Do WiFi extenders work?
is a wifi extender a worthy purchase
The signal from the router is not spherical in shape.
Depending on where it's located and how big your house is you may have low signal in some rooms.
A solution to this is a Mesh system.
We've no need as good signal around the full house if you have issues is a good option.
A lot of people go a long while blaming the ISP for a poor connection when it's possibly a local issue.
Depending on where it's located and how big your house is you may have low signal in some rooms.
A solution to this is a Mesh system.
We've no need as good signal around the full house if you have issues is a good option.
A lot of people go a long while blaming the ISP for a poor connection when it's possibly a local issue.
I messed with Extenders for ages when I worked in IT and they have an issue where devices drop signal as they change between the extender and the router as they have different Wi-Fi signal. The best option is to go for a mesh system like suggested, I use the BT disc system at home as it is straight forward and just replaces the Wi-Fi on the router.
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Quote:A lot of people go a long while blaming the ISP for a poor connection when it's possibly a local issue.
Yep, a lot of people get "wifi" and their actual internet connection confused.
I use a wifi extender upstairs and it works fine. My router is supposed to use "beam forming" to talk to it, but I'm not sure I believe that.
We are fortunate to have a good, fast and reliable broadband connection to the house. Unfortunately, the WiFi does not travel well upstairs. To overcome this, we have installed the Netgear extenders that plug into the mains, and these have worked extremely well, and would certainly recommend them. I believe it is true to say that all the outages have been either due to the ISP or the router needing a reboot. I don't think we have had any issues due to the extenders.
To some extent they work.
Recent Wi-fi hubs often have a much more powerful signal than older versions – though you usually have to pay an increased subscription to get one.
With the latest type of BT hub I no longer need extenders
Recent Wi-fi hubs often have a much more powerful signal than older versions – though you usually have to pay an increased subscription to get one.
With the latest type of BT hub I no longer need extenders
