Thursday, September 30, 2021

How Mesh Wi-Fi Networks Can (and Can’t) Make a Better Smart Home

If you (like everyone else in the known universe) have a love-hate-fear-confused relationship with your home’s Wi-Fi, then you may have been advised to get a mesh network. That’s good! These systems spread the work of pumping out a wireless signal to two or more beacons or nodes placed around your home, instead of relying on a single base station (for a deeper dive, see the Best Wi-Fi Mesh-Networking Kits). Often, adopting mesh is sublime: Every nook and cranny of your home is bathed in high-speed internet.



from Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-mesh-wi-fi-can-make-better-smart-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS%20Feed

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