Mesh WiFi Systems: What Are They and Why Do They Work So Well?
If you have a home WiFi network – and over three-quarters of American households do – you’re no stranger to dropped signals and dead spots. Imagine you’re upstairs happily checking Facebook or perhaps streaming a video on YouTube then you wander down to grab a coffee. Suddenly the page struggles to load or the video buffers leave you seething and asking why a brisk fiber connection performs like 90s dial-up just when you need it most. Well, the answer lies not as much in the connection itself but in the router. Luckily, a better alternative is coming to prominence in the form of mesh WiFi networks. In this article, you’ll look today at what these networks are, how they work and why they might be the most effective way to update your home internet without spending a fortune. Is A Patchy WiFi Signal Such a Big Deal? The importance of a rock-solid WiFi connection depends pretty much entirely on you and your circumstances. If you are a light web user and do little more than occasionally