Router Signal

[Barmaid]

Does the router have to be plugged into the master socket? I have plugged mine in but get no signal at all in parts of the house (the walls are very thick
And it's laid out in a sprawling fashion ). My telephones won't even work in the kitchen which is ridiculous.

[rowanwitch]

Hi Barmaid,
We use this gadget, and it works.
I think you will need the same.
Can be bought from PC world, although we bought ours from Maplin before they went into Administration


https://www.howtogeek.com/210895/how-to-easily-extend-your-home-network-with-powerline-networking/

[bhg481]

You can get wifi extenders (check Amazon) which seem to work well - I've never used them but my daughter has. They have the advantage that the wifi signal is extended; powerline adapters carry the signal to other parts of the house via the electrical ring main but need an ethernet cable to connect your device.

[Old_Geezer]

I don't think you need to be in the master socket. Any would do.

[snags]

Get one of these (off ebay for around a tenner). Simple to set up... just plug it in to a wall socket in between your router and wifi 'dead spot'. Works well for us.

https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/universal-wall-plug-wireless-wi-fi-range-extender-300mbps?istCompanyId=bf3344d9-83f5-4abd-b69a-da131f7567d1&;istItemId=xptwaqpmaq&istBid=tzxx&source=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9s-Xppr92QIVRZSyCh1JBQZZEAQYAiABEgJNV_D_BwE

[rowanwitch]

Unanimous so far then very strange that there is a thread where we all agree.

[Voltage]

Wait for it rowan lol x

[Bigbad]

….here it comes, Voltage.
I lived in an old house with very thick walls. There were some rooms the wifi didn’t work.
I tried these range extenders, and they didn’t make any difference.

[snags]

They have limits. Were you trying to use your tablet in the far East Wing, your private boating lake or stables? :p

[Togo]

It doesn't have to be plugged into the master socket although you may lose a little speed by using extension sockets. Yo say that you are getting no signal in all parts of the house. Does this include the space in direct line of sight to the router? If so you may need to check on the filter or filters. It all depends on how the house phone supply is wired up as to where the filters are best positioned. I once lost all wifi signal overnight and found that a filter had packed in.(probably during a thunder storm) Changing the filter sorted it.

[bhg481]

Are you fibre or twisted pair Barmaid? There are no filters used for telephones if you are on fibre.

[Bigbad]

No, snags, dahhhling.
I tried in the west wing, which housed the servants quarters, and was close to the hangar where I kept my private jet!

(Actually, it was 2 upstairs bedrooms and a dining room).

[Tuvok]

bhg481 - Do you mean if you have fibre direct to your house as opposed to fibre to the cabinet (the big green BT box).

If is fibre to the cabinet you still need filters.

[bhg481]

We have fibre to the cabinet, wire from there to our house and don't use filters.

[Barmaid]

Thanks all. Am ordering an extender thing. The signal is great (fibre) in the living room, dining room and snug, but everywhere beyond that it is hopeless. This is one of the downsides of pretty 350 year old houses that have been extended over the years..........still I wouldnt swap it for the world - I get nothing done due to watching the amazing nature I have visiting the garden daily.