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Best way to get Wi-Fi signal boost in conservatory room |
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Best way to get Wi-Fi signal boost in conservatory room
Hi,
We have Sky Fibre and use their normal hub they supply which is situated upstairs in a quite big house. The wifi signal in most rooms is good enough, but now I have bought an Xbox One which I intend to play online in a conservatory room where the signal strength is very low. What is the best way, keeping costs to a minimum, to effectively boost the signal adequately for online gaming? Many thanks. |
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Homeplugs, or homeplugs with wifi built in. https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-...tphone/dp/B00D
or even better and cheaper a long ethernet cable |
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Homeplugs, or homeplugs with wifi built in. https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-...tphone/dp/B00D
or even better and cheaper a long ethernet cable I want to avoid hard wiring. |
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Thanks for the reply but the link doesn't work.
I want to avoid hard wiring. |
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Thank you. Will the speed be sufficient with them to avoid any lag?
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Thank you. Will the speed be sufficient with them to avoid any lag?
If everything works properly then chances are those devices will be OK. They should be faster than your internet connection at least. The big variable is the quality and condition of the mains wiring in your home. As they use the mains wiring to communicate between the Homeplugs any faults in the wiring can reduce the performance. As can anything plugged into the mains circuit producing noise onto the wiring. There is also the possibility that if the router and conservatory are on different ring mains there could be a performance hit going through the breakers in the consumer unit. Ultimately no-one can say with certainty what sort of performance you will get out of them as no-one knows the state of your house wiring. The only real test is to get a pair and plug them in and see what happens. |
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Thank you. Will the speed be sufficient with them to avoid any lag?
I would also look for any forum on the homeplugs you may be interested in to see what's said. Brian |
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back in the old cb radio days i used to reflect the signal with a aluminum foil which allowed me to talk to a certain lady....
a quick google search shows some doing the same for their wifi. |
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Hi,
We have Sky Fibre and use their normal hub they supply which is situated upstairs in a quite big house. The wifi signal in most rooms is good enough, but now I have bought an Xbox One which I intend to play online in a conservatory room where the signal strength is very low. What is the best way, keeping costs to a minimum, to effectively boost the signal adequately for online gaming? Many thanks. geoffj |
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Home plugs will be fine, ones with wi fi will be best.
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Thank you. Will the speed be sufficient with them to avoid any lag?
No lag, but as i said mine is not wifi, so if the Wi-fi coning will add lag I do not know. My Tplink plugs are over 3 years old and never had a problem with them. |
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back in the old cb radio days i used to reflect the signal with a aluminum foil which allowed me to talk to a certain lady....
That is if I remember things right. |
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Hi. Using a WiFi extender could work, but it might also be worth looking at some of the newer mesh wifi systems. They sort of blanket your house in WiFi via little cells:
http://www.broadbandlondon.com/2016/...-in-your-home/ |
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Can you move router nearer a window on that side/end of the house?
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Just get home plugs and stop farting about.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I bought a set of the TP-Link home plugs like the ones someone posted a link to earlier in the topic. They were reduced in Sainsbury's to £30 from £45. I haven't set them up yet, because to be honest the signal is working better than I'd expected even without any kind of boost. I will still use them though, because there is just a bit of lag occasionally. I'll report back once they're set up and running. cheers...
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