NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

Pullingmyhair12's avatar
Oct 02, 2023

WN1000RP – N150 Iphone doesn’t connect

Network is set up and the mac can connect, however when I try to connect on iPhone it buffers indefinitely.

3 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    The wn1000rp is a very slow/old wifi booster. 

    If you look at the reviews from it 11 year ago when it was released, it wasn't that fast at that time either. 

    It might be time to upgrade the extender to something with a bit more performance. 

    • Pullingmyhair12's avatar
      Pullingmyhair12
      Aspirant
      Okay thanks, I bought this on ebay for £12 did I get scammed?

      So many wifi routers out there with so many different capabilities I just wanted something cheap and easy.

      No chance of getting this one fixed for iPhones then?
      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        scammed? No. 

        But you bought something without knowing what you bought. 

        You bought a super cheap/old/poor performing extender. 

        It was released over a decade ago. 

        Expecting the same performance from gear a decade old isn't realistic. 

         

        I'd look at buying something dual band from a newer generation.