{"id":23961,"date":"2019-05-31T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T23:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=23961"},"modified":"2019-05-31T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T23:44:54","slug":"no-more-spotty-wifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/no-more-spotty-wifi\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Spotty WiFi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Does your home suffer from spotty WiFi? It works great in the family room but terrible upstairs or garage? Learn how to get great WiFi and a smart home too.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spotty WiFi is a major pain point for most homeowners.<\/p>\n

The latest in WiFi connection technology  is designed to create a powerful mesh signal throughout the house with the use of multiple “hubs.”  This is a brilliant way to get secure WiFi throughout your home.<\/p>\n

One such company making this mesh WiFi technology is Samsung SmartThings<\/a>.  When I learned about their solution to WiFi, I became very intrigued.   <\/p>\n

I love the way SmartThings enfolds smart home technology right into the product.<\/p>\n

As a big smart home DIYer, combining WiFi mesh technology with smart home technology makes sense. <\/p>\n

Now with the same WiFi hubs, you can connect to your Nest cameras, Philips lights, WeMo plugs and devices, and hundreds more of smart home products.<\/p>\n

But first, let’s talk about a spotty WiFi connection and how the SmartThings WiFi 3-pack not only helps but improves upon the average WiFi router.<\/p>\n

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Fix A Spotty WiFi Connection<\/span><\/h2>\n

Do you get a great WiFi signal in your family room but a spotty WiFi signal in your kitchen, bedroom, or garage?<\/p>\n

There have been some really strong WiFi routers you can buy over the years with multiple antennas that promise a longer WiFI coverage, but still lack in going the distance.<\/p>\n

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The beauty of using a mesh WiFi product like the  SmartThings WiFi 3-pack is you can arrange the multiple hubs in key areas around your house so the WiFi signal is more directed.<\/p>\n

For example, I put the main SmartThings WiFi hub (from the 3-pack)  in my downstairs hall closet, connected to our Frontier cable router. <\/p>\n

I placed the second hub directly above it upstairs, right outside of my bedroom.  The last hub I placed inside the house, but close to the garage.  <\/p>\n

As long as the three hubs are within 60 feet (less dependent upon your home’s construction) of another hub, you should get a really good signal.   <\/p>\n

We now get a strong signal in our upstairs bedroom and our bonus room, which is next door.<\/p>\n

I can also get good WiFi coverage in our mudroom and garage.  I need WiFi coverage in my garage for my Liftmaster Home Bridge<\/a>, which allows me to open my garage door using my Chamberlain\/Liftmaster app.<\/p>\n

WiFi coverage in the garage is also helpful for my Canary camera (to watch my pups when they are out there) and to watch helpful DIY videos when working my Odyssey of the Mind<\/a> teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Expand Your WiFi Coverage<\/span><\/h3>\n

The SmartThings WiFi comes in a single pack, which covers a home up to 1,500 sq. ft. or a 3-pack, which offers WiFi coverage up to a 4,600 sq. ft. home. <\/p>\n

A 3-pack should handle most homes.  Nonetheless, if you have a bigger home or want coverage outside the home as well, you can add up to 32 hubs!<\/p>\n

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Smart WiFi<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The SmartThings WiFi 3-pack is not just WiFi, it’s smart WiFi, based on Artificial Intelligence that learns the WiFi coverage patterns of your home and how and when devices are used. <\/p>\n

SmartThings partnered with Plume<\/a> which learns your environment to maximize WiFi coverage performance for a fast, reliable WiFi experience.<\/p>\n

In a sense, it acts as an air traffic controller, sending data for different devices through different channels or bands between hubs for the fastest route.<\/p>\n

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Plume Technology…<\/h3>\n
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