Is it possible to wirelessly extend a signal from my Airport Express A1264 to my basement without sacrificing speed?

Question

I have a Mac, using OS X, version 10.8.4.  My Airport Express A1264 has worked very well.  However,
we would like to extend a signal to our basement for PS 3 and movies.  I am sure it would be better
using ethernet, but that will not be possible.  Is there a way to do it without sacrificing speed, and
if so, what would I need to do?  Thanks.

Answer 1

Is there a way to do it without sacrificing speed,
No, not using wireless to extend.
The reason.....the wireless signal loses speed and strength the further that it moves away from a wireless router....and/or....it encounters any obstruction(s) in the signal path.
So, the wireless signal has probably already lost a good deal of strength and speed at the point where you add an AirPort Express. The Express can only extend the quality of signal and speed that it receives. In simple terms, the Express cannot make a slow signal go faster.
You lose no speed in a wire up to 100 meters. Easy to understand why this is a much better way to extend a network.
You can certainly try the wireless approach first....it might be OK....but if not, you will need to run the wire to obtain the performance that you need.
A wire guy can probably do this more quickly and less expensively than you might think. Whatever the cost might be, it will be best investment that you can make if you desire reliable wireless network performance.