I get on wifi 500 mbps in same room with 18 ping and then I have wifi pods from my isp and there great but only 2.4 so I get a max upstairs of 200mbps wich is plenty for wifi and Xbox series s I connect via Ethernet to pod

What are your thoughts on wireless access points like ACCESS or RUCKUS. Also do you know if home business users get preferred access to Fiber. My neighbor has a home business and has Fiber with AT&T although when I contacted AT&T they said fiber is not available in my neighborhood. I'm wondering if there is a speak easy loophole that allows home business users to get first dibs on Fiber before it becomes broadly available to everyone else in the neighborhood.

I get 940Mb in DL on my IPad.

@@IAmZen_007 what’s dl

@@choosingmusic11488p sry. Download.. 😎

Haha! I may or may not still be confused about how much of a change this actually is.

I think the "6" refers to 802.11ax, which is the modulation method.. 6e adds the 6 GHz band, but it's still ax. We had the same situation with wifi 4, which is 802.11n. It was available with 2.4 GHz only or 2.4 & 5 GHz.

Good tip. I have also seen a big difference in the home construction. Paper thin walls allow wifi to transfer farther and solid homes need a bit more help.

I didn't go into that but you are exactly right. Some of the lower end models only support 45 devices so these should give you plenty.

Came here to say this! The higher the speed, the higher the frequency required to offer the bandwidth. The higher the frequency, the lower the travel distance and penetration is. That is the issue with 5g cellular, and it is why it is on so many phone poles.

^^ What this guy said. There's no reason to get a 6e mesh system if you're not going to connect them together via ethernet for proper backhaul. I kept waiting for him to dig a trench and lay outdoor cat6 through conduit to it and put one of the nodes in the shed...Alas...

or wifi 6e/7 nodes get cheaper so that you can get multiple nodes for each room. That way you have enough coverage around your entire house. I dont see any other way since many people wont have wired ethernet backhaul connections across their house.

100% agree! Particularly since they have not run the power yet (at the time the video was made)

It is really for a friend but I am looking to add one at my own place.

Don't ever use ethernet underground as it susceptible to lighting strikes. Fiber is the way to go as there is no copper.

Haha! Sorry.

I forgot to record this but I ended up testing out one of the other points from the other kit in the shed and it definitely helped the speeds out there especially on the non Wifi 6 devices. For the main features there is no service fee. You can sign up for HomeShield Pro which does have some extra security monitoring & device control features.

Extenders don't speed up your connection, they only repeat it. The more you get, the more wifi interference you're introducing into your home and the more confused your end device is going to be. WIth 1K sqft, you shouldn't have to have even one extender to be honest. You won't get a gig over wifi on any platform. The most I've seen is 650-750 on WiFi 6. Most devices aren't rated for WiFi 6e as well. Also, fire sticks will never be able to get a gig because they're just not rated for it. They're the cheapest streaming device, and just don't have the processing power. Paying for 1 gig service, they say you get UP TO 1 gig, however they don't guarantee speeds over wifi because there're too many variables (drywall vs. plaster, other EMF interference in the home, etc). Hard wiring devices is the only way you'll get a gig, and that's only if said device has the processing power to keep up.

Oh right, thanks!

Haha! It's only fair right? I think I have the perfect spot for one.

@@TechWithBrett yes you should make a shed put a pc and make a man cave for you and still have your office

nope. Nothing beats ethernet. Wifi 6E is great but you really need a lot of nodes (lot more than 3 nodes) to truly get over 1 gbps consistently if you have the ISP speeds since 6E range is much smaller.

Absolutely, YES! Id find it hard for anyone to not prefer a wired backhaul. The only exception might be an argument for decor. Also another thought might be COSTS that Wireless backhaul requires less infrastructure assets compared to its wired counterpart, reducing the equipment and installation COSTS [cost examples might include conduit, the cable itself per foot, specially rated cable for fire rating/exterior cable/cable with EMI protection, jacks, switches, cable drops + more]. For a Wireless backhaul generally its recommended to use the star topology (top) vs daisy-chain topology applies mostly to a mesh without wired backhauls; It’s where you place the satellites around the primary router. This arrangement ensures each satellite directly connects to the main router, making the Wi-Fi signals hop only once from the router before it gets to the end client. Hope this helps answer your question.

Great point, but I still think this is not something most people think about as a priority. For me, that would be the first thing on the list.

@@TechWithBrett I must admit to having SEVERAL times stood by an open ditch, watching it being filled in, then LATER thinking "Oh, Ethernet!"

Some people just aren't aware of the advantages of running Ethernet and they pay the price later.

So it is able to broadcast both frequencies under one name and will automatically decide which frequency the device needs to be on.

Omada APs are monstrosities, would anyone really put that into their home?

@@futurecactus the v2 ones look a lot better

TP Link? Lol…😂

It might be your router has limited device support. You might also want to lookup how to do a firmware update.

@@TechWithBrett or don't use the isp provided router only use if needed but if its getting slow don't

I think down the road that is something I will help them do. Definitely the best option.

@@TechWithBrett yeah set that mesh pod in as access point and put in the shed and run a cat 7 in black plastic tubing

Yeah ik

Because ethernet is copper and there is nothing to protect from lighting strikes (such as a breaker). You should only use fiber when running data cables outdoors.

@@jeffreymayes907 Use Exterior-grade Ethernet cables and place them in a conduit in the ground.

@@IAmZen_007 while that kind of cable exists, even in conduit, it's still copper running underground. A nearby lighting strike would not only fry the networking equipment, it would also fry all the ethernet wiring in the house and every device that is plugged into the network. There are ethernet surge protectors, but they are not very effective. It's simply safer to run fiber as it's not susceptible to lighting. WIth the cost of fiber as low as it is, and media converters being inexpensive, you really have no excuse not to do the job properly.

@@jeffreymayes907 I agree with you but all depends on the budget and the needs. You could also install outside Wifi.

Well to see if he can get better or not and it was more reliable like in mid 289 on 6e and WiFi 5 was 245

Didn't know will hopefully wait

lol

Yes my favourite setup would be to have the newest isp router I can get from my isp then connect a WiFi 6e Asus router and tp link mesh and have a a few plugged in with ethernet and have ethernet run every room with a access point with WiFi 6e