replace Mediacom's equip

[jaekae57]

Hi. I'm looking to replace my internet provider's (Mediacom) combo router/modem. I'm currently 'renting' their Hitron Coda-4589. Looking for suggestions to buy my own new router and modem (or a combo unit?). The only specs they tell me that are necessary is that the modem has to be 3.1 . My needs are for streaming on 3 different tv's in 3 different rooms. No internet phone. No gaming. Mediacom has done away with their cable tv coming through the cable hooked to the back of your tv or tv converter box. Now everything is either streamed through a little Tivo box or I can use my Firestick and use the Xtream app (which I'm doing) My current setup just isn't working well. I've got an old house (1909) with lots of separate rooms so I imagine it's harder to get that wifi signal to where it needs to be. New to this group and have an average understanding of how this stuff works, so be patient with me!

 

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What country are you in ?
It sounds like you don't need general wifi, just connection to TVs, correct ?
Is there coax cable to each room or room of interest ?
If so, what is the spec RG-59 or RG-6 ?

A plot plan view of each floor would be helpful, showing the walls and any cabling outlets, cable entry points, existing Hitron, users, etc. Rough overall dimensions as well.

Given that the Hitron is a AC wave 2 device, your not likely to see much if any improvement replacing it with a single AX unit. IF the walls are as interfering as you think they are, you will want to use ethernet backhaul between the central wireless router and access points. You might as well keep the Hitron and use it, with or without the wireless turned on.

 

[jaekae57]

I'm in the USA. No, I most certainly need ONLY good wifi. As I (tried) to state in initial post, Mediacom no longer uses coax to each room/tv/cable box. They have transitioned to wifi (TIVO) boxes (or I can use my firestick with the Mediacom Xtream app). The ONLY place I have Mediacom cable connected to is the back of the Hitron modem/router. I'm just trying to get better speed/wifi connection to my tv's for general tv watching or streaming with Netflix, etc. Right now, I have good signal as long as I'm using the SD channels on my Firestick or tivo box.....when I switch to the HD channels, that's when I get buffering. Perhaps I need a mesh system? Like I said, be patient with me!