want to buy a wifi adapater

[mushisgosu]

I built my PC recently and i want to buy a WiFi adapter because i would like to move my pc upstairs. My router model is 5168N-010 my ISP is bell mts, i'm using ethernet at the moment and I have win10, i was wondering if this would work

https://www.primecables.ca/en/p-352650-cab-nano-fx8188-all-adaptateur-usb-80211n-sans-fil-150-mbps-de-taille-nanomtrique-primecables?from_pla=google&sku=358015&gclid=CjwKCAiAoNTUBRBUEiwAWje2lp9_HrR6d_loDaDbiZ83qKmSWzz9__fiSiofsZ7yrIE8MuWwRqr-CRoCfFQQAvD_BwE#sku358015

 

[bill001g]

That is likely your worst possible choice for a USB wifi adapter. Device like that are designed to be small and portable, mostly for devices like tablet or laptops that are moved around a lot.

They trade performance for the small size. They tend to have very low output power to save battery and have very small antenna.

When you are using it in a house something that is larger and runs on a USB cable...to get it away from the back of the computer...is better. You can use a USB cable on any adapter and it will likely help.

This is just a example of the type of device, this is rather old model there are many newer ones.

https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5520_TL-WN822N.html

Unfortunately there is no way to predict how well any wifi will work. Some houses absorb large amounts of the signals. In those cases a powerline solution that uses the electrical wires in your house tend to work better.

 

[mushisgosu]

ok thanks