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goodyrl's avatar
goodyrl
Aspirant
Jun 07, 2020

Need Extender Recommendations

I have a Netgear AC3000 Model R7900
I live in a 2500 sq ft home-single level
The router is in the back third of the home
I need an extender so I can reach all areas
I’ve tried all 3 bands ; 2.4 , 5.1, and 5.2
I’d like something that will cover whole house without diminishing download speeds.
Thanks

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    An extender by the very function of how it works, will diminish speeds. To what extent though is the point. 

    A standard dual band extend will cut its throughput in roughly half. reason why is that the extender has to recieve and then retransmit. and it can't do both at once. 

    A  triband extender will loose some speed but not nearly as much because it reserves a 5ghz band just for router--extender communication. This keeps your speed up. But it still takes a little bit of hit. 

    I'd be at minimum looking at the tribands with your home size. its fairly large for a single level. 

    If you're needing more than 1 extender, I'd actually be looking at moving to a true mesh system and not an extender mesh system.