I never expected such a change for just 2,000 yen. A surprising story about reviewing my home Wi-Fi environment

I am Kumataro Yokoyama, a training instructor and sign language interpreter.

While utilizing AI, I provide information for seniors and introduce books and gadgets.

After my mother's nursing care ended, I returned to living at home for the first time in a while.

For the past few months, I had been living between my home and my mother's apartment complex, but when your living environment changes, there are things that need to be reviewed.

One of those things is the internet environment.

This time, I would like to write about the history of my own Wi-Fi environment and a "repeater" that proved unexpectedly effective.

I hope this will be helpful for those who feel the same way, such as:

"Wi-Fi is slow only in distant rooms"

"I'm worried about whether I should switch to mesh Wi-Fi"

I hope this serves as a reference for those people.

The stationary Wi-Fi I used at my mother's apartment complex

At the apartment complex where I was caring for my mother, I used a "plug-in Wi-Fi" that required no construction.

Since it didn't require construction and was easy to set up, it was very convenient for temporary use.

Life as a caregiver is busy, and I didn't have the luxury of time to coordinate dates for internet line installation.

Therefore, a service that works just by plugging it in was a huge help.

After my mother passed away and I had to move out of the apartment, I decided to bring the device back to my home.

Since I was already paying for the contract, I thought I might as well use it at home if I could.

My home uses a telephone line for the internet, which is rare these days

The apartment building I live in does not have a fiber optic network.

It might be rare these days, but it is an internet environment that uses telephone lines.

To be honest,

I thought, "Surely a stationary Wi-Fi router must be faster."

That is what I believed.

However, when I actually measured the speed, the results were completely different from what I expected.

The internet environment using the existing telephone line was overwhelmingly faster.

Not only was the speed better, but the stability was also superior with the existing setup.

This came as quite a surprise.

It made me realize once again that you cannot judge a communication environment solely by how new the service is or by its marketing claims.

I decided to cancel the portable Wi-Fi

The comparison results were clear.

I could find no reason to keep paying for a stationary Wi-Fi service.

So, I decided to cancel the device I had brought home.

Of course, results will vary depending on your environment.

In places without fiber-optic lines or in areas where fixed-line speeds are slow, a stationary Wi-Fi router might be more advantageous.

However, at least in my environment, it was more logical to utilize the existing line.

It really is important to actually measure and compare.

If you judge based only on assumptions, you might end up paying unnecessary costs every month.

The only weakness is the Wi-Fi speed in distant rooms

Even though I am satisfied with the existing environment, there is a weakness.

That is the communication speed in rooms far from the router.

Isn't this a common problem in many households?

It's comfortable in the living room, but

it's slow in the bedroom.

It's unstable in the study.

The connection drops from time to time.

I think many people have had that experience.

I was the same.

So, I introduced a Wi-Fi range extender.

A 2,000 yen range extender was better than expected

To be honest, I didn't expect much at first.

The price was around 2,000 yen.

"It would be nice if it improved a little"

was the extent of my expectations.

However, I was surprised when I actually installed it.

It improved to a level almost indistinguishable from the speed measured near the router.

Watching videos is comfortable too.

Online meetings are no problem either.

I don't feel any stress downloading large files.

I was truly surprised by this.

Before buying expensive equipment, I think it is well worth trying a Wi-Fi extender first.

The difference between a Wi-Fi extender and mesh Wi-Fi

Mesh Wi-Fi is something I hear about often these days.

I am considering it as well.

Wi-Fi extenders and mesh Wi-Fi may seem similar, but they are different.

In the case of an extender, a different Wi-Fi name from the main router is sometimes created.

Because of this, the connection may switch when you move between rooms.

On the other hand, mesh Wi-Fi configures the entire house as a single network.

Users do not need to worry about the Wi-Fi name.

Even if you move around, you are automatically connected to the optimal device.

In terms of convenience, mesh Wi-Fi is superior.

However, it also comes at a higher cost.

I want to choose the optimal environment without rushing

At the moment, I am fully satisfied with just the extender.

I never thought it would improve this much with an investment of only about 2,000 yen.

Therefore, there seems to be no need to switch to mesh Wi-Fi right away.

Of course, I might consider it in the future.

However, communication environments should not be chosen based solely on trends or advertisements.

It is important to choose according to your own living environment and usage situation.

Conclusion

What I felt through this review of my Wi-Fi environment is the importance of "measuring it first."

New services are not always superior.

Expensive equipment is not always necessary.

And surprisingly, a repeater costing around 2,000 yen can sometimes solve major problems.

If you have the problem of

"Wi-Fi being slow only in distant rooms,"

why not try a repeater once?

You might be surprised by the effect, more than you expect.

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