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obiwancanoli
Apr 19, 2018Explorer
If it helps to know this, I recently changed my office service to an internet based calling service. Spent a lot of time with the tech, who'd been in the business 30+ years. I asked him about those WiFi extenders Camping World sells for $450 or so...
He said don't do it! It's a waste of money. The strength of the signal depends solely on the bandwidth the RV park provides, and this, of course, is more costly for higher bandwidths. Theoldwizard is correct, in that the signal the extender "receives" is simply a repeater, and reliable WiFi would come best to those who are closest to the source. Then, too, the system can be overloaded when there are more users than the bandwidth can support.
He said don't do it! It's a waste of money. The strength of the signal depends solely on the bandwidth the RV park provides, and this, of course, is more costly for higher bandwidths. Theoldwizard is correct, in that the signal the extender "receives" is simply a repeater, and reliable WiFi would come best to those who are closest to the source. Then, too, the system can be overloaded when there are more users than the bandwidth can support.
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