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The best Wi-Fi extenders for gaming
Eliminate latency and dead zones from your home network with these wireless (and wired) signal boosters
In the lightning-fast world of online gaming, your wireless internet strength can be the determining factor between glorious victory and crushing defeat. All it takes is one lag spike to ruin a match, and even a top-tier gaming router can’t push a wireless signal past where the laws of physics take it. That’s why a wireless signal booster is the easiest solution to this issue, at least when hardwiring your gaming rig isn’t an option. Here are some of the best Wi-Fi extenders for getting the most speed, range, and functionality out of your home network setup.
Best Netgear routers in 2024
Netgear is known for building fast and reliable routers and it continues that trend with its latest Nighthawk and Orbi options.
Netgear and its Nighthawk line have earned a reputation for delivering fast and reliable Wi-Fi speeds with little fuss, and it still makes some of the best routers you can buy. Netgear's Orbi line keeps mesh Wi-Fi simple with stylish and cable standalone routers while Nighthawk is more focused on enthusiasts. Netgear is also pushing its software subscriptions hard with Netgear Armor and Smart Parental Controls both requiring a monthly or yearly subscription to get the most of them. Luckily, most of the Netgear routers you buy today come with a month or a year to try out these services to see how they fit into your life.
Back in April, AT&T announced that it would begin carrying the Netgear Nighthawk M6 hotspot router. The Nighthawk M6 is perhaps one of the most advanced 5G hotspots to date, offering 5G support up to 2.5Gbps, WiFi 6 technology with speeds up to 3.6Gbps, connectivity for up to 32 devices, and more. Today, Netgear is announcing an unlocked version, which can be used on other wireless carriers.
Today only: Wi-Fi routers and extenders from Netgear are up to 26% off
Amazon has a one-day sale on two Netgear routers and one Netgear Wi-Fi 6 Extender, at up to 26% off the original prices.
The rise in working from home has led many of us to realize our Wi-Fi networks are terrible. There's inevitably one room where the signal is too weak, or the whole network slows to a crawl when someone starts up Netflix. Thankfully, Netgear has discounted some of its routers and extenders in a one-day sale on Amazon, making today a great time to upgrade your Wi-Fi.
These are the WiFi 6e routers announced at CES 2021
Wifi 6e routers have made their big debut at CES this year. But when will be be able to buy them and what are the benefits? Look no further.
WiFi 6e has been one of the big talking points of this year’s CES. For the uninitiated, Wifi 6e marks a change in wireless networking that we’ve only seen once before: the use of a whole new band — 6GHz on top of 5GHz and the old faithful (but ridiculously congested) 2.4GHz.