Mesh systems promise whole-home coverage with no wiring. They deliver coverage; they rarely deliver speed, because every hop shares airtime. Testing across three homes shows that wiring even one satellite node lifts throughput dramatically.
Practical advice
Run the cable to the node farthest from the router. Use the newest standard for the remaining wireless hops. And turn off the features that sound clever and mostly add latency.
Key takeaways
- Wireless backhaul halves throughput per hop
- One wired node is the highest-impact upgrade
- Disable auto-optimisation features
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