Broadband extender.
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seeby said:
Hi I hope I,m in the right section . My laptop is on the edge of my broadband range and my new Smart TV is outside of range so no connection . Is a broadband extender as simple as it says and do they work ? Which one do I need ?
Are they all on the same electric mains circuit?If so then tp link wireless network plugs will do your job.
Bought this in October 2015, and it's been working flawlessly ever since:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
sgrimshaw said:
Bought this in October 2015, and it's been working flawlessly ever since:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
Thanks for your input chaps ,Ive ordered one of the above . As said for 20 quid it got to be worth a try . https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
sgrimshaw said:
Bought this in October 2015, and it's been working flawlessly ever since:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
Surely that on its own won't work? https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
You need a wall plug it connect your router to the electric circuit?
Like one of these...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0084Y9N3O/ref=mp...
sgrimshaw said:
daemon said:
Surely that on its own won't work?
You need a wall plug it connect your router to the electric circuit
Of course it works on it's own - well as long as there is a existing wireless network!You need a wall plug it connect your router to the electric circuit
It's not a homeplug device, it's a wireless repeater.
Personally I'd go for a home plug setup which means you can add wireless home plugs anywhere.
The problem with repeaters is that you are doing just that - repeating. So if you've got a weak / unstable or corrupted signal then you're just passing that on.
On the plus side, if that doesn't work it's from amazon so returns are easy.
I don't like the repeaters - the fact they use a separate SSID means often you have to manually switch networks, and unless you're very careful positioning them they can give crappy performance.
Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Thorburn said:
I don't like the repeaters - the fact they use a separate SSID means often you have to manually switch networks, and unless you're very careful positioning them they can give crappy performance.
Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
+1Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
I'm not a fan either
Power line stuff is much more prdictable
Thorburn said:
I don't like the repeaters - the fact they use a separate SSID means often you have to manually switch networks, and unless you're very careful positioning them they can give crappy performance.
Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Repeaters don't have a separate SSID, unless you specifically choose to have one.Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Setting up the TL-WPA4220 in the kit you linked to as a separate Wi-Fi network, you would get a separate SSID anyway!
If you use the TL-WPA4220 to clone the existing wi-fi SSID then a device connecting to it will need to connect in the same way as if it was a repeater - it has to drop the connection to the router and pick up the TL-WPA4220 instead.
I'm a fan of the Powerline kit, but repeaters have their place too.
Edited by sgrimshaw on Sunday 23 October 18:16
sgrimshaw said:
Thorburn said:
I don't like the repeaters - the fact they use a separate SSID means often you have to manually switch networks, and unless you're very careful positioning them they can give crappy performance.
Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Repeaters don't have a separate SSID, unless you specifically choose to have one.Much prefer the Powerline based stuff: http://amzn.to/2etFB5S
Setting up the TL-WPA4220 in the kit you linked to as a separate Wi-Fi network, you would get a separate SSID anyway!
If you use the TL-WPA4220 to clone the existing wi-fi SSID then a device connecting to it will need to connect in the same way as if it was a repeater - it has to drop the connection to the router and pick up the TL-WPA4220 instead.
I'm a fan of the Powerline kit, but repeaters have their place too.
Edited by sgrimshaw on Sunday 23 October 18:16
Out house has big thick walls and is a large L shape and is on two separate elector circuits with the bt phone point coming in at one end.
We've a bt home hub 6,then one of the new bt mini hubs,then a top end repeater to get it across to the second circuit.
I'd much prefer wall plugs though but can't now we are running fibre and have two circuits.
daemon said:
We're running a repeater at the min and by and large it's been ok
Out house has big thick walls and is a large L shape and is on two separate elector circuits with the bt phone point coming in at one end.
We've a bt home hub 6,then one of the new bt mini hubs,then a top end repeater to get it across to the second circuit.
I'd much prefer wall plugs though but can't now we are running fibre and have two circuits.
Do the two power circuits get close enough to "bridge" them with an ethernet cable from homeplug on Circuit A to a homeplug on Circuit B .... in theory it should work fine.Out house has big thick walls and is a large L shape and is on two separate elector circuits with the bt phone point coming in at one end.
We've a bt home hub 6,then one of the new bt mini hubs,then a top end repeater to get it across to the second circuit.
I'd much prefer wall plugs though but can't now we are running fibre and have two circuits.
Not sure if you want to spend this much, but this is the only thing I've found that works. Extenders, repeaters, powerline adaptors are flakey and/or offer reduced speeds in my experience, but this wireless access point just works in our big old house with thick walls. Was recommended on here and I'm very glad it was!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
seeby said:
sgrimshaw said:
Bought this in October 2015, and it's been working flawlessly ever since:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
Thanks for your input chaps ,Ive ordered one of the above . As said for 20 quid it got to be worth a try . https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WA860RE-Integr...
Very simple to get working.
My router is down by the front door and I have put it at the top of the stairs. So not that far away and its actually 'clear air' between the 2.
I suspect it is just because the SKY router is rubbish (has no antenna of its own).
Junior Bianno said:
Not sure if you want to spend this much, but this is the only thing I've found that works. Extenders, repeaters, powerline adaptors are flakey and/or offer reduced speeds in my experience, but this wireless access point just works in our big old house with thick walls. Was recommended on here and I'm very glad it was!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
How easy was that to set up? Does it have to be connected to a PC to work?https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
Kermit power said:
Junior Bianno said:
Not sure if you want to spend this much, but this is the only thing I've found that works. Extenders, repeaters, powerline adaptors are flakey and/or offer reduced speeds in my experience, but this wireless access point just works in our big old house with thick walls. Was recommended on here and I'm very glad it was!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
How easy was that to set up? Does it have to be connected to a PC to work?https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...
However, they really are designed for scalable multi-access point use, for a single standalone unit they're a bit over kill.
megaphone said:
Unifi kit is pretty easy to set up if you're reasonably tech savvy. You need a computer and the free software to get them going, but once set-up they'll run independently.
However, they really are designed for scalable multi-access point use, for a single standalone unit they're a bit over kill.
If it would give me decent broadband speed in our bedroom and my study (both in a loft conversion with the router on the ground floor), then it would be worth it. However, they really are designed for scalable multi-access point use, for a single standalone unit they're a bit over kill.
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