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2. Adding an additional router almost always makes things worse. While I wouldn't add another router, I've found that adding additional AP's almost always make
by Johnny555 9y ago
2. Adding an additional router almost always makes things worse.
While I wouldn't add another router, I've found that adding additional AP's almost always makes things better, assuming they are not on overlapping channels.
- cbhl 9y agoI've seen Google Wi-Fi installations where someone adds three APs in a tiny urban apartment, and removing one actually improves signal and throughput.
- lstamour 9y agoI've had that happen, the trick is to place them on the other side of large metal objects (like in rooms behind fridges) or with as many walls between them as possible. It really does come down to placement and how many Wi-Fi hotspots your neighbours run. It's theoretically possible that your 3 Wi-Fi hotspots could run at channels 1, 6 and 11, and try to pin devices to each channel, while still working in one room. But if you've limited Wi-Fi spectrum available, adding more APs isn't going to help things unless they're carefully tuned to transmit with less power/interference.
- Yizahi 9y agoExcept when for some reason roaming don't work for that certain device during full moon. Or after power outage it will boot but not properly and router will work and AP won't. Or AP kinda works, WiFi part at least but there is no internet there for whatever reason. In my case it is a clear case of multiplying problems.
- Johnny555 9y agoIf you have a strong enough signal that adding a new AP is not neccessary, then you don't need to roam. If you have multiple AP's and can't roam between them, you're no worse off than if you had one. If you have malfunctioning hardware, then you're going to have problems whether you have one AP or multiple AP's -- use better hardware.