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Ok all I need a Internet WiFi Extender...
31 July 2017 | US Navy Vet

Posted on 07/31/2017 9:23:26 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

...and I need recommendations.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computers; extenders; routers; tech; wifi
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To: READINABLUESTATE

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.


21 posted on 07/31/2017 9:57:36 AM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: US Navy Vet
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
22 posted on 07/31/2017 10:07:47 AM PDT by infool7 (The ugly Truth is just a big lie.)
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


23 posted on 07/31/2017 10:10:09 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


24 posted on 07/31/2017 10:12:17 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


25 posted on 07/31/2017 10:12:41 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: DataJunkie

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.


26 posted on 07/31/2017 10:22:40 AM PDT by Ken Regis
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


27 posted on 07/31/2017 10:23:32 AM PDT by TonyM
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To: US Navy Vet
Extending wifi range can be tricky:

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.

28 posted on 07/31/2017 10:29:54 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: US Navy Vet

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


29 posted on 07/31/2017 10:35:19 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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To: US Navy Vet

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


30 posted on 07/31/2017 10:44:43 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


31 posted on 07/31/2017 10:51:54 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: US Navy Vet

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


32 posted on 07/31/2017 10:52:54 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: US Navy Vet
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.

33 posted on 07/31/2017 11:20:27 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: US Navy Vet

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


34 posted on 07/31/2017 11:44:07 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: US Navy Vet

btt


35 posted on 07/31/2017 11:56:58 AM PDT by expat2
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To: martin_fierro; US Navy Vet

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.


36 posted on 07/31/2017 12:37:34 PM PDT by philled (If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
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To: US Navy Vet

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.


37 posted on 07/31/2017 12:52:47 PM PDT by wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain for a slasher, and find one.... what's your plan?)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

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


38 posted on 07/31/2017 3:52:49 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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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.


39 posted on 07/31/2017 4:44:34 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: shibumi
Well, offhand my first recommendation would be to see Sister Mary Moses of the Burning Bush

Aw jeez...not the Penguin.


40 posted on 08/01/2017 5:57:38 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
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