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cwsharrow
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Mar 17, 2020
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What extender will work with R7900p?

I have a R7900P router from Costco which works well for most of the house.  When I move to a screened porch the service is spotty.  There are tons of extenders available but don't know if one works better than the other.  Primarily looking to run a Sonos speaker, laptop, and smart TV.  Any thoughts?

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    I'm a fan of the triband extenders. Most extenders suffer becuase that have to receive and retransmit with the same radio chipset. This reduces their speed in half and increases latency. the tri-bands offset that by reserver one band just for router---extender communication. 

    That'd be my recommendation, look at the triband extenders that are offered. 

    • cwsharrow's avatar
      cwsharrow
      Initiate

      Thank you.  Do you know if the following works with the R7900P?

      AC2200 Nighthawk® X4S Tri-band Range Extender

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        should work great!