I've been doing some reading and haven't really found an answer to ny question, but I have found a number of people steering clear of Mesh solutions. I live in an three storey unit, I'm on the second floor. I am flatting with two others and running a cable is not an option to the second or third floor sadly. (not my house, not my choice!)Our current network is;Router: NF18ACVWifi: aforementioned NF18ACV and a wifi extender on third floor (netgear something).Connection: gigabit/Slingshot.Coverage in my room is pretty bad being about 10 meters from the router, 1 floor above. We had an occasion the other night where I was downloading something on my computer, barely getting 2-3MB/s and my flatmate upstairs came down and said he couldn't game, presumably because my weak Wifi connection was sucking priority from the wifi extender than he runs from. So ideally I'd like to improve my wifi coverage to my room - our gigabit connection is most definitely not the bottle neck here, but the wifi is.I've considered getting a Mesh wifi solution (1 hub + 1 satellite), but have heard throughout isn't the best.the other option, is purchase a decent Wifi access point that is better than the NF18ACV and place it in the same location.What would be the best option here? I'd like to maximise my ability to use the gigabit connection (but of course understand than gigabit over wifi is a unicorn). I'm not particularly concerned if I buy a router that only I end up being connected to (or if it makes the network a bit of a mess), but just need something that will work and improve the 1 bar signal issue I have and not cause issues for the wifi extender upstairs.Having to try and explain the benefits of purchasing networking gear to my flat is not really an option.. not going there again!
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