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Yeetmeister
Feb 11, 2020Aspirant
Problems with wifi extender EX2700 after power outage
I bought an EX2700 a few weeks ago as an ethernet alternative and its been working amazingly giving me 30-40mbps download and 10-15 upload. We had a sudden 8 hour power outage on sunday and now it si...
Yeetmeister
Feb 12, 2020Aspirant
When my phone is next to the extender it’s speed is maximum (as in full bars on WiFi)
plemans
Feb 12, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Yeetmeister wrote:
When my phone is next to the extender it’s speed is maximum (as in full bars on WiFi)
Full bars on wifi isn't a speed or any type of accurate measurement.
Use the speedtest app/program for both devices. Also make sure you're on the 2.4ghz if you're speed testing. You can't compare 2.4ghz speed to 5ghz speed.
- YeetmeisterFeb 12, 2020Aspirant
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