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So what's your point?Pet Peeve: when did using the word SO to start a sentence become a thing?
How much did that run $$?Google Wifi. Best thing I ever purchased. 3 pod mesh network. We are all working from home on Zoom calls all day. Not one issue.
I also have that and it’s great. I can even work outside and do conference calls with no problemsGoogle Wifi. Best thing I ever purchased. 3 pod mesh network. We are all working from home on Zoom calls all day. Not one issue.
Is it a combined cable modem and router? You can just plug the mesh system into the cable modem using CAT5 and set up a new wifi network. Connect everything to the mesh. I have an all in one from Comcast, and I just disable the broadcasting of the wifi network name of the Comcast one. Password protect it and don't give anyone the password.How do these mesh systems work with the router we're using from Cablevision?
Have an Eero and it works great. Don’t remember it being cheaper than Google though but prices may have changed since I got it.Google WiFi here as well. Works great. Eero is also very good and a little cheaper than Google. Both are easy to set up. If you don't already have a Google account/Gmail I'd recommend eero
Its a tough answer right now.. timing ain't right for future-proofing.So we had a power blip a couple of weeks ago (the week before Isaias) and it fried our extender for upstairs. I've been out of the loop on that equipment for a while, so curious what people would recommend now.
Beware the double-NAT situation when you install a new router system off of a combined modem/router. Best practice is to disable the router part of your Cablevision modem/router. Then set up your new router from scratch.Is it a combined cable modem and router? You can just plug the mesh system into the cable modem using CAT5 and set up a new wifi network. Connect everything to the mesh. I have an all in one from Comcast, and I just disable the broadcasting of the wifi network name of the Comcast one. Password protect it and don't give anyone the password.
Isn't that always the case with tech products? One day my phone/ tablet/laptop/TV was working fine... until it wasn't...I had Orbi with 1 satellite and it worked great until one day it didn't. Took me a while to figure out it was the Orbi. Just stopped working but would say you were still connected to it. Will look into the Google system.
I think it was around $260. If you only need 2 pods it was slightly cheaper. Sounded steep at first until I did a lot of research on routers. Based on that review they were all garbage. It was worth the money.How much did that run $$?
I scrapped my router recently for Orbi - has 2 satellites and is seamless moving between them with no signal disruption.
How do these mesh systems work with the router we're using from Cablevision?
That's pretty much what I envisioned: we just got a new router from Cablevision (what's this optimum you speak of?); when the extender was fried we connected in hopes it would provide satisfactory coverage to the house, but wasn't much of an improvement for the upstairs.I went with a Netgear Orbi, RBK(55?) from Costco after doing a good amount of research and asking advice from friends in the know. About $300 and well worth it. Comes with 2 satellites which you can unplug/plug anywhere in your house. Claims of 7500 square feet of coverage. Latest wifi 6 technology. Every station has ethernet ports (8 in total) which was a plus in my consideration for purchase. Other than a few minor glitches during the initial setup days, I have not had a problem.
No trouble with Optimum router. Like me, you must be around for a while if you are still referring to them as Cablevision. Ethernet cable connects the two.
I second EERO.Google WiFi here as well. Works great. Eero is also very good and a little cheaper than Google. Both are easy to set up. If you don't already have a Google account/Gmail I'd recommend eero
Let me clarify a bit. The Cablevision (yes, I refuse to call the optimum) router we have services the basement and first floor fine. We got an extender plugged into the hallway of the second floor primarily so Tyler and Corey have connectivity in their rooms for important stuff like gaming. And much less important, in fact completely trivial functionality such as doing schoolwork. The extender worked fine up until it got fried: it was the type which just plugged into a hallway socket and was configured from there. I think the extender we had was around $45-60.
That's pretty much what I envisioned: we just got a new router from Cablevision (what's this optimum you speak of?); when the extender was fried we connected in hopes it would provide satisfactory coverage to the house, but wasn't much of an improvement for the upstairs.
I live in a neighborhood with small lots...when my neighbors first moved in, I was able to let them log into my Orbi guest wifi network from 100ft away until they got their internet set up. Wifi doesn't drop out for close to 150ft from the house.With any of these mesh networks, they will improve the range all over the house. As with the Orbi, you can unplug a satellite from any room and move it around the house/outside as you choose, but I have not needed to do that anywhere in the house or on the property. So ditto what Scarlet Haze says above. Another good benefit of the Orbi is ethernet ports on every station, so Tyler and Corey can hardwire their computers as well if that is truly needed.
Run a Cat 6 cable up to those guys from your router... let them hardwire in for gaming. Get a decent Netgear Nighthawk switch in there with cables to each PC. Go hardwire for PCs... of course phones and tablets and laptops in bed may want good wifi.Let me clarify a bit. The Cablevision (yes, I refuse to call the optimum) router we have services the basement and first floor fine. We got an extender plugged into the hallway of the second floor primarily so Tyler and Corey have connectivity in their rooms for important stuff like gaming. And much less important, in fact completely trivial functionality such as doing schoolwork. The extender worked fine up until it got fried: it was the type which just plugged into a hallway socket and was configured from there. I think the extender we had was around $45-60.
That's pretty much what I envisioned: we just got a new router from Cablevision (what's this optimum you speak of?); when the extender was fried we connected in hopes it would provide satisfactory coverage to the house, but wasn't much of an improvement for the upstairs.
Not possible, otherwise I would have done that a long, long time ago.Run a Cat 6 cable up to those guys from your router ..... Go hardwire for PCs