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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #180 on: December 24, 2018, 03:55:18 PM »
Im buying my own modem for optimum do  i also have to buy a wireless wifi thing or optimum will give me that for free.

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #181 on: December 24, 2018, 03:59:22 PM »
Im buying my own modem for optimum do  i also have to buy a wireless wifi thing or optimum will give me that for free.
A router? Optimum gives you one for free to use
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #182 on: December 24, 2018, 04:00:17 PM »
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #183 on: December 28, 2018, 11:52:00 AM »
A router? Optimum gives you one for free to use
They charged me $5 a month for it

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #184 on: December 28, 2018, 11:53:27 AM »
They charged me $5 a month for it
Are you sure its for the router and not for the modem?
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #185 on: December 28, 2018, 12:40:58 PM »
Are you sure its for the router and not for the modem?
Probably router-modem combo device.

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #186 on: January 10, 2019, 02:07:12 PM »
I purchased this netgear extender I know this tp link will work as well. The one issue which I'm having with the netgear is sometimes when trying to connect to it I'll get a failed to obtain ip adress which the tp link reportedly doesn't have an issue with. I'd assume that other models should work as well being I'd assume the firmware etc are similar however I tried a cheaper tp link that didn't work
I added it's mac adress to optimum although I'm pretty sure it's not necessary.
I set up the extender to connect to the strongest optimum network.
I connected my devices to the extender and the optimum sign in page came up in my browser.
Important note for some reason the mac adress of your device is recognized differently then when connecting this way vs straight to the optimum network. If you do auto sign in you'll need to do it twice and will be reconized as different devices.
Trying to figure this out. How did you login to optimum on the extender? (I understood from this thread that adding the device ID on optimum website doesn’t work).                                                                                                                               

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #187 on: January 10, 2019, 02:25:01 PM »
Trying to figure this out. How did you login to optimum on the extender? (I understood from this thread that adding the device ID on optimum website doesn’t work).                                                                                                                               
Your signing in on the device not the extender

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #188 on: January 10, 2019, 02:46:24 PM »
Your signing in on the device not the extender
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #189 on: January 10, 2019, 06:19:17 PM »
Your signing in on the device not the extender
is signing in on the extender doable?

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #190 on: January 10, 2019, 06:25:06 PM »
is signing in on the extender doable?
Take the Mac address and add it as a device in the optimum account.
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #191 on: January 10, 2019, 07:09:21 PM »
is signing in on the extender doable?
Take the Mac address and add it as a device in the optimum account.
I tried but it didn't work.. in theory it should work..
Recently Auto sign-in doesn't work for connections through the extender.. so im not sure that would work anyways

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #192 on: February 20, 2019, 05:27:37 PM »
I got the https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR90E3A  and it works!

Long version: The device has no wire- it's meant to be plugged right into the outlet. When I did that, it didn't improve the situation much. It's an old building with thick walls (and sometimes spotty cell service) so I used an extension cord and placed the device on the windowsill.  I'm not tech savvy enough, so I needed to call customer support  to walk me through the setup.   The device picks up  enough Optimum signal to repeat it throughout the apartment. We now have strong wifi!

Thank you @Yisroel Tech and everyone else who kibitz.
You've made my father and me very happy.
I’ve been using this for many months with little interruption. Now the strangest thing has happened. When I connect to the extended network from my phone it works fine even when I turn off cellular data but I can’t seem to get an internet connection from my laptop...? It shows how m connected but I get a yellow exclamation point on top of the WiFi icon or even when it goes away I just can access the web...any clue what could be going on?
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #193 on: February 20, 2019, 11:16:25 PM »
I have a sprint magic box to improve service but I have issues using it because it’s weekends Wi-Fi from my extender any solution? I was told they have to run on different channels

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #194 on: March 25, 2019, 01:52:41 AM »
Didn't read the entire thread.

Its possible to do by using router and formatting software to DD WRT with special configurations. Works well.
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #195 on: March 25, 2019, 09:39:08 AM »
Didn't read the entire thread.

Its possible to do by using router and formatting software to DD WRT with special configurations. Works well.

Care to elaborate and /or link?

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #196 on: November 04, 2019, 10:29:02 PM »
My Optimum extender is all set, but I like to boost the signal a bit.
Can someone recommend a Yagi Antenna that works with 5GHZ (unless a 2.4GHZ would also work to catch the optimum signal)?

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #197 on: November 04, 2019, 10:37:47 PM »
Care to elaborate and /or link?

Sorry Just saw this.

You need to buy a dual router that can be reconfigured with software called DD WRT. One antena will be used to receive Optimum and the other to redistribute. U still need a optimum log in and smart devices might not work. 

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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
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Re: Wifi Extender for Optimum Wifi?
« Reply #199 on: December 24, 2019, 01:01:54 PM »