ᐅ Poor Wi-Fi Coverage Despite Using a Range Extender – What Can Be Done?

Hello everyone,

We have a single-family home with two floors (built on a slope, ground floor + basement). Our router is located in the basement in the utility room. We have a Wi-Fi repeater in the hallway on the ground floor, but the signal is very poor. Our internet connection speed is 50,000 (50,000), so it should work fine. Our PCs and TVs are connected to the internet directly via Ethernet cables and don’t rely on Wi-Fi. However, Wi-Fi coverage for phones and tablets on the ground floor is weak.

Can anyone recommend a repeater that offers better performance? Currently, we are using the TP Link RE 450 AC 1750.

There must be good options that can be connected to the internet via Ethernet cable and then broadcast Wi-Fi. I haven’t found any yet, but such devices must exist, right?

Thanks in advance,
Best regards

Repeaters are unreliable.

Devices that you connect directly to the network cable are called access points, not repeaters.

Do you have additional network ports where you can connect access points? Otherwise, just connect a small switch where the TV is, and then connect both the TV and an access point there. Ideally, this should be done on every floor.

A good option is Ubiquiti. Their UniFi access points are excellent.

Thank you for your quick reply; I will check that right away. We definitely still have several network ports available in the house. Best regards

Actually, this should work without a repeater or access point or anything else. A good standard router should be able to handle this.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way; we have one from the telecom provider. The walls are also quite thick, so we'll try using an access point.

seat88 schrieb:

Actually, this should work without a repeater, access point, or anything else. A good standard router should be able to handle it.

Trying to get a signal from the basement to the upstairs is quite optimistic, and who knows what kind of interference might affect things in the home theater room.