You’re in your house, maybe your bedroom or your backyard, and suddenly your internet starts feeling slow as hell? Perhaps your go-to online game is constantly lagging despite the fact that the internet operates just fine in the living room? That can be a bit annoying, yeah? This tends to happen because your Wi-Fi signal is weak in some areas of your home. But luckily, there is a little magical device that assists with that, namely a WIFI extender!
Imagine your primary internet box as a speaker, which is technically known as a router. It transmits your Wi-Fi signal in a similar way a speaker broadcasts music. However, if you are literally next to the speaker, the music comes out loud and clear. But if you walk away or get into another room full of thick walls, the music becomes fainter, harder to hear. And your Wi-Fi signal operates in the same fashion!
A Wi-Fi extender is essentially a second speaker, receiving the music (i.e., your Wi-Fi signal) from the main speaker, then playing it even farther. So it “prolongs” the distance of your Wi-Fi. It takes signal from your main router and decides to repeat it, but strengthened in the areas where there was previously a weak signal.
Here is a general look at how a Wi-Fi extender operates:
Wi-Fi extenders fit into plenty of situations as a very useful device here are the main ones:
Large Houses: If you live in a large house your Wi-Fi may be wonderful next to the router but terrible in the rooms farthest away. Considering an extender can help fill that gap and ensure every corner of your home has a strong wi-fi signal.
Lots of Brick in Between: Certain houses have so much brick between them, your Wi-Fi might never reach the other side. This happens a lot in more aged buildings. An extender helps the signal transition through these tricky gaps.
If you want to sit in the garden with your tablet in the summer or use it in your outdoor cabin or patio, that may be out of range of your Wi-Fi. If you need to extend that connection outdoors, an extender can help.
After all, you accept that your home isn’t massive, but you set a large number of Wi-Fi related Devices to it – of discovery phones, tablets, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and clever home devices – the sign can get stretched thin. Using an extender can get the burden of maintaining everybody glued to their connection.
Gaming and Streaming: If you do a lot of gaming, or like to watch movies in HD, a weak Wi-Fi signal can mean the difference between a smooth experience and stuttering or lag. An extender would help you keep a continuous connection so that you could enjoy your entertainment without any problems.
Configuring a Wi-Fi extender is typically a breeze. All you have to do is plug it into a wall outlet at some point between your primary router and the area of your Wi-Fi dead zone. After that, you go through a few simple steps, typically just a button pushes on the extender and your router.
Thus, for those of you out there with Internet Express still moving at the speed of light but then all of a sudden hitting a “dead zone” in your home that just seems to eat up the Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi extender may be just what you need. It seamlessly integrates with your connection to guarantee you a stable, quality Wi-Fi signal wherever you need it. Internet Express is always striving to bring you the best possible internet experience, and while we are geared with our mighty broadband, it is important to know the tools available to ensure you maximize every second of your connection inside of your home, including a Wi-Fi extender.
