“Can you hear me now?” Dropped calls may be a thing of the past (well, most of the time) but there’s a new dead zone in town and it’s running (choppy) circles around your WiFi. While routers will get ...

You love using Wi-Fi at home. You have your laptop, your smartphone and your tablet hooked up to it so you can surf the web from anywhere in the house. Well, almost anywhere. The Wi-Fi box (the router ...

Looking to beef up your Wi-Fi network? A wireless range extender is a less expensive alternative to a new router. (Some can even turn your router setup into a mesh system.) Here are the top performers ...

The Helios-EX range extender uses a dedicated band to eliminate signal loss and promises up to 12,000 square feet of Wi-Fi coverage. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo ...

The RE6500 and RE4000W are dual band range extenders featuring Cross-Band technology which helps provide a stronger and more consistent signal throughout the home. All three range extenders are ...

You know how it is: you’ve just invested in a new router, perhaps a new internet service provider, and while the promised connection speeds have materialised, they just don’t quite stretch to the ...

With an ever-increasing number of consumer products relying on WiFi connectivity, it is important that a strong signal be available to ensure your ability to take full advantage of your connected ...

With 802.11ac now flooding the market, the sheer amount of solutions is truly mind boggling. Users now have an unlimited amount of options when upgrading or setting up their very first home network.

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

So you just got yourself a fancy new gaming PC, or maybe you finally moved into your own apartment. But what’s this? The WiFi signal sucks when you’re in the other room? You can’t play COD on a 1MB ...

What Is A Range Extender And How Does It Work? Range extenders, also referred to as Wi-Fi extenders or wireless range extenders, are a great product for a large household. They work by rebroadcasting ...

Range extenders have been a part of wireless networking since the beginning. While most of us can get by with a router, for those that have large areas to cover, or want increased speeds at long ...