Something to improve the wifi signal.
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You can get an extender to extend the range (surprise surprise) so places that have little or no signal can get some, but the signal strength as a whole? Nope.
You need a more powerful access point (AP) if you want better signal everywhere. Or bigger aerials in your current one. Or more of them, connected to the main one by cables.
You need a more powerful access point (AP) if you want better signal everywhere. Or bigger aerials in your current one. Or more of them, connected to the main one by cables.
Thank you, yes, to extend the range is what I think I should have said.
Thank you.
OK. For more specific advice you'll need to describe what you've got and what the problem is.
OK, well it's to get a better wifi connection to my phone in a workshop, I have a connection but would like it stronger and just wondered if I could plug something in to the wall sockets beside me
Thanks.
Well in that case it sounds like you just want to extend the range of the wifi signal. Wifi extenders would be what you want to look at or if or possibly powerline adapters which have built in wifi. Extenders will be the cheaper option
Yes thanks, so what could I buy to extend it for me?
There's a few here: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/peri...oints-repeaters-and-extenders?sPage=1&sSort=3
Not exactly sure what the best is to go though. How much are you willing to spend? What router do you have at the moment?
Not exactly sure what the best is to go though. How much are you willing to spend? What router do you have at the moment?
You're confusing an extender with a repeater.
I had a few repeaters around the house initially, the type you plug in to a power socket. They pick up low wifi signal and amplify it. The range improved a little but speeds were still poor.
Replaced them with powerline extenders, similar to this one for OCUK.
You'll need to buy another powerline adapter to connect to your router.
They're still called extenders as it "extends" the network, and repeaters still have the extender label on them.
Powerline access point indeed is the better option but a bit more expensive, hence why I was asking his budget as well as his current router to see what's better suited.
Powerline access point indeed is the better option but a bit more expensive, hence why I was asking his budget as well as his current router to see what's better suited.
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I'm pretty sure there's not really a clear definition of what should be called an "extender" and what should be called a "repeater".
A repeater connects to an existing AP and repeats the signal.
An extender connects directly to your router and is it's own independent AP. It does't need to be in range of another AP.
As for clear definition, I've seen repeaters marketed as extenders, which was confusing when I was trying to decide what to buy.
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Surely that's just called an access point then? Besides, if you search around the web, a wireless extender is pretty much another name for a wireless repeater.
One example being Netgear: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24801/~/what-is-a-wireless-extender?
And from experience, I wouldn't really recommend Netgear's repeaters
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One example being Netgear: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24801/~/what-is-a-wireless-extender?
And from experience, I wouldn't really recommend Netgear's repeaters
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say £30/£40ish thanks
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You see one of those wifi extenders. How does it work, is one all I need and do I have to punch in a wifi key of sorts.
Thank you.