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STRIKE UP THE BANDWIDTH
— Cont'd from page 116
"My lot at my house is 135 feet long … so I wanted to make
sure I had wi-fi over the whole thing. I have a park across
the street. I wanted wi-fi in the park. So it's just designing to
fit people's needs. It's asking the right questions to meet all
those needs."
And if you're not renovating or building new and your
home network is weak? Estabrook recommends checking
with Inspire's partner, Shaw, to make sure your package and
equipment are up to date.
Don't bother with plug-in "wireless range extenders" from
electronics stores. "They're a minimal Band-Aid solution."
Call an expert, he says, and "we'll run wires."
He acknowledges the expense. Networking a single-family
residence could cost $900 plus labour. "An average two-
storey house is between $1,200 and $1,700 … but it's basic
infrastructure."
However, Estabrook offers this tip for free.
"A lot of people don't know that microwaves create
a lot of interference for wi-fi. I literally have seen where
somebody was having intermittent problems and they
had set up a little side table in their kitchen so whenever
somebody was using the microwave it was completely
dropping their connection."
POH
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT MICROWAVES CREATE A LOT
OF INTERFERENCE FOR WI-FI.
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