Taking Wi-Fi farther
D-Link wireless Wi-Fi range extender
$49.99 at Amazon.com
Wi-Fi wireless Internet technology seems almost magical, right up to the moment it stops working. If you live in a big enough house or work in a large enough office. a single Wi-Fi router may not have the range to cover every room. D-Link here offers a cheap and effective solution.
The D-Link range extender acts like a relay for Wi-Fi signals. There are no cables to fuss with. It simply plugs into any power outlet. On first use, you set it up to communicate with your main router. There’s a slightly confusing manual method for doing this, but if your router supports WPS--Wi-Fi Protected Setup technology--the range extender will hook itself up with a couple of button pushes. Now you can unplug the extender, move it to some distant corner of your home or office, and use it to get a stronger Wi-Fi signal.
If you’re plagued by spotty Wi-Fi reception in the basement or attic or even the bathroom, this little device will help ensure that your digital gadgets stay on the air.
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