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I did run a plug-in-the-wall type of WiFi extender in the house for a while but never found the 'extended' range to benefit us much. Most likely due to this house having 2ft thick stone walls!
In the end I ran a CAT5 to a remote location and installed a Cisco AP541 access point. Cost around £15 used of ebay with del. Dual band with 3 antenna ports so I have the option of externally mounting one if I so desire. Works well.
In the end I ran a CAT5 to a remote location and installed a Cisco AP541 access point. Cost around £15 used of ebay with del. Dual band with 3 antenna ports so I have the option of externally mounting one if I so desire. Works well.
The Wifi mesh solutions are 100 times better than typical extenders.
Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
I have the BT Whole Home wifi, and although it has its quirks it's infinitely preferable to the range extenders I had in before.
Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
I have the BT Whole Home wifi, and although it has its quirks it's infinitely preferable to the range extenders I had in before.
Bujinkhal said:
The Wifi mesh solutions are 100 times better than typical extenders.
Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
I have always found range extenders not very reliable - I currently have a wireless IP camera set up with some mesh units and works surprisingly well with them not to mention the better Wi-Fi for other devices (this is with BT also).Plenty deals on just now I would imagine.
Bujinkhal said:
The Wifi mesh solutions are 100 times better than typical extenders.
Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
I have the BT Whole Home wifi, and although it has its quirks it's infinitely preferable to the range extenders I had in before.
I tried an extender, primarily for my Nest Hello and to get WiFi in the garage for Zwift - it was useless. The Nest camera would regularly go offline. Yeah they cost a lot more but they do provide close to router throughput speeds throughout your house.
I have the BT Whole Home wifi, and although it has its quirks it's infinitely preferable to the range extenders I had in before.
Like Bujinkhal I ended up opting for BT Whole Home wifi (or whatever it is n ow named) and signal has been superb. My Nest Hello & Cameras have been faultless.
There seems to be various options on the BT whole home wifi on Amazon, AC1200 & AC2600 whatever they are.
Black Friday (?) offers at the moment.
Reading the reviews, we have a Sky Q set up with a second little box in another room, will the BT thing screw that up?
(We currently use an older BT Extender and it's efforts are mediocre)
Black Friday (?) offers at the moment.
Reading the reviews, we have a Sky Q set up with a second little box in another room, will the BT thing screw that up?
(We currently use an older BT Extender and it's efforts are mediocre)
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