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Originally Posted by Bill14564
I have one (1) wifi router and no mesh in my 2,000 soft home. It does not sit on top of a cabinet in the kitchen and it DOES provide the same wifi speed in the far end of the house. Four routers, a mesh network, wired connections and a five port switch are an expensive overkill and configuration nightmare for many users.
Does anyone know if homes in the newer area like Shady Brook have poured concrete interior walls? My home does not and perhaps that's why I have such good luck with a single router. Concrete interior walls would block more of the wifi signal and require a different solution.
The OP describes a situation that appears to indicate the wifi signal is poor in one end of the home. Knowing that they are getting the proper speed from their ISP is useful for billing purposes but we already know the speed is sufficient as the equipment in the living room works well.
If the modem/router is at one end of the home then moving it to a different location close to the center of the home might help. If the wiring and power allows it, I would try this first.
In this case an extender *might* help. Speeds will likely be lower (the extenders are only so good) but they could be adequate. It is not the best option but it's the cheapest to try.
Purchasing a separate wifi router and using that rather than the Xfinity signal could help as well. This dedicated wifi device might have a stronger signal than the Xfinity gear and might extend throughout the home. It will be an additional device requiring additional power and configuration but it's an option.
A mesh device is probably the most appropriate solution. Rebroadcasting the wifi signal nearer to the bedroom should fix the performance problems there. Unfortunately, since I do not need such a device in my home I don't know what is involved in configuring one.
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Poured concrete interior walls? No