Hello - i see other threads with similar questions, but as they are solved, i cannot ask for additional information.
I have an Orbi RBR50, RBS50, 2x RBW30 in my house, and have black spots in several areas. Every wall in the house is made of brick, and as its not open plan; there is a lot of wall getting in the way of the satellites. My understanding from the equipment is that I have 8,000 sq ft of Wifi coverage in my 5,000 sq ft home.
When I installed the Orbi, I set my existing Virgin Media Hub3 to modem modem mode and my Orbi router as the router. These are in the same room, connected by a LAN cable. I then have my satellites dotted around the place. The two wall satellies are showing as green for signal. If I move them, I create bigger black spots. For example, one is in a hall which serves the hall and half of two rooms. The RBS50 is orange. However, when it is in the green spot, I create more black spots in high use areas.
This isn't giving me the coverage I need, so I think I am going to need to wire the house (something I desperately want to avoid given the walls are brick), buy more RBS50 and wire them in. However, this means the RBW30 will no longer be supported and may not work, and I may not have solved my black spot issues.
I have looked at Wireless Access Points, with the thought that I could buy a couple, and attach to the ceilings upstairs and connect them back to the router. But having read on this forum, that will not give me a full mesh like I have now with Orbi?
On the forum, I see people mention that they turn their router into an AP. Will this give me any benefit for coverage?
Do I have other options?
If I am going to go to the bother of wiring the whole house, would I be best to buy several wireless access points and move away from using the Orbi?
