• wizzor@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    Go stand with your phone where you’d expect to place the extender.

    If it gets a strong signal, you are probably fine.

    • ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.caOP
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      1 month ago

      It’s good, not excellent, does it mean with the extender the signal in the office will be good or just weak?

      • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Probably a bit better than your phone, depending on models (phone, extender, router), of course. At least in theory repeaters can have better antennas and more power to spare.

        If you can put a network cable though at least one of the walls you might as well just put an outdoor AP (main building) or WiFi bridge (shed) there. That way the signals only have to go through one wall.

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        1 month ago

        You can put your phone in hotspot mode and place it where the extender should go, then see how good the signal in the office is.

        • ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.caOP
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          1 month ago

          That’s a good idea but unfortunately i have terrible cell reception and my mobile is useless without wifi.

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      Literally nothing else helps. That distance could be void or filled with lead blocks.