New Router v Whole Home Discs

[Bobster1]

Good morning everyone. Has anybody moved to a new router and seen improvement over whole home discs? Currently getting 150-250mb/s 

[rbz5416]

Unless you have faulty devices, a single router is unlikely to provide better coverage than the BT mesh system. But that's a different question to speed of throughput which you quote. So what exactly do you want to achieve & why?

[Crimliar]

The first thing to say is that with WiFi, you do have to manage your expectations - manufacturers and ISPs commonly overstate the real-world capabilities of their equipment!  I've not used my SH2 much as I already had a far more capable router, but the few times it has been used suggest that the SH2 is somewhat directional, but so are some third-party routers.  Even though I have what I believe to be a more capable router, I still need to use a single mesh extender to get signal to a troublesome corner of the house.

So there is no single answer!  You need to map out where you have Wi-Fi not-spots around the house to determine if a different router or extenders will work best.  *Even just slightly re-orienting the SH2 could help!

[Paul608085]

@Bobster1 

The advantage of any mesh type network over a single router is that the WiFi signal strength is that the  signal level is more evenly spread out across the property.

Even if a new router were to give to better results close to it, in other parts of the house it will reduce significantly - but you would just be moving in to the coverage area of a different disc.

If you do go for a mesh network, it is well worth spending time to place the discs in the best position. I got my 3 disc Whole Home WiFi six years ago. Initially I wasn't very impressed - until I took the time to experiment with the disc locations. Now I would be "lost" without it!