Hi All,
I live in a 2-level apartment and have just set up a home office in my study located downstairs.
My router is located in the living room upstairs. Diagram here: http://imgur.com/a/qZcR1RU
I am with TPG FTTB. My download speeds for upstairs (~47Mbps) are significantly higher than downstairs (~2Mbps).
What would be the cheapest solution to bring the speeds in my Study to match upstairs?
Let me know if any more info is required. Thank you!
Completely agree, I have have used both and as soon as I got my Eero system it was 100x better.
don't extenders generally half the speed?
They may halve the wifi throughput, but that should still be sufficient to get the full 50Mbps Internet speed.
Depends on what speed you need to WFH. TPG FTTB says 100Mbps and speed test might be 90Mbps but real world I suspect it is more like 50Mbps. I have it and it depends on how good your work VPN etc is at getting you the data.
I had issues with my wi-fi reaching the back bedroom in my house. In the far corner of that room, download speeds were 2-4 Mbps, whereas at the door to the room was about 50 Mbps, and next to the router and around the front of the house was 90+ Mbps. Installed a TP-Link mesh system and I get 90+ Mbps housewide, including in that back corner. I am very impressed with it. The only downside - and this is no fault of the system itself - is that I had to get a few powerpoints installed so I could neatly tuck the units away in cupboards.
Thanks everyone. Looks like wifi mesh is the way to go.
What would be the most economical option, given thats its not a particularly big apartment?
Tenda Nova MW3 . Cheap as…….
Do you have access to good guys commercial?
Wat do you want , what do you need ?
I was in the exact situation as you when we started WFH last year. 2 storey apt, router located on 2nd floor. Bought the TP Link Deco M5 mesh wifi and never looked back. Don't do extenders and they are a pain in the ass to set up and maintain, requires restarting almost everyday. With the M5, I have no dead zone. Everywhere I go even on the balcony, my wifi is there.
Do you think a 2 pack will suffice or will i need 3?
I think you might need 3.
Edit: but don't quote me on that. Hehe I just blindly bought 3 pack.
Go mesh and get the fastest you can afford. AX is better than AC.
If you really want to OzBargain it.
Just run a CAT cable from your router to near the stairs / bedroom and plug in a second router (pick up cheap) as access point. Probably cost you a lot less.
For 10m I can't see what they signal is so bad. Maybe it is the standard TPG modem. I got FTTB and the modem is pretty bad.
UPDATE: Got the TP Link Deco M5, price matched at Bunnings for $179. Works as intended and actually tripled my download speeds. Also tax deductable. 10/10 would buy again.
Just get a mesh wifi router.