We have a upc cable modem. When you have connectivity, it works as it should. However, because the modem needs to be close to the point where the cable comes into the house, some locations in the house get bad or no coverage.
I am aware that there are such devices as wifi range extenders, but am unclear how they co-exist with the modem.
Does anyone here have such a device, in tandem with a upc cable modem ?
How does the extender connect to the modem (e.g. ethernet, wireless) ?
Does the extender have to be in a different location to the modem ?
I have used a Netgear WiFi extender in the past. They work, but not all that well. There is a serious loss of data speed for devices connected to the extender. It would be ok if you were just using it for browsing, but I dont think it would be great if you were doing heavy downloading.
If you want to get your wireless extended the correct way, get yourself a second router and install it in the area you need to improve then set it to bridge mode and connect it to your original router with a cat5e cable. problem sorted