Network Gurus need help please

[Blownbyyou]

So I am getting sick and tired of shitty spotty network in my house and want to upgrade to a mesh system... Now I will say I have very little traffic on my network, but the overall distance the wifi has to travel has caused shitty traffic.

My house is a standard tri level with an attached garage (i draw a picture with device layout below).

I was going to buy a standard cheap mesh as the majority of the traffic in my network is near my current router. But I ran across this deal on Slickdeals and read you can use two of these for mesh and they are pretty good. Does anyone have any experience with these?

I also read these have Z wave on these which would allow me to move my samsung smart things to a more convenient location other than the crawlspace closet lol...

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[EmersonHart13]

I just went mesh and have been pleasantly surprised. I had my router located in the middle but my ranch and attached garage make my house long and therefore I had issues in my garage at one end and not speedy signal in the bedrooms at the other.

I placed the main router in the center where it was and then put the mesh units at the two ends and my signal has been the best it has ever been. I had a TP Link Archer C7 which is a pretty well reviewed router and now have a Samsung because it was on a killer sale.

 

[importcrew]

I have the Orbi mesh network and it has been great. I have full coverage all around the house and even around. I do want to add one more satalite so that I can use the ethernet ports but they do get pricey.

 

[Mook]

Google mesh is supposed to be the tops.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Move your modem/router to the center of the house.

 

[Blownbyyou]

Move your modem/router to the center of the house.

ill be frank with you.. that is the easiest and most economical solution... the problem is then I have to go into my nasty ass crawl space and I would much rather slam my dick in a car door then go in there..