Should you take advantage of that or buy your own hardware?

When Should You Use Your ISP’s Wi-Fi Extenders?

But there’s something to be said for somebody else taking care of stuff.

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That’s especially true when you keep the previous point about ISP-backed equipment and tech support in mind.

Still, we’re not sold on the idea of ISP-supplied extenders.

Let’s dig into the reasons why you might want to skip them.

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Why Shouldn’t You Use Your ISP’s Wi-Fi Extenders?

Further, they often aren’t even compatible with every gateway.

Verizon offers one extender for $8 a month (or you canbuy it outright for $120).

A TP-Link Deco Wi-Fi mesh node sittign next to a TV.

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Cox doesn’t have an extender rental program, but theysell extenders for $130 each.

Anddon’t just go buy a single Wi-Fi extendertoslap a band-aid on your Wi-Fi situation.

The price of mesh hardware keeps dropping, and the number of features keeps growing.

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This mesh three-pack supports Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, and will cover even a large home with wall-to-wall Wi-Fi.

This mesh three-pack supports Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, and will cover even a large home with wall-to-wall Wi-Fi.