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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 8:01:25 GMT -6
Ken, I didn't mean to come off as a dickhead but this is the system I was talking about. linkI see. It sounds like one Eero Pro plus 2 beacons that are not "pro" although I'm not exactly sure what "pro" means compared to non-pro. Do the non-pro beacons have less range? I approached it like this: I want to do this once and have it around awhile and I want it to be good. I don't want the wife or kids to complain that the wifi is slow or doesn't have good range, etc. so I went with the pro. The one you linked to has a lot of good reviews. There is a bit of a comparison here:  Occasionally I get an email asking me to help answer a question about an Amazon product I have. After I got this system, I got multiple questions like "I'm using this product in an office with 30-50 people using it..." or "I'm using this system to cover the indoor and outdoor sections of a restaurant..." so clearly people are using the pro system in a commercial application. Also, the product you linked to has one beacon that's larger and two smaller (non-pro) beacons so that is definitely different and the graphic shows 6 ethernet ports for the pro system and only 2 for the one you linked to so you're correct on that part. And please... we have all been to the PH and HS and you think YOU are a dickhead?!  Puh-leeze. Cheers. |
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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 8:06:28 GMT -6
Man, I have one router on one side of the house, then I got an extender for the garage. Speeds in the garage aren't great, but are totally adequate for what I need. Plus the extender only cost me like $12. I've had mixed results (mostly poor) using extenders. I'm glad they work for you. I have some if you want them!  I tried that too. Fail. On one of them the range was no better and on another one the main router couldn't even find or synch up with the extender. And they were the same brand! These things have really improved over the last 10 years or so. The one I just retired (Netgear Nighthawk) was VERY good. I could be in the basement streaming Netflix and my son was also down there playing on online XBOX game and the rest of the family was also using it and it just worked. This one is easily just as good but with far better range. My neighbors could probably pick it up. Fecking Klopeks.  |
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Post by matt6150 on Apr 16, 2020 8:40:25 GMT -6
I think its crazy when I hear about people that have no lock with extenders. My system right now is so cheap and works very well. My router is a TP Link and it was around $50 and the extender is also TP Link and it was around $20. My router is in the middle of my 1300sqft. house and the extender is around 150-200ft away on the (out)side of my poolhouse. I posted a pic below of my poolhouse and you can see the extender on the wall above the grill. I am currently on the other side of that wall in my brewery on my laptop. Coverage is great all inside and outside my home. Coverage is also great all inside and outside my poolhouse, including upstairs. Coverage is also pretty good in my new shop about 150-200ft away from my house and about 100-150ft away from my poolhouse. My only issue is that it sometimes drops out and I have to reset my router then it is fine again. Or I have to disconnect and then reconnect the wifi on my laptop. I think I just have a router issue but I'm no expert on this stuff. And that being said that is why I haven't done anything about it yet because it works and I don't want to mess it up.  |
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Post by jimdkc on Apr 16, 2020 11:00:00 GMT -6
So "Pro" is the base unit... "Beacons" are extenders.
Not sure if you get anything more by using 3 Pros, other than additional ethernet ports (and maybe a little better coverage).
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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 11:02:49 GMT -6
So "Pro" is the base unit... "Beacons" are extenders. Not sure if you get anything more by using 3 Pros, other than additional ethernet ports (and maybe a little better coverage). It looks like the pro versions are supposed to cover more ground. But there are so many variables including the layout of the space, incoming web speed, the placement of the beacons, sun spots (  ), how many users are on and what they're doing, etc. @matt: I really like the look of that outdoor space. |
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Post by matt6150 on Apr 16, 2020 11:42:25 GMT -6
So "Pro" is the base unit... "Beacons" are extenders. Not sure if you get anything more by using 3 Pros, other than additional ethernet ports (and maybe a little better coverage). It looks like the pro versions are supposed to cover more ground. But there are so many variables including the layout of the space, incoming web speed, the placement of the beacons, sun spots ( ), how many users are on and what they're doing, etc. @matt: I really like the look of that outdoor space. Thanks. I know I have posted pics before on the BB. But here is one I just took now. You can see on the left the two big flip up doors that are around the bar. I still need to drag out the chairs from winter storage that go around it. Maybe you can spot the nitro stout I just poured as well. Being unemployed does have some perks.
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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 11:54:55 GMT -6
Is that a free-standing building or is it attached to the house, the garage, etc? I can see your stout and I can also see the shadow from the lights you have hanging. I would totally hang there, have a few beers and jump in the pool. That's a sweet space.
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Post by matt6150 on Apr 16, 2020 12:00:52 GMT -6
Free-standing 30x30 building, about 150-200ft behind my house. Through the door with the dart board is my brewery. Other door leads to bar area, kitchen and bathroom. Upstairs is a bedroom, living room and large storage room.
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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 12:08:19 GMT -6
Holy shizzle, that is bomb-ass. Send me your coordinates!! |
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Post by neddles on Apr 16, 2020 20:46:40 GMT -6
What makes a router a "mesh" router?
BTW, Matt if you ever move back you are unlikely to survive your first midwest winter. I've seen that pool house before, awesome.
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Post by Ken on Apr 16, 2020 21:04:49 GMT -6
What makes a router a "mesh" router? BTW, Matt if you ever move back you are unlikely to survive your first midwest winter. I've seen that pool house before, awesome. I think mesh just means "multi-point" and your devices automatically switch from one access point to the next. They cover your house from various points and they all have the same SSID and password. I'm not positive how that compares to a router that has "extenders". Mesh is a relatively new term in wireless routers. |
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Post by matt6150 on Apr 17, 2020 8:30:38 GMT -6
What makes a router a "mesh" router? BTW, Matt if you ever move back you are unlikely to survive your first midwest winter. I've seen that pool house before, awesome. A full winter, yeah that would be tough. I did go back last winter for 5 days up to our family cabin in northern MN. Went ice fishing for a few days and also spent time in Duluth. Was out on the ice for 8 hours each day. It was cold but I dealt with it. Also NO ONE goes up to our cabin in the winter so I looked like a crazy person. No running water and bathroom is an outhouse, talk about a cold toilet seat. But the family had plenty of dry split wood up there to keep me warm. |
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Post by Ken on Jul 31, 2020 16:40:59 GMT -6
Do we have a resident wifi expert here? I ask because I have been noticing some weird stuff and doing some experiments. I mentioned earlier that the coverage in the house and yard has been excellent since installing this new router system. At one point my wife was having an issue and started moving closer to the house with her phone or Surface so she could get better coverage. A few days later I was sitting in the backyard... not 20 feet from two beacons and my wifi was dodgy. I could not stream video. My only conclusion was that the house was closed up because the AC was on. I know that sounds silly but I eventually went inside and unplugged one beacon from the dining room and brought it outside and plugged it in. Much better. Now the AC is off and the house is opened up. I took my tablet further out into the backyard... maybe 60-70' from the nearest router and I streamed video for 45 minutes without a hiccup. Would wifi signal suffer if your house was all zipped up?
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Post by chils on Jul 31, 2020 17:58:01 GMT -6
Do we have a resident wifi expert here? I ask because I have been noticing some weird stuff and doing some experiments. I mentioned earlier that the coverage in the house and yard has been excellent since installing this new router system. At one point my wife was having an issue and started moving closer to the house with her phone or Surface so she could get better coverage. A few days later I was sitting in the backyard... not 20 feet from two beacons and my wifi was dodgy. I could not stream video. My only conclusion was that the house was closed up because the AC was on. I know that sounds silly but I eventually went inside and unplugged one beacon from the dining room and brought it outside and plugged it in. Much better. Now the AC is off and the house is opened up. I took my tablet further out into the backyard... maybe 60-70' from the nearest router and I streamed video for 45 minutes without a hiccup. Would wifi signal suffer if your house was all zipped up? I have steel siding on my house and I can pick up my hotspot wifi 100 yards away with it in the closed up house. I have uploaded YT videos sitting on my tractor out in my field. |
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Post by shaggaroo on Aug 1, 2020 9:29:32 GMT -6
is the AC maybe interfering with the WiFi signal?
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Puh-leeze. Cheers.
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