--- title: "I thought I needed a mesh Wi-Fi setup, but a single router solved all my problems" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-thought-i-needed-a-mesh-wi-fi-setup-but-a-single-router-solved-all-my-problems-bkqydpimi source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/thought-needed-mesh-wi-fi-setup-single-router-all-problems type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-05-15T14:04:36.761Z updated: 2026-05-15T14:05:07.507Z reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I thought I needed a mesh Wi-Fi setup, but a single router solved all my problems **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of switching from an ISP-provided router to a single high-quality router (GL.iNet Flint 2) instead of investing in a mesh Wi-Fi system. After experiencing poor speeds and dropped frames during live streaming, the author tried a Wi-Fi extender with disappointing results before upgrading to a better standalone router. The Flint 2 delivered improved range, stable speeds, and zero dropped frames over eight months, at a lower cost than a basic mesh system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I spent $300 on a mesh system, but my ISP's free router was doing the job all along](https://daily.dev/posts/i-spent-300-on-a-mesh-system-but-my-isp-s-free-router-was-doing-the-job-all-along-cxy0h0d3w) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [A bigger router didn't fix my Wi-Fi, but a weaker mesh network did](https://daily.dev/posts/a-bigger-router-didn-t-fix-my-wi-fi-but-a-weaker-mesh-network-did-cym2q5jce) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [I thought a Wi-Fi Extender would help my network — it did, just not the way I expected](https://daily.dev/posts/i-thought-a-wi-fi-extender-would-help-my-network-it-did-just-not-the-way-i-expected-mode3vcm0) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My mesh Wi-Fi was actually making my internet worse - here's what actually worked](https://daily.dev/posts/my-mesh-wi-fi-was-actually-making-my-internet-worse---here-s-what-actually-worked-5grliabjp) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I fixed my home network lag without buying a new router or a mesh system](https://daily.dev/posts/i-fixed-my-home-network-lag-without-buying-a-new-router-or-a-mesh-system-rjx2dnyyh) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-thought-i-needed-a-mesh-wi-fi-setup-but-a-single-router-solved-all-my-problems-bkqydpimi)