Iso wifi extenders or mesh? which to get and what to know?

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amother

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 9:37 pm

which wifi extender or mesh? what's important to know?

amother

Cobalt

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 10:04 pm

I have Orbi. Pretty happy with it.

amother

Sapphire

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 10:08 pm

We were constantly having internet issues. We tried an extender, bought a new router and I upgraded our internet speed to no avail.
Bought the Meshforce system from Amazon and have not had one issue since. I can't tell you the benefits of one company over the other. I read reviews and wanted something not too expensive.

For reference we have a 2900 sq ft ranch house and use the 3 pack

amother

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 10:11 pm

Are they easy to set up if you're not tech savvy?

sarahmalka

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 10:14 pm

We have the Orbi too. I can't tell you much about it bc DH (happily) made the decision. I can say that we have no connectivity problems anymore with most of us working/schooling from home. 2600 SQ foot home, people working on 3 floors.

amother

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 11:12 pm

head is spinning from all the options: orbi, eero, google, nest, tk, samsung and each of those have multiple options. help!

amother

Cobalt

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 11:23 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Are they easy to set up if you're not tech savvy?

Orbi is. It was pretty straightforward.

The only problem was knocking my head against the wall to connect the "satellite" multiple times. I finally gave up and went to bed. In the morning, it had connected itself Rolling Eyes

amother

Sapphire

Tue, Dec 01 2020, 12:06 am

Quote:

Are they easy to set up if you're not tech savvy?

I don't remember it being a big deal at all.
You download the app and then enter your wifi info and it connects everything for you.

simcha2

Tue, Dec 01 2020, 5:58 am

We have eero and it is great.

We had tried an extender prior. It worked somewhat for a while then stopped working. That's when we upgraded to a mesh.

joss3

Tue, Dec 01 2020, 8:50 am

We have google Wifi and I love it.

Was so super easy to setup, just download an app and plug in the extenders.

I love the controls, you can view every device connected, “pause” a device, and have parental controls, guest WiFi etc.

amother

Pink

Tue, Dec 01 2020, 8:56 am

Are there any health concerns to consider?

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