Boosting the Range of WiFi

A few questions to answer before buying another satellite or range extender:

1) How many square feet in your house?

2) How far apart are the router and satellite?

3) Are there any neighbors nearby running WiFi? If so, what channels are they on?

4) Are there large objects between the router and satellite, e.g., appliances, TV, etc?

5) Does you home have concrete interior walls or plaster & lath construction?

The answers to questions 2-5 can give you clues as to why your WiFi performance may be suffering in certain parts of your house. If the router and satellite are too far apart or too close the coverage suffers and throughput drops. Try moving the satellite around a bit, if possible, to optimise your coverage.

If you can see you neighbors' WiFi signal, it can be interfering with your own. Try switching channels to avoid conflicts. If there are appliances in between the router and satellite or between the satellite and the "dead" area they can be the culprit by absorbing or reflecting signals. The interior construction of your house can also cause signal reflections and absorbsion. Sometimes moving the satellite just a few feet with solve some of these issues.  Good Luck!