WiFi Repeater advice

ZWActual · Oct 4, 2019

The_5treet said:
Finally got my hands on the repeater, got it setup in a couple of minutes.

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The_5treet · Oct 4, 2019

ZWActual said:
"Other drone pilots hate him. Learn this man's one simple trick to true happiness with stunning results."

The proof will be in the pudding, well the test flight anyway.
Fingers crossed all goes well.
The setup wasn't really that hard, I think the hardest was getting my phone to find the device, switched from one phone to another and it picked it up right off the bat.

ZWActual · Oct 4, 2019

The_5treet said:
The proof will be in the pudding, well the test flight anyway.
Fingers crossed all goes well.
The setup wasn't really that hard, I think the hardest was getting my phone to find the device, switched from one phone to another and it picked it up right off the bat.

Yep, fairly easy to setup. Now go take that drone and repeater to the car wash.

Have fun brah!

The_5treet · Oct 4, 2019

ZWActual said:
Yep, fairly easy to setup. Now go take that drone and repeater to the car wash. Have fun brah!

Will do ?

SleepyRobo · Nov 22, 2019

Anyone know of a repeater that has removable antennas? so I can switch one out with a patch and leave the other as a dipole.

TelloCarl · Nov 23, 2019

Oscar · Nov 24, 2019

The_5treet said:
Hopefully getting my Xiaomi WiFi repeater next week, any hints or tips on getting the best performance would be appreciated.
Thanks ?

You just got an excellent accessory for Tello, it works great, I do not look for taking the Tello too far, I look for security and this Wi-Fi+ provides it, remember you could use a controller, if you have an iPhone or Samsung mobile, I would recommend you to use the Gamevice controller instead of GameSir T1, I have seen some interference caused by Bluetooth controllers, then just enjoy this awesome Drone

The_5treet · Nov 24, 2019

Oscar said:
You just got an excellent accessory for Tello, it works great, I do not look for taking the Tello too far, I look for security and this Wi-Fi+ provides it, remember you could use a controller, if you have an iPhone or Samsung mobile, I would recommend you to use the Gamevice controller instead of GameSir T1, I have seen some interference caused by Bluetooth controllers, then just enjoy this awesome Drone

I bought a cheap Bluetooth controller from Amazon that works perfectly with the TelloFPV app, and cost less than the gamesir ones.

Oscar · Dec 3, 2019

I do use a Wi-Fi+ and a GameVice controller, works just fine

MNNJR69 · Dec 5, 2019

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This worked flawlessly for me. Just make sure you choose mainland China for location because the repeater won't show up in the list if you don't. Then when you're done just uninstall the mi app

MNNJR69 · Dec 5, 2019

Robot or human?

$43 is highway robbery!!! Same exact hardware for $14

Magoo582 · Dec 7, 2019

I didn’t know that the set up could be deleted after WiFi extender has been set up..

MNNJR69 · Dec 7, 2019

Yes it can be deleted. If you lose the configuration and it fails to connect, you will have to reset the repeater( by inserting a thumbtack in the small hole on the repeater, hold until yellow light is flashing) and re-install the app and start from the beginning. After it is configured though, there is no need for the app to be installed. I uninstalled it as soon as I was done configuring. I have heard of many people having to reconfigure multiple times, but I only had that issue one time. I think it was because I turned off the Tello1st and the repeater lost connection and tried to reconnect for several seconds before I disconnected the repeater. I always disconnect the repeater first and then power off the Tello and I have had no problems.

RichardGunawan · Dec 31, 2019

The_5treet said:
Hopefully getting my Xiaomi WiFi repeater next week, any hints or tips on getting the best performance would be appreciated.
Thanks ?

How's the flying experience with the repeater so far?

I personally noticed that without Xiaomi Wi-FI repeater my video quality is pretty bad and some skipped frames occur:

Compared to when using repeater:

However the wind effect on video quality isn't completely absent though.

The_5treet · Dec 31, 2019

RichardGunawan said:
How's the flying experience with the repeater so far?

Way better

TelloMellow · Jun 9, 2020

The Xiaomi repeater is hard to get (out of stock most of the time) and the Meross repeater is nearly impossible to find. The TP-Link TL-WR802N is another option. This video shows how to set it up (much simpler than Xiaomi repeater):

SleepyRobo · Jun 9, 2020

RichardGunawan said:
How's the flying experience with the repeater so far?

I personally noticed that without Xiaomi Wi-FI repeater my video quality is pretty bad and some skipped frames occur:

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Compared to when using repeater:

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However the wind effect on video quality isn't completely absent though.

Check your frame for micro fractures and change your props all 4 with new oem props, the jello video will go away

SleepyRobo · Jun 9, 2020

TelloMellow said:
The Xiaomi repeater is hard to get (out of stock most of the time) and the Meross repeater is nearly impossible to find. The TP-Link TL-WR802N is another option. This video shows how to set it up (much simpler than Xiaomi repeater):

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Can you post video showing the repeater in use in a flight. I dont see anywhere that this repeater supports MU-MIMO and that is required feature for tello to get video and controls to phone.

TelloMellow · Jun 9, 2020

SleepyRobo said:
Can you post video showing the repeater in use in a flight. I dont see anywhere that this repeater supports MU-MIMO and that is required feature for tello to get video and controls to phone.

I will - it is a video that clearly shows the range improvement (until I nearly ran out of battery power) - from 130 feet to over 350 feet (if I remember correctly).