New home with windstream internet.

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Peterallen wrote:

Thanks

 

We'd need more details to help. 

1. what modem/gateway do you have from windstream?

new construction , Windstream are the only provider in the area , do Iuse their modeum or get a NetGear one ?

Usually they have either an ONT or a gateay they install to connect to their fibre service. If its an ONT, pretty much any router will work. Any router will work with a gateway as well but theres a few changes to the gateway or netgear depending on what one they install. 

 

2. what speeds do you pay for and get? (key as its pointless to recommend a high dollar system if you're only getting 10mbps) 

up to 500mps as they are putting fiber optic in the neighborhood as we speak ----that'll be some solid speeds. 

 

3. how big is your home? (sq ft) 

3000 and a workshop 300 feet from house ---with that large of a home, i'd recommend a mesh system for better coverage. Problem will be the workshop 300 ft from the home. thats at the very edge of ethernet working if ran (goes up to 328 ft) hardwired. Wifi won't reach that far. Especially with the stucco in the next questions. If you can't hardwire in the workshop, I'd be looking at a point to point system like netgears airbridge (cheaper versions on amazon) to connect the workshop in. You use the point to point system to connect the 2 and then a satellite from the mesh system for coverage. Or simply run a wire between the 2 (staying under the 328 ft) and hardwire in a satellite. 

 

4. what are the interior walls made of? (certain materials block wifi)

sheet rock on the inside , stone and stucco on the outside ----stone and stucco are great at blocking wifi. I wouldn't have high aspirations for wifi exterior to the home. 

 

5. what are you using the sytem for? streaming/gaming/video conferencinng/etc

Internet/movies/ ring door bell/garage door openers/ waterheaters /weather station/ and any other items as the whole house seems to be moving to WiFi.

 

6. how many devices do you plan on supporting?  

Maybe 25

 

7. whats your budget? Again, its pointles to recommend a system if its not even close to the budget. 
$2000.

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Based on the home/budget, I'd look at a combination of things. If the home is wired with ethernet, i'd look at a dual band mesh systems that you can hardwire in. If its not, then I'd be looking at triband systems. You can use those for coverage in the home and the workshop with the workshop either hardwired in or connected with a point to point system.  You can look at AC systems or AX systems. The AC systems aren't going to max out a 500mbps over wireless. They might get close if you're close to routers/satellites but 5ghz speeds drop off quickly. Even the AX probably won't unless you're using AX devices and are close.