wi-fi mesh

[Paul Ryan]

hi what's the best mesh network fork range and speed, I'm on 350mb virgin media fibre and would like to improve range and speed of wireless, virgin superhub 3 is located upstairs in my bedroom at the rear of the house, it can't be relocated, signal in the living room can be patchy at times, I'm thinking a mesh system would improve the situation, I'm based in the uk, whats best For around £150-200

 

[degrub]

What are the user device bandwidth requirements ?

Usually, you are much better off with, in order of preference, ethernet backhaul to a second AP, MOCA 2 backhaul over RG6 coax cable tv to a second AP, powerline backhaul over the mains to a second AP.
Unless you have clear line of site, short distances, mesh will have difficulty with bandwidth.

 

[Paul Ryan]

I want to watch 4k downstairs

 

[degrub]

Upload a plan view of the two floors showing modem location, walls, and rough dimensions of the house.
What materials are the floors and walls constructed with ?

Do you have any cable outlets in the house ?
If so, show them on the plan.

Is the house wired with CAT5 or 5e or just plain phone line ?

 

[Paul Ryan]

Upload a plan view of the two floors showing modem location, walls, and rough dimensions of the house.
What materials are the floors and walls constructed with ? I don't haany floor plans

Do you have any cable outlets in the house ? no
If so, show them on the plan.

Is the house wired with CAT5 or 5e or just plain phone line ? no to both

 

[degrub]

i would try a powerline AV2 or better wireless extender over power line first. Just make sure you can return with no penalty. Same for any "mesh" you try.

 

[Paul Ryan]

i think I will try the orbi