Which router/modem for Comcast?

[ChadAmberg]

Cant help on the cable to lan part, but the rest of it I sugest Ubiquity gear. I ended up with a security gateway, an 8 way switch and a long range access point. This allowed me to get some game boxes and pc to get off wifi. So far the ubiquiti stuff has been super solid and painless.

Consider the Amplifi made by Ubiquity. Same quality, but designed for home use. I've had it and love it, it simply works with no hassle, no real needing to know anything.

[ChadAmberg]

That's interesting, thank you. My house is pretty small, but the partial lathe in the old walls, and the added on room on the other side of brick veneer makes the back room difficult for my current router to reach. I'm not sure how many devices the Google wifi can support at once, but I'm probably under that amount. However, that is inspiration to get a bigger house...

Mine is the same way and let me again say to check out the Amplifi. I have the router in the back of the house, separated from the main part by 100 year old exterior walls. In the main part of the house, I put one of the extenders that come with it, and then another extender out back in the detached garage. Absolutely no issues, and the placement of the extenders is greatly helped by LEDs that tell you when it's getting a good signal.

[Irving]

Okay, components purchased, thanks everyone.

[Erni]

Okay, components purchased, thanks everyone.

Seriously? You going to leave us hanging like that?

[Irving]

Sorry, I ordered the stuff that I linked earlier. Excited to have better internet reliability again.

[Irving]

Stuff I ordered is definitely working better than my old stuff. Stronger signal as well. I picked up a Skybell HD and that is working as it's supposed to as well.

I saw this article today and it pertains to discussion in this thread. Basically you can have this company custom 3D print you a shield for your WiFi antenna that can direct, or shield, signal to where you need it. Once you receive the shield, you wrap it in aluminum foil.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/08/re...ireless-speed/

[Great-Kazoo]

Stuff I ordered is definitely working better than my old stuff. Stronger signal as well. I picked up a Skybell HD and that is working as it's supposed to as well.

I saw this article today and it pertains to discussion in this thread. Basically you can have this company custom 3D print you a shield for your WiFi antenna that can direct, or shield, signal to where you need it. Once you receive the shield, you wrap it in aluminum foil.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/08/re...ireless-speed/

So.. for $33 less. you can cut a piece of schedule 40 pvc in half,wrap in foil, call it good.