Wifi

uptheanti

Hi I have my broadband with talk talk cannot get fibre but my WiFi signal is very weak upstairs in the house the router is downstairs in the hall any ideas how I can improve it I only have tts basic router and I see they do a better one for £45 but as my contract is well up wondered if I may be able to haggle a free upgrade to this if it would help or would it be better to buy a generic WiFi booster to plug in to elec socket upstairs for' around 13 quid any advice gratefully received many thanks

JJ_Egan

First decide if you are continuing with TT .

uptheanti

Hi yes I'm happy to continue with TT wondered if the upgraded router would make any difference

kwikbreaks

That's a "how long is a piece of string" question. The repeater should so long as you position it so it gets a decent signal from your router. Other (more expensive) alternatives would be a repeater that uses homeplug technology - something like http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WPA281KIT-Powerline-Extender-Configuration/dp/B00ECBRGW8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1396785539&sr=8-4&keywords=homeplug+wifi (I'm not recommending that one it was just the first I found on Amazon).

You may find that altering the position of your router may improve things.

DCFC79

No harm in trying to haggle for the £45 router to be free, where is the router placed ? Its suggested its best to place it in the middle of the house if possible but depends where the entry point is.

uptheanti

thanks for the replies the router is at the bottom of the stairs over on one side of the house bedrooms are on other side average house not balmoral, as the main socket is there but will try to move it slightly will also try for the new router as a freebie nothing ventured thanks again

macman

First try changing the wireless channel.

JJ_Egan

Also try turning the router to improve the signal .