“Can anyone speak to the WiFi reach on this? I want to put it in the bedroom on the far side of the house and am wondering how good the receiver would be on this. It is maybe 40 feet away from my router through a wall.”
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Often times there are two WiFi services provided from your router. 2.4 - the stronger (and slower one) and 5 - the fast but smaller usable area one. I would try the 2.4 if available. Mine goes 60+ feet through lots of walls and floors
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Note: Effective Wi-Fi range is strongly dependent on your router, though the antenna-configuration in the device itself does also factor in (you can think of it roughly as a 75-25 split). For reference, I use a Netgear R6700 in my home. I have mine in my bedroom, and it is just about perfectly positioned so that there is a staircase (filled with plumbing lines), two walls and a closet between it and the router, with total distance being roughly 50ft. No issues with the connection at all. I initially had trouble getting it set up through my phone (which is set to default the 5Ghz SSID), but once I switched it to the 2.4Ghz SSID, it connected without any issue. I'm guessing the Speaker may not support 5Ghz connections (many smart/IoT devices that use Wi-Fi don't). But since all routers support 2.4Ghz connections (5Ghz being the newer band that later generation routers have in addition to 2.4Ghz), and since the main advantage of the 5Ghz band is speed, which a Google Home speaker can't really take advantage of anyway, it isn't really an issue. Ideally the 5Ghz band should be used mainly for devices that need the extra speed anyway, and low-bandwidth devices like IoT devices and smart speakers relegated to the 2.4Ghz band so they don't crowd the faster band.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The reach on these is pretty good. My router is in my office (a bedroom) and these are in another bedroom and my family room. I guess if a laptop can receive the WIFI signal, so can these.
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