Ok all I need a Internet WiFi Extender...

31 July 2017 | US Navy Vet

[US Navy Vet]

...and I need recommendations.

[LRoggy]

“https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R8000.aspx";

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I bought that one too. Works great. It’s in my home office and reaches down stairs to my wireless Smart TV easily.

[infool7]

If you enjoy pulling your hair out you can blast just about any bargain bin(99¢ - $30) router for free with DD-WRT and set up a wireless mesh. I prefer advanced tomato

[AlaskaErik]

My solution was a new router. Skip the cheap ones and spend $175 or more on a really good one. I bought a Linksys WRT 1900 ACS and I haven’t had any issues since. We use it for everything...computers, printer, phones, tablets, smart TV, garage door gateway, security cameras, etc.

[Sequoyah101]

In the house I think I would opt for one that works over the wiring in the house.

I used a Pico Station in the barn for a relay to the barnyard and shop. It works great. Just hung on the wall in a metal barn and I get up to 800 feet range from it.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Thought I was going to need one but all I had to do was to change the channel on my router to less used one, not the default or the most used.

[Ken Regis]

I use the same model. Flawless and trouble-free. Excellent coverage, even though it is 150-feet from the router station (at the barn- so no interior walls).
I’ve always had good results from NETGEAR.

[TonyM]

Best to start by making sure you have the best router to start with which may make a need for an extender moot. If you still need an extender just get any of the higer rated units as they are all pretty much the same. I have tried 7 different ones and all give about the same performance. I am runng 200 mbps and I am able to stream 4K video over an extender with no problem.

[martin_fierro]

Extending wifi range can be tricky:

• One way, if you have a newer wifi router and an older one, is to use the older one as a range extender. The problem with this -- at least with Netgear routers -- is that the strongest encryption you can use with this method is the weaker WEP standard, not the stronger WPA standard.
• It's also been noted that with each extension of your original wifi signal, you love about 1/2 of its throughput speed.

A new approach is to have multiple router kits designed to extend the main router's signal. The upside is that the above security and speed issues appear to have been addressed; the downside is cost.

[taxcontrol]

I have a TP-Link extender. Plugs into the wall, provides 5G, connects back to the router via 2.5 mhz and provides a local ethernet port. Easy to set up, has not given me a problem

[Zathras]

First, make sure your system supports 802.1 ac in router and computer.
If not, problem will be bigger.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Wired is the best.

It’s actually pretty easy to wire every room in your house.

I used the closets and put some access panels in. It’s amazing how well Roku works with a wired connection.

[tbw2]

Antennas by Kent Electronics, wa5vjb.com.
Also sells great ham radio antennas.

[semimojo]

I've wrestled with this issue in several houses and tried lots of things.

If you can get the wi-fi signal at all in the new location I strongly recommend the BearExtender.

It's a powered antenna/adaptor that plugs in to any USB port - it really boosts the signal and is a much simpler solution than trying to extend or repeat your wi-fi network.

There are other good solutions out there but for one PC this is a simple, effective way to go.

[tophat9000]

to be hounest unless you house is huge and or you have your access WiFi access point in a really bad location you should not be having big problems

So do you have a smart phone?...

download one of the free Wi-Fi analysis apps and start sniffing around your house see if you got other WiFi signals, bad channels and interference

You should be able to determine signal strength in your house then move around your current access point to see if you get better coverage and or change channels

FYI weather, microwaves, cordless telephones can cause interference

have a 4000 square ft two story house and I get full coverage

but I’m a network engineer so I’m kind of used to dealing with things like this

and yes hard wire if you can but another access point on the other side of house I’m Different Channel if needed..

if you have your router on one side on the house and you do not to pull cat5 through the walls you can run is outside around the house to the other side of the house for a second access point... it’s not ideal but I’ve done it for customers

[expat2]

btt

[philled]

I bought the Netgear Orbi from Amazon ($244 on Prime Day) but haven’t tried it yet- still sealed in box because I thought I might send it back. I’ve currently got a Netgear Nighthawk AC 1900 so not sure if it would be an upgrade. I’m going to try moving my router and possibly an extender— cheaper options if they work.

[wildbill]

Any good router should perform adequately in most houses unless your house is really big and the router is in an isolated area away from where you want to receive its wireless signal.

I dodn’t recommend those routers that plug into your electricity circuits in the house and are supposed to deliver your internet signal to all rooms, but I only tried it once and didn’t really notice what it delivered because I moved my router.

[Ozark Tom]

A good point as another piece of gear in the neighborhood may be operating same frequency causing interference.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Or several. Most go to the factory set default channel. I looked it up and the manufacture also recommended two other channels. All didn’t work so good. Went to a channel not on the list and it’s worked great ever since.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Well, offhand my first recommendation would be to see Sister Mary Moses of the Burning Bush

Aw jeez...not the Penguin.