![]() This means the extender is having to do double duty and that double duty causes the extender to slow down considerably – usually by 50%. The extender is actually a client for the access point and an access point for the client so now you have all this back and forth going on between the two. ![]() When you introduce a Wi-Fi extender into the equation you now have two 2-way conversations taking place. Each successful transmission consists of a two-way conversation. ![]() Only then does the access point send more data to the client. A simple wireless transmission is not complete until the client acknowledges the access point it received its last transmission. That’s it.ĭuring a typical connection between an access point and a client, the access point isn’t just throwing an endless stream of Wi-Fi signals at the client. An extender simply expands your Wi-Fi coverage. ![]() I’m always a little bit baffled at why people call Wi-Fi extenders “boosters.” A Wi-Fi extender does anything but boost your signal. ![]()
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