Yes, WiFi is a mess and it's getting messier by the day because broadband installers simply plonk WiFI access points in the easiest location and turn up the TX power to max. Then when customer has poor wifi they just send out stupid "pods" without a proper installation nor even a basic site survey with a false assumption that flooding the entire neighbourhood with RF will solve the problem. In fact this makes it definitively worse for absolutely everyone.
If broadband installers did the job properly from day 1, and installed wire-backhauled APs in strategic locations with proper TX power adjustments there would be far less problems. The fact that I can pick up over 30 WiFi access points from my living room is a testament to absolutely irresponsible RF transmitter installation.... If I was in charge of Ofcom, I'd make this illegal. And what do ofcom know? They think it's a "positive" thing that complaints about broadband are at the same HIGH levels as last year!!! Link
If ISPs were run by real qualified people with doctorates in physics/computer science and regulated by proper regulators who knew how to regulate the airwaves, then WiFi situation in this country would be infinitely better. Unforunately ISPs are run by people with a 2 week business course in cash-cowing and are regulated by people who think complaint levels being the same as last year is a "positive thing" Link .
Also, I think 300mbps is acceptable for wifi. 300mbps is not speed it's bandwidth. Speed is measured in milliseconds and Ethernet is always at least 5 times faster than WiFi in terms of speed, so I personally use Ethernet whenever possible.
