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Originally Posted by ladila389
Trying to find a good product that will make my wifi do the trick! Modem is in the front room of my Lantana however. the wifi signal is poor. Signal in living room very weak. Any suggestions are truly appreciated! I have to watch my Sunday football game! GO BILLS!
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I have excellent Wifi throughout my Lantana including the Lanai. For this, I have a MESH router system of 3 Google WiFi pucks (although 2 might be sufficient). My Google WiFi units are 5 years old, but still working fine. Google now has newer models, and many other companies also make MESH routers like this. One nice thing is that these MESH routers automatically update with new firmware to maintain security.
So, the internet system is setup as follows. Comcast wire is connected to a TP-Link modem (which I purchased from Amazon). Wire out of modem runs to one of the Google pucks. This main puck communicates wirelessly to the 2nd and 3rd pucks that are in adjacent rooms. You don't want to put these secondary pucks at the far end of the house because they need to receive a STRONG signal from the main puck.
My modem and primary MESH puck is located over my refrigerator. I have secondary pucks in the side bedroom and the master bath. If you modem is in the front bedroom, I suggest you put the primary puck there, and try placing secondary pucks in the side bedroom and the master bedroom. I think that will provide good coverage to living room and lanai. If not, try moving the 3rd puck from the master bedroom to the kitchen area.
Alternatively, you should be able to easily move your modem to another room. You should be able to connect it to any cable outlet that does not have a TV connected, and then in the garage connect the coax cable for that outlet to the main Comcast line.
Don't get a finicky WiFi extender! Get a MESH system.