Thanks. Was considering whether shall I go ahead to place the main router in the middle then pull cable to set up AP to ground and another AP at the top floor OR just straight invest in a good router instead. does all router support cat6 or only those expensive range router can support?
O... alright. Thanks for the info. Is your installation of unifi on the 2nd level of three floor house considered as standard installation? coz from what I know so far is that, TM people will usually place the modern and router next to TV on the ground floor.

FYI, have like 15 devices usually connected to the router for daily usage... haha. so kinda need to ensure everything is done properly before moving in.

If it is three floors, one good router won’t cover the whole house, I would recommend using a few APs. It is standard installation if you are just on the 2nd floor, but will be more if you want to add cabling for the other two floors. I would recommend a high end router as your main router, and use a few good AP as well. I would recommend Ubiquiti.

I more inclined to suggest you invest on a good router. As from my experiments modifications is also as costly and messy.

I have to pay extra for  2nd level installation, if not mistaken about 10mtrs of extra cable. And our then secondary living room (with tv and Ps3) is there. so putting modem and router there sort of complement the fadget look.

The additional cabling for the other 2 floors is just via cat6 lan cable as you suggested, will TM do it for us or need to engage contractor or we can do it ourself? Btw, whats the use of ubiquiti and how it help? Tried googled it but dont quite get it. mine IT knowledge not so good, still learning from you guys. Thanks.

my house also 3 phase power supply...powerline is no good

thinking of using cat6 cable to connect but won't be pretty so give up that idea

The additional cabling for the other 2 floors is just via cat6 lan cable as you suggested, will TM do it for us or need to engage contractor or we can do it ourself? Btw, whats the use of ubiquiti and how it help? Tried googled it but dont quite get it. mine IT knowledge not so good, still learning from you guys. Thanks.

TM can do it for you, or you can get contracter to do it for you. As for you doing it yourself, it is possible, but I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t know what you are doing. I would avoid Ubiquiti then if you are not strong in IT. Just get an AP that is easy to configure. I would recommend the RT-AC1300UHP, which is a router, but can be configured as an AP. The transmission power will be sufficient for your needs, as it sounds like you have a big house.

do you experience low signal and speed problem ? so how do you solve your problem? would you mind sharing.

It will be cheaper to get your general or electrical contractor instead of a network person to pull and conceal the cables. That’s what I did for my house. My renovation guy did all that and I connected the wall jacks and crimped the cables myself. Some of them might be hesitant, just tell them it’s like pulling telephone cables.

If you have enough network points, pepper the house with low power APs, Mikrotik has one for RM130. New ones might be even less. I find many low power APs to be better than one or two high power ones.

The most important is that you get a good core router.

signal is strong however the speed is ridiculously low when i used powerline, so i am using wireless adapter now on my desktop...the speed still way better than using powerline

you can always opt for cabling from modem / router to desktop on 2nd or 3rd floor...conceal it so it won't be that visible

alright, I will just go ahead with AP then.... its just a cozy house tbh.
means that I have to buy the cat6 cable myself and ask TM to pull the cable to each AP?
shall i use RT-AC1300UHP as main router and another 2 other router for AP purpose which are slightly cheaper wan?

You can do that as well bro. The 2 other router can be Asus brand as well, and I would recommend the Asus RT-N12HP, which is cheaper and not too bad, and it can work as an AP as well. See here: https://www.asus.com/my/Networking/RTN12HP/

You can buy your own cat6 cable and ask TM to pull the able to each AP, no problems. Not sure of the cost though, you will have to check with them. Or you can do as bro soonwai did. It's up to you.

to use a router as AP, have to buy router that support AP only??? or any other router also can be converted into AP?

I havent been using my hypp tv since day one i install my unifi about 5-6years aldy if not mistaken but today i try using it  but keep showing error code n network disconnect why , any sifu can commend on this.tq

Is your STB connected directly by cable to your router? Maybe check see if got light indicating a proper link. Maybe ethernet port rosak or cable problem.

My cable is ok bcos i test it with my android tv. By the way the lan cable connect to router or modem n which port maybe i connect wrongly.tq

Hypppbox, use port4 of router only.

Other uses, other ports.

And... if u use own router, some dont work with hyppbox.

Hypppbox, use port4 of router only.

Other uses, other ports.

And... if u use own router, some dont work with hyppbox.

Thanks bro will go back n check my connection

Will Unifi replace free router for customers if old router no longer capable to provide the higher speed package of 50mb? What router model are they giving free to new subscriber now?