I’ve got an AC1200 Deco M4R in the living room. In that room, WiFi is actually pretty decent — around 200 Mbps.
But in the bedroom, which is literally one wall away and maybe 5 meters from the router, it becomes borderline unusable. Super slow, unstable, sometimes it feels like stuff barely loads at all.
The annoying part is that this is a really small house, so I wasn’t expecting WiFi to fall apart that quickly.
I want to move my PC into the bedroom, and ideally I’d want a stable wired connection there. My landlord installed the current setup and doesn’t really have an answer beyond “it should work.”
Would it make sense to replace the main router with something better and then maybe add some kind of extender or booster in the bedroom? I don’t mind spending a bit if it actually solves the problem.
Just keep in mind I only know the very basics here.
Listen, if your Wi-Fi dies just beyond the first wall, five meters from your router, don’t rush to the store for new hardware. Chances are, it’s not because your apartment is too big, but something simpler: maybe your router is in an awkward corner, the walls are made of thick material, or your neighbors are clogging up the airwaves with their networks. It’s worth checking these little things first before spending money.
Same thought. An extender won’t magically fix a bad signal if the source signal already sucks. Repeaters are basically just taking whatever mess they receive and repeating that mess. Before buying anything, I’d want to know why the signal is collapsing that fast.
@PacketDropper37 I was a little confused by this too. I can’t reach the gazebo in the backyard with the signal. It’s basically the next room. I’m not sure what that wall is made of. It doesn’t look particularly thick, but I guess I don’t know what’s inside.
Also, I’d check whether something nearby is trashing the WiFi. Microwave, neighbors on the same channel, weird interference, maybe the router picked a dumb channel and just stayed there. A WiFi analyzer app can help a lot here. I’ve used NetSpot for this kind of thing — it’s pretty easy to understand, and it can show you signal strength around the house plus whether nearby networks are crowding the same channel.
@Prize-Marsupial-9 Is NetSpot on Android a thing? If I can just use my phone to see whether the signal drops off in the bedroom, that’d probably be the easiest route for me.
Yeah, it is. NetSpot has an Android app, and for basic home troubleshooting that’s probably the easiest place to start.