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Hello all I need help
I am a novice with all things wifi
I have a wifi router that is ok in reaching almost all parts of the house but the signal gets weaker as it passes through my solid brick walls (an old house) and upstairs to the more remote rooms.
I believe a Nest system may be a good problem solver?
A quick look on line says the Google model is a good one - 3 bits of kit to spread around the house.
I do not want to pay lots of dosh say around £100. For the future I would like to run a smart tv too.
Am I on the right lines here? No technical jargon please as I do not understand it. Any recommendations would be appreciated and I may take the plunge on this Cyber Friday Blue Monday thingy coming up
 

Felonious Crud

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I use a BT WholeHome thingy. Dave. Cost a few quid (can't remember how many) but it works an absolute treat. 72 bits of speed right around the whole house now.
 

Raffles

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I went the whole hog and had a survey done. Completely done away with the BT business hub and have new router and range extenders from trifi networks.

3ft deep central wall (containing the chimneys) from 1774, now not an issue.


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hunta

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Not sure you'll get a Google thingy for £100. I just bought one (two piece set, router and point) from Argos for £189 down from £239. Seems good - more about a steady connection than massive speed boost - but might need to add a third for full reach. The good news though is that the older generation are compatible so not as dear.
 

CatmanV2

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Not sure you'll get a Google thingy for £100. I just bought one (two piece set, router and point) from Argos for £189 down from £239. Seems good - more about a steady connection than massive speed boost - but might need to add a third for full reach. The good news though is that the older generation are compatible so not as dear.

That did feel a bit cheap for google. My new WAP was £73 and gives me 130M in lunge and 40M 3 floors up (although this is a newish build) so two of them plus a controller is in the same range.

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conaero

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We have extenders that use the ring mains to distribute the signal.

One plugs into the router then you can pop the extenders around the house.

Ours have worked flawlessly for years and are made by TP Link.
 

rockits

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There is a raft of options I'm afraid. I think JonW found a nice pretty cost effective option but not sure it was £100.

If you want good WiFi across the extreme end of the house and HD TV to this as well to a Smart TV I wouldn't expect too much from a £100 spend.

I'm not a fan of Powerline units but they can work well and do have a place.

What is your internet speed? Can you wire anything to get a Cat5e link cable to the other end? Cheap option to get a solid speed to the other end. Then maybe add a WiFi unit there plugged into the cable. It is what I have done with wired points to fixed PC, TV's and WiFi points.
 

D Walker

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There is a raft of options I'm afraid. I think JonW found a nice pretty cost effective option but not sure it was £100.

If you want good WiFi across the extreme end of the house and HD TV to this as well to a Smart TV I wouldn't expect too much from a £100 spend.

I'm not a fan of Powerline units but they can work well and do have a place.

What is your internet speed? Can you wire anything to get a Cat5e link cable to the other end? Cheap option to get a solid speed to the other end. Then maybe add a WiFi unit there plugged into the cable. It is what I have done with wired points to fixed PC, TV's and WiFi points.
Also what i have done to extend to my garden room; man shed, bar...
 

Raffles

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In the most basic terms, a 3 or 4 story home has a router on each floor. You walk around the home, changing floors and your devices automatically switch and stay connected to the one with the strongest signal. Without you having to do anything.

All witchcraft, but works really well.


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CatmanV2

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In the most basic terms, a 3 or 4 story home has a router on each floor. You walk around the home, changing floors and your devices automatically switch and stay connected to the one with the strongest signal. Without you having to do anything.

All witchcraft, but works really well.


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<bites tongue> :)

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