Technology

Capital_Shark said:
Had a similar problem with the modem being right down one end of the house and devices up the other end getting shitty. Particularly the video doorbell. Pretty sure I just told ChatGPT what modem I had, the rough distance between the modem and the furthest device and asked to show me some extenders that would be the best fit. I ended up buying this: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0BB79NDS2?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
Click to expand...
Gee that AI is bloody good mate
 
Jenni said:
Any one got any advice for me RE a WIFI Extender? (I can already hear the extender comments! 🙄)

We've just had our Wifi upgraded from fttn to fttp. The Modem now sits in a different room and my room is at the other end of the house, now my tv's always buffering. From what I read, we dont need a Mesh system. Any suggestions on brand/model etc, please and thank you .
Click to expand...


That’s exactly what a mesh system is designed to do and would be my recommendation.

It’ll also future proof you to add other devices to your network should you choose.

Alternatively If you don’t want to spend that money a EoP extender can also work.

Failing that wifi extenders can work but for streaming I find unreliable
 
HaroldBishop said:
Gee that AI is bloody good mate
Click to expand...
Yeah it was last year when I jumped on believing the hype. Outsourcing that job to AI is the reason I have no knowledge on Wi-Fi extenders or even why I bought the one I did. If I had done a little bit of research myself I would have gained knowledge and knew why I bought the specific item that I did.
 
Capital_Shark said:
Yeah it was last year when I jumped on believing the hype. Outsourcing that job to AI is the reason I have no knowledge on Wi-Fi extenders or even why I bought the one I did. If I had done a little bit of research myself I would have gained knowledge and knew why I bought the specific item that I did.
Click to expand...
You asked AI, I asked a Footy Forum, my Daughter asked FB... None of us wanting to learn.

Thanks all, for your advice.
 
Jenni said:
You asked AI, I asked a Footy Forum, my Daughter asked FB... None of us wanting to learn.

Thanks all, for your advice.
Click to expand...
Remember the days when you needed a solution to an IT problem you would go to an IT store and ask a human for advice?
 
@Jenni it depends on budget and how much effort you want to go to. FYI I work on multi-million dollar WiFi projects. It's not the main part of my job but I'm confident I have a better grasp than ChatGPT does :D

- WiFi extender is the crappiest solution, but also the cheapest, least amount of effort and easiest to understand. They are great for things that don't ever move (like TV's that are bolted to the wall) but can be pretty frustrating with things that do (like phones and laptops)

- Next best thing would be to turn off the WiFi on whatever box your carrier gave you so it just does the wired connection to the outside world... and then run a cable from that to "something else". e.g. a bigger, stronger WiFi router a mesh system.

- You could also completely replace that box your carrier gave you with a bigger beefier router - which will work but is sometimes painful when you have an Internet problem because they won't troubleshoot the issue until you plug it back in to their own box.

- Depending on how savvy you and yours are around the house there is a better way though ...

What I did for home is used some second-hand 10+ year old business grade WiFi access points, which can be attached to the ceiling. 10 year old WiFi is still several times faster than the cable from your house to the road. The ones I have are actually the same ones they used for the 49ers Stadium build in 2013-14.

Down side is you have to get in your ceiling to run cables from where you want to put the access points (ceiling) to wherever you Internet connection comes in. If you can't do that yourself, having to pay a sparky makes it less worthwhile.

Shopping list for similar to my place would be this.
- 2 x Access points ($29 each) with mounting brackets ($18 each)
- 1 x POE Switch ($54)
- 2 x long white cables ($17 each)

Running the cables is the hard part. Once that is done the setup takes the same or less as something you'd buy at Bunnings or wherever.

Pick your poison.
 
Last edited:
Sharks NRL Prospects said:
@Jenni it depends on budget and how much effort you want to go to. FYI I work on multi-million dollar WiFi projects. It's not the main part of my job but I'm confident I have a better grasp than ChatGPT does :D

- WiFi extender is the crappiest solution, but also the cheapest, least amount of effort and easiest to understand. They are great for things that don't ever move (like TV's that are bolted to the wall) but can be pretty frustrating with things that do (like phones and laptops)

- Next best thing would be to turn off the WiFi on whatever box your carrier gave you so it just does the wired connection to the outside world... and then run a cable from that to "something else". e.g. a bigger, stronger WiFi router a mesh system.

- You could also completely replace that box your carrier gave you with a bigger beefier router - which will work but is sometimes painful when you have an Internet problem because they won't troubleshoot the issue until you plug it back in to their own box.

- Depending on how savvy you and yours are around the house there is a better way though ...

What I did for home is used some second-hand 10+ year old business grade WiFi access points, which can be attached to the ceiling. 10 year old WiFi is still several times faster than the cable from your house to the road. The ones I have are actually the same ones they used for the 49ers Stadium build in 2013-14.

Down side is you have to get in your ceiling to run cables from where you want to put the access points (ceiling) to wherever you Internet connection comes in. If you can't do that yourself, having to pay a sparky makes it less worthwhile.

Shopping list for similar to my place would be this.
- 2 x Access points ($29 each) with mounting brackets ($18 each)
- 1 x POE Switch ($54)
- 2 x long white cables ($17 each)

Running the cables is the hard part. Once that is done the setup takes the same or less as something you'd buy at Bunnings or wherever.

Pick your poison.
Click to expand...

The WiFi extender was my choice for the exact reasons you've listed, cheap an easy. I want it mainly for my tv, but lately the Grandsons have decided they like to sit there and play Minecraft with Pop on their tablets.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top