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Wifi Range Extender

FoxySocks
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Im on the market for purchasing a wifi range extender because my wifi just cant seem to reach the whole house from one position. It currently sits in the basement and Im looking to buy this: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-Gigabit-Ethernet-RE450/dp/B010S6SG3S to put on the second floor. The reviews on the product look pretty good but Id like to see what you guys have to say about it if you own one or have experience with one. Thanks in advance!

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do you have any old routers, as you might be able to turn them into access points to do the same job

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Don't buy a range extender. They're all junk and are nothing but headaches.  

 

Buy or use an old router as an access point and either run an ethernet wire to it from the main router, or use powerline adapters to get an ethernet line to it. 

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Don't waste your money with a wireless repeater.  I've tried them before and they are all garbage.  @djdwosk97's idea would work much better.  Also, if you can't or don't want to do that, I would strongly recommend you move your router upstairs from the basement as high as you can get it.  You'll get much better signal strength throughout your house.

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If you have a detachable antenna you could mod one to so called "dual-square/биквадрат" or so called "антенна харченко" (antenna kharchenko) Link to Russian page here. or  youtube video . If done correctly you can have amazing results. If that doesn't then try ФА-20 (FA-20) link to ukrainian page here It's one big mofo, but it should work very well. It may look ghetto, but it will boost wifi signal significantly if you have tools already laying around. Use google translate if you don't understand to read what they say. If you have any questions with translation let me know, and I'll translate it for you.

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