Centurylink Internet Outage 10/1/21

[00tec]

In other words,
Wifi bad
Hard network wiring is good

I like good

[Vic Tory]

Thanks. That was helpful.

My area is all 10, 15 and 20 acre lots. We don't have the WiFi problems city people have.

[00tec]

Thanks. That was helpful.

My area is all 10, 15 and 20 acre lots. We don't have the WiFi problems city people have.

I'm on 38.5 and can still (at times) see the neighbors wifi
My nearest house is about a 1/4 mile away.

If your wifi stuff gets about the same speed you pay for, stick with it. Something happens here where it doesn't work for me. Maybe a HAM guy in the area, air traffic, who knows.

I just have a general dislike for wireless (when possible). We only have 5 or so devices (out of 20+ that are wired here)

[Vic Tory]

If wifi works for you, then leave it as-is, but wired connections are more stable and not hurt by your neighbor's wifi like your wifi probably is now.

Edited to add: depending on how your home is finished/wired, fishing new wires into walls could be problematic. I'm a DIY guy, so I ran all my own, but it was easy for me because my basement is unfinished.

I am definitely NOT a DIY guy.

Is there something different about a "broadband router?" Since we'll have fiber soon, I am trying to be sure our system will handle streaming TV ... as well as the normal phone / pad / laptop access to the WWW.

[00tec]

I am definitely NOT a DIY guy.

Is there something different about a "broadband router?" Since we'll have fiber soon, I am trying to be sure our system will handle streaming TV ... as well as the normal phone / pad / laptop access to the WWW.

Your ISP will give you a new router (one that has a fiber connection). If you want to run a better router off of that, there are many options

[Aloha_Shooter]

One thing you want to make sure of is that the router can handle the number of different devices that may be hooked off of it. When my family came to visit a couple Christmases ago, I upgraded my home router from one that was (barely) sufficient for my own needs (multiple devices but only 2 or maybe 3 at a time) to one that could handle 7 adults, each with their own device(s) plus my own home devices.