Wi-fi boosters

[Chris_O]

Herro,

Can anyone recommend from experience any decent wi-fi boosters? I'm led to belive they go into a plug socket? Around £50 to spend

Cheers!

[stevie_m]

Got a netgear one pretty sure it was 40quid and because my modem is netgear took once press of a button and they were paired.

netgear wn3000rp extender (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-WN3000RP-Universal-Wi-Fi-Extender/dp/B0055Y6PUA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1363821930&sr=1-2)

[Chris_O]

Ok i'll investigate. Didn't realise you had to pair them etc but yes it makes sense now lol. I've bt infinity

[stevie_m]

Maybe look into devices that can be paired with it.

[smiith]

Have you tried sitting on your router for better signal Chris?

[Brettles1986]

Just knock down the walls between you and the router ... job done.

Srs though, I don't think you will find a lot of difference between makes when it comes to things like this. But to be on the safe side just stick to makes you have heard of e.g. linksys, 3com, cisco, netgear

[MuZiZZle]

get some powerline adaptors and a wifi repeater

[Carlvtr88]

I only use Wi-fi for my phone. Any other device is hardwired.

Get those homeplug things, they essentially use your powerlines as a means to transfer the signal from a router. If you go from your router, into one, you can then plug another RJ45 cable into a homeplug somewhere else, making you hard wired rather than wireless, albeit with some slight speed drop.

[hellonpluto]

get bigger antennas. i haz 7dB gain (24dB in total) on mine by changing the areials

i've got one of these thou:

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/Reviews/images/draytek_router_2900g.jpg

[Chris_O]

Smith i have tried different channels etc, its just when i'm in my room which is pretty far away it drops in and out of signal quite often, everywhere else is fine




I only use Wi-fi for my phone. Any other device is hardwired.

Get those homeplug things, they essentially use your powerlines as a means to transfer the signal from a router. If you go from your router, into one, you can then plug another RJ45 cable into a homeplug somewhere else, making you hard wired rather than wireless, albeit with some slight speed drop.

This is exactly what i was originally thinking about, will have a look in to it

[Saxjoe]

Craft your own with tin foil

[stevie_m]

I can't fault mines

I sure as hell can fault the broadband speed I get though

What about this as an option also ?

Client Bridged (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged)

Client Bridged video

[iMystikz]

Euugh I need one of these! I can't use my Phone, iPad, Laptop in my room!

[quikydan]

get a couple of dlink dir-615, stick dd-wrt on them and make one of them a VAP. job done.

[Bodvts]

got mine from maplin with us been in 3 storey house playstation wouldnt work in top bedroom got plug and use ethernet cable and got plug on middle floor for tv and xbox

[Ross]

get some powerline adaptors and a wifi repeater

Don't know why more people don't do this tbh. I use powerline everywhere and love it :)

[atspeedracing]

got some dlink powerline boosters the other day for my bungalow - wireless. pleasently suprised. full signal, no drop out etc. relatively simple to install and get working too.

wireless were about £50, or wired £35 - i wish i knew about these sooner!!

from ebuyer website

- colin

[Chris_O]

Cheers will have a look at them