“I recently switched to Spectrum to take advantage of higher speed. Close to the Modem/Router is fine, however 40 feet away my speed drops 70% and Smart TV apps don't work well. How far apart can the nodes be reasonably placed from the first unit?”
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I had one node downstairs and a second node on the second floor and they saw and talked with each other fine. The signal upstairs fluctuated between 4 and 5 bars with the second node installed, which surprised me. I expected 5 bars as the node was 3-4 feet away from the smartphone I was using. That phone showed a solid 4 bars for the original node before I connected the second one. Check for interference where the first node is installed. Make sure it is "out in the open" as Linksys recommends, rather than buried behind other things. The app also has an advanced setting (sorry, I stumbled on it while experimenting and do not remember where it is) that will examine the network and adjust the channels the nodes are using, if needed, to optimize the signal. Personally, I was surprised that was necessary as I presumed te setup process would have already done that.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.How far apart they can be placed all really depends on the amount of interference(concrete, walls, etc). You could probably place them safely 20-25 feet apart maybe even more. The nice thing about this system is the first node is connected to your modem and then every other node is just plugged into an outlet and communicates with the first node. This will give you the flexibility to try nodes 2 and 3 in different spots until you find the best locations for setup. I hope this helps. So far I'm happy with my Velop setup.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have my units about 40 to 50 feet apart and I am having great coverage
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I also just switched internet providers. I went from 30 gigabytes ps yo 300. But because I have 4 floors in my home we were still having buffering issues and dropped internet connections. The 1st of the 3 nodes is hard wired to your modem. The next two get spaced out within the house to keep these issues from happening. I am thrilled with mine. Hope that helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My node for the living room is about 60 feet from my mother node (the one plugged into the modem) and through 3 walls, it works great i use netflix on my tv and I don't have any trouble with buffering.
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