I have a 4000 square foot house I currently have my orbi router in AP mode on my first floor plugged into a MoCA adapter. My main internet provider router/modem is in my basement. Would it be better for me to relocate my orbi router to the basement and directly plug it into my provider router? I have gigabit internet speeds but with a MoCA adapter I am limited to 400mbps down and up. Also my house has a basement , 1st floor , and 2nd floor. Thanks

What kind of modem? Finished or unfinished basement? If it is coax, I would rather move the modem to the 1st floor. (Unless you have a LOT of devices in the basement that need internet.)

Well, shucks. if it was coax and basement unfinished, it is almost trivial to extend the coax up to a location on the first floor. MoCA 2.5 and 3.0 seem to support higher bandwidth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance#MoCA_performance_profiles Might be not too expensive to give higher speed MoCA a shot. And.... it should not be very difficult to temporarily move the router to the basement. Unplug from MoCA. Move to basement. Plug into modem in place of MoCA adapter. Does first floor performance or second floor connection fall off?

So, you have already moved the Orbi router to the basement with no ill effect. Great.Amazon has MoCA 2.0 adapters which claim gigabit transmission.Ironically, the only MoCA 2.5 device which appears to be (maybe) shipping is a FIOS WiFi router. How strange!

Basements are not great places for WiFi routers. The concrete and metal rods can inhibit good wifi propagation and coverage. It's recommended to place any wifi router on the main floor or above. Placing satellites opposite from the RBR. RBS can be placed in basemens from the RBR. I have 1 RBS in my basement though it's wire connected to the RBR on the 2nd floor up. 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-routerMkstretch wrote:Yeah seems ok. Yeah I have the Motorola 2.0 MoCA. I have the orbi router in the basement, 1 satelite on 1st floor, and 1 on 2nd floor. Oh Fios has a 2.5 huh

It’s a Verizon Fios gigabit gateway router modem. I have a finished basement

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CrimpOn
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Jan 21, 2020
What kind of modem? Finished or unfinished basement? If it is coax, I would rather move the modem to the 1st floor. (Unless you have a LOT of devices in the basement that need internet.)
- Mkstretch
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  Jan 21, 2020
  It’s a Verizon Fios gigabit gateway router modem. I have a finished basement
  - CrimpOn
    Guru
    Jan 21, 2020
    Well, shucks. if it was coax and basement unfinished, it is almost trivial to extend the coax up to a location on the first floor.
    
    MoCA 2.5 and 3.0 seem to support higher bandwidth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance#MoCA_performance_profiles
    
    Might be not too expensive to give higher speed MoCA a shot.
    
    And.... it should not be very difficult to temporarily move the router to the basement. Unplug from MoCA. Move to basement. Plug into modem in place of MoCA adapter. Does first floor performance or second floor connection fall off?

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