Ok so the details:
I have Verizon fios and have the highest internet. 1GB.
the main router is in the basement and feeds the 1st floor.
In the attic i have an access point (actiontec) and that feeds the second floor.
Now the issue is the first floor has great wifi in some spots and dead spots in others. weird stuff. I want to strength the wifi on the first floor being that now the ADT system i am getting will be utilizing the wifi.
I tried the google wifi but i didnt know i needed more than one of those devices for this to work. also, i want to use the current name and creditionals for my wifi instead of an additional name. On the first floor, i have no way to add another actiontec accesspoint as there is no wired option or coax to connect it to.
any ideas on how i can do this?
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tried that already
If your house has coaxial cables, think about MoCA. A MoCA adapter near brings wired or wireless connections anywhere through your cable lines. In my case, I have a cable router, with a MoCA adapter there, and then can plug in wired or wireless MoCA sources throughout my home.
For example, my cable modem and wireless router is in my living room, then I have a MoCA router in my basement and upstairs room. The wireless routers of course have LAN connections so for example my Apple TV in my room never has a glitch, despite the distance from the source of my cable in to my house.
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I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
so let me understand this as i am a noob. How would i ditch my current FIOS router for lets say google wifi mesh?
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to ditch your current router and the access point and go with one of the many great mesh options out there...
I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
so let me understand this as i am a noob. How would i ditch my current FIOS router for lets say google wifi mesh?
Call Verizon and request they enable the Ethernet connection in your box. Then you can ditch their cable/modem device (as I did with Frontier FiOS). You will need an Ethernet cable from their box to your prime router.
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to ditch your current router and the access point and go with one of the many great mesh options out there...
I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
so let me understand this as i am a noob. How would i ditch my current FIOS router for lets say google wifi mesh?
Call Verizon and request they enable the Ethernet connection in your box. Then you can ditch their cable/modem device (as I did with Frontier FiOS). You will need an Ethernet cable from their box to your prime router.
you mean their main box(the one attached to the wall)
the spot i have to put the range extender has no access to ethernet cable or coax.
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to ditch your current router and the access point and go with one of the many great mesh options out there...
I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
so let me understand this as i am a noob. How would i ditch my current FIOS router for lets say google wifi mesh?
Call Verizon and request they enable the Ethernet connection in your box. Then you can ditch their cable/modem device (as I did with Frontier FiOS). You will need an Ethernet cable from their box to your prime router.
you mean their main box(the one attached to the wall)
Exactly. I got a Frontier installer to run the Ethernet cable and a phone line to my den for $35!
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to ditch your current router and the access point and go with one of the many great mesh options out there...
I have eero and love it... orbi, google wifi, and linksys velop are also all strong from things I've heard. Asus is also getting into the game as well...
All access points you set up around the house will be the same network ID and your devices will automatically connect to the best one.
so let me understand this as i am a noob. How would i ditch my current FIOS router for lets say google wifi mesh?
Call Verizon and request they enable the Ethernet connection in your box. Then you can ditch their cable/modem device (as I did with Frontier FiOS). You will need an Ethernet cable from their box to your prime router.
you mean their main box(the one attached to the wall)
Exactly. I got a Frontier installer to run the Ethernet cable and a phone line to my den for $35!
i think the problem for me is the tv. I have FIOS for cable as well
In this case the extender network would have a different SSID (network name)
the spot i have to put the range extender has no access to ethernet cable or coax.
Range extenders work but you'll have a different network name and will have to manually switch your devices. So like if you walk around with your phone you'll have to manually connect to the different point.
I did this for a while with an expensive Asus router and range extender that were top of the line when I got them...but got annoying.
Eventually came to terms that I had to give up on the Asus despite my investment and go get the eero system. Way happier now..
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Reason why i dont want to remove the verizon boxes is because i own them. I paid good money to get them already so i kind of want to work with what i have.
the spot i have to put the range extender has no access to ethernet cable or coax.
Range extenders work but you'll have a different network name and will have to manually switch your devices. So like if you walk around with your phone you'll have to manually connect to the different point.
I did this for a while with an expensive Asus router and range extender that were top of the line when I got them...but got annoying.
Eventually came to terms that I had to give up on the Asus despite my investment and go get the eero system. Way happier now..
thats the thing. i want the same name for the entire house. arrgghhhh this sucks`
3)only use the google wifi or orbi wifi systems for wifi in my house?
the problem is i dont have a cable jack in the area where the dead spot is located.
the problem is i dont have a cable jack in the area where the dead spot is located.
In that case, you can go with a mesh net, but they can be expensive. Personally, I prefer everything wired. I recommend getting in touch with a low voltage contractor and getting a price on a cable line to the room you're having problems in. A single cat5 to the room likely won't cost much. Compare the total cost of the cable and Verizon extender to that of a mesh, and go with what you like.
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the problem is i dont have a cable jack in the area where the dead spot is located.
In that case, you can go with a mesh net, but they can be expensive. Personally, I prefer everything wired. I recommend getting in touch with a low voltage contractor and getting a price on a cable line to the room you're having problems in. A single cat5 to the room likely won't cost much. Compare the total cost of the cable and Verizon extender to that of a mesh, and go with what you like.
hmm seems like a good idea.