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I am looking to extend WiFi to my Grandmother’s house next door, about 300-400 feet away. The internet needs to have at least 75% of the speed that the base router has. I’m hoping to find a setup that doesn’t require professional service to implement and doesn’t cost over $300. I would also prefer one that doesn’t require running cables from the outside in, but if I have to, I can make it work. Is this feasible? I only know a little about wireless networks.
 
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Well our internet averages about 500kbps :lol: Right now I don't need anything faster, and the connection is steady so streaming videos and such isn't a problem. How much am I going to lose if I set up this system?
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Point to point wireless shouldn't slow that internet speed down. As @bill001g said, 30Mbit should be possible on the wireless link.

A pair of Engenius ENS202 or Ubiquiti nanostation outdoor APs would be the recommended hardware. IF you have a lot of other WIFI sources nearby, the point-to-point link may work better as 5Ghz hardware.
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Both houses are inside a large yard on our property. I'm not sure of the exact distance, but it's somewhere around 300-400 feet, especially when you figure in that the room needing to receive signal is on the far end of the house.

 
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You pretty much have no option but to install outdoor equipment. You have loss because of the distance and also because it must go through the walls of both houses. The distance alone causes issues without specialized equipment.

The good news is it is fairly simple and cheap to solve your problem. Ubiquiti and engenius sell many outdoor bridge systems. To a point it depends on how fast you want it to go. Running gigabit is going to be expensive but if you can live with say 20-30mbps you can get it done for about $100-$150.

You would want to mount a directional bridge as high up as practical on each house pointed at each other. You want clear line of sight and high enough that something like a big truck does not block it. If you were going farther distances there is a formula that says how high you need to be. You then run standard ethernet cable inside to connect to the equipment. The ethernet provide both the data and the power to the outdoor unit.
 
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Well our internet averages about 500kbps :lol: Right now I don't need anything faster, and the connection is steady so streaming videos and such isn't a problem. How much am I going to lose if I set up this system?
 
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Well our internet averages about 500kbps :lol: Right now I don't need anything faster, and the connection is steady so streaming videos and such isn't a problem. How much am I going to lose if I set up this system?
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Point to point wireless shouldn't slow that internet speed down. As @bill001g said, 30Mbit should be possible on the wireless link.

A pair of Engenius ENS202 or Ubiquiti nanostation outdoor APs would be the recommended hardware. IF you have a lot of other WIFI sources nearby, the point-to-point link may work better as 5Ghz hardware.
 
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