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Anthony Spadafora

I thought Wi-Fi was good enough until I upgraded to a mesh router — now I’m wiring my whole home for Ethernet

A person holding an Ethernet cable in hand in front of a drop down ladder leading up to the attic.

Instead of dealing with slow Wi-Fi speeds in parts of my house this year, I’ve decided it’s finally time to roll up my sleeves, get to work and wire my entire home for Ethernet. Extreme I know, but since I’m paying for a super fast 10 Gbps connection, I don’t want all that extra speed to go to waste.

Although Wi-Fi speeds have certainly improved over the years (especially now with Wi-Fi 7), there’s something to be said for the reliability and raw performance of using a wired connection instead. Likewise, there are no passwords to enter and the rest of your wireless devices will have even more bandwidth to work with.

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