Anyone have any recommendations for a good wi-fi booster?
76 Mb/s when I am plugged directly to modem, 45/50 Mbps when in same room as modem, 25 Mbps in living room.
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Anyone have any recommendations for a good wi-fi booster?
76 Mb/s when I am plugged directly to modem, 45/50 Mbps when in same room as modem, 25 Mbps in living room.
maybe an upgrade to your router? i was having problems with mine until i upgraded to the latest BT Home hub.
Wifi boosters wont help.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
They present a stronger 'signal' further away, but at half the bandwidth. That is intrinsic to how they work.
Opposite of what you want.
PowerLine adapter(s) - with or without a wifi extender - might be a better bet.
That's what I was looking for, I think. Have you had any experience with them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vimana.
It's a new router. BT sent me 3 of the things (owing to their cockup), and I get the same results with all of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fine Lines
Aye, typing this upstairs connected through a Powerline adapter now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
Just a couple of Mbps less than directly into the router downstairs.
Wifi is decent here upstairs too, but has nowhere near as good a throughput as the powerline adapter.
The Wife's parents asked me to set up a wifi booster for them last year ('signal' was poor in their garden) , and I tested it here first too - out of curiosity.
Good signal, but vastly reduced bandwidth.
Reason being - the wifi booster has to engage in a round-trip dialogue with the router, and also a round trip dialogue with the conected device - at the same time. Thus, big loss in throughput is inevitable. Unless technology has rapidly changed since I last looked ;)
Sky Q could also help.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
How can you improve your upload speed? mine is a crappy 1.47 Mb/s.
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Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
Are you still on an older service/product?
If so, a much faster offering wont cost much more now - if anything.
If you already upgraded- that's dreadful! - Complain!
I got BT powerline adaptors. Very good. Also the new Bt hub arrived last week and Im getting 65mbs wifi upstairs with 18mbs upload.
I only get 78mbs when connected by cable direct to hub. Im in an old house thick walls too
Sky broadband, quite a newish router, not sure what speed it's meant to be tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vimana.
There's a lot to be said for living in an old mill town! I can't knock Virgin round here. I am on a 150Meg line and get these results. I have the main router and a separate one as a bridge router so get full wi-fi round the house. I did hard-wire the two routers though so that means no matter which one I connect to I get full download.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/6292992569
bought countless version and finally decided on getting a good one , I'm sure a CCMB member recommended ,paid a bit extra for it at £70 bucks but this is the best I've had , have a look at the reviews
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We used to have virgin and it was ok, can't remember why we got rid of it tbh, my son is always on xbox live so I can't do live radio shows like I used to as I just get cut off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maccy Blue
Are you having any issues streaming etc? Despite the degregation the further from the router those speeds are still pretty good and ample for most requirements. If you've no issues then don't worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
fitted a couple of these bad boys last week. cracking bit of kit.
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/produ...i-uap-ac-lite/
disable wifi on your home router, connect this via ethernet and power and it booms out a much more powerful wifi.
it also comes pre set
I had coverage issues in the furthest parts of the the house and used these for a few years with success:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Powerline-B...=tp+link+av500
used that with these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Powerline-C...=tp+link+av500
how far are you away from the exchange ? ? ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
I think this is the thing I need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
My router is upstairs in a study. I have no phone connectors downstairs.
So, I should buy a 1 port and plug an ethernet cable from my router to the device that is plugged into a power socket?
I could also have a 2-port that I then plug in downstairs that I then connect directly to my TV and PS4?
Just some more questions.
1) For devices that are not plugged in directly to the powerline adapter, will their wifi signal be boosted downstairs because of this device?
2) What improvement on speeds did you experience? Were you getting similar connection speeds for devices plugged into the adapter that were sat far from the router?
Thank-you
Phil
This looks like a possibility, but I prefer the one from Colonol Gadaffi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
What were the improvements to wi-fi speed using this? My concern is the device would still be at the opposite end of the house, through some thick walls, from the room where all our devices are.
I know I could move the router, but we are possibly moving soon and I don't fancy getting the phone line moved just for a few months.
On the same road apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
Ultimately you are not going to boost speed. Your speed is what it is when it leaves the router, these devices aim to maximise coverage. But the ones I linked also delivered wifi as near as possible to the speed of the internet coming from the router.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
I have a degradation of signal because the router is upstairs on one side of the house, and the TV/PS4 are downstairs on the opposite side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Plugged into my Router atm - 53 Mbps.
On wifi and sat next to router - 20Mbps
Downstairs - 15 Mbps
Netflix UHD requires 25 Mbps download speeds. I sometimes get it, I sometimes don't. Just wondering if these devices will get me the speeds I need.
That seems like hell of a drop just using wifi next to the router 🤔
I'm using this site to testQuote:
Originally Posted by Fine Lines
http://beta.speedtest.net/run
Currently down to 10 Mbps in the front room away from the router. Nothing else is on.
This site is recording 22 Mbps
http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co....Build=20170503
If it was me I'd use the double homeplug in CC's second Amazon link (you can get them in Argos for the same price - http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5742734)
Plug one into the wall next to your router (don't plug into a circuit breaker extension lead or it won't work) and plug one in the room with the tv etc. Connect one to the router with the provided network cable.
You will also need a second router for the tv room to create a new wireless network. You will then have a wifi networks in both rooms. They are not expensive. This one in Argos is £20 http://www.argos.co.uk/product/1227291
Then connect your TV room devices to the new network.
That's the best you will get unless you run a cable from the main router across to the TV room and then add the new wifi router. The broadbandbuyer link in my first post will supply a £50 disc as well (either that or the £20 device from argos)
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Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
If you use the current version of Ookla Speedtest instead: http://www.speedtest.net you can manually select the server each time.
Would help bring a tad more consistency for your testing, rather than let the speed testing engine choose a server/location for you Though there will still be variables that influence your results.
You will need a Flash capable browser for that site .
Thanks Mike... That's what I'll go for. Will let you all know the results. In't it exciting?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Thanks Vimana, I need a standard test.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vimana.
Any updates? Can't stand the suspense.
Maybe he's lost all connectivity!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
My TP-Link thingies arrived today, the ones Colonel Gadaffi suggested. I got a one port plug and a two port plug. The one port is upstairs, with the ethernet going to the router.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Downstairs, one going to TV, one to PS4. Tested on PC, getting 53 mb/s downstairs and 56 upstairs. I am paying for 76 and complained to BT who have refreshed the line. May see an improvement.
Wi-fi speed now 40 mb/s downstairs and upstairs.
Netflix, definitely getting UHD now. Before it was switching to HD because the speed was too low.
Thanks for the advice all.