Anyone have any good suggestions/recommendations on one? My router is on the first floor on one end of the house and I recently had to have a home work set up in a room on the opposite end of the house on the second floor and the connection being intermittent in that room.
I know I could get a guaranteed working option from FiOS for $99 that would plug into the coaxial, but if there was a better/cheaper option that would work I would be all for that. I’ve seen some on Amazon that can just plug into an electrical outlet but wasn’t quite sure how well those would work.
The initial pricetag has a little bit of sting in it, but it's worth every penny, in my opinion.
Incredibly easy to set up and administer.
Also I think what you are actually looking for is a "repeater" - something that will repeat your WiFi signal. An "extender" extends your WiFi and creates an additional network different than your original. Some devices can function as both - personally I never had much luck and that's why I got the mesh network.
Just get Google WiFi and you won't look back. Each "puck" is about $100 but you can buy a 3 pack for $220 or so. You still need a cable modem, but if you have a current modem/router you can just disable the router functionality on it
Previously I had two WiFi extenders and they were less than optimal. Each time you join a different extender it’s a different network name, the speed slows down, etc. To me extenders are now an outdated technology and the mesh network is the way to go. Easy setup as well.
Each of the Google Wifi pucks has an ethernet port that you can hard wire devices into. If you want to wire more than one device into the same port, you'll probably just need to buy a multi-port switch.
I don't think you'd want them hardwired directly into the modem, because then they won't be part of the network you are monitoring and controlling via GoogleWifi.
I am really liking what I am hearing and seeing on the google WiFi, I am really thinking about that, the downside right now is the pricing. Just switched jobs recently, taking a lower pay to do so, so financials are a little tight at the moment. There is the $99 option with FiOS I mentioned in the OP, so the question for me now is do I bite the bullet and spend the extra money now knowing I would like the mesh network at some point or get the FiOS option for now and put the google option out a bit for when finances are in better shape.
I was using a fios router w wifi and my problem was streaming services like netflix were spotty and a few other rooms were getting one bar of the wifi connectivity on iPhones. I first looked into purchasing a third party router that had a stronger wifi signal than the fios router but decided against it bc I wasn't sure if that would solve my problem and those routers aren't cheap. I wasn't sure how many of the Google WiFi points I needed so I bought only one and connected it directly to the fios router (its required that one of them be setup this way). I was surprised that this one google wifi point solved all the problems. The added benefit is knowing that I can add google wifi points in the future if the need arises.
If you decide on Google WiFi go ahead and purchase the bundle that includes the 3 WiFi points. Google discounts as you move up in the bundled packages. Plus I noticed sales (around the holidays) that brought the 3 WiFi price point for the bundled packages down.
Something to try if you haven’t already:
Getting your Wifi points back online - ( New Window )