Refer to image of the layout of my home: https://ibb.co/RTRf4kt
Getting my home wired with ethernet this Sunday and I still haven't figured out what I want to do for wifi. I've been recommended either the Ubiquity UniFi or the Eero mesh system. Unify, while I know it would work, seems like it's not worth the price for me. It'll cost me $800 to have them install it all. Eero mesh seems better priced, but still seems like a lot. I was told to get a tri-band system, but the only Eero's with tri band are the Pro's, which are considerably more expensive than the dual band models.
What would you recommend I do to make sure all corners of the house get good wifi? Everyone will be working/schooling from their bedrooms. I work in the "Nook" area in the kitchen.
I've heard everything from you need mesh, you don't need mesh, you need tri band, dual band would work fine as long as it's wired, 1 router in the closet should be enough, 1 router in the closet will definitely not get signal into the nook area....so needless to say, it's all confusing.
Home layout:
Network demands: 2 work at home, 2 school at home. 1 gaming computer, 4 streaming TVs, 4 cell phones and some smart home things (a few lights and google speakers; nothing crazy).
ISP: Cox
Cable plan: 50Mbps (Works fine in current apartment, but considering moving up to the 150Mbps package)
Modem: Arris SB6183
Getting my home wired with ethernet this Sunday and I still haven't figured out what I want to do for wifi. I've been recommended either the Ubiquity UniFi or the Eero mesh system. Unify, while I know it would work, seems like it's not worth the price for me. It'll cost me $800 to have them install it all. Eero mesh seems better priced, but still seems like a lot. I was told to get a tri-band system, but the only Eero's with tri band are the Pro's, which are considerably more expensive than the dual band models.
What would you recommend I do to make sure all corners of the house get good wifi? Everyone will be working/schooling from their bedrooms. I work in the "Nook" area in the kitchen.
I've heard everything from you need mesh, you don't need mesh, you need tri band, dual band would work fine as long as it's wired, 1 router in the closet should be enough, 1 router in the closet will definitely not get signal into the nook area....so needless to say, it's all confusing.
Home layout:
- Home is 1500 sq ft. It's built on a hill, so the upstairs and downstairs both lead to outdoors. The bottom floor is not an underground subfloor.
- Network center (modem) will all be installed in the bottom floor room, inside a closet.
- The red line on the image represents the same wall upstairs and downstairs that the wiring will be pulled through.
- Light bulbs in image represent where ethernet jacks will be installed.
- Wifi symbols in image represent areas where I am concerned about Wifi signal, because of distance from the main network "hub".
Network demands: 2 work at home, 2 school at home. 1 gaming computer, 4 streaming TVs, 4 cell phones and some smart home things (a few lights and google speakers; nothing crazy).
ISP: Cox
Cable plan: 50Mbps (Works fine in current apartment, but considering moving up to the 150Mbps package)
Modem: Arris SB6183