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Hi, I am currently looking for a wifi extender but have no idea what I am looking for and have no experience with this is kind of thing. Wondered if anyone knows a decent one or has used any they could recommend. I have a virgin router downstairs and looking to extend a stronger signal to my bedroom upstairs, there is a plug socket on the landing.
 
Seeing that you're with Virgin, take a look at this first:


That gives your options. However, there may be better hardware options that someone here can advise on, but it will depend on how well they can work with your Virgin router.
 
Seeing that you're with Virgin, take a look at this first:


That gives your options. However, there may be better hardware options that someone here can advise on, but it will depend on how well they can work with your Virgin router.
I took a look at this earlier today and to be honest anything involving not having to deal with virgin is a + lol, it also costs an extra £8 a month which is a no go for me. Cheers anyway
 
Hi, I am currently looking for a wifi extender but have no idea what I am looking for and have no experience with this is kind of thing. Wondered if anyone knows a decent one or has used any they could recommend. I have a virgin router downstairs and looking to extend a stronger signal to my bedroom upstairs, there is a plug socket on the landing.
How many floors and walls between the mains outlet on your upstairs landing and your Virgin router?

The standard £20 Tp-link 300mbps WiFi extender is good through one normal interior brick wall or a floor/ceiling in my experience.
 
How many floors and walls between the mains outlet on your upstairs landing and your Virgin router?

The standard £20 Tp-link 300mbps WiFi extender is good through one normal interior brick wall or a floor/ceiling in my experience.
One floor, landing plug socket is at the top of the stairs, so from the socket its down the stairs and then living door on the left and router 9 foot from door roughly.
 
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I have never liked plug-in repeater extenders, they are often unreliable.

Look for Ethernet over power or Multimedia over Coax Alliance connectors that are well regarded.

Multimedia over Coax Alliance is great if you already have coax in the walls.
 
I have never liked plug-in repeater extenders, they are often unreliable.

Look for Ethernet over power or Multimedia over Coax Alliance connectors that are well regarded.

Multimedia over Coax Alliance is great if you already have coax in the walls.
The TP-Link ones are fine for browsing and WhatsApp etc. if you can place them mid way between source and target area.

If you need zero latency and/or crazy data rates, you need to run cables.
 
The TP-Link ones are fine for browsing and WhatsApp etc. if you can place them mid way between source and target area.

If you need zero latency and/or crazy data rates, you need to run cables.
I’ve had many DNS issues with repeaters over the years where there is zero connection at points is all I’m saying.

I’ve heard the same from many people.
 
Also if the extender is using a wireless backhaul and isn't tri-band then it will be half-duplex and so halve the speed (which may not reach the maximum the extender advertises to begin with), if speed is important.

Powerline adaptors might be an option but again I hear the speeds are rarely close to the advertised maximums and again I think they're only half-duplex so the speeds will be halved. Not to mention if your upstairs and downstairs plug sockets are on a separate ring circuit you will probably lose a good chunk of speed as it has to navigate the fuse box.
 
Cheers for all the replies, will probably leave it for a bit and see how I go. Was mainly for my chromecast on bedroom tv. Has trouble sometimes while watching movies.

Didn't realise my virgin media contract was up (noticed today), renewed for better offer and a hub 5. See what happens
 
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What age is your house? You may have options to run cables upstairs via the loft without realising. Hardwired is always better, as is putting a wifi access point centrally on the upstairs ceiling.
 
tp-link powerlines have served me well.

i don use the wifi option as its for a desktop in another room, some times i have a switch conencted to it also for additional rj45 ports, but i pump a lot of data through them as i'm streaming games from it to my local laptop.
worth giving them a try.
 
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