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Apple Airport Extreme Base Station

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  • 30-03-2012 3:14pm
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    martin_g
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭


    Guys

    Just wondering if anyone has or is using the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, would you recommended it and how do you find them am considering getting a router and I like this :)


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    martin_g wrote: »
    Guys

    Just wondering if anyone has or is using the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, would you recommended it and how do you find them am considering getting a router and I like this :)

    It might help people give you a better response if you said what you intended to use it for? It is just for ordinary wifi stuff or ....?

    Apart from its pros and cons as a wireless router I have seen comments in the past that it is overpriced relative to other similarly capable machines.


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    martin_g
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭martin_g


    Hi dub45 I am basicly looking for a good router to connect multiple devices to around my home, so I am looking for a good strong router with excellent signal as i live in a two storey house and find my eircom router looses signal badly downstairs as my modem is upstairs.


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    PogMoThoin
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    martin_g wrote: »
    Hi dub45 I am basicly looking for a good router to connect multiple devices to around my home, so I am looking for a good strong router with excellent signal as i live in a two storey house and find my eircom router looses signal badly downstairs as my modem is upstairs.

    There is no more powerful router, any with marketing that say they are are simply lying, go faster stripes. Wireless is susceptible to interference from other wireless devices and loses signal through walls and obstacles. Try logging into your existing Netopia and changing channel to see if coverage improves. Maybe it's possible to move the Netopia to a more central location. The Apple Airport is nothing special, it suffers from the same problems all wireless faces and costs twice as much as it should.

    An "n" wireless router will improve device to device speeds inside your local network, but will make no difference to your internet speeds or signal coverage. Every single device needs to be "n" compatible or the network will fall back to "g" mode. Therefore upgrading to "n" may be spending money for no gain.


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