Will a wifi extender work?

[conaelan]

I just built a gaming computer and bought a wifi adapter to connect to the motherboard to get internet. This computer is upstairs in my room, while the modem and router is downstairs. I noticed that while I was trying to download League of legends that the speed was only 40 kbps. So I was thinking of buying a wifi extender to put up in my room to get a better connection. My question is will this work and what is a good one that is fairly cheap and has a speed of 300 mbps? Thanks in advance.

 

[WVMountie07]

This is the one I have considered, personally:

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Extender-Essentials-EX2700/dp/B00L0YLRUW/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1444677835&sr=1-4&keywords=wireless+extender

 

[USAFRet]

If you put a extender/repeater/whatever in the same place as your PC, it will see the same crappy signal as your PC does now.

What you have:
Router--------------------------------------------------PC = crappy signal

What you want:
Router--------------------------------------------------Extender-PC = similarly crappy signal

What you need:
Router------------------WiFi Extender------------PC = maybe better signal

What you really need:
Router------------Cat5e----------------------------PC = 100% performance

 

[conaelan]

What is a cat5e?

 

[littleleo]

Are you getting your wireless signal from the router or the modem. Perhaps you ISP has a better model modem if that is the case. Mine offered me a free upgrade and the new models offers much better performance. For gaming I don't recommend wireless connections, keyboards or mice. Perhaps you can use a power line adapter kit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704164&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Powerline+Networking-_-N82E16833704164&gclid=CIvvkbTZvcgCFQ9rfgod_VoEow&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[USAFRet]

What is a cat5e?

An ethernet cable.

In terms of connection performance between you and the router, WiFi, no matter how, is last on the list of things to use.

 

[littleleo]

What is a cat5e?

It is the most common Ethernet cable being used right now.and gives superior performance and reliability over WiFi.

 

[conaelan]

How can I use an ethernet cord when my router and modem are downstairs and my computer are upstairs?

 

[USAFRet]

How can I use an ethernet cord when my router and modem are downstairs and my computer are upstairs?

This depends:

Is this your house, or your parents house?
If yours, string the cable.
If your parents...how amenable are they to creative wiring? Done right, no one will ever see it.

 

[conaelan]

So you're telling me that you want me to buy a 50ft long ethernet cable from my room to downstairs?

 

[USAFRet]

So you're telling me that you want me to buy a 50ft long ethernet cable from my room to downstairs?

If you want 100% performance, yes.
If you want 75% performance, powerline adapters.
If you want some random performance that drops all the time...WiFi.

 

[conaelan]

Ok ill think about it thanks

 

[littleleo]

So you're telling me that you want me to buy a 50ft long ethernet cable from my room to downstairs?

If you want 100% performance, yes.
If you want 75% performance, powerline adapters.
If you want some random performance that drops all the time...WiFi.

Very well put, if this is his folks house I think the Powerline is his best option. If it is his I'd run the cable.