Help please

telboy71

I just swapped my broadband to talk talk from o2 and i have a problem with the wi fi signal it wont work upstairs it says cannot display page i rang talk talk techie team and they tried a few things but in the end said i wont be able to use internet upstairs which im gutted as my 2 boys have xbox live and i use my laptop upstairs is there anyway i can boost the signal so it works upstairs or do i cancel this service and try to get back onto o2

thanks in advance

societys_child

Are you using the same router or a new one provided by TT?
Does your router show up if you check "available networks" on the upstairs comp?

telboy71

I am using the one provided by talk talk and it does not show upstairs when your searching for it on the laptop i still have the o2 one but they want me to send it back could i use this if im on talk talk and can o2 they tell if im using it for talk talk instead

telboy71

could i boost the signal by using a second router i.e the o2 one and leave it upstairs

benman00

theres a few things i can think of to help 1. upgrade to wireless n router (better range) as im guessing the talk talk one is g 2. get a range expander to help the signal 3. search google for devolo plugs these are my personnal favorite and find they work better then wireless
hope my tips help at all

benman00

telboy71 wrote: »

could i boost the signal by using a second router i.e the o2 one and leave it upstairs

i have known people to do this how though now idea:p

societys_child

You can only use 1 router at a time but yes you can change back to your old one and maybe use it until you sort the TT problem.

[edit] oops .. just seen the post by benman - as far as I know you can only use 1 router at a time ...

telboy71

would o2 know that im using this though meaning that i should send it back but i use it instead for my tt service

telboy71

how much do the devo plugs go for and how many would i need my boys share a bedroom would they need 1 each

societys_child

Apart from noticing you haven't returned it, they wont know:)

have you tried taking the laptop downstairs and sitting it next to the router, just to make sure everything is set up correctly?

Bogtrotter

The Talk-Talk router must be very poor if you can't even get a weak signal upstairs. Here I can see 6 or 7 wireless signals from the houses around here.

Sometimes you can have interference with other routers, phones, baby monitors etc... you could try setting a different wireless channel on the Talk-Talk router.

Otherwise you could buy a wireless access point and connect it to the ethernet port on the Talk-Talk router or if the signal is still poor use powerline network adapters to network the upstairs devices through your house wiring.