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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