[Electronics-Talk] router extenders

[Tony Malykh]

The biggest problem with extenders is that they create a separate wifi 
network, and your devices won't transparently switch between your 
router's network and your extender's network. More expensive extenders 
allow you to create a network by the same name, which is even more 
confusing, since now all your devices would only see a single network, 
but in fact there will be two separate networks, without transparent 
switching between them, so your phone might be connected to the one in 
the farthest  corner.

What you probably need to get is a wifi mesh network - this will allow 
your devices to transparently switch between router and satellites. But 
it comes with a router of its own. I recommend Netgear Orbi, but I've 
also heard good things about Eero. Web interface of Orbi is fully 
accessible, not sure about eero.


On 11/5/2020 10:21 PM, Rob Kaiser via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I didn't know the best list to ask this question so I'm sending this to both
> lists. It looks like I'm going to need a router extender. How much do they
> run, &, does anyone know the best brand of extender to get? Any help would
> be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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