DON'T Buy A Wi-Fi Range Extender!
DON'T Buy A Wi-Fi Range Extender!
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If you’re not getting a good Wi-Fi signal, you might be tempted to buy a range extender or repeater – but is almost certainly a bad idea. We’ll tell you why in this video.
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very informative, great video, simple, straight to the point. Been dealing with this exact issue for a long time
I used a wifi extender to hardwire my outdoor tv and it works perfectly for that. No more reconnecting issues because its direct to Ethernet.
I just need to go back to cable
Im using mine for my og xbox for insignia itd help send ftp files over the xbox and to use it as a wifi adapter found mine for 10 bucks
This needs more downvotes… Dumbest take I’ve seen
Extenders are fineeeeeee
Thank you very much!
Most range extenders suck for WiFi roaming (devices moving long distances/between rooms or stories , even if the path is covered by multiple extenders) . However for fixed-location devices (desktops, Chromecasts, security cams..etc) or devices moving in a confined space where the main router has weak signal , extenders work fine . I would have a different SSID for the extender in this case for sure.
so basicly, if I want good connection, i have to be rich, got it.
For me the extender works wonders 😅
You literally have no clue, at all. So stop pretending you understand these devices, protocols etc.
This dude literally here telling us that we should use direct Ethernet cables like what if your room is upstairs? I’m not gonna go rushing to Best Buy to get a 40 meter cable
None single speech is helpful……. SMH
I have a wifi extender and it sucks, it always disconnects from wifi and I get very low mbps
nonsense…
Just a note: a simple and cheap range extender can be a _decent_ option if the goal is to extend your signal to a static, non-demanding (as in does not need snappy fast speeds) device, like f.ex. an outdoor WiFi camera that is just beyond decent range from your main router.
Sure you’ll get a delay of one, maybe a couple of seconds on notifications and live view if you can live with that, but at least the signal to the camera is good.
In my home this was the difference between a camera with, at best, a bad connection (always in red) + regular signal losses, and a camera with the connection now always in the green.
Motion detection is handled locally so there is no delay on recording and lighting.
Sure, an AP or a better router or mesh would still be preferred but hey, 47 bucks for a dedicated extender for 1 device if that’s all it needs is a good deal.
Can I use my neighbours wifi with this? I have thier password.
Buy the guac!
My router is upstairs my fire stick is downstairs what should I buy?
You are wrong, that is not the way an extender works. It is paired to the ethernet port on your modem/router. you are confusing a repeater with an extender. Learn then preach!
I need help with gaming in the basment wifi sucks laggy gameplay tored of slow wifi i could just take the xbox upstairs but want it downstairs at&t fiber 🙁
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god this feels so scamy and paid off. I feel like this is a paid promotion or something but they won’t admit it.
They just dont know how to use wifi extender LMAO
Is this problem of mobile phone of not changing networks automatically.
TLDW pay a "little" more than a range extender to get better signal.
Can you please do a video on easy mesh configuration which is cross OEM compatible?
Poor advice unfortunately. They have use cases and work brilliantly if configured properly. For example I rent and have no access to the router and can get high speeds and good coverage using a WiFi 6 extender. They have come a long way over the years.
BS. Only requires a low level of knowledge. Purchased a Macard RE 1200 for 25 cents ($0.25) at a garage sale this morning. Read the manual and watched setup instructions on YouTube. Prior owner too lazy to read manual. Signal in the barn was too weak and would not connect my laptop or iPad. Hung the extender out the house window. Barn about 900 feet away. Works great. I and the horses can watch the news now. The big toilet guy probably correct on not best for phone use if user does not like to change signals walking around the house.Takes one second to switch wifi source on laptop or iPad.
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If you have bad WiFi then you probably can’t afford a 1000$ wireless thingy or a 5000$ thingy if you have bad WiFi just upgrade your plan or router there isn’t really much good cheap options and if you can’t then deal with it
Ill just hook everything up to ethernet.
I’m a year late here, but CSMA/CA plays a role in this that isn’t mentioned in the video or most of the comments. The CA portion is collision avoidance. Basically, devices wait their turn to communicate, so the more devices you have, the more traffic jams you have to wait through. Introducing an extender, especially a slower one, adds additional slower traffic to your intersections, and makes things even less organized. Think about pulling up to a 4-way stop and how aggravating that can be. Now add pedestrians on all the sidewalks that also want to cross. Now you’re waiting even longer for even more stuff to happen so you can hopefully get through without hitting something.
Since the extender is also not part of the main network, it can introduce what’s known as a "hidden node" problem. Since the extender is now listening to communication from the main network, and trying to manage devices on its extended network, the two sections of the network aren’t really part of each others’ conversations, so you sometimes get additional slowness introduced by having to wait while everyone sorts things out and makes sure they’re responding to all the requests.
Separate access points and meshes don’t run into these issues as often, because they each handle their own traffic themselves, and communicate back to a switch/router or they work TOGETHER to keep things more organized because they’re all monitoring the same "conversation."
2:52 if someone is debating whether to spend like 15 bucks on a wifi extender, they obviously can’t afford to get a really good wifi router. how out of touch can you be
Literally I’m struggling with watching the vid 😭
Instructions unclear! So don’t upgrade to $10 extender, spend a 1000 on upgrading your mesh network and put considerable amount of man power
this would be nice if A i wasn’t renting and B i was looking for a ethernet setup
Wazzup Joel
I have one in my house because for some reason, bell set up our modem in the friggin basement. It’d make more sense to have it upstairs but there would have to be some rewiring done.
My extender is upstairs somewhere where the signal is still good so it can reach the rest of the house. I live in the basement, and the folks upstairs dont have a good reason to disconnect from their extender. I’d prefer to add access points but the extender works for what I need.
Was bout to watch the full video, then I checked comments.. YouTube comments never disappoints, disliked the video now going back to top 4 budget friendly wifi extendors
You have some good points… I have one for my Generator that needs a WIFI connection… All it does is to transfer information to me and the Generator company. The range and location makes it to where I would have to run a cable to setup another separate router, but the WIFI Extended allows me to have this in the continuous loop and is on a UPS (Especially since it is really need when the power is out waiting for the Generator to come on) it connects me to my regular wifi without any issues. The amount of data is not really time valued and if it takes a minute or longer (which it never would be near that long) it still wouldn’t hurt anything. While I agree that Range Extenders are not for every situation, it is a good item to have in other situations.!
So if I’m just trying to get wifi to reach my garage camera, I should ignore your advice and buy a range extender. Got it.
They’re my only option
Thank You. This helped me.
I mean, AP for mobile devices will be the same as an range extender. You will need to manually switch to the extender ssid. So, there is no cheap solution to have Wifi to cover an entire place without manually connecting to AP if you don’t use mesh
I would have great wifi if you didnt stand in front of it… PHATS
crazy bad video. 99.9% of usecases a range extender is plenty fine. Don’t use definite statements…
I do have problems sometimes uploading while at the porcelain office unloading, its really a crappy problem, stinks every time
Didn’t 4 years ago your company told us to buy a range extender
never thought a walrus would give good tips, thanks.