Seems many of them have history of dropping signal. Need it so my saintly wife can watch "Orange is the New Black" from the bedroom.
OT: Does anyone have recommendation for home wifi extender?
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It is discouraging to know that ericstratton needs an extender to make his wife happy but life is full of disappointments.
1) How good is your existing router? Just getting a modern AC router can extend your range tremendously without the need for an extender. The TP-Link Archer A7 is just terrific and not expensive; for a little more money look at the Asus RT-N66U.
2) Look into powerline extenders. They're cheap and effective -- BUT they need to be on the same branch of the electrical system to work. So if your wiring allows, you put one powerline extender where your modem is (where the internet comes into the house), and another powerline extender in the middle of the house somewhere, and then connect your router to the second powerline extender.
3) Option 3 is a wifi repeater though it will reduce your network speed somewhat. Netgear N300 plugs into a socket for about $35, and TP-link makes for about $20 that works well for most people. At that price you try it out, and if it doesn't work, return it.
But unless you have a huge house with lots of masonry walls, a really good router should be able to reach just about every room. We have the Asus (provided free by T-Mobile btw) and it goes from the basement through lots of masonry to the 2nd floor on the opposite side of the house with just tremendous speed and reliability.
2) Look into powerline extenders. They're cheap and effective -- BUT they need to be on the same branch of the electrical system to work. So if your wiring allows, you put one powerline extender where your modem is (where the internet comes into the house), and another powerline extender in the middle of the house somewhere, and then connect your router to the second powerline extender.
3) Option 3 is a wifi repeater though it will reduce your network speed somewhat. Netgear N300 plugs into a socket for about $35, and TP-link makes for about $20 that works well for most people. At that price you try it out, and if it doesn't work, return it.
But unless you have a huge house with lots of masonry walls, a really good router should be able to reach just about every room. We have the Asus (provided free by T-Mobile btw) and it goes from the basement through lots of masonry to the 2nd floor on the opposite side of the house with just tremendous speed and reliability.
It's a proven fact that people with TV in the bedroom not only sleep worse, they have less sex. Think carefully about helping out.
Do you have Comcast and if so, how old is your existing cable modem? If it is not DOCSIS 3.0 then you should get a new cable modem that is. As for wifi, I installed an Apple Airport Extreme last year and can stream video anywhere.
I replaced both devices last year (cable modem and wifi router) and went from not being able to use a Roku in the same room as the router to being able to stream video out on my patio.
I replaced both devices last year (cable modem and wifi router) and went from not being able to use a Roku in the same room as the router to being able to stream video out on my patio.
I have this thing http://store.apple.com/us/product/M...4a1e8270da6e408b1427f55e02b23cf60133262ebcf38
it works great for the whole house and my walls are either brick or plaster! Plus it doubles as a back up hard drive, pretty sure it come with 2t or 3t.
it works great for the whole house and my walls are either brick or plaster! Plus it doubles as a back up hard drive, pretty sure it come with 2t or 3t.
I also endorse the apple solution. I believe that the AirPort Extreme also includes the Time Machine back up feature with extenders that can be plugged into your outlets. How did your "reunion" go last week?
