Reddit reviews NETGEAR WiFi Mesh Range Extender EX6150 - Coverage up to 1200 sq. ft. and 20 devices with AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Signal Booster & Repeater (up to 1200Mbps speed), plus Mesh Smart Roaming

You plug it into an outlet and configure it to your home network. It offers an Ethernet plug as well was WiFi extension in some models.

This is the one I have but there are many others. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_pB23DbC4FP6Z7

Could be caused by a poor wifi signal, a poor internet connection, or a squirrelly router.

The first thing my gf and I always do when our games start derping out connectionwise is to unplug the cable modem and our separate router, let them sit for 30 seconds, and then replug them, so they both have to reboot. Usually the router is rock solid, and it's the modem, but we do both just as a routine.

If your internet connection from your ISP seems stable, then you may have range issues with your wifi. Here are some options.

I recently bought one of these to replace my aging router and found out that my router suprisingly was the bottleneck in my upload and download speeds. I got the refurbed one I linked for much cheaper, and it's awesome, so I bought a couple more just to stock up for whenever I need another one. The signal is much stronger meaning better range. May solve your range problem just by replacing your router. If they're out of that one, you can buy the AC1750 refurbed for roughly $10 more, and it'll just be a better version of the AC1600.

Btw, I don't even dick around with any non-Netgear routers any more, I've used all types and Netgear has always been reliable, and they even flatout will encourage you to dinkle around with installing third-party firmware on their routers if you feel so inclined to give the router additonal functionality, specifically through this website. I always do that, but I didn't even bother with my new AC1600, because the stock firmware is more than adequate for a home situation.

Another option is to buy a wifi range extender. I recently bought my sister and brother-in-law one of these to strengthen the signal in the second floor of their condo. I got that one, because it meets the latest 802.11ac wifi standard, so it'll won't be a bottleneck anywhere it's used, but you could comfortably use this one, which is much cheaper and still plenty fast. Installation is simple. Plug it in somewhere where the signal from your current router is still pretty good, and then follow the instructions to set up its unique network ID and link it to your current router. Then set your Wii U to link to the extender network ID instead of the main router to get a stronger signal. One nice thing about those wifi extenders is that you can actually take an ethernet cable off them to plug into whatever's nearby. The bridge between the main router and extender is wireless, but the connection to the extender can be wired. Some people seem to have better luck buying an ethernet adapter for the Wii U, rather than relying on its wifi hardware, although I've never had any major issues with the Wii U's wifi capabilities.

Thanks to everyone that answered. I ultimately installed the NETGEAR AC1200 WiFi Range Extender on the interior wall of the house opposite the garage.

Works great. Car in garage now gets "3 bars" on the 2.4ghz band of the extender's network. And the extender itself has good connectivity across the house to the source router. Car downloaded 2019.32.12.2 update without issue the other day.

Long term, mesh wifi or more cat-6 wiring with wifi access points would be the ultimate improvement. That's for another day.

I was looking into one of these https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Range-Extender-EX6150-100NAS/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=sxin_3_ac_m_rm?ac_md=0-0-bmV0Z2VhciB3aWZpIGV4dGVuZGVy-ac_d_rm&keywords=netgear+wifi+extender&pd_rd_i=B00R92CLCW&pd_rd_r=4d4c1022-8a78-4fed-9be7-72c90d0d971a&pd_rd_w=8ADgV&pd_rd_wg=fPJqJ&pf_rd_p=73c1eab1-1449-4c6d-b922-1dce21aded6d&pf_rd_r=VHAQRWFE8V59P2CVP2D1&psc=1&qid=1571183263&sprefix=netgear+

My experience with powerline adapters was less than impressive, and I have tried two different brands. If your house is small and goes through 1 circuit panel, it is more effective, and it's always recommended you plug directly into the wall outlet, not through a surge protector.

My experience with powerline adapters was that there never seemed to be sustained speeds through the line, and I'm not sure why. One day I could watch 4k video over it, the next it was downsampling Netflix to 360p. At that point I just got a network extender from netgear (this one), used a wire from that into your device of choice and get a nice sustained signal from the router in my basement. Not ideal, but better than the powerline in my experience. YRMV

Edit: It does create a new SSID wifi network as well if you don't want to use a cable from the device into your extender, I just happen to use that for my television.

With regards to P2P wireless, I installed the following setup at my house. We have a guest house about 91.4 meters away from the house (this setup can accommodate a further distance, especially if it's line of sight) :

Main house: router PoE line to TP-Link CPE610.

Guest house: matching CPE610 in Client mode takes wireless signal and feeds it to a switch

where I have a Netgear EX6150 extender in AP mode.. it was simple, cheap, and can reach a theoretical 300 Mb/s

https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/outdoor-radio/cpe610/

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Range-Extender-EX6150-100NAS/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=netgear+ex&qid=1569028244&sr=8-2

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With regards to P2P wireless, I installed the following setup at my house. We have a guest house about 300 ft away from the house (this setup can accommodate a further distance, especially if it's line of sight) :

Main house: router PoE line to TP-Link CPE610.

Guest house: matching CPE610 in Client mode takes wireless signal and feeds it to a switch

where I have a Netgear EX6150 extender in AP mode.. it was simple, cheap, and can reach a theoretical 300 Mb/s

https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/outdoor-radio/cpe610/

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Range-Extender-EX6150-100NAS/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=netgear+ex&qid=1569028244&sr=8-2

also, im currently using this, because when I connect to the modem, I get 2 bars, as with this extender I get full bars all the time. https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Range-Extender-EX6150-100NAS/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=sxin_2_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-bmV0Z2VhciBleHRlbmRlcg%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&keywords=netgear+extender&pd_rd_i=B00R92CLCW&pd_rd_r=c444ae17-85db-489f-8cfd-bda821c88829&pd_rd_w=VGlgW&pd_rd_wg=ewbty&pf_rd_p=d29bc9bc-49e2-46b8-bc05-387917c341ec&pf_rd_r=Q2TA6C3N35AATDA0D729&qid=1568923755

I've got this dude right here, it should be ~2x as fast as that one. It works fine as a wireless bridge but as a range extender, not so much.

Plus with a range extender you're getting about 1/2 speed that ethernet could.

Something like this doesn't use WDS, right? http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-Range-Extender-EX6150-100NAS/dp/B00R92CLCW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462288267&sr=8-1&keywords=802.11ac+repeater

Even if it did, 802.11ac provides plenty of bandwidth.