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Originally Posted by PensacolaBob
I will investigate the new mesh networks. I had tried repeaters in the past, but they lost even more speed. Thanks
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Yep, a repeater halves the speed since it has to use half the bandwidth for sending the signal onwards. Thats what mesh was designed to fix. The eero kit I got has a base station that replaced my router and 2 so-called "beacons", which plug directly into a spare electrical outlet around your home. Compared to a traditional router, it is expensive ($399 for the pack, although you can find discounts), but probably cheaper than running ethernet wires through the walls. If you go this way, get it from someplace you can return it easily if it doesn't work out (e.g. Best Buy, or perhaps Amazon).
The similar "Google Wifi" product is cheaper. $129 per unit. They claim that 2 units should suffice for a 1500-3000 square foot home and 3 for a 3000-4500 square foot home.
Most of the traditional router manufacturers (Linksys, Netgear, etc.) are starting to get into the mesh game as well.
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Bob C