• You999@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    I know this is a joke but please do not buy repeaters they do not work how you would expect them to work.

    Repeaters take an already weak signal and amplify that signal while increasing the latency. Sure this makes the signal go farther but it doesn’t increase the bandwidth and if you stand in between the originating wifi source and the repeater your device may not migrate to the source wifi even though it might be faster because the reapeter has the illusion of being a better signal because it’s louder.

    The better route to go is to use multiple wifi APs through out the building connected back to your router with ethernet.

    You could also go with mesh access points but you have to do a lot of research and planning; The two key things to look out for is they mesh system must have a dedicated backhaul and you must place them where each node has an excellent signal to the next node. Since most backhauls run on 5Ghz and 6Ghz this means there shouldn’t be any walls between them.

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.de
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      9 months ago

      WiFi Repeaters are basically a game of telephone. There’s no way that the repetition of a repetition of an almost broken signal can be anything but trash.