ᐅ Poor Wi-Fi in a Newly Built Home Despite Fiber Optic Connection
Created on: 20 Nov 2020 22:31
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Tx-25
Hello. Today, after 6 months, we finally got internet in our new build. I set up the fiber optic connection on the FritzBox 7590 router. For that, I reset the router to factory settings and configured it according to the fiber installation guide. Then I updated it to the latest version. Somehow, the Wi-Fi isn’t as fast as expected. What could be the reason? The router is located in the utility room (ground floor corner) on a cabinet. Our living room is in the opposite corner on the ground floor. There, we have 3 out of 4 bars, sometimes even less. The speed is not particularly good either.
In the upstairs bathroom (directly above the utility room), the connection is practically non-existent. If I go to the upstairs hallway, I get 3 bars. Shouldn’t the signal actually be stronger throughout, even without a repeater?
The fiber modem and the FritzBox are connected by an Ethernet cable I already had. Should this cable be upgraded? Are there any other tips?
The switch for the LAN outlets isn’t connected yet. I still need to order it and install the wiring.
In the upstairs bathroom (directly above the utility room), the connection is practically non-existent. If I go to the upstairs hallway, I get 3 bars. Shouldn’t the signal actually be stronger throughout, even without a repeater?
The fiber modem and the FritzBox are connected by an Ethernet cable I already had. Should this cable be upgraded? Are there any other tips?
The switch for the LAN outlets isn’t connected yet. I still need to order it and install the wiring.
untergasse4322 Nov 2020 15:29Companies that offer building automation, including network installation for private homes, sometimes include this in their services.
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JoachimG.22 Nov 2020 15:34Ok. But as long as many electricians still wire double back boxes with single cables and expect the stone next to the front door behind the keystone to be the spot where the key is hidden... It's probably not a good idea.
Tx-25 schrieb:
Attached are the measurements taken with Ping (measured via Wi-Fi in the browser).
Measurements were taken once from the sofa, then in the utility room where the router is placed on top of the cabinet directly next to the electrical panel corner, and once more at the highest signal strength where the router is positioned halfway up the wall. There is now a cabinet between the router and the electrical panel.
I have ordered a 2400 repeater. Your values are actually good enough for streaming, browsing, and gaming.
How do you actually notice that your Wi-Fi is slow? Just because there are only 3 bars?
JoachimG. schrieb:
Okay. But as long as many electricians still wire double gang boxes with single cables and expect to find the stone next to the front door behind the keystone where the key is hidden... It's rather a bad idea.It's no different from a heat pump, where you should take the manual into your own hands during planning.
superzapp schrieb:
I assume the blue cables are the network cables? Are there really only 4 simplex cables for the whole house? Wow... I have never seen fewer than that, 7 simplex cables was my record low so far (or none at all in old houses).
But well, everything is done via Wi-Fi anyway 😉
Joking aside, if there are really just 4 cables, terminate them on 2 duplex outlets (used as patch panels) in the utility room. Connect those to the router (yellow ports). Then place an AVM 2400 upstairs (first floor) into a power outlet. Set it up as a Wi-Fi bridge and run a patch cable from the AVM 2400 to the LAN outlet upstairs. Done. Unfortunately, I can’t beat that record. We have 9 cables. We have a network outlet in every room except the hallway and bathroom, because we explicitly decided not to rely on “Wi-Fi to cover it all.” I did expect Wi-Fi to cover the whole house, but accusing us of intentionally skipping outlets is just as wrong as equating Wi-Fi with fiber optic or the connection’s speed 😉
It’s nice that you have 20, 30, or even more cables and outlets, but that doesn’t help me.
I assumed one outlet per room would be enough and I still basically think that. Of course, the fact that the double outlets should each have two cables is now a problem. But for things like that, I trust the electrician. Well, nothing can be changed now, the damage is done.
I conclude that the Wi-Fi is poor because it is often very slow and unstable. Three bars is good, also in terms of speed, but it often drops to two. Regardless of the number of bars, loading anything takes a long time.
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T_im_Norden22 Nov 2020 16:16Slow is a relatively subjective term. Next time it feels slow, you could immediately run a speed test in your browser and pay attention to the results displayed. The FRITZ!Box should also be able to show the current network traffic on its status page.
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