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Thread ID: 140406	2015-10-06 06:25:00	Improve UFB wifi better router or an extender?	Digby (677)	Press F1

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1409507	2015-10-07 08:10:00	Yes wtf with 5G if he has signal stength issues at the other end of the house, 5G will be worse . 5G has LESS ability to penetrate walls, that will be his issue " a large rambling house" , "a remote part of their wooden house" , "supplied wireless router does not seem to have the range" Sure a wired access point is allways the better option, but most houses arnt network wired so that usually a nogo. So then you just end up with slow wifi due to crowded spectrum. Run Ethernet Over Power into a dual band AP at both ends of the house if you want to do it properly.	Alex B (15479)
1409508	2015-10-08 21:57:00	Neither, both are often a waste of money for this sort of thing Buy a WIFI Powerline KIT. Make sure you get a wifi one, and one that you can buy extra units for. Just dont plug it into surge protectors No point getting a 5Ghz system either, unless all your devices support it. Chances are 5ghz will have even worse performance going through wall etc in a large multiroom house www.tp-link.com I'm perplexed with the comment on 5Ghz being an ineffective solution to this problem. My WiFi setup at home has both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands active and ever since doing this the overall stability, reliability and performance over WiFi has been significantly better. In this particular scenario I would solve the problem by running a cable from the modem to another AP... I don't disagree with the Powerline suggestions at all it's just my preference would be for the AP. Cheers,	chiefnz (545)
1409509	2015-10-09 00:40:00	I'm perplexed with the comment on 5Ghz being an ineffective solution to this problem. My WiFi setup at home has both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands active and ever since doing this the overall stability, reliability and performance over WiFi has been significantly better. In this particular scenario I would solve the problem by running a cable from the modem to another AP... I don't disagree with the Powerline suggestions at all it's just my preference would be for the AP. Cheers, Its really dependant on what the cause of the problem is I assumed the issue was wifi going through too many walls for descent signal, as hinted in the original post . JUST going 5.8 wont help if thats the issue , UNLESS they run cables, POE or more access points I suggested POE . 5.8GHZ, buy itself, without powerline/POE, without running cables or adding AP's..... has worse penetration through wall & floors & ceilings . Thats just physics . Even the manufacturers state this on there websites . help.ubnt.com "5 GHz : weaker propagation vs. lower frequencies when obstacles are present (trees, walls, etc.)" www.tp-link.com "5GHz has a shorter range compared with 2.4GHz;" www.alternativewireless.com "5 GHz networks do not penetrate solid objects such as walls nearly as well as do 2.4 GHz signals. " IF the issue was ONLY interference , then 5.8 would be the way to go IF all the devices supported it.	1101 (13337)
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