04-20-2016, 07:40 AM | #1 | ||
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Wifi Extenders?
We're having trouble with our wireless network not reaching parts of the second floor of our home very well. I have zero experience with wireless extenders. Are they reliable? Any particular ones recommended or to be avoided?
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04-20-2016, 07:49 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
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My own experience was about 4 years ago and we found them to extend the range but sometimes at a reduced signal. Technology may have improved since then and I honestly don't remember the brand we used.
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04-20-2016, 07:55 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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I used them years ago to get around my kitchen appliances and it worked great. D-link back then...
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04-20-2016, 07:56 AM | #4 |
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Reduced signal throughout the house, or just out at the fringes?
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04-20-2016, 08:02 AM | #5 |
Torchbearer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
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To some extent everywhere, but most notable at the extendable areas.
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04-20-2016, 08:13 AM | #6 |
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Location: the yo'
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How fancy/new is your router? I have a modest home but once I got a brand new router that seemed to help.
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04-20-2016, 08:42 AM | #7 |
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Sometimes moving it slightly helps with the signal.
Do you need the signal for ipads/tablets, or other things that can't be plugged in by ethernet? If its like a Roku or entertainment devices like that, powerline adapters could be a way to go. I have a range extender, but I haven't used it in a while, I didn't see where it actually helped with my network at all. |
04-20-2016, 10:30 AM | #8 |
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I found that just taking one of my existing routers and putting it in 'bridge' mode worked just as well as a wifi extender.
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04-20-2016, 11:18 AM | #9 | ||
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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I have very limited knowledge about networking, but this is what a group of people wrote on another forum in regards to this. They seem to know their shit so hopefully it helps.
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04-20-2016, 11:20 AM | #10 | |
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Yeah this is also worth trying. Especially if you can powerline to it in another room that is close to where you need the connection. |
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04-20-2016, 11:34 AM | #11 |
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Airdrie
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Ben this is all you need. Got one for my house, and one for my parents' house as well. Super easy to set up, and very very good product.
D-Link Wi-Fi Dual Band Range Extender (DAP-1520) Review & Rating | PCMag.com |
04-20-2016, 12:12 PM | #12 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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I'd look at your current location and surroundings before adding an extender.
If its inside a metal cabinet or container get it out, wood is better. Free air is best. If its beside other wireless devices move one or the other. Cordless phones,video game consoles, etc can cause interference. If you have a newer router (less than say 4 years old) and a sub 5,000 sqft house built in NC in the last 30 years you should need an extender until the far reaches of the property. I can hit my cheap router from the back corner of my property (9 acres house dead in center) just by making the changes above. |
04-01-2019, 12:08 PM | #13 |
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Anyone have one of those mesh setups? Google home or otherwise. Got a lot of issues in this house and i just want the internet to work in every room. Not a huge house but built using 1950s materials
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04-01-2019, 12:25 PM | #14 |
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: La Mirada, CA
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I have Google Wifi, and I've not looked back. My brother went with Orbi and he seems to be happy with his mesh network as well. We both had issues with dead spots with our old routers in our respective homes (newer units, built in 2000s and later).
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