Wifi Extender

Vakas

Vakas

Vakas

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Hi I am with Virgin and I have a few dead spots in my house where I get a very weak Wifi signal.

What is the best Wifi extender that will boost my signal?
 
That would be a wireless 'repeater' and yes I think that one can do it. It's better to connect it to your Virgin thing with a wire though because if the tplink has to receive AND transmit wireless then you'll congest the wireless channels more than necessary.
 
Plug a wireless router and disable DHCP, NAT to turn it into a access point - or just use an access point and yes, plug it into the power line adapters and it will work.
 
So I get dead spots upstairs if I plug the router into the power line a d plug the other power Li e upstairs will I be able to use wifi upstairs or will I have to use eathernet upstairs too via the power line

Sorry I'm new to all this
 
I would have a look at something like the Asus RT-N56U if you plan on still using a wireless router. If you connect a router of that quality to the Superhub in modem mode it should give you a vast improvement in range.

I get really poor wireless signal strength and speed from my Superhub too. The signal is pretty useless if I'm not about 10 meters away from it. I'm actually planning to get an Asus RT-N65U in the next few days so it will be interesting to see how much better it'll improve my wireless performance.
 
The Netgear one looks like a very capable router but I've been researching for a solid router with good signal strength and the Asus and Linksys routers seem to be some of the best out there.

I've seen the Asus RT-N56U on sale now at a major retailer for £74 which is less than the Netgear one and the Asus is highly rated.

The N56U has very strong internal antennas as does the N65U which I'm looking to go for.
 
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