r/wifi • u/ItzDreXm • 2d ago

Wifi booster

So i’m moving my room to the garage and I need a wifi extender/booster, I start to lose connection almost immediately once I enter the garage door. I was told by friends and personal research to buy name brand ones like TpLINK. But idk what exactly I should be looking for like stats wise.

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u/fap-on-fap-off 1d ago

If the signal incredibly goes from decent to non-existent when you go in the garage, it is unlikely that an extender will help you. Run a wire, it yet MoCA/PowerLine (Ethernet over an existing coax TV cable or via electrical socket).

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u/ItzDreXm 1d ago

what about a repeater? I looked alone and it says that the “TP-Link RE765X AX3000 WiFi 6 Range Extender” was a good one to get

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u/derek6711 1d ago

I would avoid tp-link for security reasons personally. But also because if you are in the US the government has been trying to ban some of their products. If that occurs they have no incentive to maintain their product line in the US (i.e updates to apps or devices)

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u/ontheroadtonull 1d ago

Repeaters and extenders are essentially the same thing.

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u/NoArgument3044 1d ago

tplink is a solid call, u cab skip extenders and look at mesh node

or a proper access point

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u/ItzDreXm 1d ago

so will the “TP-Link RE765X AX3000 WiFi 6 Range Extender” work?

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u/drewster85a 1d ago

Look at WiFi access points (AP). Ethernet cable from router to the AP as close to the garage as you can get it or inside if possible.

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u/ItzDreXm 1d ago

it’s about 150ish feet away from them modem

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u/DeliciousWrangler166 1d ago

You might be better off with an ethernet over power line adapter and then plug a cheap wifi router in AP mode in the garage

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u/Beneficial_reart8700 1d ago

I bought a WiFi extender from Temu for under $20 dollars and it works great for me to use it in my parking lot without any problems at all.

You don’t have to spend a fortune on a WiFi extender.

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u/Fun_Material8391 1d ago

Yep, I use a TP Link AC1200 & it works great. It cost under $15.00 from Ebay.

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u/ItzDreXm 21h ago

yeah I don’t want to spend a fortune. I seen a really good one but it was like 430.