RugbyRebels

Hello, excuse my absolute lack of technical knowledge in the below, I hope some of you have some.
Home broadband: we were with BT, the reliability of it was shunt but the range on the router surprisingly good (when it was working which wasn't often).
We now use Utility Warehouse on their own network and the signal is strong and reliable, download speed better. But even the "Premium" router we paid extra for has crap range. We have an L shaped house and there is one room where we need coverage and it is really patchy. I can't connect a booster that will have a reliable signal and still reach it.
I've given away the Home Hub 5 so that's not a solution.
I have seen modem routers and simple routers. I believe, and tell me if I am wrong, that the latter connect to the existing modem router and boost the network. The former I think replace the existing one entirely.
In that case, a router connecting into the existing set up just seems to me like one more thing to go wrong but are there any advantages?
Someone at work also mentioned something that connects into the electrical network and somehow boosts hard to reach places. This went completely over my head.
I don't want to move the existing router as it's in my office and my laptop dock is wired into it.
Any advice? Ta

My dad had/has a similar problem. I'm fairly certain he just has two routers, one at each end of the house. It's probably not that simple* and you'll obviously need a telephone socket in/near your troublesome room. The only downside is that your device sometimes doesn't automatically switch from one router to the other, but other than that it's sorted the problem.

*If it's not that simply I'll get some details off him and let you know..........I nothing about the interweb WiFi and it's mysterious ways.

Have you considered stretching a length of string between two paper cups?

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Have you considered stretching a length of string between two paper cups?

Yes, but the kids complain iPlayer doesn’t work.

Perhaps you're using the wrong kind of string?

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Perhaps you're using the wrong kind of string?

People have been nothing but helpful and sensible on your ‘how do you do everything’ thread and this is how you repay them? Shame on you.

This is what you need.
https://www.devolo.co.uk/article/dlan-5 ... powerline/
Available on Amazon, but they blocked my link to it.

Plug one end in at the router, the other end at the part of the house with the black spot. There is a 1200mbps version as well but it's hellish expensive and it's doubtful that you would notice the benefit.

Stones of granite wrote:This is what you need.
https://www.devolo.co.uk/article/dlan-5 ... powerline/
Available on Amazon, but they blocked my link to it.

Plug one end in at the router, the other end at the part of the house with the black spot. There is a 1200mbps version as well but it's hellish expensive and it's doubtful that you would notice the benefit.

That looks just the job, thanks very much

Mellsblue wrote:

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Perhaps you're using the wrong kind of string?

People have been nothing but helpful and sensible on your ‘how do you do everything’ thread and this is how you repay them? Shame on you.

Don't knock it til you've tried it: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/1 ... et_string/

Mellsblue wrote:

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Perhaps you're using the wrong kind of string?

People have been nothing but helpful and sensible on your ‘how do you do everything’ thread and this is how you repay them? Shame on you.

Mellsblue wrote:Do an MBA.

Aye right!