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Airport Extreme

  • 20-01-2012 8:47pm
    #1
    obriea3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I have a wireless network setup at home using UPC 20MB.
    Its mainly ok, but I find that sometimes when using my iPAD upstairs the signal is only ok. Also my ATV2 sometimes nees to buffer a little bit.

    I was just wondering if putting in an airport extreme would boost my signal. Has anybody done this?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    AlanD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭AlanD


    obriea3 wrote: »
    Hi All,
    I have a wireless network setup at home using UPC 20MB.
    Its mainly ok, but I find that sometimes when using my iPAD upstairs the signal is only ok. Also my ATV2 sometimes nees to buffer a little bit.

    I was just wondering if putting in an airport extreme would boost my signal. Has anybody done this?

    Thanks

    You could get an Airport Express and use it as a wifi extender. I have an extreme upstairs and an express downstairs. Definitely helps the quality of the signal.

    If buying an extreme, wait though. Apple expected to implement new 802.11ac standard this year which is super fast gigabit wifi.


  • #3
    ablelocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,796 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    i have an old airport extreme base station lying unused in a box in the attic - is there any use i could put it to?

    it's this one :

    airport-base-station.gif

    I have ethernet ports in the rooms, and use an ASUS router for wireless connection.

    could the airport be used as an extender and would it play nice with a pc setup?


  • #4
    obriea3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭obriea3


    AlanD wrote: »
    You could get an Airport Express and use it as a wifi extender. I have an extreme upstairs and an express downstairs. Definitely helps the quality of the signal.

    If buying an extreme, wait though. Apple expected to implement new 802.11ac standard this year which is super fast gigabit wifi.

    Thanks for the info.
    I'll probable wait and see if they implement the new standard.:)


  • #5
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    ablelocks wrote: »
    i have an old airport extreme base station lying unused in a box in the attic - is there any use i could put it to?



    could the airport be used as an extender and would it play nice with a pc setup?

    If you can connect it to the ASUS via Ethernet, then you would have a pretty strong connection and should work very well so long as you configure it to extend the network and not create new network

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



  • #6
    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    I wouldn't wait for the new 802.11ac extreme to be honest. Not unless your planning on buying a new laptop when it's available on board.


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