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Review on High Power Wireless-N 600Mw Pro Access Point by Amped AP600EX by Tim Springer

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Affordable problem solving, save money

I bought a repeater for my home from this company a few years ago and remembered good phone maintenance so I called and described my expansion goal to the Fios connection from one building to another across the street for newly rented premises to avoid the need for a second paid connection - and received very clear guidance and product recommendations. For $250 for this device that "broadcasts" the signal, with an SR10000 picking it up and amplifying it throughout the new office, we save about $800 a year that we would have spent on a separate line. The obstacle was a new office that was half underground - a basement with thick stone walls, high window sills upstairs, alongside 20 or 30 other active Wi-Fi networks. Using the analysis app this company offers for free for Android, I was able to walk around with my phone and find the best location for the repeater in my new office, where the signal was consistently above 90%. I logged in from a laptop and the speed was amazing, even slightly faster than the Verizon Wi-Fi device that came with the service, possibly because the device is directional. This result was achieved solely by installing this device in the "Broadcast" location window. (Without a glass or metal window pane in between. Placing it behind the pane will reduce the signal significantly.) If I get a chance I'll mount it on an outside wall. The distance is only about 75-100 yards and I found some research to suggest that (in the web settings) reducing the output power would expand and focus the coverage area, which made sense for a device that should be accessible . over a mile away and thus at 100% power is sending out a fairly narrow signal pattern. As a result, we can rip out all the old communication cables and start having a clean, wireless office. This is low-intensity usage, so I can't say what will happen if you have a lot of devices on the network. Also, there are a few branches between them that spring up with the arrival of the leaves, and as far as I know the moisture in the leaves tends to absorb some of the signal. For now, this is the winner for me. My only suggestion from the company would be to include some literature explaining the best location and method for outdoor mounting (since it is directional) and some illustrations showing roughly what happens when you turn off the power or the AP tilt down like I did a bit since it's on the third floor and the repeater is under a three story building. I heard about all of this, but I searched for three hours until I found a reliable study with graphs.

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  • Can't fault that, everything is fine