I am in a hotel with wifi. The reception in my room is horrible. Woulld this product help me? Would any product help me?
1039432
In the described situation this would not work as a wireless repeater because of the poor quality signal. If there was a wired connection in the room you could use this to convert that to a strong wireless signal. There aren't any products that will help you correct poor signal strength at a hotel. The only options that exist are connecting via a wired connection if offered by the hotel, relocating closer to their wireless access point or connecting via an air card or hotspot that uses a 3g or 4g cellular connection.
1039433
No guarantees; it would depend on your distance from the router. Also, in order to set it up you'd probably need more details about the network than the hotel would provide to you - and that's assuming they would allow you to add a range extender in the first place. They would undoubtedly see it on their network. If they're a customer focused hotel and you are staying there for an extended amount of time, it would make sense to ask them because they should be willing to work with you.
1039434
Unfortunately the extender requires a signal strength of at least 70% from the source in order to function correctly. If the signal from the hotels WIFI is too low than the unit will not connect. Also, please keep in mind that some public WIFI networks, for reasons of security, do not allow extenders to connect.
1054111
(see this same question in wired to wireless) Has anyone had success with AE boosting a wimpy wireless hotel signal to a stronger one to use wirelessly within the hotel room?
1784520
I had the same issue. The Wifi did not work and I had raised the concern as the company advertized that they provide 1 year support. The company did not fix the issue but refunded full amount along with the shipping cost and said need not to return the device.
1605913
I never heard this is a booster or so, it provides WiFi signal in those hotels where only Ethernet is available. For me works very good, as I can connect tablets, phones even when WiFi is not available. Hope this helps
881078
As far as I can tell, the best use for this device is a paperweight. It did nothing to expand my wifi range.
1695388
Probably not... it is just a terribly faulty piece of equipment. I even cut my service because the cable company would not see to the problem, and replace the unit. My brother even had the same issues with his and had the same problems, and he has told me he will do the same. There are Many, many reviews on this unit online to that all claim the same . It was just a bad make. Best solution, go with standard modem that you can get and run a router from it to get your wifi with good signal that likely won't drop ever...compared to the crappy Arris all in one P.O.S.
1520110
By itself, no. It merely boosts signal range. You'll want to get a wifi card or USB wifi stick to plug into a USB port if you don't have built in wireless internet.
429885
No, this is a WiFi extender/router. If you cannot get a signal, then your just out of luck. You are thinking of a 4G LTE signal booster, which can only boost an already strong 4G or 3G signal for indoor use. It's not a very portable thing either.
1274114
Try connecting a cord to line-in or the headphone jack (even if nothing is connected to them). This can apparently act as an antenna to improve reception.
667039
I had the same problem. Poor Wi-Fi connection or none at all. Unfortunately Matricom quality control is hit or miss. I sent mine's back and purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 and I absolutely love it!
1073117
We bought this and it did not do too much for boosting our WiFi signal. We just may have an older house. We removed it and didn't notice a difference.
240117
Sorry, I'm no help because I couldn't get the wifi extener to work at all. Directions were confusing and not very helpful. Mine is in a box ready for the dump!
660537
No it was horrible I don't recommend the product. It didn't improve the wifi in my house.
1544347
The booster only helps increase wifi internet access, not phone reception. Hope this helps.
1719756
Not really. What does an "indoor antenna" mean? The input is 75 Ohms coaxial, the frequency range limited to cable signal frequencies (below 1 GHz). It is intended for in-line bi-directional amplification of cable-carrier signals. As such, it will work, as WiFi - it will not.
1104287
Yes, this will help if you have a low signal level getting to your modem. If you don't have too low a signal level then it will do nothing useful. In other words if your signal is lower than about (negative) -13dBmV this may help. If it's higher it won't.
441050
If you mean will this help your mifi get a better signal from Verizon, no. This is designed to pick up wifi signals. Your mifi takes a cell phone signal and converts it to a wifi signal in your house. The frequencies are very different. This will not improve your Verizon signal. Instead you should look into Yagi antennas that are made for cell phone reception. They are made, but I don't know if you would be able to interface those antennas with a mifi unit.