Sounds like the router is a piece of shit that needs to be upgraded. I would definitely go the route of buying your own instead of renting one from them since it’s gonna save you a ton of money in the long run and you’re gonna be able to get better equipment. Unless you have a huge place or extremely thick walls or something a good router (in the price range DUCY mentioned) should be able to provide enough coverage. Extenders can be really shitty so I’d avoid them if possible. I haven’t used a mesh router so I can’t comment on that.
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This. I’ve had two routers in my life that dropped signal consistently as described. In apartments with zero to one walls to get through. One was fixed with aftermarket firmware. The other was fixed when I got rid of it. I’ve had other routers that have never been an issue, some traveling through many more walls and ceilings. IANANA but it would not surprise me if a not-shit router fixes all of this.
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I have used both extenders and now have a mesh system. Extenders are crap and barely work. Were much slower - even after I connected to modem with cables.
Mesh system works so much better. You are seemlessly passed from one mesh router to the next and I’ve not noticed and real slowdown. I use the eero system, which usually has a few good sales per year.
Not sure you need to buy your own modem - just check to see what speed you get right by router and then check throughout the house to see if the issue is the modem or just the house blocking the Wi-Fi.
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Extenders can work, but the caveat is that they will provide half (I believe - it’s slower, regardless) the speed to the devices connected to them. Might not be a problem depending on one’s needs, but it sounds like this might not be the solution you need, since you are having issues all over the place.
I repurposed an older router as an extender a few years ago for a specific computer in our house. Worked well. Don’t need it anymore because we don’t use that computer in that spot.
Is the router old? I just replaced a 10 year old router that for years worked seemingly fine, but recently was generating terrible connectivity even if you were standing next to the thing. I got a mid-priced new router and the signal is great. It also reaches areas of the apartment that were previously getting zero signal from the old router. If I want solid coverage in these areas, I will probably need a range extender or mesh system, but for now, it’s acceptable. So simply a more modern router might be the solution here.
Yeah I am not convinced that speed through walls/dead zone coverage is the issue. I think the router just drops everything a few times a day (as @d10 and other said happened to them). I will maybe do the “next to router” speed test and then if that is similar to the speed I get in the office, assume maybe it’s a shit router that just drops it somehow. Our phone wifi and Roku sometimes just seem to drop connection and reset as well, so I suspect it’s the router. Thanks all
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Sounds like I need to get a mesh setup. I have an extender in my bedroom, and it frequently sucks even though it’s connected to main router via Ethernet cable.
Just had an offer accepted for my first ever home purchase. I am still in shock, slightly terrified, and pretty freaking excited. Expect to see me in this thread a lot as I try to figure this whole home ownership thing out. Sounds like I need to learn what a mesh is for starters.
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Congrats, that’s scary but exciting
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Lots of emotions for sure. Up til now I’ve always lived with roommates or family, so it’s going to be a biiiig change to be completely on my own. I kind of fell in love with this house the second I saw the listing photos, and in person it just felt like the right one. So to actually have the offer accepted on a house I really liked is very cool. Took about 3 months, seeing 25-ish in person, and making 5 offers. All said it’s shockingly fast given the market in this area at my price range. I was expecting to be hunting for another 6 months so this truly surprised me when I got the call.
This one also easily has by far the best curb appeal of any I saw. It’s an incredibly cute house with great character. If i can figure out how to post some of the professional photos without them being reverse searchable I will, cause they look like a post card.
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Congrats, looks like a great home!
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Great looking house.
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Congrats! Enjoy today. Tomorrow start preparing yourself mentally for all the bad news to follow. Your inspector will point out all the flaws. You’ll find more of your own as you start living in it. Some you’ll get fixed and start depleting your maintenance budget. Others you’ll learn to live with. Some level of buyers remorse is inevitable. It’s all worth it though.
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Congrats. You couldn’t give him at least a day d10 :)
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It’s good advice. The buyers remorse and questioning the decision started almost immediately. But I think I’ll manage to be pretty happy with it for a while. The home is 100 years old so I’m fully expecting some issues that come with an old house, and expecting to be hit with some unexpected issues too. Based on my two walk throughs this weekend it is definitely in the best overall condition for houses this old out of the ones I’ve looked at, so that’s hopefully a good sign at least
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The biggest buyers remorse we had was with landscaping/yard. Unless you’re willing to spend tons of time and/or money, the landscaping is never going to look as good as it does now. Best to just decide now what you actually care about and focus on that (unless gardening is your passion).
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I did pause for a second before posting to consider whether I was being too harsh. 
I’m glad cb took it in the manner intended. My realtor gave me that advice after going under contract on my third house, and I knew it was true being my third house, but it was helpful to hear so I try to pass it on now when I can.
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I suggest creating a large landscaping budget and keep the same people who did that regardless of cost. That looks high maintenance to me.
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Funny, that’s basically what happened to me. The house honeymoon lasted roughly a year and then gradually amped up my stress until I sold.
That is what we did at first - it was insanely expensive, and still lots of stuff started to die/not look as good. Landscaping like that requires both a crew to do clean-up, etc. but also consistent effort from you. You’re going to need to plant flowers multiple times a year, consistently water/fertilize/prune plus lots more. I guess you could pay people to do that too, but then you’re looking at an even more insane budget.
Maybe it’s worth it - just need to be aware of the time and effort it’s going to take (which you can never take a break on or it’s going to be even more to get back). For us it was worth it to figure out what we cared about, and then made everything else much more low maintenance.
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