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extender for wndr330 vs verizon extender vs Cox Cable extender
Please be patient with my question as I am trying to understand ..on my ipad I sometimes loose connection to the wifi and if several guests are connecting their Iphones to my wifi they too experience dropping of connection. Now I have an iphone 7 that gets only 1-2 bars and Verizon want me to buy a signal extender to boost my wifi signal that they say will allow the 4g LTE to be better for phone calls. I also am experiencing a dropping of wifi on the Iphone 7 while playing a game too. That being said, my confusion is if an extender going to extend my wifi signal or my verizon signal or both? Verizon said the verizon signal goes thru the wifi and that is what is confusing me. Is there a difference between an extender from Verizon or one from Staples or my wifi Cox Cable or one from Netgear? OR do I just need a new stronger router. My modem is the latest from Cox Cable. Thank you for anyone who can help me understand.
So I bought a plug in Netgear extender and have not dropped at all..so maybe my WNDR330 is ok. Can you tell me what the advantage would be to get a more modern (and which one please) Netgear Modem?
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OldBob wrote:
Now I have an iphone 7 that gets only 1-2 bars and Verizon want me to buy a signal extender to boost my wifi signal that they say will allow the 4g LTE to be better for phone calls.
I am thinking they mean this: http://s7.vzw.com/is/content/VerizonWireless/Devices/Samsung/4glte-network-ext/samsung-4g-lte-network-extender-sls-UG.pdf
That basically puts a small cell tower in your house (extending LTE). It connects to your home router via ethernet, and sends your cell phone traffic over your home internet connection. It has nothing to do with wifi.
Thank You..So if I am dropping wifi on the phone and ipad do I need a stronger/better router or an extender for the router? My house is only 40 feet long ranch but we do have thick walls. If so, what model would you reco.
So I bought a plug in Netgear extender and have not dropped at all..so maybe my WNDR330 is ok. Can you tell me what the advantage would be to get a more modern (and which one please) Netgear Modem?
