[Misc] Wifi Extender

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gasgull

Member

Nov 14, 2003

116

Newick

• Oct 22, 2017

• #1

Having just bought a new smart tv i now find it won’t reconise my wifi, its fitted other end of the house. But it will pick up the neighbors.
Short of breaking in and stealing his wifi code i guess i need an extender/booster.
Looking for a reasonably priced one that would do the job. Currently looking at a Netgear 3700.
Anyone have any thoughts or advice?

 

sjamesb3466

Well-known member

Jan 31, 2009

5,182

Leicester

• Oct 22, 2017

• #2

Got the below as a stocking filler present for my folks last Christmas as they live in an old farmhouse with crazy thick walls and could never get WiFi outside of the lounge. Now full bars throughout the house (to be honest it was a gift that benifits me greatly when we visit).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00KRDIEBW/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

clapham_gull

Legacy Fan

Aug 20, 2003

25,310

• Oct 22, 2017

• #3

I've found them to useless. Since if the signal can't get to where you want how will the extender ?

I've a ceiling rose access point in the centre of the house which is hard wired into the router.

However I understand the ones that run over the mains are much better than they used to be if you do a bit of research.

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TWOCHOICEStom

Well-known member

Sep 22, 2007

10,565

Brighton

• Oct 22, 2017

• #4

Got the netgear one which runs off the mains. Connect the smart TV via Ethernet at the back end of the house which is 90% of the problem I had buy also acts as a WiFi hotspot too. Very pleased.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,303

• Oct 22, 2017

• #5

you should be able to assign a wifi channel, if you fix yours to someting not used by the neighbour, this should at least remove the conflict with them and hopfully improve your range (because the device isnt searching for strongest signal, its searching on channel). theres a phone app that can show the wifi channels in us and how strong they are. not sure how you selec the channel though as ive not actually had to do this myself.

 

LowKarate

New member

Jan 6, 2004

2,002

Wombling free

• Oct 22, 2017

• #6

gasgull said:

Having just bought a new smart tv i now find it won’t reconise my wifi, its fitted other end of the house. But it will pick up the neighbors.
Short of breaking in and stealing his wifi code i guess i need an extender/booster.
Looking for a reasonably priced one that would do the job. Currently looking at a Netgear 3700.
Anyone have any thoughts or advice?

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Get yourself some 'long-ass wire' to connect your tv straight to your hub.

You can get 'long-ass wire' in the form of very long and very thin Ethernet cable.

 

CheeseRolls

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NSC Patron

Jan 27, 2009

5,951

Shoreham Beach

• Oct 22, 2017

• #7

LowKarate said:

Get yourself some 'long-ass wire' to connect your tv straight to your hub.

You can get 'long-ass wire' in the form of very long and very thin Ethernet cable.

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Take a look at mesh WiFi from Netgear, Asus and Google. Then check plugin power options, finally see if you can run a cable through the house.

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Springal

Well-known member

Feb 12, 2005

23,830

GOSBTS

• Oct 22, 2017

• #8

Look at the TPLink ones that go over your electrics. As long as your circuits are relatively good nick and on the same ring should be fine. Worked fine for me and I stream a lot on my tv. I use the TP Link AV500

 

Wilko

LUZZING chairs about

Sep 19, 2003

9,922

BN1

• Oct 22, 2017

• #9

 

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...

Mar 18, 2010

29,789

Hove

• Oct 22, 2017

• #10

Get some powerline adapters turn your plug sockets into ethernet points and you'll be able to hardwire your telly to t'internet rather than bother with wifi at all. Pair of TP link adapters will only set you back £30. (Like others have already said!).

 

Curious Orange

Punxsatawney Phil

Jul 5, 2003

9,949

On NSC for over two decades...

• Oct 22, 2017

• #11

I got a Netgear extender to cover a dead spot in my bedroom which precisely corresponded with where the TV with the Firestick was - solved the issue perfectly.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,960

Eastbourne

• Oct 22, 2017

• #12

In a fixed network, radio should be absolutely the last resort.
Run a cable and you'll have no problems.

 

South Stand Bonfire

Who lit that match then?

NSC Patron

Jan 24, 2009

2,198

Shoreham-a-la-mer

• Oct 22, 2017

• #13

LowKarate said:

Get yourself some 'long-ass wire' to connect your tv straight to your hub.

You can get 'long-ass wire' in the form of very long and very thin Ethernet cable.

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You may need to use private viewing when you google that

 

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matski_98

Well-known member

Apr 16, 2012

531

• Oct 22, 2017

• #14

CheeseRolls said:

Take a look at mesh WiFi from Netgear, Asus and Google. Then check plugin power options, finally see if you can run a cable through the house.

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I got a pair of the Google WiFi mesh things a few months ago to cover some dead patches in my house and they've been great. Easy to setup, rock solid and I've now got coverage throughout the house without trailing wires everywhere or using those powerline connectors which I've had trouble with in the past. They've also got some nice features in the app like being able to prioritise traffic to certain devices and lock down others (great if you've got kids and want piece of mind)

 

Captain Sensible

Well-known member

Jul 8, 2003

6,435

Not the real one

• Oct 23, 2017

• #15

Bold Seagull said:

Get some powerline adapters turn your plug sockets into ethernet points and you'll be able to hardwire your telly to t'internet rather than bother with wifi at all. Pair of TP link adapters will only set you back £30. (Like others have already said!).

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This, definitely this. I’m still amazed at how many people don’t know they exist.