I live in the country and have limited satellite Internet service. Will the extender use up a lot of my monthly GB or very little??
1005438
As long as you have a signal you wlll not be using any GB. Your GB are used up when you are only on 3g.
1005439
As I recall, its only 3g unless attched to another source for 4g support, so this could cost money. I think, beyond buying it, your other cost will be how much data you choose to use. I did get Verizon to come out and check my existing signal after a year.
1005440
If used just to make phone calls, yes, it will take almost zero data, however if you use your phone to surf the internet while on the extender it will use more data.
1005441
I doubt that this will work at all with satellite internet service. It's not a matter of data usage, but bandwidth. The Verizon support site recommends a fast internet connection with at least 3GB downstream 1.5GB Upstream. I doubt that you are getting anything near that over satellite.
2255080
That's an interesting question indeed...I have a 450 connection and with the devices connected through the extender the speed does fall albeit not down to 150 but there is a downgrade none the less - however for the connectivity it provides - I don't mind suffering a little less speed once I have internet access - for devices like my laptop that needs the speed I ensure it is closest to my home router so that I utilize that speed....its all a matter of preference
374147
I don't know. However, without using the extender, I have solid communication on my boat dock over 150 feet from the base station... so I never installed the extender.
671735
You should expect to get full bandwidth in your situation as long as there are no external interference issues. Please review the performance notes to fine tune your installation: http://ez-bridge.com/support/HowTo/EZ-Bridge-Ultra5_Default_Settings.pdf
1547797
I have not changed the antenna on the unit. Why would you? Attempting to get broader coverage? Suggest experimenting with location of the Hawking Extender and the base router. Perhaps you need a more powerful router. You can add an additional Hawking Extender to increase the coverage. I have tried several extenders and this Hawking unit is the best I found for the price.
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Lots of variables involved based on your information. 1. 30 mile back bone is required most likely 1 5.8ghzRocketM5 with a high gain antenna at each end of the 30 mile back haul. I would hardly think extending a dsl link would be worth the trouble. If you can get a local back bone provider to sell you at least 100mbps of bandwidth, probably a cable carrier is your best bet, you could pay for the system within a couple years with 100 plus subscribers. Only use the Rocket M2's for local distribution of wifi service since you really don't want to try and do 30 miles of back haul in the 2.4ghz band. Tooooo much interference and packet corruption at those distances. Lots of variables involved based on your information. 1. 30 mile back bone is required most likely 1 5.8ghzRocketM5 with a high gain antenna at each end of the 30 mile back haul. I would hardly think extending a dsl link would be worth the trouble. If you can get a local back bone provider to sell you at least 100mbps of bandwidth, probably a cable carrier is your best bet, you could pay for the system within a couple years with 100 plus subscribers. Only use the Rocket M2's for local distribution of wifi service since you really don't want to try and do 30 miles of back haul in the 2.4ghz... » Read More Lots of variables involved based on your information. 1. 30 mile back bone is required most likely 1 5.8ghzRocketM5 with a high gain antenna at each end of the 30 mile back haul. I would hardly think extending a dsl link would be worth the trouble. If you can get a local back bone provider to sell you at least 100mbps of bandwidth, probably a cable carrier is your best bet, you could pay for the system within a couple years with 100 plus subscribers. Only use the Rocket M2's for local distribution of wifi service since you really don't want to try and do 30 miles of back haul in the 2.4ghz band. Tooooo much interference and packet corruption at those distances. « Show Less
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Technically unlimited, however it all depends on what you're users are doing and how fast your uplink internet connection is as to the quality of service they'll get from this unit.
229833
This is our second broadband device and you don't add anything to it. Ours is flashed to out carrier and we have a plan so I guess your plan would be for so much data.
254985
You need a router which generates 5Ghz. The extender just extends the signal the router generates.
721077
Hello I talked to my neighbor (I have this system but he knows more about it) he said if you cannot pick up a signal anywhere in your house as close as you can get with your Ipad then it's questionable that you could use the extender because it has to have a signal available to use. So the extender has to be placed in a straight line from your mom's modem for it to pick it up and as close as you can get the D-link in your house to your moms. I don't think it will work but ask For product support visit http://support.dlink.com I switched to Netgear available at Best Buy for around 70 dollars works much better because the support is in fan configuration instead of the D-link straight line. Hope I helped.
1726332
No, you should have a dual band router to let the extender deliver signal in both bands. It does'nt transform it, only amplyfies what you got
220139
I use it as an extender from my router near my computer. The extender is 3 rooms away and with both gives me coverage on 3 floors including the basement of my large house. I am happy with it, but next time would probably buy a more powerful one (more $$$ of course).
1462267
As long as you can receive a signal strength &gt; 70% and there is no 'splash' page in order to use that service, then yes, our extender should extend a network coming from that provider.
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Hi Miguel, I have two blue rays, 2 laptops, and 4 tablets running (not all at the same time of course. I can run up to 4 devices a time without lag) PERFECTLY! on this extender. The most important part to this whole process is the right set up when you start. Use your computer that has the router you are going use as your hot spot for the setup of the extender. Go to the link that is enclosed in box with the extender follow the on screen instructions. It was a piece of cake to setup. To use this extender you will have to reset any connection on devices you want to use with this device. I'm still getting 260 to 290Mbps on this beauty!
859890
I can't fully answer as the area I tried it in had no signal that the Booster could detect and therefore I could not use it. As I had high-speed Internet, I ended up with a Samsung Range Extender from Verizon that works great.
1840215
I have the extender and same OS Ver. It's a God send for when I need to connect to spots out of range. However, it is not without a fair number of bugs. Easy to work out and around, but it's buggy none the less. Just make sure you also buy a USB extension cable. :-)
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My router and extender are in 2 different buildings roughly 150' apart. I can stream video without buffering and internet speed is very good. Been using this unit for about 5 years now. Setup can be a little confusing. Just check and recheck that extender settings match with routers settings. The smallest of adjustments make all the difference. Don't just use the quick settings. Use the manual settings to check.