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Airport Express is better used as main router or extender?
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1492992" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>Airport Expresses can only extend wifi networks created on other Apple networking products.</p><p></p><p>You can use it to replace your Linksys. But there's no way to say if it would be better. Far too many variables when dealing with wifi (router placement, structure, distance, interference etc) So no way to say if it would be better or worse without actually trying it.</p><p></p><p>If you're happy with the router in general and it's just the wireless range that's an issue consider a couple of these:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PTCFFW/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: TP-LINK IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 150Mbps Wireless N Nano Router (TL-WR702N): Computers & Accessories</a></p><p>They're cheap, small and effective range extenders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1492992, member: 38928"] Airport Expresses can only extend wifi networks created on other Apple networking products. You can use it to replace your Linksys. But there's no way to say if it would be better. Far too many variables when dealing with wifi (router placement, structure, distance, interference etc) So no way to say if it would be better or worse without actually trying it. If you're happy with the router in general and it's just the wireless range that's an issue consider a couple of these: [URL='http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PTCFFW/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com: TP-LINK IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 150Mbps Wireless N Nano Router (TL-WR702N): Computers & Accessories[/url] They're cheap, small and effective range extenders. [/QUOTE]
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