How to Extend Wi-Fi Range on the CHEAP

Can you make your Wi-Fi go farther?

[kylewagenaar]

I remember when my wifi was insanely slow but I still had a signal for half of my walk to school.

[dumpsterdawg]

"You can't turn it up any further...."legally"
Google searches just spiked for "How to illegally extend my wifi router"

[getsetglowbyzahabiyah]

I was expecting that by the end of this video I will have a solution. However, now I am more confused than before that what I need to do about my connection.

[Turbo]

you never actually mentioned "How to Extend Wi-Fi Range on the CHEAP"

[jisagi]

I mean, you can also buy an RF Amplifier and (actually) boost it by a lot. That being only barely legal if at all is another topic though ;D

[simong]

"For cheap"

*Shows an $80 gadget*

[jasonjayalap]

Real solution for most people in most situations:
If you can run an ethernet cable, get a cheap wifi access point (AP). If you can't, $60-150 for a powerline access point. Avoid the all-wireless wifi extenders. You can run multiple APs (ethernet or powerline) if you have multiple dead spots, but at a certain point, look into mesh or a wired ubiquity setup.

[Oglitched]

1:20 there is a 2.4ghz tp-link router that can output up to 1000mw here on brazil

[oAvalono]

Stayed at a friend's house, made a foil "satellite dish" over the wifi antennae so wifi could reach the basement. It worked surprisingly well before her ma threw it out for being fugly. Lol

[MartijnTV]

No mention of powerline adapters or wifi repeaters at all?

[superjason]

0:10 Is that the sound of the Red Alert 2 helicopter attacking with its gun?

[WarriorsPhoto]

This is great information about how WiFi truly works. I am going to look into this more. As my router is now two years old and I am considering getting an extender to boost my range.

[AlexLoverPD]

Hello Linus, a better way to extend a wireless signal is tplink powerline to WiFi devices. In the Bahamas the building code is different than the U.S. and there is a lot of concrete and steel so signal falls off faster so if have a large home or home with more than one floor WiFi extenders across the home or on another floor pose a lot of complications. What I started doing years ago was using tplink WiFi over powerline. It uses the powerline as it would Ethernet connection, and you can add the WiFi transmitters thathas ethernet connections around the home where needed; also there are models with gigabit connection through the powerline. I’ve overcame many challenges over using WiFi extenders of any sort or having Ethernet cables ran for wired ap’s. Less callbacks for wireless and quick setups even with updates once all devices are connected I connect to the network and flash each device.

[gizmo]

More cheaper method, tear down all walls in between the modem and your multimedia. If you have walls that support other floors or the roof, then make sure you brake them down first.

[HaithasI]

Well done, Linus. This video was exactly long enough for me to finish my borgr

[TheGamingKamikaze]

Who else has 500mbps but only get 4-10mbps with lag in their room

[brandonc]

You can use MoCA where you can't get Ethernet. You may need to change out your cable splitters with MoCA splitters. MoCA does 2.5Gb/s over coax

[chsbadsly]

Hey Linus thanks for the vid. Got a question, would explicitly changing the channel be better than a routers "auto" channel selection though?

[MixedArarash]

Can I use a Home-hub 2000 or Home-hub 3000 as a WiFi extender or WiFi repeater?

[kylewagenaar]

I am at my wifi range limit while watching this.