Hey All,
I love my house. Except for the fact that the developers of the neighborhood decided not to lay fiberoptics/upgraded tech when they had the chance. In 2002. No cable. We are stuck with DSL (and DirecTV).
As Verizon Home customers, we were given a D-Link DSL-2750B (router/modem combo?). This was ok 7 years ago when we bought the house. Now, due to COVID, my daughters are schooling from home with laptops (2 MacBook Airs) and I may be teaching from home soon (I have a MacBook Pro). This is in addition to regular streaming from 1-4 televisions (Disney+/Netflix, etc.). It seems like the added burden (which won't likely lessen anytime soon) is too much for my current WI-FI set up. Everyone is battling for and struggling to get signal. We're constantly getting dropped, which means someone is always asking for the "WI-fi to be reset." Moving is not an option.
D-Link unit is plugged into a phone line on the Main Level.
3 Bedrooms are all upstairs.
Streaming common on both floors.
Should I try to change D-Link location?
Purchase new router entirely?
Is there other tech I should purchase and set up (I read about a "Ubiquiti Unifi access point" in another thread)?
Something else?
Thanks and any guidance is greatly appreciated.
I love my house. Except for the fact that the developers of the neighborhood decided not to lay fiberoptics/upgraded tech when they had the chance. In 2002. No cable. We are stuck with DSL (and DirecTV).
As Verizon Home customers, we were given a D-Link DSL-2750B (router/modem combo?). This was ok 7 years ago when we bought the house. Now, due to COVID, my daughters are schooling from home with laptops (2 MacBook Airs) and I may be teaching from home soon (I have a MacBook Pro). This is in addition to regular streaming from 1-4 televisions (Disney+/Netflix, etc.). It seems like the added burden (which won't likely lessen anytime soon) is too much for my current WI-FI set up. Everyone is battling for and struggling to get signal. We're constantly getting dropped, which means someone is always asking for the "WI-fi to be reset." Moving is not an option.
D-Link unit is plugged into a phone line on the Main Level.
3 Bedrooms are all upstairs.
Streaming common on both floors.
Should I try to change D-Link location?
Purchase new router entirely?
Is there other tech I should purchase and set up (I read about a "Ubiquiti Unifi access point" in another thread)?
Something else?
Thanks and any guidance is greatly appreciated.