Notes on home WiFi
Why it fails in concrete flats, what the box from your provider can and cannot do, and what actually fixes it. Written from survey notes, not from a brochure.
What a WiFi survey actually involves
An hour of measurement, room by room, and what comes out of it — including the times it ends with me telling you not to buy anything.
Read it →When your provider’s mesh unit will help, and when it won’t
Jio and Airtel both sell a second unit now, and the decision comes down to one thing: what the signal is like at the spot where that unit would have to sit.
Read it →Mesh, extender or access points in a concrete flat
Three ways to cover the room where the WiFi gives up, what each one costs you in bandwidth, and the case where the cheap one is the right answer.
Read it →Why your ISP router doesn’t reach the back bedroom
JioFiber, Airtel Xstream, Hathway — the box they leave behind runs out of signal long before your line runs out of speed.
Read it →How many access points does a 3 BHK need?
Two, usually. Three if it is large or the line lands in a far corner. Here is the reasoning, so you can work it out for your own flat.
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