See my review. Anyone have success using it as repeater or WISP (???) for a Verizon Mifi? I have it working with home wifi, but not Mifi device.
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I didn't have any success with it. I was able to set it up, but its inconsistent. I couldn't even return it. It would cost twice as much to return it, as it cost.
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FYI - I was using mine as a repeater and ended up returning it due to constant loss of connection with my main router. Every day I had to reboot it, and by the following morning one section of the house was offline. after a week of that BS I sent it back for a refund.
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The device connects via a WPS button, so your MiFi would need to have one. Never tried it, but assume that would work. A more basic question for you though is why you would need an extender, since the MiFi itself is so portable. Unless you're needing to extend signal into an area that gets no AT&T; reception, might not find buying this very useful. All the best
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I have used ATT mifi to stream movies thru another device and works fine. Will use up your data allowance quickly. Check your verizon site for estimating data on streaming movies.
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Heck, Dusty, I don't even know what a MIFI is! I've got mine connected to the original Trendnet-652 wireless router.I thought I was "replacing" the old one, when actually this is just a booster. It gives me enough "juice" for me to watch my Netflix shows on my TV.
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I placed one behind my couch in the living room and it works perfectly. In fact I have them in very remote and blocked locations and they have always worked without fail likely due to the repeater technology inherent in the Z-Wave system. Each Z-Wave device repeats commands to the other devices (simply stated).
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Heck, Dusty, I don't even know what a MIFI is! I've got mine connected to the original Trendnet-652 wireless router. I thought I was "replacing" the old one, when actually this is just a booster. It gives me enough "juice" for me to watch my Netflix shows on my TV.
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I can only tell you from my experience and installations. Check to make sure that the device says Z-Wave compliant. Iris from Lowes uses a controller that has both WiFi and Zwave devices co-existing and they sell them side by side but dont grab the wrong one as it wont work. Must be Z-wave. If you go to wikipedia and do a search there is an awesome Zwave forum and they discuss all the devices. just google the words wikipedia and zwave and you will see it. Good Luck
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Dear Hmo,Thank you for asking.I'm sorry but TripMate will not work as a wifi repeater, it normally serves as an AP, regular router (Dynamic/Static IP/PPPoE) and bridge mode. If a WiFi repeater is needed, please search "HT-WR01" on Amazon product page.I hope you will find this helpful. We're happy to help if you need further assistance or have any questions. Thank you for your kind understanding.Best regards,HewittSunvalleytek Customer Care
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I picked up one of these for $5 from the egg-heads to try to use as a wireless bridge. From what I can tell, it has a proprietary repeater mode that only works if you have multiple N150 routers. I do not see a way to use this as a bridge to another type of router.
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Has your neighbor granted you permission to use his Wifi? This arrangement will work, provided that you get a strong enough signal. I had the very same arrangement at our lake cottage (neighbor used my wifi), but our lake lots are only 25 feet wide and my router is about 20 feet away from his Cyberstat. He eventually got his own Internet as his kids wanted Netflix. Good luck.
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In theory, yes, but it was rather a PITA for me to get it to work as an extender on my network. It worked after much configuration though, so you should be able to extend the network of the TriFi network (just another Wifi network), just as if it were another router.
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I don't have Verizon Fios, but you have to understand the point of the repeater is extend your wireless signal. Assuming you are running a wireless network at home, the repeater will allow you to get or extend that wireless signal to places you don't already have it. If you're using Verizon just for wireless tv, you should check if you need Verizon hardware to access that signal. But if you're using Verizon for your wireless tablets or laptops, the repeater should work for extending that signal. Difficulty? If you can find your SSID and password for your wireless network, no problem. If you don't know what that is, have someone else do it.
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I could be wrong, but if you have any other wi-fi devices running on B or G, you are limited to the fasted device on the router. I just got mine, so I will be setting it up tonight to be sure it works.
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I have mine installed at our lake house, and have not had any issue with it dropping signal level. I have used it on a MiFi hot spot and our new Verizon modem without any such issues. Sounds like a malfunction in one of the pieces of equipment. Do you have another device that you could try to see if it is the antenna or your MiFi device?
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I just got mine today, and it worked immediate on v2.0.1, but I upgraded to the latest version on the website as of 3/8/2015 (2.0.7) and it would no longer connect to my router.... it would say it was trying to connect but never would. I downloaded 2.0.1 which was what mine came to me on, and it worked correctly again on that version. I would say generally to anyone looking at this product, try it out of the box, and if it does everything you need it to do, then don't upgrade the firmware.
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Verizon says it doesn't work with Satellite internet connections, something about too much latency in the signal? I've used several of these devices on different high speed connections with no problems, but all connections were via cable internet. The device needs a lot of information both through the web and also a GPS fix from where you place the unit. Must be by a window and have a continuous GPS fix. Other than that, it's a great device! Allows full bars on your phone where there were no bars before!