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bdfm
Guide
Mar 22, 2020

Will an extender help increase signal strength

We use the Nighthawk D7000 modem/router in a medium-large sized home. Our ISP is Century Link DSL with VERY slow download service of 12 Mbps advertised with typical 8 Mbps realized.  My wife and I no...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 23, 2020

mesh extenders are triband. they do negate a lot of the slowdowns experienced by standard extenders. 

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bdfm
Guide
Mar 23, 2020

Thanks - I may give one a try to see if it improves the signal strength in the room in question without a noticeable loss elsewhere