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Wifi extenders
Can someone help me out. Can anyone refer me to what kind of wifi extender I should be looking for. Sorry. Not very computer literate much less wifi. I was looking at the eero mesh wifi router on Amazon, but before I spend that much money on something I want to make sure it would work with TMobiles wifi. Cannot find any info about this eero mesh. Any help or suggestions for other systems is greatly appreciated.
It's not connected to the gateway physically. It's plugged into a wall outlet between the gateway snd the detached den and office.
I haven't had a problem hooking up any wifi 6 extender, my problem is I've tried various ones and only get from 80 to 100 on my downloads even when going through another router connected to the T-mobile router, direct connect through wifi or ethernet I'm getting 400 to 550+ on my downloads. Its throttling when connected to another device.
Okay. I have Google Home connected to my T-Mobile Gateway. Also, connected to my Google Home are two mini nests, both are in upstair's bedrooms. One of the Google minis keeps disconnecting from the wifi. What would be the best solution to keep it connected? A wifi extender?
Eddy wrote:
Okay. I have Google Home connected to my T-Mobile Gateway. Also, connected to my Google Home are two mini nests, both are in upstair's bedrooms. One of the Google minis keeps disconnecting from the wifi. What would be the best solution to keep it connected? A wifi extender?
I would first rule out a malfunctioning device (since you say that the issue is happening to just one of your Minis). Try placing the misbehaving Mini closer to the gateway, and see if you are still experiencing disconnections. Next, see if switching with the other device gives you the same result.
Also, is there a chance that you can change the location of the gateway? In my case, putting it in one of the bedrooms that is closer to the center of our house makes a huge difference in signal quality and reach.
I am using a BrosTrend AC1200 WiFi Extender, my back door camera was losing connection and I also need to use a RJ45 connection for my home security system. it uses a EXT after the 5 or 2.4 so you have to connect to it if you are moving a laptop around but for a fix item it works well. My house is a ranch about 2200 with a basement. the gateway is on one end of the house and the extender is on the opposite end of the house.
ds94ta wrote:
Can someone help me out. Can anyone refer me to what kind of wifi extender I should be looking for. Sorry. Not very computer literate much less wifi. I was looking at the eero mesh wifi router on Amazon, but before I spend that much money on something I want to make sure it would work with TMobiles wifi. Cannot find any info about this eero mesh. Any help or suggestions for other systems is greatly appreciated.
The Eero Mesh system is it's own network by default. Basically the Eero system will have it's own network & password with it's own built in security, if you plug it into the TM gateway Eero system input port (usually the yellow T5 network plug) There are ways to get extra fancy and modify the WiFi devices into Access Point mode (AP mode) so that the WiFi system you plug in, just extends the gateway systems, but that process varies based on the manufacturer, and I am not that savvy.
I'm having trouble getting my Wavlink Wifi Extender to work with my T-Mo Nokia Gateway in repeater mode (to provide a strong wifi signal in the garage). I can get the repeater to connect to the gateway just fine, but it won't connect through to the internet. It seems the gateway won't assign an IP address to the repeater. Any suggestions?
zmaj101 wrote:
I'm having trouble getting my Wavlink Wifi Extender to work with my T-Mo Nokia Gateway in repeater mode (to provide a strong wifi signal in the garage). I can get the repeater to connect to the gateway just fine, but it won't connect through to the internet. It seems the gateway won't assign an IP address to the repeater. Any suggestions?
In the phone app under devices you can see if it's there and see the IP address. When I use my I need to switch on it because the extender add (ext) to my SSID. a real pain. I am now using the Google Ness 2200 (the deal with T-Mobile has) and it's working well for me.
drnewcomb wrote:
You want to use as few extenders as possible. Every one slows your network down.
I'm in the middle of a free two week trial with T-Mobile Gateway. Things seem to be going well, but I'm thinking about hooking up Netgear's Orbi Mesh Extenders. I have outdoor screened-in lights, ceiling fan and a garage door camera that needs to be on the 2.4GHz. I'm thinking I may need something that strengthens the signal. But after reading your comment I'm confused. Mesh extenders slow the WiFi connection?
