As a long time user I can recommend FRITZ!box routers from AVM. A Berlin based company building routers since 30 years. Very common and realible routers from Germany. I recommend using a repeater additionally to the router but from the same brand for better reliability. And as someone in the comments already mentioned. Use a 5G/LTE Router + Additional Wifi Router + Repeater. As most 5G Routers have limited Wifi capabilities. It will be worth the additional power consumption. As you have the capacity and they shouldn't draw that much power nowadays. I.e. FRITZ!Box 7590 AX + FRITZ!Repeater 6000 + keep your 4G/5G router. Daisychain both routers via network cable. An outdoor antenna is also a viable option I guess. But it will be visible from the garden + you need special hardware/routers which except external antennas. On the other hand cameras will be also visible, so lol. Good luck and thank you for the awesome content.
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@charmainestewartctmstewart3398
Hi Martijn. Your blog is the highlight of my weekends here in Namibia. On the very few weeks you gave missed a blog, I am crushed! Keep up the good work.
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Bom Dia 🌻 Aguardo teus vídeos todos os Domingos e compartilho com Família e Amigos. Gratidão por compartilhar tua vevência e habililidades. Gostei muito de ver a lareira nova. Envio boas energias daqui do Sul do Brasil. 🌻💛💚
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hey man, I was here on a date with my friends and I went to choose a song on YouTube and I came across your post. This has nothing to do with the subject, but I wanted to say that he reminded me of several nights watching videos of him. His simple life can be the envy of those who live in big cities today. I just want to say this, stay safe. a big hug
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I just bought two TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh, which allows me to replicate the signal at the house and garden. Pretty simple to set up with a good coverage. You can also extend It by adding more devices.
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Hey Martijn, Great to see such a supportive community however some of the advise seems not to be in your best interest. The router is only the entry point, it is connecting your local network with the global network (internet). No need to replace that since it’s working. However the local coverage is what you want to improve. Many commenters here agree on that and suggest a certain strong router, an access point or an outdoor antenna. This is not the way. No matter how expensive the router it has physical limitations. No consumer router can cover an area your size. Often times people realize this and use range extenders, repeater, access points… most of the time they use these terms synonymous: connect another router/AP to your network and let it setup another network. This means manual switches, or sometimes automatic handovers and the wrong time, or to the weaker network. It also means you have to take care of DHCP and other network setting to make sure your internal communication works. You can set it up to work but most of the times it’s a mess and it has a lot of weaknesses by design. Outdoor antennas are sometime referred to as just replacing the antenna on your router which is addressed in my first point or being a very well built and highly capable Acces point, that can cover a certain area but again surely not your whole property or the areas you want to cover, also the points above apply. You are in Mesh territory. It’s a setup where multiple so called satellites and one base unit distributed across your property (there are also outdoor one if you want to have reliable network on the meadow e.g). Most systems can scale up over time by adding more satellites. Given there are no interfering networks and not so much visible obstructions you should be able to get around with a fairly small number of satellites. One satellite can cover depending on the model around 150 square meters and costs 70-150€ depending on model and purpose. Outdoor is a little more expensive. It’s fairly easy to setup. Most vendors have easy to use apps that tell You exactly where the sweet spot spot is and help you installing everything accordingly. You will only have one local network, see less handovers and it will “just work”. By the way when you are in public buildings with free WiFi that’s usually what is used since as in your case the area is to big for and kind of island solution. To summarize Existing Cellular router -> Mesh Base -> 1-n Satlites (wireless) Happy to help with follow up questions. IT guy here.
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Ciao Martin ti seguo da un po' e vedo con piacere che esegui i tuoi lavori con cura e dai soddisfazione a seguirti nel tuo progetto. 👍
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Maybe starlink might be a bit much, but it works perfectly. My parents use it to live off grid in southern Spain. (Geweldige video's Martijn, succes de aankomende winter!)
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Hello Martijn, You say your cellular is ok so that would mean the connection between the entry router and the next point needs a relay. The length of the route will call for a good Antenna with a good amplification at the entry router and then you need 1 or more wifi extenders to create a field mesh, I would start with a Good antenna first to see if it improves, next step would be an WIFI extender.
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สวัสดี Martijn ทักทายจากประเทศไทย ขอให้คุณได้รับอินเทอร์เน็ตที่แรงและเร็วเพื่อupload คลิปให้พวกเราได้ดูความเป็นไปในกระท่อมของคุณ รักษาสุขภาพของคุณด้วยนะ
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Hi Martijn, Ubiquiti UniFi LTE Pro. Nice starting point for the rest of your property.
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I use an Orbi wifi6 mesh. Range is awesome, I'm still getting WiFi signal on my phone over half a km away with clear line of sight. And shorter distances the speeds are great (easily 100+ Mbit across 100m) and moving from one node to another is seamless. You will need a separate modem to connect to your provider. Whatever you get make sure it supports WiFi 6. It's perfect for fast speeds across longer distances.
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use lines to bridge to the distant areas, and place separate wifi repeaters there (separate router for each area basically, connected by lines)
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I would recommend using something like TP-Link’s Omada wireless access points. They have outdoor-rated units that can span quite a distance. They only require power, and to have at least one be within range of a primary access point connected to your router. I use this type of setup on my 2 hectare property so I can connect to cameras in my barn, chicken coop, etc.
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My uncle lives in the mountains, near L’Aquila, region Abruzzo, he uses a huawei 4g router with a vodaphone SIM card. Obviously this is in a completely different region to you. So I’m not sure what it’s like up there. But it’s up in the mountains in a secluded village (8 permanent residents) and it works really well. He gets a constant download speed of 100 mbp/s. All the time. Again, I’m not sure what it’s like up north, but down here it works great as his work is also online based and needs a stable internet connection. Love the vids, keep living the life and I hope you figure out a solution. All the best. Nic
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We use the TP Link Archer MR600, which is nice because you can add a larger antenna if needed. Ours works well with 3km direct line of sight to the nearest tower. I think transmitting across longer distances on a property, you'd want to also add a mesh network along with it.
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Yes repeaters work great. Make sure to check any thing electrical that might be in between.
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Martijn Doolaard
I'm looking for a better hotspot device. I use cellular internet through a D-link hotspot device, but it's not reliable. The main challenge is transmitting a reliable wifi signal accros the property, to connect security cameras, and have wifi at both the tent area, battery box and the cabins. Satellite internet (like Starlink) is not necessary, cellular signal is pretty strong here (150mb/s download and 70mb/s upload). What do other homesteaders use?
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