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Hey guys. We will move to our new house in the next 2 weeks and I'm sitting here figuring out what to do with the WiFi. So basically the ISP Installed the Internet on our new house and their modem combo/router thing that they provide sucks. It gets 7.08 Mbps downstairs and 9.05 Mbps upstairs and is only 2.4 ghz the modem is located upstairs and we have a 12 Mbps network plan on our ISP. I checked using a WiFi Analyzer app on my phone that the 2.4 Ghz band is used by 12 to 15 different networks and all channels are used. I was wondering If there is any way I can optimize this so I will get fast Internet both upstairs and downstairs and is it a good idea to get a 5 Ghz router If so what brand?

 

Thanks in advanced guys. I know there is allot of people who can help me here since they helped me before This is a really great community to ask problems like this and more

 

If you have 12-15 different networks on 2.4GHz a dual band 5.0 GHz router will do much better since there will be less interference. It will however lessen the range so you may want to add a repeater or another access point if your range isn't very desirable. 

 

As for brands a lot of people recommend Asus I personally use Linksys with no problems but others not so much, due to the new software.

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If I use a repeater will it give me same speeds? And will it also be 5 Ghz. Sorry for the noob question I never used one before

 

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It depends on the repeater there are some can do 5.0Ghz but do cost more, as for speeds you will most likely see a drop since the signal is being repeated. I personally used one before and it worked but not amazing, If you can add another access point (AP) that would be ideal since you can either setup the AP as a different SSID to connect to whichever signal is stronger or have it setup so that you can roam between the two and they will  select whichever one is the best.

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Replace your router or at least ensure you're on an up to date, known to be stable version of the firmware. I always opt to leave my modem as close to the line coming into the house and then use an Ethernet cable to run from that to wherever the router/switch is located. 

 

Running ethernet to an extreme point of the home and setting up a repeater or similar will fill in the gaps. Check out the video on LTT "Pimp my WiFi"

 

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Some good ideas in that. Good hardware, too. Very tempted to buy one, but I cannot justify the Unifi points at their price as my house is served adequately by my current router.

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It is certainly 1 way of doing things, though you can spend far less money and get good coverage. Careful placement of a half decent AP will always improve the situation, if currently your main WiFi is being managed next to an external wall, at a far extreme of your home, leaving the other extreme low of signal.

 

Let us know what the outcome is.