How make iphone auto-select network - DSL modem wifi "extended" through AEBS

I hope this is the place to post this - it involves an iPhone but concerns my wifi network.
I have a DSL modem on the ground floor which broadcasts a wifi signal.
I also have an Airport Extreme on the second floor which extends this signal to the third and fourth floors of the house where the DSL modem's wifi can't reach.
This extension by the AEBS is done by "creating" a new network (in Airport Utility's settings) which uses the same SSID.
This setup works very well and laptops can access the network on all four floors. However, my iphone - which I use for Skype a lot and is a main phone link in the household - gets "confused" on the first floor because it seemingly doesn't know which of the two stations to connect to. On this floor I think both signals are pretty much equally strong.
How can I fix this?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
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However, my iphone - which I use for Skype a lot and is a main phone link in the household - gets "confused"
Unfortunately, iPhones and iPads and other iOS devices are not nearly as sophisticated as a laptop regarding choosing the best wireless access point to use.
In general, the iOS device will tend to hang on the original access point to which they have connected....even when another access point is closer and may have a stronger signal. At other times, the iOS device might "switch" to the closer access point.
Nature of the beast until Apple gives us a better iOS operating system. In the meantime, about all that you can do is power off the iOS device when  you move it to another area and then power it back up to see if it will pick up the closer wireless access point.
Maybe one of the iPhone gurus will have a suggestion for you as well, so you might want to post over in that support area to see. We are not iPhone experts here.
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