PSA: Wired vs wireless sensors in old brick buildings - what's your take?

Last month I did a install in a 1920s brick building downtown and the wireless signal kept dropping through the walls, but going wired meant drilling through 18 inches of solid brick. 3 years ago I would have sworn by wireless for speed, but now I'm second-guessing - do you guys still bother with wired in older structures or just boost the wireless and hope for the best?

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paul_mason122d ago

Skip the wireless in those old buildings. Not worth the headache. Boost the signal and you're still fighting those thick walls and lathe.

benb212d ago

Wait, you've actually dealt with lathe and plaster walls before too? Honestly, that stuff is like trying to punch through concrete sometimes. People don't realize how much of a signal killer that old building material is. I tried mesh routers at my buddy's place with those walls and it was still a total joke in the back rooms. Ngl, sometimes you just gotta accept that wired is the way to go if you want anything reliable in those old houses. Tbh, it's a pain to run cables but at least you know it works.