Weak "wireless" signal(s)

[cerbera45]

My router is downstairs in the hall and I tend to sit upstairs in my room. Thinking of buying a booster but do they actually work?

 

[Holy Joe]

My router is downstairs in the hall and I tend to sit upstairs in my room. Thinking of buying a booster but do they actually work?

I use a mesh WiFi system - think it's tplink deco p9. Works well to get WiFi all around the house.

I've tried WiFi repeaters - not very successfully.

Also used powerlines successfully to just get ethernet or WiFi better in an individual room. These use the existing electric cables in the house

 

[Tyga]

I have and am still using a WiFi booster and it works well. We got virtually no signal downstairs with just the upstairs router but since getting the booster the signal downstairs is as good as the one upstairs.

 

[londonblue]

I use a mesh WiFi system - think it's tplink deco p9. Works well to get WiFi all around the house.

I've tried WiFi repeaters - not very successfully.

Also used powerlines successfully to just get ethernet or WiFi better in an individual room. These use the existing electric cables in the house

My dad has a repeater at home, which works well except he hasn't managed to clone the router SSID etc so he has two different ones (the router and the repeater) which is a pain.

I personally have a house full of powerlines and use ethernet cables as I find them more robust. Particularly since we had the downstairs remodelled a few years back and took out a lot of internal walls in favour of steel beams which interfere with WiFi signals.

In hindsight I should have gone ahead with my plan to network the entire house so that the downstairs cupboard housed a set of switches that distributed cables to every room in the house. I gave up when I saw the quote. I really should have done it.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

My router is downstairs in the hall and I tend to sit upstairs in my room. Thinking of buying a booster but do they actually work?

Yes in my experience,Our router is in the study where I'm typing now (at the bottom of the house).But we have a booster placed upstairs in the lounge.My wife finds it invaluable when she's accessing the net on her mobile or on the laptop (ususlly in the kitchen,upstairs).

 

[cerbera45]

I purchased a Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender from Argos

 

[rigsby]

I purchased a Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender from Argos

Is it any good

 

[cerbera45]

Is it any good

It's made a difference (albeit a small one) improving my signal upstairs

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

It's made a difference (albeit a small one) improving my signal upstairs

Doesn't sound as good as the Tp-link (which as I said we have in the lounge upstairs.It also means that anyone in the bedrooms (2 floors up) can get a good reception on their laptops/mobiles etc.

 

[cerbera45]

Doesn't sound as good as the Tp-link (which as I said we have in the lounge upstairs.It also means that anyone in the bedrooms (2 floors up) can get a good reception on their laptops/mobiles etc.

how much is a TP-Link ?!?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

how much is a TP-Link ?!?

Dunno my wife bought it! Probably 18.99 from Media markt, (there's one just up the road from us).https://www.mediamarkt.es/es/product/_repetidor-wifi-tp-link-wa850re-wifi-n-300-mbps-blanco-1178782.html?utm_source=google

 

[cerbera45]

Dunno my wife bought it! Probably 18.99 from Media markt, (there's one juat up the road from us).https://www.mediamarkt.es/es/product/_repetidor-wifi-tp-link-wa850re-wifi-n-300-mbps-blanco-1178782.html?utm_source=google

I'm not going to bloody Spain to get one ;-)

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I'm not going to bloody Spain to get one ;-)

I'm sure you can get the same make in the UK.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Would welcome any advice. I have my desktop about 5 metres from the TV but with a placo wall between. I can use mirroring on the TV to get a good image from the computer but the sound is a bit distorted. Is there a simple and effective solution for improving the quality?

 

[cerbera45]

After using it for quite a while I am very happy with my £12.99 purchase

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Would welcome any advice. I have my desktop about 5 metres from the TV but with a placo wall between. I can use mirroring on the TV to get a good image from the computer but the sound is a bit distorted. Is there a simple and effective solution for improving the quality?

Move to Spain.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I have an Orbi mesh system which works well in all rooms apart from my steel lined panic room.