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Which WiFi range extender should I buy?
My situation is I live in an Apartment. I haver Verizon FiOS 150/150.
The location of the Verizon FiOS router is located in the living room. The room I want to use as my office space is considered the dining room and such has no cable/phone/rj 45 outlets for internet so everything needs to be wireless.
What I was thinking of doing was using a WiFi extender to do this so that I could use the ports on the back of that to make wired devices (several of them) connect to the Verizon FiOS router. I will probably end up connecting a small network switch to this to connect all the wired devices in the office area.
The question is which range extender should I go with. I want to use the 5G connection on the Verizon FiOS router to get the maximum speed possible between the two areas.
Should I go with the expensive Model: EX7000 or should I go with something else?
4 Replies
Hello Mrsmoofy
Since you said you want the max speed and you need ports have you looked into powerline adapters they can carry the full speeds across your powerlines. There are some drawbacks such as if you are in a place with old wiring.
DarrenM
I can get gigabit speeds across power lines? I'm not sure of the age of the wiring so that could pose some issues but that is an interesting idea I've always shyed away from using the power line adapters because I've heard so many people have issue with them working.
Yes we do offer models that have gigabit ethernet and yes this does not always work for everyone it just all depends on the house electrical setup.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20233
DarrenM
You should stay away from powerline networking, not because it isn't effective; but because you live in an apartment and you are more likely to get a high amount of signal interference from all the shared electrical wiring.
In my experience, you can get more than enough speed with the EX6200 in bridge mode. Essentially, it uses all its Wifi power to give you near wired speeds in your office. Alternatively, I have used Fastlane-tech to have a completely wireless setup in a similar office situation. You are still basically limited only by your ISPs bandwidth and not your home network speed.
