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SEANBEAN8
Aspirant
Oct 20, 2018

Wifi extender no difference

Hi there   i recently bought a netgear wifi extender (NETGEAR 11AC 750 Mbps (300 Mbps + 450 Mbps) Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Range Extender with External Antennas (Wi-Fi Booster) (EX3700-100UKS) Wh...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 20, 2018

What color is the router LED on the extender?

 

Can you try connecting to the 2.4 ghz network with a phone or tablet (in the same room as the PS4), and measure the speed from that device?  Also, measure the speeds to the wifi box and the extender in the same room as the extender (using the same phone or tablet as the first test).

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SEANBEAN8
Aspirant
Oct 20, 2018

The LED colour is green

 

i just tried my tablet with the 2g network and I got 7.5mpbs while on the normal wifi box I got 15 mpbs 

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 21, 2018

    What upload speeds did you see?