Can you have 2 modems and 2 routers in a house?

Mary_K
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Can you have 2 modems and 2 routers in a house? Aug 12, 2015 22:08:37 GMT

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Post by Mary_K on Aug 12, 2015 22:08:37 GMT

We have cable internet on one end of the house.

There is a modem and router.

Our bedroom is at the other end of the house and the signal is very weak.

I tried a "booster" with no luck. I'm pretty techno challenged!

Anyway, we have a cable connection in our bedroom that the TV is hooked up to.

Can we get another modem & wireless router in there without interfering with the other modem/router?

How do I hook them up if the TV is hooked into the cable outlet?

Sorry if these questions are dumb!

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Can you have 2 modems and 2 routers in a house? Aug 12, 2015 22:26:19 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 22:26:19 GMT

- Yes, you can have two cable modems and two wireless routers. You will also have two cable bills because each cable modem requires a separate coax cable line.
- One wireless router should be able to cover 1200 to 2000 square feet when centrally located.
- If your modem and wireless router are not centrally located, you need to find a way to make that happen.
- If your wireless modem uses only 802.11a I would consider upgrading as that is the weakest wireless network standard and has performance/slow connection issues.

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Can you have 2 modems and 2 routers in a house? Aug 12, 2015 23:36:04 GMT via mobile

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Post by caangel on Aug 12, 2015 23:36:04 GMT

If you have a desktop see if you can use it as a hotspot. That's what we do. It is connected via an ethernet cable and then I just need to activate the hot spot. Not sure of all the technicalities as my DH set it up.