The FCC limits the power so instead you add things like extenders. I like this one since it avoids the usual extender speed drop. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSQAIQU/ref=CNET
But more about power. The FCC limits the power output of routers. There are those that sell many watt routers but in this country you would not want to get fined for having such. You may not want to be in the room with one either.
Bob
Hello Guys,
I need help regarding my wifi router. Internet is used at my home by my parents and my spouse. Basically all cell phones connect to the wifi, a tablet, desktop and a laptop. My desktop is connected through a Ethernet cable and rest all devices uses the wifi.
My building has three floors and mine is the middle one. The size of my floor is around 2000 sq feet. The walls are concrete ones. The wifi router I have is Netgear DGN2200 which does a so so job. When I go to the hall (which is towards one end of the home) the range drops to 1 point or so.
I want to extend the range so I think there are 2 ways to go. Either buy a router with a more powerful wi fi output or buy a range extender. I was reading about range extender and found that they do slow down the wifi speed to half to start with. Thus I am wondering if I should go for a more powerful router.
Netgear DGND3700 for example may have a more powerful wifi range but price wise it costs 3.5 times the router I am using currently. On the location front the current router is close to the center of home but towards the edge (balcony). I can't change the location though.The router sits on top of a printer (which is usually off) and adjacent to a cordless phone.
What do you guys suggest ? Since I want to extend the range how should I go about it.
Thank you,
Cheers,
Jack

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