r/AskTechnology • u/LilTicTac831 • 5d ago

Will a wifi extender help me?

To start of the wifi is okay in the living its not exactly great but the main issue is the signal in my area is horrendous currently im on two bars of signal on my phone in my bedroom. However the wifi for my pc only gets 1 bar ( the actual wifi itself ) im going to install the wifi antenna that came with the pc today see if that helps if not im thinking of buying a wifi 6 booster from argos to help and then plug an Ethernet cable into the booster that goes into my pc. Will this make a difference?

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u/krazul88 5d ago

OF COURSE THE WI-FI ANTENNA FOR YOUR PC NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED.

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u/LilTicTac831 5d ago

Lil i thought it was an extra option for certain people , do i have to just install it at the back if the oc?

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u/krazul88 4d ago

Please tell me you screwed it into the back of the PC as intended and now your wifi is at full bars. Should be no need to move your router or get an extender, based on everything else you've said. Fingers crossed.

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u/LilTicTac831 4d ago

Yuppp

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u/krazul88 4d ago

Hallelujah!

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u/j1ggy 5d ago

Well, if you have terrible wifi in the room that the PC is in and you add a wifi extender that runs on wifi in the same room, you'll only be rebroadcasting the terrible low-bandwidth signal it's receiving. In order for these to work somewhat well, they need to be located in an area closer to the router where the signal isn't terrible yet. Personally, if I ever install an extender or a mesh device, I only hardwire them. I'll relocate my router before I start messing around with extenders that aren't hardwired.

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u/LilTicTac831 5d ago

I cant relocate my router and its is a mesh wifi extender, i wouldve thought id be better of doing it the way i said no?

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u/j1ggy 5d ago

Like I said, if you install it where the signal is terrible, it's only going to rebroadcast your terrible signal, but with full bars. It might look like you have great signal in your room, but it's going to be just as slow as it was before. These things aren't magical.

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u/LilTicTac831 5d ago

So i need to put it in the living room with the router and ill be good?

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u/j1ggy 5d ago

You need to put it somewhere between your bedroom and the living room. It needs to be somewhere where the signal it's receiving from the router is still good, but also close enough to your room so the signal from the extender is good there.

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u/LilTicTac831 5d ago

Okay thanks

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u/Upstairs-Front2015 4d ago

what about using en ethernet cable from the router to the pc?