all the other stuff eh?My problem isn’t so much the size of the house, it’s the 55+ networks within range of my home.
The amount of interference is crazy, I’m hoping by going mesh it alleviates at least some of that by proximity to the different nodes. Smarter folks here may be able to tell me if I’m too far off base, but it sounds great in my head.