Mesh vs USB Wifi

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  bdl on 16/04/2020 - 11:04

  Thanks

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    John Kimble on 17/04/2020 - 07:20

    ???

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      Indomietable on 26/04/2020 - 11:11

      You welcome?

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  nfr on 16/04/2020 - 11:15

  Not familiar with Razer Sila but I would certainly prefer router to router.

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  CC123 on 16/04/2020 - 11:24

  +1

  Would you consider using powerline adapters?

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  ESEMCE on 16/04/2020 - 12:02

  What is the signal strength of the WiFi on your phone in the location of the USB WiFi?
  Assuming it's good, then that'll be the cheapest option.

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  bazingaa on 16/04/2020 - 12:07

  Use your phone as wifi card with usb tethering

  https://www.journeybytes.com/how-to-share-wi-fi-over-usb-tet…

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  opt on 16/04/2020 - 16:22

  Depends on the Wifi signal strength at your mesh router and the PC. If your PC and the second mesh router is close by then first option is likely to yield better results, because a mesh router is likely to perform better than a USB adaptor.

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  alvian on 17/04/2020 - 06:18

  Choice 1 is much better because Wi-Fi uses CSMA/CA, and so all clients must share airtime with each other. Ethernet to/from the Sila will tap into its exclusive 5GHz backhaul and so eliminates collisions within your WLAN (but the backhaul still have to share airtime with your neighbours' Wi-Fi if the same bands are used).

  The best and cheapest solution is to connect an Ethernet cable between the main router and the PC.

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  beeze on 25/04/2020 - 23:18

  Prob too late, but going through similar scenarios.

  Can add an access point as a dedicated antenna to your PC. May have better antennas.

  Have tried a $20 2.4ghz USB wifi unit which worked fine.

  For whatever reason, 5ghz works better, so trying a usb 3 5ghz usb unit next.

  Mesh may be overkill where an Access Point in extender more can do similar for less.

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  thirtysixd on 26/04/2020 - 08:54

  I got two razers

  100% net speed from the pc and 1 ms