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19/11/2024 5:04 pm  

WiFi networking can be a real challenge, especially in older Victorian properties that were never designed with modern connectivity in mind. Selfish Victorians! Our router is centrally positioned to optimise our fibre connection and provide good speeds across most of the house. However, the hallway and beyond is a major weak spot.

To solve this, we invested in a Deco mesh system several years ago. We’ve placed seven units around the house to ensure coverage extends to the garage and the north end of the house, which includes my office, TV room and guest bedroom.

While this setup means we have WiFi everywhere, we don’t have fast internet everywhere. I didn’t realise at the time that mesh systems lose speed at each hop between units. As a result, the TV room, where we stream most of our content, sometimes struggles with bandwidth despite having a 1000 Mbps connection. It’s frustrating, but it’s the trade-off for comprehensive coverage, and I don't think there's a workaround.

On the plus side, the Deco system does an excellent job of managing multiple devices. Even with a lot of connected gadgets, we’ve never experienced issues with the network being overloaded.

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