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This message was authored by GoshNapoleon This message was authored by: GoshNapoleon

Strong Signal Router Recommendation

I'm looking for a router recommendation, if anyone is able to help it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Current setup:

- Small 4 bed detached house with seperate detached garage 10m to rear of house

- Sky FTTC 65mb

- Sky Q

- DrayTek Vigor 130

- Netgear Orbi RBK53S mesh system (includes 2 satellites)

- Router is located at rear of house

- Satellite 1 is at front of house, 6m away from router, to give Ring doorbell best possible signal.

- Satellite 2 is in detached garage, to give Ring driveway camera best possible signal.

 

Problem with current setup:

- I have a patchy internet signal in certain areas of the house. I suspect this could be because satellite 1 is too close to the router and therefore devices are getting confused.

- I am occasionally unable to connect to the Ring Doorbell that is situted 1m away from satellite 1.

- I am occasionally unable to connect to the Ring driveway camera that is situated 3m away from satellite 2.

 

Proposed new Setup:

- Sky is up for renewal so looking to move to Sky Stream and 500mb FTTP.

- I suspect that my mesh setup isn't the best setup for my small house so instead looking to move to a high-end traditional router setup with no mesh, which I hope can transmit a good enough signal to my front door, garage, and driveway camera.

 

I understand that certain Asus routers have had firmware updates to be compatible with Sky authentication. Is anyone able to recommend a router with an emphasis on a very strong signal strength? Budget is c. £300.

 

Thanks in advance!

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This message was authored by mae-3 This message was authored by: mae-3

Re: Strong Signal Router Recommendation

@GoshNapoleon 

 

With commercially available routers they are restricted to a power output of 200mW, that fact you cannot change and even if you did upgrade the wireless mesh you wouldn't see a great deal of difference, especially for 2.4Ghz that your cameras are likely using.

 

More nodes on the mesh wouldn't help for the 2.4Ghz wireless band if you can upgrade the cameras to 5Ghz then that would be the best way forward and possibly add another mesh node.

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