ngerasimatos
Regular Contributor
I have gone through about 10 wireless routers and cannot seem to find one that provides enough wireless coverage in my home that is satisfactory.
I have a wireless access point in the basement attached to my SSL VPN router which is dedicated to the basement only. This works fine and I do not want to bother it.
One the middle floor we have the primary wireless access point/router which needs cover both the middle and upper floor. Home is about 2000 sq ft in total. I have tested wireless range extender/repeaters and such but am not happy with them. The home is a 1946 Cape Cod and the walls are lath, plaster, and wood. The wireless router resides in the office on the middle floor, not the most ideal location as the office is in the front of the home and not centralized but I don't really have any choice.... Its a long story.
The one wireless router that seemed decent was the ASUS RT-87U with custom firmware which allowed me to increase the power output, but I was nervous that 1: I am not within compliance and 2: the unit would burn out or have a shorter life span.
I have seen a ton of wireless router reviews and they always talk about throughput but not necessarily about range. I also have looked across NewEgg and Amazon trying to find people who are in the same situation as myself but doesn't seem like people are so concerned with overall range, just throughput. Throughput is obviously important but if I cannot even get a stable connection in my bedroom while using my tablet in bed what's the point?
Anyway, does anyone have suggestions? The most recent routers I tried were the Linksys EA9200 and the TP-Link Archer C8, C9 and the Google OnHub.
Thanks!
I have a wireless access point in the basement attached to my SSL VPN router which is dedicated to the basement only. This works fine and I do not want to bother it.
One the middle floor we have the primary wireless access point/router which needs cover both the middle and upper floor. Home is about 2000 sq ft in total. I have tested wireless range extender/repeaters and such but am not happy with them. The home is a 1946 Cape Cod and the walls are lath, plaster, and wood. The wireless router resides in the office on the middle floor, not the most ideal location as the office is in the front of the home and not centralized but I don't really have any choice.... Its a long story.
The one wireless router that seemed decent was the ASUS RT-87U with custom firmware which allowed me to increase the power output, but I was nervous that 1: I am not within compliance and 2: the unit would burn out or have a shorter life span.
I have seen a ton of wireless router reviews and they always talk about throughput but not necessarily about range. I also have looked across NewEgg and Amazon trying to find people who are in the same situation as myself but doesn't seem like people are so concerned with overall range, just throughput. Throughput is obviously important but if I cannot even get a stable connection in my bedroom while using my tablet in bed what's the point?
Anyway, does anyone have suggestions? The most recent routers I tried were the Linksys EA9200 and the TP-Link Archer C8, C9 and the Google OnHub.
Thanks!