WIFI DISTANCE? MY WIFI MODEM IS IN THE BASEMENT FAMILY ROOM - I WANT TO USE THIS RADIO 2 STORIES UP IN THE BEDROOM - DO YOU KNOW IF THAT IS TOO FAR AWAY. IT IS ABOUT 30 FEETJIM
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I never tried it before, but my friend has one and he tried it upstairs with the router being downstairs on the first floor, and it worked fine..Do you get a good signal with your laptop being in the same bedroom? If you do, I believe you won't have any problems..
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I have my router on the first floor and radio on the second floor and it works great. (I'm able to get a good signal on my laptop so before getting the radio my assumption/hope was that this would indicated enough signal strength for the radio to work.)
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I doubt that it will work 2 stories up. The reception of mine is so weak it will only work a few feet from the wireless router. With a Linksys if I take it more than 5 feet from the router the signal cuts out.
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My Linksys router is located in our office upstairs and my wife listens to her Infinite Radio in the kitchen on the first floor. It works great - no problems! 30 feet should be no problem at all....
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My friend down the street has his system 850 feet "in a straight line" away from the router and works great! I guess some folks live in very small homes and are unsure of capable distance.
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I am picking up my wifi from my house to my shop ( where the cc x mile is located ) I am also able to see multiple signals from others some more than a mile away. The distance is about 500 feet and I am getting 5 bars in shop, the area is wide open space .
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Hi Bruce, I have one about 30 feet away going through two walls and it works well. sometimes when I get near the remote I mess up the signal on that one. I have a second remote that is about 40 feet away with only one wall between and that one is rock solid and does not fad when I get near it. I also have one remote speaker one floor below and about 30 feet away and that one is also rock solid. I have not tried them outside since I use them to play audio stories to my blind wife in her bedroom and living room. If I am working in the basement, I listen there.
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It depends on the layout of your house. 30 feet with no walls is about the max range. If walls are involved range drops off. And it depends on the walls. If they are insulated, thickness, etc. Basically, anytime the signal has to go through any solid object it reduces the signal strength and range. But that goes for any wireless signal.
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In general, I agree with Mike about the range (25-30 feet), but I found that walls in the house can interfere and shorten that range. I really like this device and have been using it for over a year now to watch videos while exercising. No problems at about 10 feet. I don't know the frequency but haven't noticed any interference issues with cordless phones or wifi.
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There is no such thing as a straight shot when wifi is involved. Range depends on a homes construction. If you want range this is not the item for you. Find a unit that has an external antenna. Even with an external antenna you would require a strong signal that is no more than 100 feet away for data transfer to work fluidly (without dropouts).
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I actually have my router on the far end of the house. I don't have any issues whatsoever in the house and get full through put of my speed. I have had it several months now and LOVE it. Best router I have ever had. As I said....range has not been an issue and in fact my neighbor has complained that he gets a better signal from my wi-fi than his own in his house. LOL. Hope that helps.
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I have had mine as far as 30-40 feet, with no problems in reception? So yes, it should be no problem. Walls, etc. could shorten that length, but I had a few walls separating the signal from the phones, when I was 30-40 feet away, in my house and had no problems with reception. Your house could be different, depending on thickness of walls, emi, etc.
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Yes, it is very misleading. Radio frequencies work best on line of sight, so as long as there is nothing blocking such as buildings or high hills, 30 miles is quite possible if you have the elevation and no interference from buildings or other obstructions. Buyer beware. Regards Brian
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I have mine located next to my router on the 1st floor of our 2-story house. I have Sirius Wi-Fi radios located both outside in the back yard, about 15 yards from the unit, and upstairs in the Master Bedroom, about the same distance from the unit, and with floors and walls in between. Both get "very good" signal strength. I also have 2 Wi-Fi "smart" Blu Ray players located within that same range (15 yards), and they work perfectly too. I believe I could get a good signal at ranges of up to 75 feet. So far, not a single problem.
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it's about 15-20 feet. across 2 rooms. in my oppinion, the range is not the issue, but the need to have it plugged in makes me want to hide this device somewhere in the back of the shelfs.
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My guest network is 200 feet. I am getting great range. Remember concrete , and steel are not good for wifi range. I hope this helps you.
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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.
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I am not sure on the distance limitations. I live in a 2200 square-foot two-story. The main unit is located in my basement and receiver is above it on the first floor. I have not had any problems with the signal. I have had it for over one year and I am still very pleased with it.
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I am using this repeater and going aprox 250 ft away. The router is in an upper floor of a office building near my modem and it is going 250' to my house which would be like going up to the 4th floor of the same building. Try it.
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My router is in to floor of my house and I'm using this on a desktop in the basement. I get 4 bars out of 5 signal strength. I would say it's about 50 to 60 feet distance between the two. Haven't tried any other distance