Tp link wi fi extender

Linton

JEN22 wrote: »

yes i have a BT Hub 4

All is clearer now - the TPlink 500's are Powerline connecting via the mains. If the kitchen and the lounge are on different mains rings you could have problems with any make of Powerline kit. At least that is what I found after trying 3 different ones. I now use TPlink WiFi range extenders which rebroadcast the router's WiFi signal. These work well for me.

Undervalued

Linton wrote: »

All is clearer now - the TPlink 500's are Powerline connecting via the mains. If the kitchen and the lounge are on different mains rings you could have problems with any make of Powerline kit. At least that is what I found after trying 3 different ones. I now use TPlink WiFi range extenders which rebroadcast the router's WiFi signal. These work well for me.

Quite.

I have four TPlink powerline adaptors and they are excellent when on the same ring main but next to useless when on different ring mains in the same house.

It is quite common for even a modest sized house to have several ring mains if the wiring is up to date. The kitchen may well be on a different ring to the lounge.

Regarding range extenders that pick up their signal wirelessly, they need a strong incoming signal to work even half reasonably. Don't be fooled by their output signal, it may well seem very strong but if the incoming signal to the extender is weak the data transfer rate will slow down to a crawl. It is naturally tempting to position it half way to the point you are trying to reach but, if its output is strong you will get a better result with it closer to the main router so that it receives a strong signal.

Basically if it only has rubbish going in, all that will come out is louder rubbish!

Linton

Undervalued wrote: »

Quite.

I have four TPlink powerline adaptors and they are excellent when on the same ring main but next to useless when on different ring mains in the same house.

It is quite common for even a modest sized house to have several ring mains if the wiring is up to date. The kitchen may well be on a different ring to the lounge.

Regarding range extenders that pick up their signal wirelessly, they need a strong incoming signal to work even half reasonably. Don't be fooled by their output signal, it may well seem very strong but if the incoming signal to the extender is weak the data transfer rate will slow down to a crawl. It is naturally tempting to position it half way to the point you are trying to reach but, if its output is strong you will get a better result with it closer to the main router so that it receives a strong signal.

Basically if it only has rubbish going in, all that will come out is louder rubbish!

I am right now running through a Wifi extender with an ethernet connection getting a stable actual download speed of 55Mbps on a FTTC line with a 62Mbps sync speed. Connecting to the router using a Wifi dongle with an aerial barely worked.


But yes everything depends on the exact physical conditions in your house. Things that work for one person may well not work for another in apparently similar situations. You need to expeiment.

Bigphil1474

OP, you said your TV in the kitchen is connected via Ethernet to the TP link. That won't provide connection for the firestick - your firestick is connecting to your wifi not the TP link, unless you have a wifi tp link.


I have a TP link from my living room to back bedroom/office, but it's only a link between Ethernet connections. Despite being an old house with old wiring, I get about 70mb/s speed in the back bedroom and about 90-100 mb/s in the living room, so works well for me.

Undervalued

Bigphil1474 wrote: »

OP, you said your TV in the kitchen is connected via Ethernet to the TP link. That won't provide connection for the firestick - your firestick is connecting to your wifi not the TP link, unless you have a wifi tp link.


I have a TP link from my living room to back bedroom/office, but it's only a link between Ethernet connections. Despite being an old house with old wiring, I get about 70mb/s speed in the back bedroom and about 90-100 mb/s in the living room, so works well for me.

That makes it more likely that it is all on one ring main than would be the case with a more modern installation.

I too get 70mb/s or better providing it is on the same ring main.

JEN22

Thanks so much guys. Sorry Im not techy at all. Would you advise what type I should buy then please

missile

You need a wifi signal for the firestick.

Your best / cheapest option might be an ethernet adapter £13.99 on Amazon. Then you can connect your to your TP Link.

I have a TP-Link TL-WPA9610 and that provides a strong wifi signal 62Mbps some distance from the router on a different electrical circuit.

slinga

JEN22 wrote: »

Has anyone used the new Mesh wi fi things?

I was considering google mesh when my ISP upgraded me from cable internet at 100 Mbps to fibre at 1 Gbps.


I talked it over with my ISP and apparently Google Mesh doesn't transmit through walls too well and also the number of ports on the piece of kit was only one here and I thought that the four ports on the usual router would suit me better.