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Post by hbkjason on Oct 6, 2021 10:55:28 GMT -5
Ok, so I am aware that I am going to sound like a moron, but me and technology do not mix all that well. A couple of weeks ago we got this suppossed fancy new internet called future fibre and to be fair, it downloads stuff about four times as fast as we were getting before. It came with this fancy new eero 6 (I think that is what it is called) router and they said that it would eliminate dead spots in my house. the thing is I did not have dead spots in the house before with my old ass router! The game room always had the weakest signal, but it was still usable, this new router though is useless in my game room. I looked on Amazon at Wi-Fi boosters/extenders what ever you want to call them, but I am kind of lost. I thought that I could put the extender up stairs and then it would give my game room easier access to the internet. However, from what I have read on Amazon I need to actually plug the booster into my router. If the thing is going to be right next to the router is it going to provide me with any better internet? I have used this powerline adapter thing before, but that only works with one device and I have more than that in my game room. Any advice any of you can give would be much appreciated
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Post by vampiroporvida on Oct 6, 2021 12:57:01 GMT -5
These things are tricky, the repeaters or extenders specifically. Not all are compatible with each other, as I just found out with my mesh router and old extender. They are only connected to the router for a short time, to pair them, then you place at a distance in house within range to repeat great signal (some you can do in a different fashion than connecting directly to the router with an ethernet cable, but being able to connect the extender to that network name...). I do believe the signal is downgraded a tad, with each repeater in a chain, but I could be misremembering. They do not give full coverage, but it definitely helps...sometimes you have to aim the "ears" for better coverage to your device.
Hope that helps a bit.
VPV
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Post by rKoNomad316 on Oct 7, 2021 16:32:40 GMT -5
My advice is watch a few YouTube videos on the matter & determine for yourself.
Mesh kits work better then extenders.
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