Hey all, just moved into a 3600 sqft house and never had to deal with this sort of thing while living in smaller spaces.
I'm on a arris dg1670a modem/router combo from Spectrum (TWC). We pay for 100mbps. This is located in the basement next to my gaming PC, which I hardwire into, but we're having problems getting good connection throughout the house upstairs.
I'm thinking I either want to:
1) Invest in a mesh or 2) Invest in a new modem and stronger router
Not sure which and I need help filling in my knowledge gap here. With mesh, I want something with a wired backhaul, right? So not google wifi, but netgear orbi? What is the difference between this one and this one? If it's just year released, what are the drawbacks of buying the older/cheaper? There are a ton of options/model numbers for orbi alone and it's borderline intimidating at this point. From what I can tell, I also want orbi > Google due to security options. And if I'm going this route, do I still need to invest in a modem? If so, what is the best modem for gaming/multitasking/work?
Mesh seems more appealing, provided it will work and I don't understand the first thing about buying a new modem + router. With mesh, having the controls at your fingertips in a phone app is nice. My priority is as close to perfect as possible gaming/work performance on the wired pc connection and a strong connection throughout the house to connect 8-10 devices at a time.
Thanks for any guidance.
I'm on a arris dg1670a modem/router combo from Spectrum (TWC). We pay for 100mbps. This is located in the basement next to my gaming PC, which I hardwire into, but we're having problems getting good connection throughout the house upstairs.
I'm thinking I either want to:
1) Invest in a mesh or 2) Invest in a new modem and stronger router
Not sure which and I need help filling in my knowledge gap here. With mesh, I want something with a wired backhaul, right? So not google wifi, but netgear orbi? What is the difference between this one and this one? If it's just year released, what are the drawbacks of buying the older/cheaper? There are a ton of options/model numbers for orbi alone and it's borderline intimidating at this point. From what I can tell, I also want orbi > Google due to security options. And if I'm going this route, do I still need to invest in a modem? If so, what is the best modem for gaming/multitasking/work?
Mesh seems more appealing, provided it will work and I don't understand the first thing about buying a new modem + router. With mesh, having the controls at your fingertips in a phone app is nice. My priority is as close to perfect as possible gaming/work performance on the wired pc connection and a strong connection throughout the house to connect 8-10 devices at a time.
Thanks for any guidance.