Awesome Tips Mesh Wi-Fi vs. range extenders: The best option for your home
Do you need a new mesh system, or will a range extender suffice? We take a look at both options to find the right fit for your home.
👇
We also discuss the best placement for fixing dead zones and talk through specific recommendations, including models from Nest, Netgear, TP-Link and more.
Do you need a new mesh system, or will a range extender suffice? We take a look at both options to find the right fit for your home.
👇
We also discuss the best placement for fixing dead zones and talk through specific recommendations, including models from Nest, Netgear, TP-Link and more.
You can buy the products featured in this video here…
TP-Link RE220:
TP-Link RE505x:
Netgear Orbi AX6000:
Nest Wifi (2-pack):
*CNET may get a commission from these offers.
0:00 Intro
0:39 The Basics
1:29 Range Extenders
3:11 Mesh Routers
4:47 Outro
Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉
Subscribe to CNET:
CNET playlists:
Download the new CNET app:
Like us on Facebook:
Follow us on Twitter:
Follow us on Instagram:
Deals for Days. Big home savings are happening now.
You can buy the products featured in this video here…
TP-Link RE220: https://bit.ly/3yQjtce
TP-Link RE505x: https://bit.ly/3oQyvKi
Netgear Orbi AX6000: https://bit.ly/3fMaBLT
Nest Wifi (2-pack): https://bit.ly/34kidzT
*CNET may get a commission from these offers.
If I have a building about 100 ft from my house will this get Wi-Fi to it
Been DCing from my games a little too much. Thanks for answering my questions!
you are in the same floor near the main router, but a device WiFi is connected to the mesh extender in the lower floor?
Does the mesh have this problem? how to make sure you'r connected to the nearest router/extender or particular one of them?
Do wifi extenders work at the same time as mesh
👍
Thank you for the first 27 seconds of this video pure honesty for the common man
Humor always works, good job
The initial summary was excellent and told me what I needed to know
Thank you for starting with the TL;DR.
I appreciate the quick and to the point answer at the start. Very helpful and it didn't waste my time.
I can have internet in my car with the same internet conection from home with one device like this ? Triping somewhere, sorry if the question could be stupid but i am looking to have internet in the car without paying additional internet service provider, thanks.
MASSIVE respect to getting to the point and then in depth if people want to know more 👍
So what you're implying rather than stating is, my existing router and additional access point can not be meshed? I have to throw it away and buy a mesh network so I can connect to the Security camera that can only be detected by the access point. Since the router can not detect the camera. So if I'm using the router to connect to the Internet I can not connect to the camera.
What's a TLDR?
Not AT&t the only allow you to use their approved extenders for the fiber internet
I get into arguments with my coworker on this. He so believes a wifi extender is better than mesh. Mesh is cream of the crop and is a much better solution than an extender.
This guy is the BEST!
YES! Thank you! 40 seconds in!!!!
you don't mention whether you connect the two units wirelessly or via ethernet backhaul
Another mesh option is TCL linkHub AC1200. I'm using the two pack-one wired to Concast router, second near dead zone. $40 rn. Wouldntve tried it without a review mentioning not having to change the extended signal name.
Silly question but I have a router and extender through ATT. Can I just add one of the extenders he mentioned in the video to what I already have or do I need to get something new.
Thanks for the video. A lot of options out there.
how about if you live in a condo where there are tons of wifi signals interferance and channel competitions? would a mesh solve them?
"How fast can I get it to go?" "How much money do you want to spend?"
Macaulay Culkin
AMAZING TLDR. every video on youtube should adopt this style. Great stuff
Do you think one extender will suffice or do I need two.
I just want one that doesn't require me to go online to set it up.
great video thank you!
Could this work with T-Mobile internet
I liked and subbed for that 40 second answer lmao
Hysterical and informative!
0:41 – Did your mama teach you how to iron a shirt?
HI! I have a strange situation and I don't know if a mesh system will help me. We have a cottage that actually consists of two small cottages that sit side-by-side. The total living area of both cottages combined is probably about 1000 sq ft (say, 110 sqm). The wifi router is in the main cottage. We have an extender to the other cottage. Someone told me that I *CANNOT* use a mesh system because these to cottages DO NOT share a single electricity source. Each cottage is wired separately. But this does not make sense to me. If the separate units just need electricity and then are connected to each other via wifi, what do they care where the electricity comes from? Can you please tell me if this will work? Please and thanks
Thanks very much for your help.
Does the speed gets reduced to half in mesh wifi syatem as it happens in range extender
I love this. Tldr.