EX2700- extender Issues

A couple things.

1. AC 1750 is a speed and not a model.

2. You're right in that the EX2700 is a single band device. Its also the most back wireless extender netgear has. 

3. something to keep in mind with how extenders work that people don't usually understand. They have to receive and rebroadcast using the same chip. And they can't do both at once. So your throughput (speed) is cut in half if not more. And it increases latency.

4. They have to work off a good signal. They can't pickup a bad signal and have it be better just because its there. So take the fastest speed you can get on your 2.4ghz signal where the extender is going to be and cut that speed in roughly half. If you place it in an area with bad coverage, its going to have even worse speeds. 

5. 2.4ghz is significantly slower than 5ghz and its more sensitive to interference. For instance, my orbi setup averages around 30-40mbps on 2.4ghz. 5ghz is around 500mbps. 

6. this is speed hit is mitigated a bit with tri-band extends as they reserve a wireless radio just for router----extender communication. but they are more expensive and still take a little speed/latency hit. not nearly as much though. 

7. there's ways to optimize extenders. Things like placement. Sometimes things in the walls block signals and a simple move a couple feet can make a big difference. Or changing wifi channels if you're on one with interference. 

So there's a lot to take into account with extenders. they're great at getting signals further away from the router but at the cost of speed and latency.