A cheap way to fix a Wi-Fi Extender

Wi-Fi networks (Mesh) are the new thing. And that’s great because mesh networks can put fast Wi-Fi where you need it without getting complicated. There are some great products available that are easy to setup and keep running with Google Wi-fi, Eero’s Home Wi-Fi system, Netgear’s Orbi, and Amplifi’s HD system.

You have great Wi-Fi in the kitchen or living room, but when you go downstairs or to the bed room things are just slow or intermittent. If everything is working well in parts of your home that are close to the router or that aren’t blocked by things not Wi-Fi friendly – the wall of your bathroom are notorious Wi-Fi signal blockers because of the special drywall used and all the copper pipes inside them – you could be the perfect candidate for a wireless repeater instead of setting up a whole new network.

Also known as Wi-Fi Extenders, wireless repeaters do exactly what their name implies – they take your existing Wi-Fi signal and repeat the signal to extend its range. Usually very easy to set up using a network cable or an online settings page, Wi-Fi Extenders are also compact and only need a power connection. One thing to be aware of is that you usually can’t connect a consumer-grade Wi-Fi Extender to an existing extender, so daisy-chaining them to reach your garage or the neighbor’s house isn’t very practical. Mesh Wi-Fi Network

A wireless mesh network is designed to handle high volumes of traffic in a big area with no downtime due to equipment failures. New stations are easy to add using the same app, and all traffic shaping and route handling are automatic so you’ll have no need for QOS scheduling when you want to play Call of Duty without lag glitching or when you want to work while the kids are watching Netflix. They’re small, don’t look like leftover robot parts, and everything you need to connect to your modem is in the package. And anytime you need to expand your network, adding a station only makes the rest of the network better by offering another node to handle traffic from all points.