Opinions on multiple Wifis in a household?

[Vauxus]

Well, I live in a house with 4 other family members. On average we will have an xbox, computer, kindle and an iphone on at one time. I am the farthest from the router and modem, and I cannot install any wiring for a wired connection for when I get my own computer. During 12PM-12AM our internet gives my room 1-2 bars of connection. And that's usually when I am up.

Would it be wise of me to pay for another wifi connection which would be hosted from my computer? I will start youtube, and I'd rather not move the new computer around when playing and uploading.

 

[Math Geek]

if your current speed plan is enough for the household, then you can simply get a range extender to boost the signal to your room. if the trouble is too many people on and not enough speed, then it could be useful to have your own connection so all the speed is yours.

good range extenders usually plug into an outlet placed about halfway to you from the router. it will amplify the signal so it reaches you full strength. a second option that i have used in the past was to spring for a commercial grade router. they are stronger and can handle more connections at the same time. by law consumer grade is limited in power and commercial grade is allowed a little more. they can run $250-300 on the low end but can be worth it if you have a lot of devices connecting.

 

[cfig]

I've gone so far as to buy two Linksys WRT54G routers and install DD-WRT on them. Basically, you just set one up as a wireless client bridge and the other as a normal router. You can get lost in the settings, but, two of those can be set up as a makeshift repeater. If you'd rather spend $20-40 this is definitely a viable option.