[ale] [Semi-OT] Second WiFi in the house?

DJ-Pfulio DJPfulio at jdpfu.com
Fri Oct 9 11:19:35 EDT 2020


On 10/8/20 4:02 PM, Leam Hall via Ale wrote:
> Is there anything particular to look for a second wi-fi in the house.
> Our phones are old, and our current wi-fi switch is old, so we keep
> getting dropped and then using all our limited data. My thinking is to
> get a second wifi and run a wire to the living room, which should give
> us coverage. It theory it should be easy, but I don't know what I
> don't know these days.   
Ubiquiti PoE APs are pretty great. Decouples the wifi from the router.

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UAP-AC-LR-US-Unifi-AP-AC-Range/dp/B07CLN4BBM - $222 for a 2-pak, but you probably only need 1 AP unless you have multiple "wings" on your estate or it has concrete walls.


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