- Location
- south norfolk
ive moved my router to living room as it kept dropping out from my office where the main plug is.can i move it back to my office and use an extension lead to get it nearer to my living room
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Nick...
Extension lead for router
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TechWise
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- Location
- South Ayrshire, Scotland
I assume that you're having the same problem as us. Two foot thick farmhouse walls and WiFi are a match made in hell.
The best solution is to buy another router. It doesn't have to have a built in ADSL modem as your current router will have one. A reasonable one shouldn't cost any more than £25.
You'll also need a long enough 'Ethernet' cable to get from your current router to wherever you're going to set up your new router.
The best solution is to buy another router. It doesn't have to have a built in ADSL modem as your current router will have one. A reasonable one shouldn't cost any more than £25.
You'll also need a long enough 'Ethernet' cable to get from your current router to wherever you're going to set up your new router.
- Location
- south norfolk
No,im only in a bungalow.put router back in my office at far end of house and seems ok at moment.even tv picks up signal for youtube.my ipad would not play doc martin on itv player even though router was only 2 ft away whilst in my living room.weird
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Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Plug in signal boosters into your ring main sockets
kneedeep
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- Location
- S W Lancashire
How does this work?
I ve got sod all connection in back of house both upstairs and down, router by front door, yet go outside beyond those rooms, it swim, and I get signal fine.
I ve got sod all connection in back of house both upstairs and down, router by front door, yet go outside beyond those rooms, it swim, and I get signal fine.
DarrenGreaves
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- Location
- Corby
Something like this should be ideal: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless-...der-Network-/262051067493?hash=item3d0375f665
If you can find a wifi signal booster that's made by the same company as your router, then even better, as compatibility will likely be stronger. You don't need to move your existing router then. Just put this device halfway between the router and the furthest point away from it that you need to access wifi.
If you can find a wifi signal booster that's made by the same company as your router, then even better, as compatibility will likely be stronger. You don't need to move your existing router then. Just put this device halfway between the router and the furthest point away from it that you need to access wifi.
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I have a T P Link here, quite often find when sat in the kitchen which is half way between the Router and T P Link my phone and ipad pick the T P Link up as the stronger, better quality signal
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Nickk
Are you using combination router modem?
Do not use a telephone wire extension it is always best to have your modem plugged into the main socket and disconnect any other telephone wires.
If you have a separate router you can connect it via an ethernet cable and put it anywhere you like in the house.
I have a BT hub 5 , the first one needed replacing after the WI FI gave up , the second would not support air printing, I gave up on this and bought a separate router
This Lynksis router was supposed to have double the Wi Fi range of my BT hub 5. it is good in the house but does not cover the patio which I had hoped for.
does have 5G which is better.
Are you using combination router modem?
Do not use a telephone wire extension it is always best to have your modem plugged into the main socket and disconnect any other telephone wires.
If you have a separate router you can connect it via an ethernet cable and put it anywhere you like in the house.
I have a BT hub 5 , the first one needed replacing after the WI FI gave up , the second would not support air printing, I gave up on this and bought a separate router
This Lynksis router was supposed to have double the Wi Fi range of my BT hub 5. it is good in the house but does not cover the patio which I had hoped for.
does have 5G which is better.