The holiday season is right around the corner, and for many people, that means a host of family, friends, and guests descending on your home. On top of all your holiday hosting duties, you’ll also have a lot more people than usual using your WiFi. Can your connection keep up? Switching Nashua internet providers in time for the holidays probably won’t be an option. If you have spotty internet or areas of your home that don’t get a signal, you might be thinking about getting a WiFi extender. But do they work?
Let’s take a look at WiFi extenders and whether or not they actually improve the WiFi signal in your home.
How does it work?
Before we look at whether they work, we need to understand how they work. A WiFi extender can’t just blast a strong signal throughout your house. It’s better to think of it as a spot-fix for the dead zones in your house.
To get the best results from a WiFi extender, you have to put it in the right place. The best position is halfway between your router and the area of your home that doesn’t get a WiFi signal. If it’s too close to the router, it won’t relay the signal to the area you want. Too far from the router, and it won’t be able to pick up the signal and extend it.
What results can you expect?
How well a WiFi extender works depends on the internet speed you have to begin with. While a WiFi extender will send the signal farther away from the router, the speed you get from the extender will not be as good as the speed you get from the router. You can expect that the extender speed will be about half of the router speed. For example, if you normally get 50 Mbps when standing right next to the router, you’ll get 25 Mbps from the extender. But that is the best-case scenario. Other obstacles like large appliances and thick walls can degrade the signal before it reaches the extender.
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