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quaffee t1_iwdjwnt wrote

Reply to comment by jkarovskaya in CAT Cable Drop Installation by [deleted]

Eh, having multiple hotspots really only works well if they have Ethernet backhaul. Even with a mesh network. Especially with multiple users connecting to different APs. Then you have to think about signal attenuation. In a house with lots of walls (some with wire mesh), modern appliances etc, all that stuff in the way is going to take a big bite out of the bandwidth at the receiving end.

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movdqa t1_iwgrey2 wrote

If you're in a dense neighborhood, you also have to deal with radio signals from neighbors.

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jkarovskaya t1_iwdub2o wrote

Houses with wire mesh are very rare in New England. except for exterior walls with stucco.

99% of old houses with interior horsehair plaster used wooden lath

Only commercial buildings with plaster walls used wire substrate and most of those were built long ago

My TP link routers are giving me very good wifi bandwidth, even 120 feet down the driveway, and 80 feet away through many walls in my shop

YMMV

I just can't see paying someone to run Cat6 in the average residence, unless you're running a commercial operation of some kind with servers or you need to feed outbuildings, etc

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