richhaydock
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I have read a lot or reports that pairing a SH3 with a router has many benefits however I'm not sure if they apply to me. I definitely encounter the SH3 instability with fairly frequent restarts!
Mainly I'm unsure if a separate router will provide me with range improvements. My internet connection is Virgin's M200 package which is 200Mbps down.
I have attached a photo of the floorplan of my house (conveniently still around from when I bought it!). My house is far from large being about 4m x 9m in total footprint. Some speeds and key placements are below (speeds measured with my Pixel 5 phone),
In terms of devices we commonly have,
Sorry for the lengthy post but hopefully all the info is there! Do you think a separate router would benefit me and am I looking at the right ones?
Thanks!
Mainly I'm unsure if a separate router will provide me with range improvements. My internet connection is Virgin's M200 package which is 200Mbps down.
I have attached a photo of the floorplan of my house (conveniently still around from when I bought it!). My house is far from large being about 4m x 9m in total footprint. Some speeds and key placements are below (speeds measured with my Pixel 5 phone),
- Where the router is placed (middle floor front of the house)
- 166 down, 20 up, 16ms
- Where my home office is (ground floor, directly below router)
- 200 down, 20 up, 16ms
- Where my gaming room is (top floor, back of the house)
- 82 down, 18 up, 17ms
- (not shown) The garage which is to the back/left of the house where I have a TP-Link TL-WA801ND solely providing an ethernet port for my CCTV recorder
- About 5 down, very edge of the range
In terms of devices we commonly have,
- Two phones
- PS4 & Switch
- TV (wired)
- Virgin Tivo (wired)
- Four laptops (one WiFi 6)
- Gaming PC (Intel AX200 WiFi 6 PCIe card - I'd love to cable this however it's currently not proving simple!
- TP-Link TL-WA801ND in garage
- Google Nest Mini
Sorry for the lengthy post but hopefully all the info is there! Do you think a separate router would benefit me and am I looking at the right ones?
Thanks!
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