WFi amp

[wayne56]

Hi members, thinking about buying wifi amp to increase reception will this help with buffering? I will wait for a reply before I buy. Have a great day members!!!

[ilan]

Unfortunately, the answer is "it depends.". The amplifier boosts the coverage area, but it doesn't technically increase the source throughput. If the source throughput is too low, the amplifier will not help. (You could test this by trying the set-up in a hard wired configuration.) However, throughput does diminish over distance, so if the problem is a throughput drop over wireless distance, the amplifier could help.

[wayne56]

Ilan thanks for your reply,you saying try eithernet wire pluged into my smart box instead of wireless wifi

[Marley]

thats 50 /50 on that one

[ilan]

Ilan thanks for your reply,you saying try eithernet wire pluged into my smart box instead of wireless wifi
Yes, exactly. Let's say your connection has a throughput of X. If X is enough to prevent buffering, you should see that (no buffering) when you are wired. If, however, X is not enough to prevent buffering, you should see that when you're wired, and in that situation, the amplifier won't be of help. It won't increase throughput above X. It will only decreases throughput loss (X - something) over the distance between your router and the wireless device.

[wayne56]

Ok thanks for the help ilan

[kens]

If you can receive 1 HD channel, without buffering, nothing will help your buffering problem.
The problem is not with you.

ps; Always use a hard wire connection before wifi. If possible!
/kens

[wayne56]

Ok thanks kens