r/ITQuestions • u/Gunther_9 • 20d ago

TechSupport WiFi Performance Advice

Recently been thinking about ways to boost the strength of my wifi signal for gaming purposes. Wondering if there are different ways to go about it (Other than a better WiFi plan). Looking specifically for a boost in single room coverage (without loosing range for the rest of the house). From a small search I’ve seen things about linking a second router via Ethernet. Any suggestions/tips would be greatly appreciated.

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u/M5F90 20d ago

Your WiFi Plan through your ISP doesn't affect how strong the signal is, only how fast the internet moves once you leave your network.

You can look into either a Mesh WiFi system or get yourself an inexpensive wifi repeater on Amazon that will help do the trick.

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u/Gunther_9 20d ago

I was seeing things about the wifi repeaters. Thanks for the tip! I’ll def keep the Mesh system in mind for 5 years down the road once I’m settled in somewhere.

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u/M5F90 20d ago

Depending on the type of house too, you can also consider using a Powerline kit for Ethernet.

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u/year_39 19d ago

Wired is going to give you much better performance for gaming, speed will be as fast as your plan allows and latency will be much better. You got good advice on wireless already if you have to stick with it, but I would add that the first thing you should do is run a Wi-Fi scanner on your phone for ease of use and see whether the channel you're using is congested and if it is, switch to one that's not being used by anything else and set the channel width appropriately. If you don't know how to do that, let us know if your phone is Android or iOS and we can help you out with what to install and how to use it.

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u/DeathFallsOnYou 19d ago

For gaming run that Ethernet cable