Customers are pleased with the Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender's ease of use, Wi-Fi range, and signal strength. Many appreciate its quick setup, compact size, and good performance for the price. However, some experienced connection instability, and compatibility issues were also reported by a few users. The Ethernet port was a welcome feature for some.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Valuable tool for a novic user
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I purchased this item for my elderly mother-in-law. It met all of our expectations.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Signal strength
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Does what it was supposed to do.
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Increased wireless connection from 1 bar to 5 bars on the other end of the house.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great if you want a stronger wifi
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the day before, i had bought a WN1000RP from netgear. i couldn't figure out how to set it up, for the WPS button on my router did not work. i took it back, and got this instead. After issues with the WPS once again, i decided to connect it to my pc with an ethernet cable and do the alternate setup method. it worked, and i was able to transfer the extender down to the basement, right under the pc/router. I would definitely recommend this to anybody who is having wifi issues.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy set up
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I always had trouble getting a strong wifi signal upstairs, this was easy to set up. Best BUY ever.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
poor connection
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I bought this for the service advertised. It does let me connect to the internet, and it is located at an favorable distance from the router. But every other day i have to constantly reset it: my router works fine, but the extender does not. Other range extenders work better than this.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent coverage.
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I now have wireless Internet connectivity throughout my house. Extender was very easy to set up and works flawlessly.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Signal strength
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Probably should have taken it back
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Needed a repeater to enhance signal coverage in a room not real far away but through many walls. Located repeater approx halfway between router and user. Excellent signal from the router and excellent signal to the user. However, the repeater disconnects randomly and has to re-establish; if you're in the middle of something, you're toast. Also, once setup, the repeater loses who it is and has to be reset up. This is very puzzling from an engineernig perspective, but incredily annoying from a user perspective.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works as advertised
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My rec room and patio are about 40 to 60 feet from my Netgear router in my computer room. Plugged the extender in and had it up and running in 10-15 minutes. Does a great job of boosting the signal to both problem areas. Couldn't be happier with the results.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to set up, works like a charm
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This was very easy to set up, eliminated all my deadspots! Well worth the money!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Signal strength
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for extending wireless range
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Hooked up and going in 5 minutes, places in my house where I had very little signal , now have full signal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great wifi extender.
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Very easy setup. Just in a few minutes I connected my 4 laptop, mobile phone, ipad. I like it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works but installation instructions are terrible
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I was a computer programmer for over 20 years and still had to get my son-in-law (a network engineer) to come over and install this thing for me. He took one look at the directions, threw them away and started from scratch. Took awhile but he did get it working. Works fine now.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent product
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It set up very well and works very well. The directions were very easy to assemble
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It gets the job done
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The 2g conectiion its not fast at all but 5Ghz is super fast
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Product Is Great .... When it is working.
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Installation of this was difficult (at least for me - not a tekke). But the bigger issue was NEATGEAR themselves. I've had to call several times for tech help and they basically told me that the password that I had used for years to access my wi-fi in the house was not my password and that my 4 year old wireless netbook is not wireless ready because their product was not working with it. I have used the netbook wirelessly for all 4 years of its exsistance in my home. That being said, now that it does seem to be working, it has very good range in my home. My router is on one side of my house and my blu-ray player cannot reach so this repeater works great with a strong signal to link all my wireless devices on the other end of the house.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Wi-fi range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
just what we were looking for
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This greatly improved the reception of our wifi signal throughout our home
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It really works!
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Excellent buy for what it was intended. My 13 year old son installed it without any problems
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
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Very easy to set up. So far, no problems using it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to install and works great.
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Took less than 10 minutes to set up. Works great and the price wasn't too bad either.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Wi-fi range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Does the job very well
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Works well to extend range of wifi into areas not previously covered.