Best device to get internet connection?

geek84

Good morning Folks
A friend of mine has just moved into a new property.  However, he cannot get internet access when he is in some of the rooms of his new home.

Does he have to buy some sort of 'dongle' to get the required connection?  If so, can you recommend anything?

Thank you

mobileron

Have a look at home plugs on Amazon. May help him.Also look on youtube to install them.

JJ_Egan

Wifi poor try.  ( take it that this Internet is via an ISP not mobile network )

 

Check cables and micro filters .

Log in to router  as per ISP instructions.

Check Broadband Status as to speed in .

 

 

 

Try turning the router on its axis . Even moving router a few feet can help .

The higher up the router is positioned the better .

 

Set the wireless channel

A wireless channel is the frequency zone of operation for your router's wireless network. This ranges from channel 1 to 11 with each channel differing marginally in frequency values to keep them apart. This should be done because if you are having other wireless routers in your area (or neighborhood), you could be using the same channel they are using, which will cause interference in both networks and reduce the efficiency and speed of your wireless network. If you know what channel other routers in your area are using, set yours apart from theirs by at least three channels apart. In order to find out the channel numbers of other routers in the vicinity, you can use a utility that will scan the wireless network and list it out to you. You can use inSSIDer for Windows on a laptop or WiFi Analyzer on an Android device.

Use     1  6 OR 11

 

Connect to the 2.4GHz or 5GHz Band?

On the client device side, all other things being equal, 5GHz connections will provide better performance at short ranges than 2.4GHz. This is because 5GHz, while somewhat faster, can't travel as far or transmit through some objects due to that band's shorter wavelengths. The 2.4GHz band tends to have more congestion and fewer channel options. That said, if you want to keep using 2.4GHz, consider experimenting with the channel selection. "Auto" usually does a decent job of hopping around the channel options and finding the best one, but if you're struggling with client connections, try manually setting the channel to 1 or 11. The 2.4GHz band has a total of 11 channels you can switch between to avoid interference, with channel 6 usually being the default.  Channels 1 6 or 11 are best .

grumpycrab

geek84 said:he cannot get internet access when he is in some of the rooms of his new home.

Sorry, you win today's prize for lack of information in a post (only joking!).  Which ISP? Which router? Where's the router? Small, medium, big house?  PS. don't get home plugs just yet.  Mesh is best (under £100 if basic connectivity is needed, more if there are lots of streaming TVs and/or gamers in the house...)

neilmcl

Before you start advising your mate to start spending money on things he may not need it may be an idea to look at where his router is located and try getting him to move it to improve his wifi connectivity.

debitcardmayhem

geek84 said:

Good morning Folks
A friend of mine has just moved into a new property.  However, he cannot get internet access when he is in some of the rooms of his new home.

Does he have to buy some sort of 'dongle' to get the required connection?  If so, can you recommend anything?

Thank you

You say "new property" does it have ethernet ports built into the rooms?

fred246

Buy some super long ethernet cables. Run them from your router to your devices. Try not to trip over them.

Cisco001

Mesh WIFI

Powerline + wifi adapter