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For context, some parts of Lexington are pretty dense. I don't know if anywhere there as dense as the part of Jamaica Plain that I used to live in, but I had to
by mauvehaus 5y ago
For context, some parts of Lexington are pretty dense. I don't know if anywhere there as dense as the part of Jamaica Plain that I used to live in, but I had to pull CAT-6 because from my desk I could see a dozen and a half Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi was hopeless as a result.
- notacoward 5y agoI've lived in Lexington for 22 years (two houses) and practically nowhere in it is dense by any reasonable standard. Other than a mere handful of apartment developments it's practically all single-family zoned, with larger lot-size requirements than many other towns nearby. I just don't know how that can seem dense to someone who used to live in JP. What is true is that the 2.4GHz band can get a bit crowded, because every one of those standalone houses has multiple overpowered APs, plus other devices using (or interfering with) that band. On 5GHz, with more channels and less range, it's not so bad. With modern gear that can do MIMO and automatically select the least crowded channel, plus a wired backhaul between router/APs, those issues disappear entirely. It has been months since I or any other member of my family has noticed any issues at all with our wifi network, never any related to neighbors' activity, and we're in a completely typical part of town. You just have to use something other than the POS that Verizon/Comcast provides. (In case anyone's wondering: Netgear Orbi, one for every ~1000sf, all connections via Ethernet except for one that's G.hn powerline. Before that I had Synology MR2200s on a wireless backhaul, very occasional bad moments, and then one fried itself.)
- lostmsu 5y agoHow's the Internet in Lexington? Is there a reliable 1Gbps+ provider?