I didn't notice any comments regards the impact on WiFi speed? It's my understanding ANY repeater or range-extender yields a 50% speed reduction?
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With stronger signal in the area impacted by the repeater I would say connection speeds are about the same.
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I've been using it for over a year with few problems. However, I don't have a great mounting location, so the signal degrades after about 30' through walls, books, wires, etc. I tried the new Cisco E4200 and the performance is worse. I discovered that the stronger signal gives the greatest bandwidth. I assume that weaker signals have more dropout and therefore are slower. I tried using it with the DAP-1360, but the extender was in a bad location and the speed was slow. I have 20M dn/4M up cable modem, works great closer to my office, but speeds slow down in the family room: 3-10M up/0.5-3M up. Bottom line: since the speed in family room is better wine: since the speed in family room is better with DIR-655 than E4200, I assume the 655 has bett
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I have received the router and it is the v3 so I'd say they have exhausted all of the v2 stock that they had. Thanks for the input though. My problem now is that with two repeaters, my web speeds have really dropped. I am already preparing to return my router and buy a 24 port switch and start hard wiring the house. Another fun project...
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I have found that making sure there is adequate wifi signal is important to using this device to stream video. For my home, I found it necessary to add a "range extender" to my wifi system . I have ocasionally experienced dropped signal since installing the extender but it is rare. Buffering has improved considerably.I have found that the recent update for the youtube app corrected a few issues including the full screen problem.I hope this helpsHarold
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I recently purchased the Drobo 5N. I was using 2.4mhz because of my wifi extender. It was really slow with data file transfers. But since I have upgraded my wireless router and now on 5mhz the transfer speed has drastically improved. I will also be purchasing the msata ssd drive in the next few weeks to increase the speed even more. But so far I am happy with my decision and love the disk space I have. I am not 100% sure about moving your drive from one into the other. I have seen a few conflicting youtube videos on this. One person was able to do it and another person said that he was unsuccessful with it. I hope this has helped you somewhat. I recently purchased the Drobo 5N. I was using 2.4mhz because of my wifi extender. It was really slow with data file transfers. But since I have upgraded my wireless router and now on 5mhz the transfer speed has drastically improved. I will also be purchasing the msata ssd drive in the next few weeks to increase the speed even more. But so far I am happy with my decision and love the disk space I have. I am not 100% sure about moving your drive from one into the other. I have seen a few conflicting youtube videos on this. One person was able to do it and another person said that he was... » Read More I recently purchased the Drobo 5N. I was using 2.4mhz because of my wifi extender. It was really slow with data file transfers. But since I have upgraded my wireless router and now on 5mhz the transfer speed has drastically improved. I will also be purchasing the msata ssd drive in the next few weeks to increase the speed even more. But so far I am happy with my decision and love the disk space I have. I am not 100% sure about moving your drive from one into the other. I have seen a few conflicting youtube videos on this. One person was able to do it and another person said that he was unsuccessful with it. I hope this has helped you somewhat. « Show Less
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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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Hi Jeff, to my understanding that is determined more by the level of service available in your area as far as who your Internet provider is. I was very happy with the device itself and the speed of the service in my area. The more traffic there is on the network the slower the speed.
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I have a similar problem with Verizon FIOS, cuts my band width in half. I found out it was not the repeater and a known limitation on Verizon's end. I also heard the same thing for ATT customers
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2.4 Ghz works perfectly. I don't have a 5Ghz WiFi router, so I don't know if there is any performance gain from the higher frequency, but I suspect not, assuming similar signal strengths for both.
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Same problem. I got a faster and better router and upgraded my mps from 20 to 50. Still drops a lot (Default gateway not found)... Bought a external USB wireless adapter and now it works perfectly. Well not perfectly, it is like a spare tire; quick fix but does not really solve problem. A computer this expensive shouldn't need an auxiliary part that sticks out the side.
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In my experience it isn't any different from most other routers - decent signal at 50-70 feet. Beyond that it goes down. You might want to think about a Powerline network to get high bandwidth to the farther parts of your home. An example would be Linksys Powerline AV Wireless Network Extender (PLWK400)
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If set up properly, the extender works well, extending the range and maintaining the same speed as the router. My problem has been IP conflicts between the router and extender. So long as my wi-fi devises connect to the extender and not the router, I am fine and speeds are maintained, including streaming video to devises far from the router through the extender.
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I replace my Linksys WRT54GS with the Dir-655 in hopes of raising speed. Placing the DIR-655 in exactly the same spot my range decreased significantly versus the Linksys router...as in NO signal about 50 feet away! The DIR-655 box says 6x the range! Baloney!
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Hello - I find using this device very sporadic .. meaning my wifi kicks out every single day.. if I am away from unit say 100 feet - I am NOT very happy at all with the performance - BUT I say this .. not knowing if it is in fact our main router - although I did have another much less expensive device that I used (Securifi Almond-Touchscreen Wireless Router extender) and that worked so well .. but it was not meant for the outdoors. I wish I had done a bit more investigating .. for the money spent .. I am not happy ..sorry ..
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Maryanne, I haven't used it yet, just got it a few weeks ago and haven't used it. I picked it up for small router not sure yet. When I do I will post..
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From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like having it as an alternative connection. From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like... » Read More From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like having it as an alternative connection. « Show Less
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My opinion, yes. Purchased it to utilize speed of N-wireless router. Made a huge difference on connectivity and consistency. Changed memory cards at the same time (doubled capacity) so could exaggerate results....