I’ve got a Wi-Fi extender that I use when I’m working out back, but my phone will randomly connect to it when I’m in the house and would prefer it connect to the home Wi-Fi.

is there any way yet to tell my phone to prioritize a network?

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Usually this is handled by the access points. If you’re running dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) you will get worse strength out of 5, typically, since it doesn’t go as far or penetrate as well as 2.4. The access points will try to kick a client to another, better quality access point if they’re smart enough. This is generally how business access points work. You might want to see if whatever ones you’re using support this. Also it’s best if they are both the same SSID, in case they are not.