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AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender
I have tried an extender before locating it (in the 2nd floor piano room) ~1/2 way between our modem/router which is in our office on the 1st floor at the N end of the house and the kitchen on the 2n...
Regarding the third problem, an iPhone or iPad will automatically switch to a stronger signal, but only after the current signal has degraded sufficiently. You can read more about it here.
If the current signal hasn't degraded enough, the device will stick with the current signal, even if it is slower. This can be a problem when a device is in range of two networks. My iPhone will often select my 2.4 GHz network even though my 5 GHz network is much faster. My theory is that when I get home from work, my phone picks up the 2.4 GHz network first (due to the longer range) and locks onto that. I've had to resort to forgetting the 2.4 GHz network on my phone and sticking exclusively with 5 GHz. It's too bad there is no way to control the roaming aggressiveness on iOS.
Note, this problem is not specific to switching between 2.4 and 5 GHz networks. It can occur between two 2.4 GHz or two 5 GHz networks, which is exactly what you have when using an extender or Access Point (AP). That doesn't mean an extender or AP is necessarily bad. It's just something to be mindful of. You may expect a device to automatically switch to the strongest network while walking through the house, but that may not always happen.