Re:802.eleventy what? Why Wi-Fi kind of sucks
by kiallmacinnes on Saturday May 27, 2017 @01:53PM
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The Ubiquiti gear is, in general, great. It's high end consumer gear with enterprise-y features at mid range consumer pricing.
There's no magic bullet, and buying a bigger more expensive AP is, on its own, likely to make no real difference to any wifi benchmarks you might throw at it.
However, what you do get is the ability to easily place several APs in your house, know they will work together seamlessly, as you would expect from enterprise-y gear, and end with a more reliable and consistent wifi network.
(The article goes into detail why raw speed won't be gained by buying the bigger AP, so I won't repeat it here...)
There's no magic bullet, and buying a bigger more expensive AP is, on its own, likely to make no real difference to any wifi benchmarks you might throw at it.
However, what you do get is the ability to easily place several APs in your house, know they will work together seamlessly, as you would expect from enterprise-y gear, and end with a more reliable and consistent wifi network.
(The article goes into detail why raw speed won't be gained by buying the bigger AP, so I won't repeat it here...)