[PoolBrews]

Extenders automatically cut your internet speed by 50%. This is because the extender takes whatever bandwidth you have and uses half for receiving and half for sending. This is true for all extenders. As long as your initial speed is good, they may work, but the more of them you use, the worse the impact. In addition, the extender sets up a new network (even if it's the same name). If the network is on the same channel as your primary router (or another extender), they will interfere and cause dropped packets and performance issues.

The best solution is to use a mesh wifi system, and to ensure that they include a backhaul radio. A backhaul radio handles all transmissions going back (i.e. sending), and leaves the original bandwidth for downloading (i.e. receiving). This is the only method of having multiple wifi points without impacting performance and also ensures you don't get interference as the units are designed to get unique channels when used together.

I know that Netgear Orbi and eero have backhaul. If you start reading reviews of mesh systems, you'll find that the Orbi consistently wins for both coverage and speed, but you can't go wrong with either. Stay away from Google Nest - many performance issues.

[Villages Kahuna]

Owned a Lantana for 17 years and suffered the same problem for at least 10-12. We used the front bedroom as a den and that’s where our “big TV” and computer were located. I’ll bet I had dozens of calls to Comcast before I finally stumbled on the inexpensive solution.

Buy a spool of Ethernet cable and hire a handyman (electrician NOT needed) to run the line from the laundry room, where I suspect the Comcast line enters your house and where they’ve placed their modem-router. Connect the Ethernet to the router, run it up inside the wall, across the attic floor and then down inside the front wall of the dining room. Tell the handyman to install a plate on the wall with the Ethernet/Cat5 female connection, right next to the 110 outlet on that wall.

That will place your connection to the Comcast signal right in the center of your Lantana. Then I installed a “mesh” wifi extension system. The Eero Plus is popular and good, but there are several others available at Best Buy. The Amazon Eero Plus system is on sale now for $209.

The advice you’ve gotten above on “extenders” versus Mesh systems is correct. What you want is a Mesh System to extend your wi-fi signal with no loss of strength.

By relocating your connection to Comcast’s wi-fi line to the center of your Lantana, and then even further extending the signal with the mesh extender, you’ll have a strong signal all the way from the front bedroom to outside on the lanai. We have a pool outside the lanai and I got a great wi-go signal even out to the pool deck.

Best thing I ever did—no more calls to Comcast complaining about a lousy WiFi signal. You can further improve signal strength by purchasing a “premium signal” (up to 500 Mbps) from Comcast.

Enjoy your Lantana.

[rpalumberi]

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!

I read many of the responses and there are good workable suggestions. Just so you know what works for us, we have a lantana (the reason I looked at this post), and we have very good WIFI throughout the house (confirmed by guests we just had in that front bedroom). We have a Comcast combination modem/router on our kitchen counter (in the corner by the stove). We added what Comcast calls a POD for $127.44 to the small hallway just outside that front bedroom (plugs into outlet). We have their 300 Mbps service. Good luck!

[Radamo]

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!

We have been using an Orbi system for years. Had it in NY on a 2,600 foot home with 2 floors. Had excellent coverage in all areas including the garage and back yard. Now we are in an Indigo with the same Orbi system and have great coverage in the entire home and the lanai.

[Jacintod]

CenturyLink now has a spinoff company called Quantum. They offer a mesh system which uses small pods. I have a Lantana with 4 pods. It is incredible. I average 250mpbs download and 160mpbs upload in every room and out on my lanai. Check it out if available in your area. Quantum 360.

[CosmicTrucker]

I've wasted $$$ on fancy gaming routers until I tried a mesh system offered by Google. A mesh router is Absolutely the way to go. I'm a heavy TV streamer and also run a NAS for data. The Google mesh routers will solve your problem and are super simple to install.

[Wondering]

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!

In my Lantana, Airris modem is in the kitchen. Signal is good in all areas, yet a little weaker in the front bedroom but I don't need it there.

[Freeda]

Not an expert, but does your provider have a good signal in your area?

[cliff02]

Eros three pack did the trick in my Lantana, super fast throughout

[KsJayhawkers]

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!

We have a Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 mesh system. We placed the router in our living room and the satellites in the garage, lanai, and master bedroom. We can pick up our wifi at the neighbors house five houses down from us. Great system and easy to use. WiFi 6 Mesh System 3-Pack Orbi 850 Series RBK853 | NETGEAR

[greg.turay]

Originally Posted by RobertWR

Consider a mesh Wi-Fi system. I have had the eero for several years and have been very pleased with the coverage.

I also use a mesh wi-if system, TP-LINK. Comes with two remote units and the main router. Am getting 95% of main router speed throughout the entire house.

[georgefloto]

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!

Buy a EERO mesh system.

I was having bad wifi reception with my xfinity system. I replaced it with a EERO Mesh system and the reception is great all around the house. The house is 2000sf,

[jump4]

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!

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.

[OhioBuckeye]

We had issues too but we found out it was caused from all the steel beam that was used in walls. AM radio was the worst!

[Shish]

Multiple units work together as one from opposite ends of your house. There are multiple choices of a router, but 1st make sure your internet service speed is very good.
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