Wifi booster recommendation for home

PGE1970

Hi,

I posted this in the wireless thread but no replies (it's only been 24 hours though) and this might be a more appropriate forum.

Can anyone recommend a good wifi booster for a family home (circa 2500 sq feet).

It should be very user friendly as I am a computer idiot(!) and able to boost for use with a PS4 and netflix on a PC.

As it needs to boost to a few rooms (3 including 1 upstairs), do I need to buy a unit with more than one receiver i.e the unit that attaches to the router and then 2 or 3 "receiver" units to put in the various rooms?

I don't mind paying for something good but I haven't a clue what to look for!

All help gratefully appreciated!!

Thanks.

babelfish1990

PGE1970 wrote: »

Hi,

I posted this in the wireless thread but no replies (it's only been 24 hours though) and this might be a more appropriate forum.

Can anyone recommend a good wifi booster for a family home (circa 2500 sq feet).

It should be very user friendly as I am a computer idiot(!) and able to boost for use with a PS4 and netflix on a PC.

As it needs to boost to a few rooms (3 including 1 upstairs), do I need to buy a unit with more than one receiver i.e the unit that attaches to the router and then 2 or 3 "receiver" units to put in the various rooms?

I don't mind paying for something good but I haven't a clue what to look for!

All help gratefully appreciated!!

Thanks.

If you are willing to pay a bit extra, you should consider using a Mesh WiFi solution - such as Google WiFi. This will support both 2.4GHz & 5GHz, and also supports full roaming between access points. Roaming is important for devices such as phones and tablets, and is not supported on the low-end home-plug repeaters etc. In a multi access-point home, phones and tablets will typically cling onto the first access point that they connect to, rather than switching to the strongest access point as you move around the house. They will only switch when the signal from the weaker access point drops completely, and then the switching process causes a break, which could be enough to break down a VOIP or WiFi Calling call, for example. With Mesh WiFi, one device takes control, and manages seamless connections for all end users as you roam between devices. Mesh WiFi also allows you to either connect the additional points wirelessly (if no more than 2 rooms apart typically), or using Ethernet Cable, if you have it. A 3-Pack of Google WiFi devices costs around €250, but it would be an excellent future-proof solution. Just turn off the WiFi in your Broaband modem, and place the first of the Mesh devices at that location, with the others located to give you full coverage throughout the home.

PGE1970

Thank you Babelfish, I will look into that.

I'm not very good with technology so I'm looking for a "plug & play" type solution. The signal isn't too bad generally other than in the two rooms furthest away from the router (about 50 feet in one room at its furthers end and an upstairs room).

srsly78

You don't want a wifi booster, you just want a second hotspot - which can be had for peanuts. Connect this to main router via ethernet, turn off dhcp on one of them. Get someone technical to help with configuration.

homer911

Maybe its overkill...


https://www.netgear.com/orbi/

This works on a mesh system using multiple radios meaning its much faster than a basic range extender

PGE1970

Thanks for all the replies.

I suppose that I'd hoped to spend €150 to €200 and thought that would be sufficient?

srsly78

e20 for a second wifi router is all you need. Ok maybe another few euro for ethernet cable.

Mesh wifi is great for a large business or convention center. I don't know why anyone would bother with it at home tho.

killanena

As mentioned a few times, you can just get a second router and bridge them, fairly easy to do and plenty of guides and videos online to show you how.