I am renting a condo and have been given the wifi code to a hotel across the street. (100yd) The signal gets shoddy will this extender work for me?
1117331
The one I purchased was refurbished because I prefer to recycle things. And, given this condition, I doubt it. It came without instructions and I was not able to obtain online support. I cannot speak for a new product. Nor can I comment without knowing your technological abilities to make it work. Good luck.
1117332
I'm not sure it would help you much. Range extenders must get a good signal from a wireless router to work properly. If they receive a good signal from the router they rebroadcast it and thereby extend the range.
1117333
I could not make the extender work at all, even in the same room with the router.
1117334
It depends on what you mean when you say the "signal gets shoddy." I was unable to connect except on one spot on my fourth floor (with the main connection on the second floor). There was only one spot where I could get almost-consistent signal quality on the fourth floor until I got the Netgear WN3000RP, which I placed in that "sweet spot." I still have the rare dropout and I mean rare. My advice? Unless your signal is just completely lousy, try it. You can always return it.
1436187
M situation was different in that I installed it on a router with only one external antenna. I think it probably depends upon how your range extender is configured. If it simply has two antennas broadcasting identical signals, there probably wouldn't be a problem. If each antenna is dedicated to different frequencies, that may pose some issues. I guess what I would do is replace one antenna and then switch the configuration to the other and see if it works well for you in either. The other approach would simply be to replace both antennas with two Amped powered antennas, which may provide significant advantages. If it/they don't work out, you can simply return them for a refund. I hope that helps. Good luck.
744057
NO.!! Suggest spending more $$ and purchase Linksys AC1200 MAX WIFI Range Extender.
1036543
Absolutely!...make sure your WiFi settings are all set correctly for your hardware and its done deal!
2166107
Kind of an odd question, No. The idea behind an extender is that it sits in another room or area or a different floor, but can communicated with the router to "extend" the routers signal. Best of Luck!
2142018
Nope, don't buy it... It doesn't work. I live right in city n I don't get signals even on top floor
1233304
My need was to push a signal to an out building 250ft downhill from my residence. I placed the extender at the peak of the roof in the attic, (at the end of the house, closest to the out building). Plug the unit into a power outlet and presto I had a 3 bar signal to the out building. No additional connections or any other add-ons of any sort. Also, I'm using the NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router (R7000).
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I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings. Really a freaking nice device, at least for me. Took less than 10 minutes to set up at a leisurely pace. I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings.... » Read More I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings. Really a freaking nice device, at least for me. Took less than 10 minutes to set up at a leisurely pace. « Show Less
1980232
I'll echo what Stacie's answer offers. It' likely could work but you would have to reset the range extender to connect when in the hotel in Mexico. Then when it has found their network you want to use, you'll need the password. What I'm not sure of is will it work with any wireless? I'm pretty sure it will but I've been a NetGear user for years so cannot recall. Best to call their toll free support line - THEY are terrific!
256007
No I don't think it will. I had difficulty getting it to extend my Wifi. It's only as good as the signal it gets from the other router. I sent it back.
1111610
The range stinks on the E2000 so I purchased a Edimax range extender for $19.99 and it fixed the problem now I have wifi � signal through out the house front to back outside upstairs device is awesome!!!
1037440
It seems your original question has been answered. Just wanted to mention that if you go with the range extender, make sure that somewhere in the room you place it gets decent signal strength. The extender needs to show 2 bars at least to make a decent connection, otherwise the WiFi it provides will be poor. Another option you may want to consider it the TP-Link TL-WPA4220Kit. It will provide for wired connections and also serve as a range extender, but not be limited to the range of your current WiFi signal.
1980231
I'm not sure if it will work. You can try. You may have to reset the Netgear using the reset button and then log onto the hotel network and then use it to boost your signal. You may need to contact Netgear support for the answer to your question.
619358
It will mostly depend on your landlord's router. With a good one it should just reach. For anything that far though, I recommend setting up a wireless repeater.
1795891
As long as the equipment that is handling the Wifi signal complies with 802.11 and IEEE standards, yes the extender should connect.
226050
Look for a wireless booster for your signal, if you can string up a LAN cable it's much better and faster. Cheers
683761
Yes. See http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MC414LL/A/how-can-i-use-an-airport-express-as-a-range-extender-for-my-airport-extreme/QFTKCTT7YC727J7CP for details. As with all extenders performance will be much better if the extender is connected to the base with an Ethernet cable, but purely wireless extension will work.