Mesh vs repeaters vs extenders: what’s the difference?

Mesh vs repeaters vs extenders: what’s the difference? “Think of it like this – Fibre is the high-speed pipe into your home and your router is the first WiFi point. The mesh, repeater or extender are about how well that fibre speed reaches each room. Mesh WiFi is a system of multiple WiFi “nodes” (think: mini routers) that work together as one unified network. Some modern extenders also support same SSID and limited roaming assistance (better than old-school repeaters, but not as seamless as mesh).