STOP making this WiFi Range Extender mistake and INSTANTLY get faster Internet!

You get WiFi Extender and WiFi Repeaters - what is the difference and what change can you quickly make to triple your internet speed?
This is what I will show you today!
We look at the differences between WiFi Extenders and WiFi Repeaters and YES there is a difference which is why you are probably disappointed by your WiFi and internet speed.

#TheTechieGuy
Need to get faster wifi and faster internet? Is your gaming lagging and your zoom buffering? Whats a Mesh WiFi and WiFi 6 anyways? Don't worry - I got you.
Here is where I show you all you need to know about faster and better connectivity with best router settings, wifi optimization, wifi tips and internet bandwidth performance tricks and even boosting speed apps.
If you also want to know about which phone you should buy, I got that for you too!
The latest Samsung Galaxy S9, S20 Ultra, Galaxy Note 10, or Google Pixel 4 XL? or perhaps the Apple iPhone 11 vs OnePlus Pro? If you also want to know the best cell tips and tricks then you are definitely in the right place!

My name is Liron Segev, aka TheTechieGuy, and I make tech simple for everyone to understand - I answer your technology questions making so you are more productive more efficient and getting more out of your phones, gadgets, and apps

Liron Segev aka TheTechieGuy

[rtwg]

I watched this earlier today and then went over for dinner at my parents' house. They have an extender that (we thought) was useless trash. But we didn't know about the extender's own WiFi. Or that it should be connected to the router with an ethernet cable. I ran one from the router, then found the extender's WiFi. Connected and now they have awesome fast WiFi even in the back not their yard where it was crap before! Thanks for the tip. A life saver.

[andrievbastichy]

underrated uploader.. gives you the info fast and concise i love it.. no waste of time and entertainment like LTC! keep up the good work!

[terradon]

My only point of confusion is if an extenders whole purpose is to make wifi far away from the router better, but you still need it to be hard wired to the router for it to actually be better, that makes the whole situation a lot harder because most people (including me) don’t know how to run an Ethernet cable through walls and across hallways and I don’t wanna see it strapped to the ceiling either so what am I supposed to do?

[simsalabim]

Would have been interesting to also see the speed of the normal Wifi but lets say at max range.

[jesseschumacher]

The entire point of the extender function is for those that can’t feasibly lead a cable to where they’d like an AP. Not necessarily “using it wrong.”

[eazthitman]

The non wired range extender was much faster than the repeater in this test so still much better to buy the extender and use without a wire.

[smhwill]

I’ve got 7.37 download speed and 2.41 upload speed so this definitely helped my confusion a lot, I’ve got a wifi repeater with a terrible signal. The speed near my router is 300+ mbps but is potato everywhere else apart from that room. Thanks so much for the tips.

[mriverlands]

Lekker video! Excellent summary. It's important to realize there's going to be a speed loss when you use a repeater. One of the uncommon uses of these repeaters is using it as a wireless to wired bridge to connect a device without a wireless adapter. One of my computers keeps dropping the connection with a USB wireless adapter but a direct ethernet connection to the port at the bottom of a "cheap" repeater holds the connection. I guess "slower and steady" sometimes beats "fast but flakey".

[IVAnswer]

Bro I wanna say thank you because I was gonna purchase something I didn’t need. Listening to this video I know I need a WiFi extender once again thank you 👍🤝

[whoreai]

Tysm u have helped me for years. I went from 20 mbps to 100plus

[stefox]

Great video! We live in an old house with thick walls so wifi is quite poor, after watching this I’ve routed an Ethernet wire from our router downstairs to the upstairs bedroom and across the landing to the centre of the house, should be ideal hardwired! Thanks for the upload 😊

[gerilennon]

OK fabulous Liron. You are my hero. I spent 3 hours futzing with nonsense until you came along and explained it simply. thanks.

[steves]

Thanks, Liron. Great video as always. What a difference this makes. I have a few years ago used powerline Wi-fi extenders with some very good results. However, I have since needed a better connection and as I was unable to place another cable to the areas where I needed the signal, I installed a mesh network. I've never looked back. Good speed, So far, it has proven to be very reliable as I had no downtime with it. I do enjoy your videos a lot as they are always very informative and you do explain everything really clear. Thanks for your hard work. Greetings from the UK.

[bpg]

Thanks for the video. I would have expected most people use them because its too difficult getting a cable to the location.

If you could easly get a cable the the spot where the repeater was, you could likely get one stratght to the computer and that would defeat the need for the extender.

[ShayneMostyn]

This was GOLD. I havent actually seen your channel before Liron. But I do listen to your VidIQ Podcast each and every week. Today I wanted to know about extenders and wasnt looking at the screen when I heard your voice. I thought hold on... why is the podcast playing??? Great video mate, you helped me out.

[futuresocieties.]

Thank you, so repeater is actually cheaper if you are going to be accomplishing what you would from an extender/repeater where I guess most people think using their extender as repeater instead of AP (original use) think they need no lan cable and can get better signal simultaneously I assume.

[christianmiller]

i use an Extender, and i use the existing disused coax cable to connect the router, and i have a cat5e cable from the extender to my desktop. Coax gives you a 3.5Gigabit/second instead of a 1Gps backhaul with LAN. It makes a big difference because I was only getting 5ooMbpsup/down with LAN, and with coax it's consistantly 950-980mbps close the advertised 1Gbps. So, if you used to have cable in your home and don't susbscribe anymore, but still have the cables left, same goes for satellite, this is a very easy option for you. Just wanted to share in hopes that it may help someone. Love you liron!

[earththunder]

Im a bit confused, how did you change it to the way it suppose to be? DO I connect my extender to my router or how do I get to the website where you changed it?

[Thderekfisherrr]

I have a 1200 mbps wifi repeater and it has 4 antennas... you said a good repeater has atleast 2 so I’m guessing mine will work fine hopefully 🤞🏻it’s coming in the mail btw lol

[erniemauricio]

total tech tool here. I have a fairly long house, so the router, placed in the middle barely reaches both ends. I was thinking of purchasing a REPEATER at the 1/4 and 3/4 points while the router stays at the 1/2 point. but after watching your extremely helpful video, you have convinced me to opt for an EXTENDER instead. However, I was wondering: can I place the Router at the 1/4 point and then an extender at the half-way point and another extender at the 3/4 point? will the signal be uniform throughout the length of the house? thanks.