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I live in a stationary caravan and there is WiFi on the site with a number of WiFi repeaters/boosters. Can I buy a plug in booster for my caravan to boost the signal?

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Yes. But beware very cheap WiFi boosters, they are a waste of money. They don't work well and frequently drop the signal.

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Is there a booster that can be used without being plugged into the router first?

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You can find WiFi extenders that can connect to your WiFi wirelessly, but they have to be made like that. If you bought a booster that requires it to be plugged into the router, then no, you can't.

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Is it possible to extend a WiFi router's signal by adding two or more boosters in a row?

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Adding too many routers can make the WiFi much slower because every router consumes some bandwidth. It is better to buy a stronger router.

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Will a Micro SD card help my WiFi signal?

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No, a micro SD is only for storage of data and is not related to WiFi. Either get a range booster or a better router than what you currently use to fix your signal issue.

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Can I use a wireless connection to connect one extender to another extender to increase the range of the router?

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No, if you extend it through multiple extenders, then it will dilute the general WiFi and/or internet speed because each extender uses up a bit of bandwidth.

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The signal from my extender is worse than the signal from my original router in the same location. Why is that the case? I have two houses 50 feet apart, can the signal be extended from one house to the other?

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Yes. Place your router in a window that faces the other houses window. Keep the blinds open (no metal blinds) and the signal should pass through. We get strong signals from the neighbors houses all the time. Experimenting with placement of the Wi-Fi transmitter and devices that need reception will yield results.

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Can I boost a WiFi signal to reach 500 m?

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Unless you've got a lot of money, no. Using a mesh would be too expensive, and using boosters would make your network too slow. Even a cabled connection would be very difficult with the 100m limit for standard ethernet cables. Using a mixture of boosters and cables may be possible.

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We have a router downstairs next to the TV and an extender behind that TV . The other TV upstairs directly above has an extender also, but the Internet keeps cutting out all the time! Our phones also.

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Install another router upstairs.

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