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Discussion on: Are you using WiFi or Ethernet right now?

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harleybl

Thanks to Nocnica for starting this thread because there is a lot of great information here.

I have Verizon Fios. I upgraded from the 150 Mbps plan to the 1Gbps plan.
With a 2 year contract, it wound up being $3 cheaper than I was paying before. The router gets roughly ~980 up and down.

I am using Wifi all over the house and am kicking myself for not running Ethernet cable when I first moved in. The main router is upstairs in my son's room with an extender downstairs.
The Wifi connected devices are getting 250 - 300 Mbps, but it seems inconsistent and we sometimes lose signal strength. It seems to work fairly well, but my wife is complaining that she is lagging when playing Destiny.

With three kids home doing schooling and all the devices we have connected I am thinking about upgrading the router to a new Wifi 6 mesh system, but perhaps I just need to adjust the channels.