What is the square footage the HH4000 covers?

[Sack]

4000 Router Info, can anyone give me a ballpark number of the square footage this router will cover?

[BellPatricia · Accepted solution]

Hey there @Sack

Welcome to the Bell Community 🙂

Great question! Check out this article for more information: What is the range on my wireless home network?

Let the Community know if you need anything else.

@BellPatricia 

[dks · Accepted solution]

A good question, but be aware that even a ballpark figure can have many variables such as steel beams, cement or brick walls and multiple floors. Higher frequency signals such as 5 Ghz wireless can have a shorter reception distance than lower frequency wireless signals. I have found every situation is unique and different with the caution "Your experience may vary" a helpful thought to keep in mind. It also helps to be willing to experiment a bit yourself.  

[Aptic]

I realize that wifi coverage/speeds depend on alot of different factors, but in general how many sq feet should you expect to get wifi coverage assuming you home is one level and the walls are wood?

When I was with Rogers, they positioned my modem in the middle of the house and I got good overall coverage.  With Bell, my modem was placed in (not sure what its called) a small closet that has all the internet wiring.  Beacuse its in the closet, I can't plug anything directly into the hub as there is no room to access the back of the modem.  Would you not get better coverage having the modem centrally placed?

[Vanadiel]

Central will be better. I don't know if the Ubiquity phone application provides all the features it provides with Ubiquity equipment, but you might want to try it out: Wifiman. 

I use it to map my actual house coverage by walking around with my phone while it takes measurements.

It will provide a map like this. 

It might not have that feature available on non-Ubiquity equipment, but it's worth a try.

[dks]

Thank you for your question. Again, because of the many variables involved, it is impossible to guess how many square feet a modem will cover. Best practices suggests a central location for your modem. But not all cases work like that, My own modem is in one corner of the basement and can't reach more than 30 feet without a pod. all you can do is experiment.