what is the range to pick up distant wi-fi null

We live in a area where the lots are 2.5 acre minimum and I can pick up several homes that are half a mile away.

I've had good luck at 300 yards through 5 walls.

In my bedroom (by my router) windows wi-fi says 867 Mbps. In my kids room (25 feet away) it wi-fi reads 702-867 Mbps. In my livingroom (35-40 feet away) wi-fi reads 558 Mbps. My house is not big enough to drop wi-fi reading lower than 558 Mbps. I still get that number on my deck (60 feet away). The signal has NEVER dropped out (unless I was walking through my house with my laptop (then quickly reconnects). I have the Asus RT-AC87U router; your milage may vary according to your house layout and type of router.

I don't know what the range is, but I have it hooked up to my desktop upstairs and the router is in the basement, 2 floors below. It works great.

My computer is roughly 50 feet from my router and I have 4 out of 5 bars and still average 40 - 50 mbps download speeds

Router is in the kitchen and computer is in the spear bedroom so 80 to 100 ft.

I'm not sure of the exact range. Netgear says it is for "Large Homes." I know I have no problem at about 100 ft. I can also see, but have not tried to hookup my neighbor across the street. Remember, you have to factor in the number of walls that the signal has to go through when determining distance.

Maximum distance is hard to determine without knowing your surroundings as well as other cross interference. If you live inside a concrete/steel reinforced house you might only be able to sneak away with maybe 30-60' which is about the distance to a mailbox. Though you might be lucky and get an insane distance which would be your whole neighborhood. Also some security protocols like AES and TKIP will lower your max range Also it would be best to find a low usage channel most are set to auto which will navigate to a higher or lower channel, some will not. Settings in your router might help you increase gain and distance but at a cost of bandwidth.

Mike. Works at least the 60+ yards that make up my house and pool area.

My PC is about 30' from my router and it works perfect.

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We live in a area where the lots are 2.5 acre minimum and I can pick up several homes that are half a mile away.
Answered by microscope 10 years ago
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I've had good luck at 300 yards through 5 walls.
Answered by Happy007 10 years ago
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In my bedroom (by my router) windows wi-fi says 867 Mbps. In my kids room (25 feet away) it wi-fi reads 702-867 Mbps. In my livingroom (35-40 feet away) wi-fi reads 558 Mbps. My house is not big enough to drop wi-fi reading lower than 558 Mbps. I still get that number on my deck (60 feet away). The signal has NEVER dropped out (unless I was walking through my house with my laptop (then quickly reconnects). I have the Asus RT-AC87U router; your milage may vary according to your house layout and type of router.
Answered by ultimategamer 10 years ago
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I don't know what the range is, but I have it hooked up to my desktop upstairs and the router is in the basement, 2 floors below. It works great.
Answered by ATLShopper 9 years ago
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My computer is roughly 50 feet from my router and I have 4 out of 5 bars and still average 40 - 50 mbps download speeds
Answered by technoavguru 10 years ago
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Router is in the kitchen and computer is in the spear bedroom so 80 to 100 ft.
Answered by Mike 10 years ago
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I'm not sure of the exact range. Netgear says it is for "Large Homes." I know I have no problem at about 100 ft. I can also see, but have not tried to hookup my neighbor across the street. Remember, you have to factor in the number of walls that the signal has to go through when determining distance.
Answered by Thompr 10 years ago
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Maximum distance is hard to determine without knowing your surroundings as well as other cross interference. If you live inside a concrete/steel reinforced house you might only be able to sneak away with maybe 30-60' which is about the distance to a mailbox. Though you might be lucky and get an insane distance which would be your whole neighborhood. Also some security protocols like AES and TKIP will lower your max range Also it would be best to find a low usage channel most are set to auto which will navigate to a higher or lower channel, some will not. Settings in your router might help you increase gain and distance but at a cost of bandwidth.
Answered by Musicmakesyoulosecontrol 10 years ago
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Mike. Works at least the 60+ yards that make up my house and pool area.
Answered by Greg 10 years ago
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My PC is about 30' from my router and it works perfect.
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