ᐅ Electrical Planning for New Construction – Experiences and Feedback

Hardi88 schrieb:

I believe that one or at most two LAN outlets per floor are enough to ensure a stable Wi-Fi connection.

If you don’t have special network requirements and aren’t doing time-critical tasks, Wi-Fi alone should be sufficient. It wouldn’t work for me. All my stationary devices are connected via LAN, which eases the load on my Wi-Fi. Usually, the performance of high-speed internet connections can’t be fully utilized over Wi-Fi anyway. Often, even a single wall is enough to severely limit fast data transmission.

hanse987 schrieb:

If you don’t have specific network requirements and aren’t doing time-sensitive tasks, Wi-Fi will usually be sufficient. For me, it’s not an option. All my devices that are stationary are connected via LAN, which takes the load off my Wi-Fi. Generally, the performance of high-speed internet connections can’t be fully utilized over Wi-Fi. Even a single wall can often be the death sentence for fast data transfer.

That’s exactly the point: For many people, even today, a reasonably reliable Wi-Fi connection is enough.

Personally, I also prefer wired connections where possible and have higher demands. But when I look around, many friends and acquaintances are actually quite undemanding. As long as there’s Wi-Fi everywhere, they don’t really care much about throughput. Instagram just needs to work okay, and Spotify should run without interruptions – everything else is not important.

-Malte- schrieb:

That's exactly the point: Many people still find a reasonably stable Wi-Fi connection adequate even today.

I know some colleagues who thought the same, but when they were sent to work from home about a year ago, it was a big problem. Frequent frozen video conferences were often the result. After that, some surface-mounted cables were installed.

-Malte- schrieb:

That’s exactly the point: Even today, many people find a reasonably stable Wi-Fi connection perfectly sufficient.

Personally, I also prefer wired connections whenever possible and have corresponding expectations. But when I look around, many friends and acquaintances are actually quite undemanding. As long as there is Wi-Fi everywhere, the exact throughput doesn’t really matter. Instagram needs to work reasonably well, and Spotify should play without interruptions – everything else is totally irrelevant.

I would not call that undemanding. It’s just a matter of different priorities. For example, I no longer want to have stationary devices; I want to use a laptop (and/or tablet) that lets me sit anywhere and surf the internet immediately, whether outdoors or indoors. Likewise, I want to be able to print instantly from wherever I am.