New UNIFI router vs wifi extender, New house
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 Jun 24 2018, 03:30 PM
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Hi there.
I am staying in a condo about 950 sqft And I found my bedroom is lacking in strong WiFi connectivity I am on the look out for WiFi extender and stumbled upon this on shopee TP-Link TL-WA855RE Any advise if this is good? My unifi is 30mbps |
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Jun 25 2018, 10:05 AM
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QUOTE(SilentVampire @ Jun 25 2018, 07:36 AM) Change your router rather than getting an extender, would recommend the Asus RT-AC1300UHP.. The price is insane man. Rm 600 for one.  My bedroom not to say cannot get but a bit slow and 2 bars only. I hope the rm 70 extender will help me in some way |
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Jun 25 2018, 10:14 AM
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QUOTE(SilentVampire @ Jun 25 2018, 10:12 AM) An extender will just halve the thoroughout, so good luck if you are gaming. A good router is a good investment long-term as you are using your Internet connection daily,, and most of us here are using something similar or better than that. This is the cheapest I could find on Lazada: https://www.lazada.com.my/products/asus-rt-...9mhL4i&search=1 What do you mean half the throughout?? Meaning the speed will not be good?? As in half the speed??Anyway, up to you, and I hope that the extender does help solve your problem. |
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Jun 25 2018, 10:51 AM
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QUOTE(jmas @ Jun 25 2018, 10:24 AM) I think he mean "throughput". Oh I see. I understand now. Thank youGenerally, using repeater will get you slower response since data will need to go thru 1 more device. So ping will be higher, not good for online game. Normal internet browsing and video streaming/download shouldn't affect much by this. |
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Jun 25 2018, 10:54 AM
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QUOTE(Zot @ Jun 25 2018, 10:33 AM) Instead of range extender, why not use power line Ethernet like this for example: But if need to use a cable that is long enough to connect to my room I think need at least 15m and it will be messy wiring on the floor. Unless I engage an electrician to do it for me and it will be another additional cost.https://www.lazada.com.my/products/tp-link-...5&utm_campaign=[SSA-020000000000-00000-00000-0]:%20Top%20Computers%20and%20Laptops&utm_term=[SSA-020700000000-00000-00000-0]:%20Top%20Network%20Components_xxmo0000000at0207_c_aud-315154827062:pla-451446129733&adjust_tracker=t2v78t_5n20iw&adjust_campaign=1415046120&adjust_adgroup=55351296413_c_aud-315154827062:pla-451446129733&adjust_creative=451446129733_207251_118086785&tracker_limit=1000000&ef_id=WzBT4QAABf-Rk6Qq:20180625023057:s Now you get the Ethernet direct from Ethernet port at router which is faster than WiFi theoretically. Note that WiFi is not full duplex like LAN. It is only half-duplex |
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Jun 25 2018, 10:55 AM
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QUOTE(SilentVampire @ Jun 25 2018, 10:19 AM) Speed will suffer a little, but ping times and latency will be higher, compared to when you connect directly through the router. Oh I see. Noted with thanks bro |
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