i have pretty decent internet in most rooms of my house i get 40-100mbps

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i have pretty decent internet in most rooms of my house i get 40-100 Mbps however for some reason in this room i struggle to get 1 Mbps. i have heard of something called a WiFi extender will this resolve the issue or is there some other piece of hardware that will do it
 
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Many things can cause WiFi interference. Other networks in the area, microwaves, some phones and Bluetooth(this should not be too bad anymore, but may still happen).

You could try to change wireless channels on your router/access point.
If you have long enough cord length, try to move the router closer to the room with poor signal.

If that fails, wifi extenders just get placed in the farthest area of good signal and repeat it(thus you get more signal strength at a further distance.).

Remember to get one that supports the same standards as your router. This is important to get the highest throughput out of it.
So if you have a 802.11 A(5ghz)B(2.4 ghz)G(2.4 ghz)N(2.4ghz and 5ghz depending on the router) or AC(2.4ghz and 5ghz)
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What is your router ? maybe you want bigger antennas ?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA91J4430749&cm_re=WIFI_ANTENNA-_-33-997-226-_-Product
this might give you extra range.
In general extenders slow you down, so you don't want them if not necessary.
Install this and check your connection:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en
check if you have a lot of other wifi's (just changing channel might do).
you might have pipes in wall that does this.
Then moving router slightly left/ right will do.



 
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Many things can cause WiFi interference. Other networks in the area, microwaves, some phones and Bluetooth(this should not be too bad anymore, but may still happen).

You could try to change wireless channels on your router/access point.
If you have long enough cord length, try to move the router closer to the room with poor signal.

If that fails, wifi extenders just get placed in the farthest area of good signal and repeat it(thus you get more signal strength at a further distance.).

Remember to get one that supports the same standards as your router. This is important to get the highest throughput out of it.
So if you have a 802.11 A(5ghz)B(2.4 ghz)G(2.4 ghz)N(2.4ghz and 5ghz depending on the router) or AC(2.4ghz and 5ghz)
 
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