I recently got a new internet set-up/hub which is over the air (5G) rather than over the hard wire phone lines.
My download speed went from 18mbps to 100+mbps which is very nice. But I'm noticing the signal strength may not be as strong as my old set-up, especially in the bedroom.
I'm looking at maybe getting a cheap Extender from Amazon to put in the bedroom to see if it will boost the signal strength.
A couple of questions after reading the blurb on the extender:
1. It appears the extender will have its own WiFi address and each iPhone, iPad, Kindle etc will have to log into that address. Is that how it works?
2. The set-up instructions talk about connecting to the modem/hub using WPS. I didn't have a clue what WPS so looked it up. Apparently it is "Wi-Fi Protected Setup" and is a way of connecting devices to the modem/hub. I see the hub does have a button on it marked WPS. Again is this good or bad? reading conflicting statements about home network security maybe compromised (not that I have anything to hide really).
3. Is the extender really the cheapest/best way to go here? The signal strength I'm getting is average (2 of the 3 bars), so not needing a lot of extra strength... Also we live in a very small house (single level), so not a huge area to cover.
Seems worth trying, if not frustrating that the new system needs additional equipment to bring it up to snuff. And I guess I've learnt that speed is not everything.
Thanks for any advice.
My download speed went from 18mbps to 100+mbps which is very nice. But I'm noticing the signal strength may not be as strong as my old set-up, especially in the bedroom.
I'm looking at maybe getting a cheap Extender from Amazon to put in the bedroom to see if it will boost the signal strength.
A couple of questions after reading the blurb on the extender:
1. It appears the extender will have its own WiFi address and each iPhone, iPad, Kindle etc will have to log into that address. Is that how it works?
2. The set-up instructions talk about connecting to the modem/hub using WPS. I didn't have a clue what WPS so looked it up. Apparently it is "Wi-Fi Protected Setup" and is a way of connecting devices to the modem/hub. I see the hub does have a button on it marked WPS. Again is this good or bad? reading conflicting statements about home network security maybe compromised (not that I have anything to hide really).
3. Is the extender really the cheapest/best way to go here? The signal strength I'm getting is average (2 of the 3 bars), so not needing a lot of extra strength... Also we live in a very small house (single level), so not a huge area to cover.
Seems worth trying, if not frustrating that the new system needs additional equipment to bring it up to snuff. And I guess I've learnt that speed is not everything.
Thanks for any advice.
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