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Add Satellite Bandwidth?
We have Orbi RB50 router+two satellites (that's 2-3yrs old). We experience buffering in some places of 1800 sq ft older home (with plaster walls). We cannot put router in center of home. If we add...
Ordinarily, three access points should cover 1,800 sq. ft. However, the router is probably against one outside wall and all that plaster. Older homes often have brick chimneys left over from coal furnaces in the basement. Adding another satellite that "Daisy Chains" off of one of the existing satellites can improve performance in that "dead area". Before spending a lot of money, it might be useful to walk around the house and produce a "Heat Map" showing what the WiFi signal is at various places. I use a free Heat Map app on my Android tablet, but any WiFi Analyzer app will show the signal level. I believe the Orbi App could be used to do this. Go to the Device Manager icon, bring up the display for the mobile phone, then walk around and see how the connection rate changes.
This also could be a function of the antenna on the streaming device. I have one DVR player that is buried inside a cabinet along with a bunch of other electronics. It's signal strength is pretty dismal, but I use the WiFi on this DVR only to update firmware once every six months or so, so it's not a problem.