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This little gadget is actually more powerful than the BT hub4 from which is gets its signal. It can be picked up to the back of the garden too. The instructions are somewhat a challenge and it took me over an hour to set up. The secret is to READ the instructions first and not try to be clever, then follow them step by step to the letter. I got there in the end although the one page sheet had an odd sequence of step numbering. If you do this then set up should take 10 minutes at the outset. I use this as a wireless signal extender and that is exactly what it does. It can also be used as a hub instead of your own internet router.
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I would agree with the other reviewers about the leaflet that came with it not being the most clear and brilliant of manuals. The device can be used in may ways and it does take time to fully understand all that it can do. At least there is a reset so you can start again. Once set up the device works well until the 680 uF 16V capacitors in the power supply fail after a couple of years or so. I haven't worked out why this happens. Maybe it isn't the capacitors' fault. It could be that the regulation fails. I have kept one example going for years afterwards by fitting an external 5V power supply.
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I've called my device Doris😊 because a little voice tells you when you're connected/disconnected.. when you make a call or if one is incoming. when power is on or off and when, battery is low. Though once you get the low battery warning it runs out very quickly.. I'm very happy with the item and I would recommend it.. the only annoying thing is the charger has a different head to my phone so more wires in the car but that's my only negative.
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Only tried using in extender mode which creates a new secondary Wi-Fi hotspot, I used the default SSID which has "_Ext" appended and the same passphrase. Setup from the supplied instructions was quick and painless. Device becomes active and available quickly too. Was a bit worried at first as it made the source AP drop the wired connection so no Internet access for either network. However moving the device closer seems to have cured this. I would therefore suggest that attempting to boost a medium strength signal instead of a weak one is the best way to use this product. The secondary hotspot works fine with all the devices tried including Windows and Linux laptop, Kindle Fire, mobile phone, Amazon Echo, PS4, except 720p iPlayer on the smart TV which makes it lose the Internet connection after about 20 minutes. (However luckily this isn't a show stopper as the TV can connect to the primary hotspot.) Left the PS4 downloading 40-odd gigabytes overnight and this completed successfully. A satisfied customer here.Read full review
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Using the 2 LAN ports allows my PC and Xbox to connect through it. The USB WiFi adapter that I used in the PC is no longer required and was removed. The repeater cost less than the wifi adaptor that it replaced and the connection time when the PC is started is now almost instant. It also works with my VPN.
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