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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
What do I use phone for that needs any more than 28gbps. That will load web pages plenty fast enough download apps fast enough and stream easily enough.
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I would hope 28gbits would load anything and everything all at the same time
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Originally Posted by caroline
i have a nvidia sheild i use for streaming
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I haven't read Seph's article but there are three options I would consider if I needed solid wifi in a room and performance was an issue. These are in order of preference:
1) The shubs are as cheap as chips because they are given away for free so you can think of them as economy/budget/smart price routers. If you want solid and reliable wifi coverage the best thing you can do is a buy a proper router. It doesn't sound good having to spend your own money but if you have several recreational devices which are used frequently and depend on wifi then you need to ensure you have the necessary equipment to facilitate that. As an example, pretty much every room in my house has a tv, pc or printer in it and the rooms that don't have laptops, tablets, phones etc so I have spent a lot of money ensuring that every room has a switch (wired connection) where needed or a wireless access point down stairs providing complete coverage throughout the house. Before moving to option 2 below, the first thing I would do is buy a proper router and sit it next to the shub so no effort is needed in terms of cabling. You only need one extra power point and the new router will come with a short ethernet cable to connect to the shub. You can put the shub in modem mode and the new router will assume the responsibility of managing your network including wifi.
2) If that doesn't work and your walls are 10ft thick the next best option is to relocated a wireless access point to the room you are having a problem with. If my lounge and dining room were carpeted I would run an ethernet cable under the carpet from the shub into the lounge and setup a very good third party router which can either serve as the main router of the house or only as a wireless access point if you so wish. This is the best option as not only will it provide reduced transmission distance to wireless devices, it will generally be better anyway due to it being a third party router (providing you get a good one).
3) This would be my least preferred option but you can get things called range extenders. They sit in power sockets in the wall and "main" one connects to shub. You can then put a satellite in the lounge and the signal is carried over the powerlines in the wall and broadcast out the satellite in the lounge and back again. Have a look at
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