Best way to receive internet

Predicament · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:51

Hi

if the house router is on the bottom floor of my home, and I am situated 3 floors above (4th floor), should I purchase a wireless extender, or try to thread an ethernet all the way up..?

andy_mk3 · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:52

Ethernet if you can

cammy5477 · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:53

depends on how easy it is to get a cable up there...wired is best though IMO......if you have a pipe box that runs from the ground to the attic then try and get it fed down from there....
or call virgin out for £40 and make it there problem

Danny091 · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:54

This, But it also depends on what you want to do with the internet in that location.

cmndr_andi · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:54

I would suggest going down the powerline route.

xb8browney · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:55

Can you put a router on the 2nd floor and go router>> Ethernet >>>router>>>wifi

DJ_Hughesy · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:05

your forgetting ethernet is stupidly expensive for what it is...

my cable was 15m for £50... all because i wanted wired insted of wireless

Blue160 · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:06

Powerline for this definitely. No wires and dead easy to set up.

Krislord · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:08

Have you considered power line adapters? Faster than wireless and more practical than ethernet.

manbearpig · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:08

Where were you shopping :eek:

, can get 15m for £2 on a certain auction site!

Could get powerlines, speed probably wont be the best though. And make sure the two sockets in question are on the same circuit.

Deleted member 77746 · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:09

I quote this. If you can spend alittle money for a box of these 3-4 then you can move the net around to where ever you want. Keep these devices when you move home and plug and play.

FabienO · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:09

Uhhh.... 20 meter cable is £1.93.... Not mentioning where from but it's pretty obvious

and before you may wonder, no there's no real difference between a 15meter £50 cable and a 20meter £2 one

Deleted member 77746 · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:10

Just to inform you a box of 305 mtr cat 5e costs around £35.00 a box.

Danny091 · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:11

Ouch you got ripped off

hiresh_j · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:12

Ah the amount of ethernet wires I've "borrowed" from uni computer rooms.

J-FRO · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:22

Nothing wrong with wireless :mad:

My netgear card has served me superbly the past 6 years or so. Although I am purchasing a 9db aerial to replace my mini one that came with the card all those years ago.

and I still get d/l speeds of certain files up to 950kb/s.

but yeah, pops is thinking about those power socket connector things, they're pretty cool.

DIABLO · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:44

LOL pwned.

Puppetmaster · 30 Jan 2011 at 00:45

Even a 30m Belkin cable is only £11.99 from OcUK

DJ_Hughesy · 30 Jan 2011 at 08:25

i didnt pay

what parents are for haha
n yea new it was stupidly overpriced but meh was pc world..

only place that was open on that day + i couldnt wait to get onto interwebs

CSA · 30 Jan 2011 at 08:32

lol

Ripped off