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74jax

Ath_Wat said:

bettydaviseyes said:

THANK YOU!!!!  Savvy_Sue, 400ixl, Dakti and everyone who recommended a Powerline adaptor - it’s worked!!!  I now have internet upstairs.  Am so grateful as have no spare holidays left to use and thought I would have to book unpaid leave this week.

Annoyed at our IT department who should have offered me the advice I had from certain individuals on here.

Thanks again.

Out of interest, what was the reason you couldn't just use a long ethernet cable?

I think she said it was down to workmen needing space and it would have been in their way - couldn't be attached to walls as they were working on them. 

Ath_Wat

74jax said:

Ath_Wat said:

bettydaviseyes said:

THANK YOU!!!!  Savvy_Sue, 400ixl, Dakti and everyone who recommended a Powerline adaptor - it’s worked!!!  I now have internet upstairs.  Am so grateful as have no spare holidays left to use and thought I would have to book unpaid leave this week.

Annoyed at our IT department who should have offered me the advice I had from certain individuals on here.

Thanks again.

Out of interest, what was the reason you couldn't just use a long ethernet cable?

I think she said it was down to workmen needing space and it would have been in their way - couldn't be attached to walls as they were working on them. 

They said " The downstairs floors have all been taken up and are being replaced, and all the furniture downstairs has been taken out." but I don't really see why you couldn't just run a lead along the ceiling temporarily - that's how I have been using a wired connection upstairs for several years.  If it was getting in anyone's way you could just keep moving it.

The only reason I say it is that I found powerline adaptors to be inconsistent and deliver a much reduced speed, hence changing to a long cable.