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#285685 10-May-2021 11:38
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Hey y'all,

 

I am sure this question has been asked already in this forum, but I can't find the easy answer.

 

Situation:

 

- We have Fibre Broadband through Contact Energy
- 3-story house
- Netcom Wireless Router / Modem came with the deal
- Our wifi sucks. My guess is too many devices (6 Google speakers, iPad, phones, Nintendo Switch, Laptops, etc. all competing for wifi in a four-person household).
- Some time ago I tried to add to the Wifi by plugging an old Vodafone router/modem into the new one and following some online tutorial to create an additional access point. Has improved coverage, but seems to confuse devices? Access points share name with original access points.

 

I'm done with messing around, just want to get a solution that delivers reliable speed and connectivity. I assume I'll always be stuck with the Netgear Modem that came with the Fibre Plan, as this has our login-info to the network? So any new thing I get needs to plug into that thing? A modem in a modem? Is that smart?

What's the best way to just get this sorted? I don't need a super-highspeed gaming setup, just reliable wifi in our house...

 

Is Google Wifi still a thing? They don't sell it on the google shop? Or was that never the thing?

 

 

 

 


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  #2744952 16-Jul-2021 07:30
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For a large 3 story house the best option is cabled access points on every floor.

 

One of the single biggest mistakes of any WiFi solution or deployment is the fact people don't understand omnidirectional antennas which are what 99% of routers contain, along with virtually every mesh solution on the market.

 

Most people think an omnidirectional antenna is an isotropic radiator (ie sends signal out 360 degrees evenly) which it is not (isotropic radiators are theoretical only). This means a standard omnidirectional antenna sends signals out in a donut shaped RF radiation pattern. They cover the floor you're on but do not send signal up or down.

 

If you opt for a typical ceiling mount access point signal will be sent outwards and downwards. If you want something to go up or down you're going to need external omnidirectional antennas that are moveable so you can change where the signal is focused.

 

Here's a 3D representation of a typical omnidirectional antenna pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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