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Tulbox
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Jun 04, 2020

Signal Boosters and Xfinity wireless TV cable receivers

Hello

 

If I install a signal booster in my house will it also boost the signal to my Xfinity wireless cable tv receivers?

 

Thank you

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 05, 2020
    Tulbox wrote:

    Hello

     

    If I install a signal booster in my house will it also boost the signal to my Xfinity wireless cable tv receivers?

     

    Thank you

    Maybe? 

    The issue with wireless extenders is that standard extenders have to receive and retransmit. And they can't do both at once. so it cuts their throughput (speed) in half. Right off the bat. The triband extenders mitigate this by reserving a 5ghz band just for router----extender communication so they have much better speeds. 

    So they might help. But a lot depends on how they're already functioning, how big your home is, what your home is made of, and other interference in your home.