The Huawei WS5200 can enhance your internet speed and stability.
The Huawei WS5200 can enhance your internet speed and stability.
Hi, I’m looking for ways to boost my internet speed without switching connections. My Huawei B315s-22 performs well in the morning but experiences increasing ping—rising from 60-70 to over 2000—especially during the day. I’ve checked online about network congestion and thought a Wi-Fi extender could help. Now I want stable performance all day and night. Would connecting your Huawei WS5200 as a dual-band router, using it as an extender with my main router, and linking all devices via Wi-Fi 5GHz to the primary router (via Ethernet) improve my ping consistency?
You're asking if WiFi extenders really increase latency. They can definitely make things worse, especially when the wider network gets busy. If you just need more coverage, they might be fine. The Huawei B315 acts like a 4G/LTE gateway and connects to cellular data. As more people use the same network, congestion grows and latency rises. It doesn't matter if your device is wired or wireless—just avoid using it in wireless extender mode. If the WS5200 supports wireless extender mode, using it that way will likely increase latency further. Wireless extenders operate at half-duplex speed, while mesh networks use dedicated antennas for better communication. The real issue lies outside your local LAN/WLAN, on the wider WAN or cellular side. To fix this, consider switching to a connection with less congestion—like DSL, cable, fiber, etc.—or limit latency-heavy tasks to off-peak hours.