So, I recently got Airtel FTTH and while speeds are great in the room where the router is, they go for a toss when I am in other rooms. Please refer the image below to get an idea out my flat layout. I have 100mbps plan, with speeds upto 120mbps. Router is Nokia 2425-A
When I am in hall and along pathway(path from from room3 to hall), with door open, speeds are decent on 5ghz. However, anywhere in hall away from the line of pathway, speeds drops to 30-40mbps on a single wifi-bar. I haven't done speed test with door closed, but I am assuming it would drop even further.
With the extender, standing in front of it gives 70mbps and speed decreases as I move away from extender. On 2.4ghz with extender, it drops to 24-25mbps in hall.
While I am aware that on 5ghz, distance is less so it shouldn't be surprising, but it doesn't serve the purpose of having an extender if speeds were to drop to this level.
I was thinking of ridding the TP-Link RE305 Extender and getting a decent router in my room which can actually give 80% of the speeds in the hall or atleast till the TV. The signal has to pass through 3 bathroom walls before reaching the hall. I would be keeping the door open to allow signal to come to hall.
I cannot get any drilling done to setup wires and stuff. If the recent routers upto rupees 5k can actually help resolve range issues, I am willing to give it a try. Can ayone suggest the same?
I apologise if anything is unclear from the diagram or handwriting for that matter. Do ask if any confusion prevails.
Thanks for reading.
When I am in hall and along pathway(path from from room3 to hall), with door open, speeds are decent on 5ghz. However, anywhere in hall away from the line of pathway, speeds drops to 30-40mbps on a single wifi-bar. I haven't done speed test with door closed, but I am assuming it would drop even further.
With the extender, standing in front of it gives 70mbps and speed decreases as I move away from extender. On 2.4ghz with extender, it drops to 24-25mbps in hall.
While I am aware that on 5ghz, distance is less so it shouldn't be surprising, but it doesn't serve the purpose of having an extender if speeds were to drop to this level.
I was thinking of ridding the TP-Link RE305 Extender and getting a decent router in my room which can actually give 80% of the speeds in the hall or atleast till the TV. The signal has to pass through 3 bathroom walls before reaching the hall. I would be keeping the door open to allow signal to come to hall.
I cannot get any drilling done to setup wires and stuff. If the recent routers upto rupees 5k can actually help resolve range issues, I am willing to give it a try. Can ayone suggest the same?
I apologise if anything is unclear from the diagram or handwriting for that matter. Do ask if any confusion prevails.