I bought a few tenda mw6 5-6 years ago too boost the wifi connection. We have Optus NBN setup.
I do find it's not that solid and speed is slow on the extender that is say 20 minutes metres away.
I do have the eero 6+ router (no extenders).
Just wondering what is the best and faster wifi setup these days.
Is it worth investing into eero 6 wifi extenders or get from different brand of these wifi extenders?
50mbps
4-6 connected via wifi. No one connected to the router
Single story , bricks
sorry typo. i mean after 20 meters, it really slows down even after extenders close to the distance
Get an another eero 6+ router and make it a mesh network? Also try to speed up the NBN? Do a trial run for few months.
Thanks. Would it be another router or the eero wifi extender?
For router, I would need to connect the two with the cable right?
@bin555: eero wifi extender will work, but depend on your house layout.
I don't own a eero 6+, but I do have TP-LINK mesh setup and don't need connect the two with the cable. For eero , just google it (yourtube), there are plenty of examples on how to setup.
What speed are you getting after 20 metres?
Does it also happen if only you are using the network? What if you are close to extender, turn off WiFi and back on?
Has it always been like this over the last 5-6 years or recently started?
Also lastly… Double check that the tenda connection type is bridge mode.
Thanks. Let me double check on this
Cat 5 cable is actually SOLID BUILD, fit for purpose and the fastest and most reliable network connections
How big is your home and what material are the walls and floors/ceiling?
The best wifi network is a wired ethernet network.
Wifi was a great idea. Until everyone had one. And they all wanted to connect everything at high speed with it. And even mesh together multiple routers with high speed connections using it.
If you want a solid home network, wire everything that's always there, and only use wifi for things that aren't always there.
It depends on how big your home is. Also, what speed are you getting from the provider?
I recently got the ASUS BE58U from JB, running NBN with 1GB speed service. Now have better coverage in places I didn't have or had poor coverage previously and the speed feels really good on wireless. Asus also have extenders, but I haven't tried them.
Also depends on your use case, I have the TV, and gaming console wired to the router directly.
Portable devices and IoT devices run on wireless, no problem.
Check what speed you are getting from your provider by connecting to your router using cable and doing a speed test, if the speed is okay, then look at the router. Is the speed you are getting from your provider is bad, then you need to fix that first.
just curious how much area did ASUS cover without extenders?
Expanding the Eero system with strategically placed mesh bits is probably the right answer, although as people have said, house construction and other interference can cause big impacts. Ideally you want your router centrally located with mesh fanning out from there. One of those three packs would probably be the go, although I'd be tempted to buy the one with the router to make sure it was all shiny and new (and probably able to be returned to somewhere like Officeworks if it doesn't work out). That said, a single mesh box added to your existing 6+ router for $199 might solve the problem and be the cheaper option to start.
In our place which is quite long down the middle, we have 2 Ubiquity wireless access points, one at each end of the house which are hardwired back to the main switch which get the job done. Having cable behind each of the wireless access points is always going to be the better way to run things if you can manage it, although I get that it's not always an option (for example in rentals… although depending on how long you are staying, even if the landlord doesn't want to contribute, the cost of a cable run or two might be worth your sanity/experience.
Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. I will look out for sale on Amazon when these eero are 50% off.
I would go PoE and then an ap extender/dumb router plugged into that if needed.
Not sure on brands sorry. It works well for my brother
What speed NBN connection do you have?
How many users are usually connected to the router?
What kind of house is it, single / two stories? bricks? etc?
Usually, routers are plastic, not supposed to be solid ..
" speed is slow on extender that is say 20 minutes" What does that mean?