I can't connect to our wifi while in the basement (very weak); this will help that?
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In the "before you buy" section, it says that it only boosts the signal horizontally, not vertically, so it may not help with the basement signal much! Let us know if it does, though!
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All I can say is that I have two of these and in each room they get different channels. I don't get all that one does in the other room. Being in a basement, The signal may be a bit weak. Best that I can answer.
1669916
I'm sorry, I can't help you ... I purchased mine to be able to have WiFi access when I rearranged the furniture in my room and couldn't have direct access to my internet cable. I haven't had any problems with it.
827800
I've actually had issues with this. I sometimes use it in my bedroom which is two rooms away from my router and it will have trouble connecting to WiFi. Both my laptop and my phone connect fine in my bedroom.
1084409
To my understanding you will not have wifi in the middle of nowhere. If your laptop is not "wifi" ready, it will make it "wifi" ready.
1547397
I have this unit, and my understanding of this unit is that it will repeat the signal it receives, extending the coverage area of the signal. If the signal from the router is weak, the extended signal will also be weak. If this range extender could be placed on a higher floor, in an area of the building where there is a strong signal, it could then give you a better signal in the basement.
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Yes, I have one in the basement, and one on the second floor. They both connected thru wireless..
1780367
I can't get this to connect to wifi at all now, at home or work. I hate to do a factory reset, I think I'll lose everything right. It's been fine for about a 1.1/2 years. Maybe time for new one.
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The device did not work well in my house. Sometimes I could get online but most of the time, I couldn't. HP and HughesNet both finally suggested that I have an Ethernet cable installed. Now I connect my laptop to the internet whenever I want. The device may work perfectly in another house. We were told that there is something in the construction of our house that was blocking the signal because of the soundproofing in our bedroom/living room wall.
1547396
My computer was in the basement of my house and I didn't get wi-fi. there. I bought this router and placed it at the top of the basement steps, it works fine, but it is an open staircase
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I would love to help, but i bought this as a gift. And, my nephew and wife live in a house without a basement.So, i really do not know. Good luck.
535251
I would think so. My Wireless unit is on the third floor of my house and I get a good signal in the basement.
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OK, I will post a more detailed explanation when I have more time, but I have found through trial and error that the device will find the network much faster when your router is NOT broadcasting SSID. I have no idea why, or if it will even help in your case, but it may be worth a try.
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you have to connect tothe wifi in your home by using your wifi passcode i found this item unable to connect strongly to my wifi so I gave it away
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I can only say that the building that I work in has wifi. My computer is wifi accessible. The signal in my building wasn't strong enough so I bought the extender to make the weak signal stronger and it worked.
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My WiFi range works on the third floor with the modem in the basement. That is a distance of at least 75 feet.
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Sure, but we still can't connect via our wireless network. I've sent it back to gateway after we refreshed and reset the PC. After a week they replaced a part and sent back to us.....we still can't use the wireless network.