Poor WiFi recommendations

shiraz99

I've got a couple of back rooms in my new house that have really poor WiFi access with the router unfortunately situated in a corner at the front of the house. Can anyone recommend the best way to extend the wifi or perhaps a mesh system I can get, the cheaper the better?

Keep_pedalling

I had the same problem and went for the mid priced Deco X50 Mesh system and it works really well. I needed the 3 node pack.

https://www.johnlewis.com/tp-link-deco-x50-whole-home-mesh-wi-fi-system-with-built-in-antivirus-ax3000-pack-of-3/p110441223?s_ppc=2dx_mixed_technology_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD2el1ypLXsc3vjCrMwxxnRlnFChS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn6DGyq_XhwMVcaaDBx2KcBtTEAQYAyABEgLkXfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I was also looking at these lower cost ones which seem to get good reviews.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mercusys-over-100-Devices-Halo-H50G-3-pack/dp/B09C7JDYJ1/ref=asc_df_B09C7JDYJ1/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14660645276102969902&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044911&hvtargid=pla-2281435179738&psc=1&mcid=97cba5e00bdb396b8b88e76e6bfc3af6&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=14660645276102969902-B09C7JDYJ1-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1

shiraz99

@Keep_pedalling, those Mercusys were the ones I was looking at, I'm trying to keep the cost below £100. The house is currently VDSL with the master socket being at the very front corner of the house, I plan to go full fibre when my current contract ends early next year at which point I'll get them to install the fibre to more central location.

flashg67

You could look at these as a budget option - working ok for me including controlling a smart porch light at the back of the house through a 2 foot stone wall - https://www.cclonline.com/meshkit1200uk-duo-strong-atria-mesh-1200-double-pack-ac1200-whole-home-wi-fi-mesh-system-450564/   
No particular recommendation for this seller but price seems ok

Ibrahim5

shiraz99 said:

@Keep_pedalling, those Mercusys were the ones I was looking at, I'm trying to keep the cost below £100. The house is currently VDSL with the master socket being at the very front corner of the house, I plan to go full fibre when my current contract ends early next year at which point I'll get them to install the fibre to more central location.

That's exactly what I did and it worked a treat. Copper can only go up to 80mbps so I ordered 100mbps broadband. When they came to install it I told them exactly where I wanted it so I could wire it into exactly the middle of the house. Great coverage everywhere now. I always wonder if people bought their own more powerful router if that would work. I tried various mesh systems etc but nothing beats a router that just covers the whole house.