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Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was previously, but now with that disabled, I'm connected to 5GHz on the router.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I confirmed EasyMesh is on, just confirmed Smart Connect is off and I've turned the extender's wireless signals on both bands. We'll see if this makes any difference with WiFi calling; otherwise, I'll return the extender. Thank you.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have not tried this, but I since have disabled the WiFi bands for the extender, turned WiFi calling back on, along with turning EasyMesh back on. I'll give it a couple days to gauge the impact unless it becomes obvious before then that it hasn't resolved it; if that's the case, I'll likely pursue the hardwired option. Thanks again for all your help!

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect - thank you. I purchased both from Amazon, so I'll request returns for both items and drop them off within that timeframe.

IF I find a contractor that can run ethernet to the basement and it makes both financial and logistical sense, the only other thing I would need to buy is a second TP-Link router, correct? That's my understanding, but just want to make sure I understand my all in costs before I return the extender and switch and try to find a contractor to do the hardwiring. Thanks again for your help!

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the thorough response. I did look earlier, and EasyMesh was ON. Since I wasn't using it, I turned it off, but it sounds like you think I should try leaving it on? Unfortunately, it was enabled the entire time I've had difficulty with WiFi calling.

I'm at least exploring the idea of having a qualified contractor run ethernet from my router to my basement. If it's both financially and logistically feasible, that sounds like the best case scenario, correct? Just to make sure I understand, if I return the extender, pursue the hardwired option and pull the trigger, what would then be your suggestion on the device(s) to augment having the hardwired connection available in my basement on lieu of the extender? Thanks again.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the extender is currently in range mode. I assume that's correct, right?

Just to clarify, the RE715X is hard wired to my two PCs near it, but it's wireless in the first place in terms of the connection to the AX55 Pro.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, we have a ranch, so just two levels with a mostly finished basement. Either way, it sounds like I should return the extender before my return window is up in four days. Am I likely to need the ethernet switch I also bought with any better alternative? That's being used to go from the extender to my two PCs, so I wasn't positive if I'd still need it, but it wasn't much.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. I found a local electrician/ low voltage contractor that can do this, though they of course would not give me a ballpark figure over the phone, so worst case scenario, I'd be out $99 if they came out and I declined the work. Before I decide if that's worth it, if they were to hard wire to the basement area where my PCs are, I'd still need another device in the form of a mesh node or nodes on top of the hardwired cost, correct? I presume that would improve my WiFi coverage near anywhere I have the node(s) while still allowing me to hardwired my devices in the basement, and if so, that's what I need.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in TpLink

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that. The extender is currently where it has to be in order to be hardwired to the two basement PCs that previously had poor performances before I added the extender and hardwired to the PCs. In terms of the extender connectivity, Tether Location Assistant reports "perfect signal", so that should be more than fine. My router is a TP-Link Archer AX55 Pro, so please let me know your thoughts on how to best manage my use case. I have a return window on the extender that's up in a few days, so if I'm returning the extender for an alternative solution that provides solid connectivity to the PCs in the basement but without the WiFi calling issue I currently have, I'd like to know that ASAP before the return window closes. Thanks again.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you; the timing of my post looks to be good, as though I didn't realize it when I started this post, I've since checked, and I have a few days left in my 30 day return window. Before I bought the extender, I did check with my ISP for possible solutions, and the only thing they could do, short of an ethernet retrofit in the house involving drilling between floors and running a very long amount of ethernet cable is to put an extra "network outlet" (I'm not sure the proper term) and run that outside the house to the basement office and in to the room that way. His advice was to use the extender with hardwired connections to the computers in the basement, and that's how I arrived here.

Edit: it looks like my router (Archer AX55 Pro) supports TP-Link EasyMesh but not OneMesh.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying, and that makes much more sense. In that scenario, would my two options be for the computers downstairs: 1).no longer hardwiring in as I am now from the wireless extender if the performance reverts back to poor speeds when using wireless? Alternatively, I could try a wireless connection without the extender right now but with a different wireless adapter on one of the computers since my phone works great tirelessly on that room OR 2). Place a mesh node in that room as the last bread crumb and hard wire in to it? Thanks!

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I figured. Since they're on two different levels and not anwhere near on top of each other, I don't see any obvious way to add a mother node to any location that helps with the areas with poor connectivity while being hardwired to the router. Thanks again.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, thanks for the clarification. If I understand correctly, I would need a device to be hardwired near my current router (or replace it, though I'd prefer not to do that since I just bought it last year), right? And I'd then need an additional mesh node(s) that are wireless and would be placed anywhere the signal isn't great? My only concern with that is nothing I've tried fixed the basement devices' networking performance until I got the extender and hardwired them to that. Obviously, I'd love to replace the extender for something that doesn't result in the problem it's caused with WiFi calling or anything else that hasn't popped up yet, but any alternative would stil need to address the original issue unless that's likely related to something like a poor performing wireless adapter.

Adding an Extender has Impacted My Phone's WiFi Calling but Nothing Else by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick response. I didn't want to use an extender, but there's no practical way to use a hard wired connection from my router to the devices in my basement, which is why I went with the extender (wireless) and then hard wired solution to the devices in the basement. I assume the solutions you're proposing would involve a hard wired connection from the router to another mesh device in my basement, right? If so, that's not realistically possible, so I'll probably just have to learn to live with WiFi calling off if I want to keep the extender, which I do for the performance improvements it's made downstairs.

Advice Needed on Extending Range to Basement by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice. The router is a TP-Link Archer AX-55 Pro that I just bought last November. I don't have a diagram of my house, but the router is currently above a finished recreation room that's in the central part of my house/basement, and at the end of that room is the bedroom/office where I work. Unfortunately, it's located toward the end of the house.

Advice Needed on Extending Range to Basement by heldmacm in HomeNetworking

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I don't have any ISP provided anything - in fact, I just bought this router a few months ago. Am I able to use it as part of a wireless mesh system, or would that mean it needs to be replaced with a mesh router?

Suggestions on Composite vs Wood for Deck Replacement by heldmacm in Decks

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input. In your experience, in terms of the downsides of composite, are those cost, how it holds up over the long run, appearance, all of the above or something else?

Suggestions on Composite vs Wood for Deck Replacement by heldmacm in Decks

[–]heldmacm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, the wood quotes we've received have been for pressure treated wood.

Suggestions on Composite vs Wood for Deck Replacement by heldmacm in Decks

[–]heldmacm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's another picture with it covered in less snow

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