How to extend your Wi-Fi coverage to eliminate dead zones
If certain rooms in your home have weak or no Wi-Fi signal, here are your options — from repositioning your router to adding a mesh node.
Why dead zones happen
Wi-Fi signals weaken when they pass through walls, floors, and large metal objects. The further you are from the router, the weaker the signal. Older building materials like concrete and brick reduce range more than modern drywall.
Option 1 — Reposition your router
Place your router as centrally as possible in your home, elevated (on a shelf rather than on the floor), and away from microwaves, baby monitors, and other 2.4 GHz devices. A central position alone can add 20–30% more coverage.
Option 2 — Use the 2.4 GHz band for distant devices
Your Netfizz router broadcasts on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The 5 GHz band is faster but shorter range. For devices in far rooms, manually connect them to the 2.4 GHz network (usually labelled with a _2G suffix).
Option 3 — Add the Whole-Home Wi-Fi mesh add-on
Our Whole-Home Wi-Fi add-on (₹299/mo) adds up to 3 professional-grade mesh nodes to your plan. A Netfizz engineer surveys your home and places nodes for maximum coverage — up to 5,000 sq.ft with a single seamless network name.
Option 4 — Use a wired ethernet backhaul
If you have ethernet ports pre-wired in your home, you can connect a second access point in a far room using an ethernet cable from the router. This provides the most reliable extension with no signal loss.