Monday, May 1, 2017

Bannish Wi Fi Dead Zones In Your Home or Office



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/technology/personaltech/mesh-network-vs-router.html    New story in New York Times Newspaper about Mesh devices

Banishing dead zones from your home with a mesh network is not news for some, but others are not yet aware that it is a trend and system that is better, and "here to stay", so to speak.

Mesh systems are getting more and more news stories.  Google and others have products out to solve a long standing problem. See links below.

1.     Wi Fi signals don’t penetrate brick walls and other things very well
2.     When Wi Fi signals are weak, devices might still work, but be aggravatingly slower.
3.     some Mesh Networks like Google have iPhone apps to adjust them easily
4.     Mesh systems are much more esthetic than multiple routers in a home
5.     they are now recommending Mesh system in all homes, not just large ones
6.     switching between mesh broadcasters is instant and always with the strongest one, that’s not the case with Wi-Fi “extenders” or even setting up a second router in a more distant part of a house
7.     the mesh networks automatically “hop” the signal around the home, some speed can be lost in this, but Orbi brand delivered the fastest and best results “overall” of the 3 brands tested.
8.     most users love their mesh system, I know one person who said it greatly improved coverage and performance of all the wi-fi devices in their home.

I suspect that these Mesh systems use a different frequency than Wi=Fi to send the signal with more clarity and speed through the more dense walls and distances.  Then, it re-broadcasts the Wi-Fi signal at the remote spots much more complete and stronger than the weaker Wi-Fi signal (which I think broadcasts a different, less efficient frequency). 

Here are the 3 most popular brands of these devices :


ORBI – product


Google System Meshing devices (set of 3)


EERO – the original inventor of the Mesh system, the other two above copied it quickly, probably using similar frequencies, I am not sure.

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