Extending Wifi Range?
August 6th, 2016
Are homeplugs an option for you ?
What exactly are homeplugs? I live in a house made in the 60’s, if its fancy stuff, i doubt it is an option lol!
The best way is to setup a repeater.
There is a very good article about your type of wifi problem here:
http://www.tested.com/tech/web/454692-best-wi-fi-extender-if-youre-out-wired-options/
It gives several alternatives for improving home wifi access.
My router is placed at the very back of my house (single floor house) and i do not get enough signal sitting in my living room. The option to move the router is not possible, so my question is...Is it possible to extend my wifi signal? I know that there is wifi range extenders but that requires me to disconnect from my main router and connect to the extender whenever I go from my room to the living room. Is there something that does this automatically or just extends the already existing signal so its just better in the place i put that device? Thanks!
Best bet is the repeater/extender like suggested.
You sure you need to disconnect from you main router? As far as I know all you need to do is plug the repeater into the wall socket and click the 1 button connect and it will stay.
What I read was that you need to connect to the extender if you want to use the signal from the extender. Is the repeater the same thing? Or does it just increase the signal without me connecting to a different wifi connection? Thanks guys.
does the aluminum cans works fine?? ( saw at youtube life hacks ) but never did once hehehehe… idk if thats true or not
Example ~~~~
If you have a home or office wireless network (lets call it "MyNetwork-1") and you need to wirelessly expand the range you need to be cautious about the equipment you purchase. An "extender" simply captures your WiFi router/switch signal, boost the signal and retransmits it. Unfortunately it transmits under a different network name (lets call it "MyNetwork-2"). So now you can take your laptop 100 feet futher BUT you must connect to "MyNetwork-2".
Repeaters as the name suggests are "suppose" to allow you keep your original network name by acting as an Access Point and boasting the signal.
Bottom line. Both does the same. An extender will give you a different name. While an repeater will keep the same name. Other than that. You can get a better router. I can received signal 2 house down the with my $300 router. does the aluminum cans works fine?? ( saw at youtube life hacks ) but never did once hehehehe... idk if thats true or not
Never tried that but it sound silly to me x.x
Why can’t you move the router, or even run wiring to the other side of the house ? What type of connection do you have – dsl, cable, satellite etc ?
What wireless are you using 802.11b or 802.11g or 802.11n (150/300/450)
What’s the rough radius of the house in metres ?
How about this TP-Link device …………….
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WA850RE
Why can't you move the router, or even run wiring to the other side of the house ? What type of connection do you have - dsl, cable, satellite etc ?
What wireless are you using 802.11b or 802.11g or 802.11n (150/300/450)
What's the rough radius of the house in metres ?
I cant move the wiring because it’s situated at the back of my house. I would have to have them rewire everything or run a cable at the side of my house to get it to the front i guess..I have a cable modem which is bridged and connected to my NETGEAR WNDR3700v4. I have cable TV in my living room (problem area for internet) but my ISP advises I do not split the connection with internet and TV. My wireless is 802.11n i believe. The rough radius of my house I am not too sure. It’s a attached home, single floor. Is my router any good? I thought it was pretty good. I cannot afford to buy a 300 dollar router so i thought repeaters would work well
Power socket pass through. Or run foil behind the router.
It seems you are stealing someone elses connection by the way that you talk though..
Power socket pass through. Or run foil behind the router.
It seems you are stealing someone elses connection by the way that you talk though..
I’ll look up the power socket pass through. Foil? Never heard of that before lol.
And trust me, I am not stealing anyone elses connection lol. I literally just upgraded my internet to unlimited bandwidth (IN CANADA!! FINALLY) and can’t stand the fact that I can’t download at full speeds sitting in my living room as I can in my bedroom.
Power socket pass through. Or run foil behind the router.
It seems you are stealing someone elses connection by the way that you talk though..
I'll look up the power socket pass through. Foil? Never heard of that before lol.
And trust me, I am not stealing anyone elses connection lol. I literally just upgraded my internet to unlimited bandwidth (IN CANADA!! FINALLY) and can't stand the fact that I can't download at full speeds sitting in my living room as I can in my bedroom.
how do you get a slower speed just because the signal isn’t as strong..?
Power socket pass through. Or run foil behind the router.
It seems you are stealing someone elses connection by the way that you talk though..
I'll look up the power socket pass through. Foil? Never heard of that before lol.
And trust me, I am not stealing anyone elses connection lol. I literally just upgraded my internet to unlimited bandwidth (IN CANADA!! FINALLY) and can't stand the fact that I can't download at full speeds sitting in my living room as I can in my bedroom.
how do you get a slower speed just because the signal isn't as strong..?
You are totally correct on that. It just take a little longer to get connected to the internet. But once its connected…. I can still download at full speed when I have 1 bar connected to my house internet. As far as rewire and things like that.
My speeds on 1-2 bars is a lot less than full bars. Webpages load slower, downloads take longer. My bedroom is full bars, living room (problem area) is 1-2 bars.
Either way. The last page already provided you with the solution. Nothing much you can do to extent the range.
Put tinfoil behind the router, this will extend its range..
Oh, I forgot, you’re not in the same house as the router.
Here is another way without buying those repeater etc. and of course if you have the router.
Get an long ethernet cable and place your router where the signal is spread out throughout the house. Use the ethernet cable and run them from the modem to the router.
Alright, I’m going to try the following:
1. Tinfoil
2. Repeater
Thanks for the help everyone.
Put tinfoil behind the router, this will extend its range..
Oh, I forgot, you're not in the same house as the router.
o ya?
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