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What's the best WiFi extender?
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:25 am
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:25 am
I don't want to spend more than $75-$80 on one and I need it for my Arlo cameras to all receive a strong signal. The two that are farthest away from each other are probably about 150 feet apart, with one brick wall and three wood siding walls of a shed in between. My current extender doesn't work that well. It is a $50 Netgear one and the first day I used it all the cameras had an excellent signal, only to fall to a very poor signal every day since then.
I have 5 cameras total and we stream all our TV watching. 75 download and 25 upload is my speed.
What can y'all recommend to me?
I have 5 cameras total and we stream all our TV watching. 75 download and 25 upload is my speed.
What can y'all recommend to me?
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:35 am to Wayne Kenoff
Whats your current router? Do you have any network wiring in your house?
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:39 am to NYCAuburn
I have a Netgear router. What do you mean "do I have any network wiring in my house"? I mean, the main line from Eatel comes into my home and that's what is feeding the router.
My apologies - I'm very illiterate with this kind of thing. I just need something to grab the signal from the router and expand it throughout an area of about 10,000-15,000 sq ft.
My apologies - I'm very illiterate with this kind of thing. I just need something to grab the signal from the router and expand it throughout an area of about 10,000-15,000 sq ft.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 8:58 am to Wayne Kenoff
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 9:22 am
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:03 am to Wayne Kenoff
Gonna need to position the router in the center of the home/building for better signal coverage throughout the home. If you get the netgear genie app you can check the signal strength of all your devices. You can also check other channels to make sure interference isn’t your problem.
Over the years we’ve tried a few extenders and are never happy.
Over the years we’ve tried a few extenders and are never happy.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:06 am to TexasTiger39
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He is asking if you have any ethernet (Cat 5e or 6) running through your house.
Also, you have a big arse house if you need the extender to cover 10,000-15,000 sq feet.
Oh! No, I don't have any cat 5 or 6. I need to, though.
And the cameras are outside spread out across my yard to view specific potential trouble spots. My house isn't 10,000-15,000 sq ft LOL.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:09 am to tigerfan 33
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You can also check other channels to make sure interference isn’t your problem.
How do I do that? From the router or from the extender?
Posted on 11/29/18 at 9:46 am to Wayne Kenoff
you don't want a wifi extender, you want to switch your whole system out to a wifi mesh - ubiquiti, google, netgear, etc all have a mesh system.
you'll be paying more than $80 for it though
you'll be paying more than $80 for it though
Posted on 11/29/18 at 12:48 pm to jcole4lsu
Google wifi 3 pack. Spend the extra $$$ for the satisfaction of knowing you will have no connectivity issues for the life of the product.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 4:33 pm to bagboy333
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Google wifi 3 pack
Just got this. Be forewarned (unless someone can help me out), it doesn't generate two separate 2.4 and 5g networks, so if you buy smart products that run on 2.4g only, you have to get a little creative sometimes to get them to connect to the network, since they'll see the incompatible 5g network.
Couple methods are to move far away from the router to get beyond 5g range, which I accomplished by unplugging whichever puck I thought was too close or by using a phone that allows you to specify the 2.4 network while using using the smart product's connection app.
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 11/29/18 at 6:11 pm to Wayne Kenoff
With a netgear router the netgear genie app will allow you to check the signal strength and change the channels on both 2.4 and 5.
Posted on 11/30/18 at 8:36 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 9:22 am
Posted on 11/30/18 at 10:33 am to TexasTiger39
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I didn't have any issues with my smart devices connecting, but I also don't know if I have any that are 2.4ghz only.
Ya, it's weird. For example I have two smart plugs that were installed on the previous network and are 2.4 only. I started up the new network with same name/password and one plug automatically connected and one didn't.
As far as I know the pucks themselves choose the best band themselves and do not give you the option to choose. That has to happen on the device/set up end.
Posted on 11/30/18 at 2:54 pm to Wayne Kenoff
Does your router have external antennas? If so, you could buy some cable and mount an outdoor omni antenna. If it’s line of sight, you should able to boost the signal enough.
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