Is this extender good for online gaming? My last extender made the wifi stop working after a while or made it really slow after turning off my compute
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I never tried online gaming, but this extender is so good that I could bet it works well with. Regards
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I have not used it for gaming I would think it would be slow. it has been great for connecting to the internet surfing the net a distance away from my main router but b:esides that I would not think it would be great for gaming but I haven't tried it
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I had a linksys for 3 year without any problems...I changed recently to a Belkin double band, thinking it was going to be better for the gaming and multiples computers and all i got is connections troubles, it keep disconnecting two o tree times per week, solutions is restarting the router ...not good..I heard is happening every time ip changes...It's going back to Costco.
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First, keep in mind this is only worth buying if you already have a wireless 802.11AC router to connect to. Second, to answer your question: You really don't need bandwidth for gaming, it's all about latency of your internet provider to the game servers. However, you do need an internet connection. If you're having issues connecting to your wireless due to your distance from the router, this may provide benefit over a built in wireless card. This is more ideal for people that use a laptop or PC to watch recorded HD content or movies that are stored on a remote PC and have a wireless AC router to pair with. It works well on USB 2.0, but to get full AC speeds it needs to be connected to a USB 3.0 port. First, keep in mind this is only worth buying if you already have a wireless 802.11AC router to connect to. Second, to answer your question: You really don't need bandwidth for gaming, it's all about latency of your internet provider to the game servers. However, you do need an internet connection. If you're having issues connecting to your wireless due to your distance from the router, this may provide benefit over a built in wireless card. This is more ideal for people that use a laptop or PC to watch recorded HD content or movies that are stored on a remote PC and have a wireless... » Read More First, keep in mind this is only worth buying if you already have a wireless 802.11AC router to connect to. Second, to answer your question: You really don't need bandwidth for gaming, it's all about latency of your internet provider to the game servers. However, you do need an internet connection. If you're having issues connecting to your wireless due to your distance from the router, this may provide benefit over a built in wireless card. This is more ideal for people that use a laptop or PC to watch recorded HD content or movies that are stored on a remote PC and have a wireless AC router to pair with. It works well on USB 2.0, but to get full AC speeds it needs to be connected to a USB 3.0 port. « Show Less
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If I walk away from the extender, toward my router. My iPad will ask me to reconnect to the internet. If it is off, it will just connect to it by itself. I myself love this extender. Have it for streaming on my tv and it makes a huge difference. Also have an Ethernet cable running out of it to play station in a detached apartment
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I do not use the system that works through this modem for gaming and thusly can't provide a solid answer. However, this modem certainly does not seem to act as a bottle neck with respect to intermittent video downloads and general internet use.
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FYI - I was using mine as a repeater and ended up returning it due to constant loss of connection with my main router. Every day I had to reboot it, and by the following morning one section of the house was offline. after a week of that BS I sent it back for a refund.
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I did try unplugging the lamp that was using the same socket and this helped a little. It's still far below the speeds I was getting when I first bought them though. I also tried moving the extender to a different room (closer to my router where the 2nd unit is) but the speed stayed pretty much the same. Thanks for your suggestions.
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If you have to go wireless, this is an excellent adapter for playing video games. I'm set up across the house from a standard verizon router, and I still am able to enjoy games with minimal to zero lag, and typically see ping times less than 5ms. I'd suggest it for sure.
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I am an avid online game player as well so I've been searching for different options for my network setup. I do not have access to a wired connection, so I had to go either Wifi or EOP (Ethernet Over Power). I've gone through 2 different Wifi Extenders (Netgear model WN2000RPT-100NAS & Amped Wireless SR20000G) as well as 2 EOP sets (Zyxel PLa4225 kit & this Linksys Homeplug AV2 Powerline Kit PLEK500). By far my best experience has been with the Linksys EOP. With the ZyXEL kit I experienced a poor connection and my download speeds were cut in 1/2 (10Mb down on a 20 Mb/sec circuit). I also experienced frequent lag spikes which just kill online gaming fun. My Netgear Wifi Extender was OK, but it quit working completely after a year. I purchased the Amped Wireless extender which was a lot better than the Netgear and did give me full connection speeds but with any Wifi device it was not a stable connection and would sometimes lag spike. I finally purchased the Linksys EOP kit and have great success with it. I get great connection quality, great speed (full 20 Mb down 2Mb up), with no connection drops. Bear in mind any network device that is wireless or transmit data over power circuits will fluctuate a little and won't be as reliable or stable as a direct wired connection. In my environment, I've found this Linksys to be as close to a direct wired connection as I can get currently.
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Yessir it will! I've had a bit of ping issues with it though when playing games such as League of Legends, but for the most part it's smooth sailing. I'm not sure if the ping is caused by an overabundance on my network, or just the luck of the draw. But yes, it will work.
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You need a router which generates 5Ghz. The extender just extends the signal the router generates.
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When I first got mine I did not have Wifi, I just couldn't access online parts of the game. The System works fine without Wifi.
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It's been reported that there can be bandwidth degradation due to the way the extender utilizes the network (frequency/channels) between itself and the main WiFi router. In my case, with a 10Mgbps DSL line in a tech shield roofed 2500+ sq. ft home, this unit works just fine. My main router is in the front office and the extender is at the farthest point in the back of the home, so that they overlap in coverage. Online Speed tests from the extender were fine while testing from phones, tablets, and laptops. I am in IT, so I understand the limitations of this type of unit, it's not a Business class AP. Those will autoswitch the device to the strongest AP, where these wont. I think some peoples problems are that they think they are connected to the extender when in fact, they are still connected to the main router. The SSID will show the same for both units, but the MAC addresses are different, so I watch the signal strength indicator on the device I am using. You can test this. Connect to the main WiFi router, then walk to where you have the extender. You should see your signal drop on your device (tablet/phone). Find the "dead" spot, turn off your WiFi (phone/tablet)and then back on. If the extender is working, you will then have a stronger signal than before. I will typically switch to the strongest signal depending on where I am in the home. This unit can still reach the front of the house though. It's not as difficult as it sounds to monitor, you just have to be conscience. For the money, it was well worth it IMO.
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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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I ended up buying it because one of my coworkers has the exact same router as me Linksys Gaming Router (Gbit) (WNT330 I think) along with this CM100 modem. It works perfectly and never drops away from the ISP (COX communications). If you have the option to manually choose a DNS server on your Router, try 4.2.2.1 or 4.2.2.2. Those are fast national DNS servers (I think they are Verizon servers, but it should work).
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The router works fine. However, I have metal studs in my home and therefore the full power did not reach to the far end of the house. I bought an extender and now have full power everywhere. Easy setup. Just make sure you set up extender plugged in next to your computer and then move it to the location to want....they left out that set. You may not even need an extender.
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You are most welcome. The best place (that I know of) for you to ask about a gaming router is probably at the Virtual Dr Networking forum - http://discussions.virtualdr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32