Wi-Fi repeater extender.

[up2you2]

Wi-Fi repeater extender.

3BB have demonstrated a D-Link repeater that has increased my signal strength from 3 bars to 5 bars.
The version they used was with a LAN cable.

I cannot use a LAN cable, so I am now looking to purchased a Wi-Fi model version, that I believe is also referred to as an extender.

I would be most grateful to hear from those that have purchased such a product, and what's more had a successful result. 
 

[wgdanson]

I have had a TP Link extender for years, plugs into a mains socket in the bedroom. Works fine but is only 2.4 GHz band so will look to replace with a dual band one soon. 

[Orton Rd]

I bought a D-link one for wi fi extension upstairs, hardly made any difference apart from a speed drop, took it out

[Outbackoz]

you have several options available, from creating a wireless bridge from an old router or simply purchasing an access point. I have managed some time ago after much trial and horror to convert a huawei router to a wireless bridge which was reasonably successful. with the improvement in technology I now utilise a zyxel access point which is fairly simple to set up and has resolved my poor signal issues. Depending on your circumstance there are quite a few options available. I have attache a link to lazada which may help!

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=access+points&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.searchlistcategory.search.go.160b7466VQJpBX

[lopburi3]

LAN cable IMHO is the only choice.  Does not have to be a dedicated extender (I use an old phone router with wifi and works fine).  It just has to be in a better position for computers you want to use.  I bought a WiFi fed model but with that you have the loss of the original modem to it plus the WiFi to computer.  I suspect for some it works but for me the signal was too degraded.  The old LAN/phone modem was/is much better.  Sometimes you can find ways to feed a lan cable that are not obvious.

[cheeryble]

Wife just had 3Bb here install8ng this.

she said 3Bb wanted 1800bt for the whatever but they did for free because she had 200 points on phone points system

She just told me it’s fiber mesh Wi-Fi

Edited November 28, 2019 by cheeryble

[up2you2]

I have just read the following, which of course makes sense:

 

The first kind are WiFi repeaters. These are sometimes called extenders. They work reasonably simply: you plug in a repeater and it will pick up the WiFi signal from your router, copy it, and rebroadcast it to new corners of your house. A repeater can only repeat the signal it receives; if it is receiving a weak signal it can only rebroadcast a weak signal.

 

Looks like I will have to run a LAN cable after all.