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The best Wi-Fi extenders in 2024

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Wi-Fi extenders are designed to extend the coverage of your home's wireless network.

They're great for keeping your home network strong in every room, and if you've ever considered upgrading your entire system, these extenders offer a simpler, more budget-friendly option.

Extenders today can support single, dual or tri-band Wi-FI, and they will tell you the maximum speeds they support on all of their available bands.

TP-Link has a bunch of Wi-Fi extenders under its umbrella, but the one that will likely serve most people the best is the AX3000 model.

The 705X has a slightly different design with pull-out antennas on either side.

It took all of five minutes to pair the extender with my Verizon FiOS router.

Only our top pick (see below) got close to my router’s standard speeds.

TP-Link’s RE315 Wi-Fi extender is physically very similar to the RE705X, but with lower specs.

You get up to 867 Mbps speeds on the 5GHz band and 300 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band.

It only provides coverage for up to 1,500 square feet .

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