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   In , Stephen suggested:   
      
   > Or you get a good access point and put it in a good location.   
   >   
   > I installed a Ubiquiti UniFi AP on a 1st floor ceiling after getting   
   > frustrated with consumer WiFi and trying to get coverage with 3 AP and   
   > get consistent login + roaming.   
      
   If I didn't have a bunch of spare radios lying about, that's exactly the   
   solution I'd use also.   
      
   You can buy the Ubiquiti Unifi access points in 3 packs, where you just   
   throw them about, like frisbees, until you get good coverage in the home.   
      
   There's probably nothing as cost effective and easy at the same time, and   
   still powerful enough for a decently sized home.   
      
   > It gets roughly 2 to 3 times the "reach" of the various things I have   
   > tried before, which may be partly down to having power over Ethernet   
   > and mounted in the centre of the house.   
      
   I agree that POE is the greatest thing since indoor plumbing!   
      
   > It depends on your bandwidth requirements, and what else clutters the   
   > WiFi frequencies where you are.   
      
   The nice thing about Ubiqiti is that all the radios comes with AirOS which   
   has a free AirView spectrum analyzer which will show you *everything* in   
   the frequency band (not just WiFi devices).   
   https://ubnt.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/202812440/   
   pectrum_analyzer_1.png   
      
   Using AirView, I once found a "mystery emitter" that wasn't WiFi but which   
   was in the band, causing noise that you could easily see in the SNR.   
   https://community.ubnt.com/ubnt/attachments/ubnt/airView/1155/1/   
   nalyzer-software.jpg   
      
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