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Poor wifi in parts of house

Bertieboo — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:03:00 GMT

I have BT broadband but it's not working in certain areas of the house I was wondering if the wifi discs would help?

Re: Poor wifi in parts of house

Forthay — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:59:01 GMT

@Bertieboo A better Wi-Fi router or mesh network will likely help. The BT discs are fine but there’s a good selection of alternatives out there from Asus, and Netgear to name just a few.

Re: Poor wifi in parts of house

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:03:40 GMT

Or a cheaper option would be powerline adapter wifi hotspots. TP Link have a comprehensive range. https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/

Re: Poor wifi in parts of house

Bertieboo — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:15:31 GMT

Had a expensive Asus before BT hub & it was worse than the BT hub!

Re: Poor wifi in parts of house

Bertieboo — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:17:03 GMT

I have a tp link 4772 extender in lounge now! But still buffers,

Re: Poor wifi in parts of house

Forthay — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:49:32 GMT

Is the extender roughly half way between the router and the device your trying to improve? Wi-Fi can be impacted by things like wall construction, thick walls, a neighbour using the same channel etc. I’d start by scanning for someone using the same channel or trying a series of channels to see if a specific channel gives a better result. You could also try a speed tester app at different locations to see where the speeds really drop off significantly. What sort of speeds are you expecting and get connected at the router?