PCIE Wifi Card Extender?

Robert8x · Oct 7, 2016

Hello, Im at uni so im forced to use Wifi. I used to have a PCIE card like: http://www.ebuyer.com/566944-asus-pce-ac68-ac1900-802-11ac-dual-band-wireless-pci-e-adapter-pce-ac68?mkwid=syjHkUDEu_dc&pcrid=51482427899&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKEAjwj92_BRDQ-NuC98SZkWYSJACWmjhlUdqgF9eLai0M3qrscDnfS_jnv0PiCR8N5GSL_O_96BoClX_w_wcB

and got 50 down and 0.9 upload. So i tested out a different card, a TP link one. For some reason i only get 10 down 10 up. The WiFi antennas are now round the back of the PC, so im wondering if this has anything to do with it. The Asus one came with some weird extender but i cant seem to find anything like it to buy by itself. Can anyone help me? Thanks

azaran · Oct 7, 2016

Something like one of these?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833997018

Newegg has a whole dept for the stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/Network-Antennas/SubCategory/ID-3373?Tid=158100
I know you can find single antennas easy enough, but if your card is running multiple antenna you may have a hard time finding an all in one unit and just have to buy a few singles.

USAFRet · Oct 7, 2016

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Robert8x : "WiFi Card Speeds"

Robert8x :

Hello, I had an http://www.ebuyer.com/566944-asus-pce-ac68-ac1900-802-11ac-dual-band-wireless-pci-e-adapter-pce-ac68?mkwid=syjHkUDEu_dc&pcrid=51482427899&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKEAjwj92_BRDQ-NuC98SZkWYSJACWmjhlaMcomY7xEJKH66JfGmTL-DK8IZlkxfYgMR8Nqe1FxxoCfUnw_wcB

and i got 50 download and 0.9 upload. So i returned it to Amazon. I then got an http://www.ebuyer.com/702599-tp-link-ac1900-wireless-dual-band-pci-express-adapter-archer-t9e

hoping this would change that, im now getting 10 download and 10 upload. The only difference I can see is the extender thing that comes with the wifi card. Im at uni and cant really do much to the router. Is there anything i can do to improve my speeds?

Robert8x · Oct 7, 2016

azaran :

Say i get the one you linked, my card is 5ghz and 2.4ghz, should i use a 2.4ghz one since im at uni and the router is for the whole flat?

azaran · Oct 8, 2016

Robert8x :

Oh just noticed that they're all 2.4Ghz units. The 2.4Ghz ranger is wider, so that may be the best bet if you're trying to cover a large range.

Another option if you're trying to cover a wide range without losing a lot of speed would be to look in to powerline with wifi adapters. Powerline is going to give you a better connection and adds a wifi extension. The only real downside would be the cost. I'd check out these kits:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01929V7ZG/ref=psdc_1194444_t1_B01A90CH4M
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01A90CH4M/ref=psdc_1194444_t1_B01929V7ZG

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