Not surprised they've dropped the price. They are rubbish!

I use a TP link POWERLINE extender which works(uses the house electrical circuit), this rubbish thing on here does NOT!!

This is what you need;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ECBRGW8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

No every time you add a repeater you halve the bandwidth. So if you have a 40Mb connection roughly after using one repeater the devices connecting via the repeater will have 20Mb bandwidth to play with. Also to use a repater correctly you need to put them where the signal is very good. They don't magically enhance the signal they just repeat the signal on from where it's still strong. If you position a repeater incorrectly then it's mostly useless.

The reason repeaters introduce a heavy bandwidth loss is due to the packet hops. I've nicked this description from someone else >

"Count the packet hops.

"PC and router = 1 request and 1 reply.

PC, repeater = 1 PC request to repeater, 1 repeater to router, 1 router to repeater and 1 repeater to PC."

http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/do-repeaters-bridges-etc-all-cut-wi-fi-speed-in-half-534670/


The quick answer is you don't want to do any of what you asked.

The whole Internet is based on the TCP/IP protocol, which was invented around 1973/74 and introduced in 1983. So we're talking about a 40 year old protocol, which was designed for the Telephony technology of the day, eventually we'll move to more efficient protocols such as ones that use Named Data Networking and Linear Network Coding, long way off though.

Yeah but an arrogant sounding a$$ on a deal forum has said that it is rubbish, so you and they are clearly all wrong.

The fact is (as a helpful poster, like fishmaster has explained) they aren't great. But can serve a purpose if switched on as and when needed, which is what I do.

Worked fine for me as a wifi extender

asked "cullies" some questions also and no reply... he's just here to moan! :smiley: he must be very rich to buy things, they don't work and bin them...

Thanks for the story but how did you connect yours

Can you give it to me it will go to safe place

How did you set your one up I have a sky router but I can't get the thing to set up I'm struggling please help

How the hell do you connect these

Of course maybe, just maybe, those who are happy, haven't had the problems you've had, given that wifi is very much affected by the environment it's used (walls, metal content and especially neighbours), it might work wonders for some people, and if you've not got the equipment that can't use the performance, then you might not care.

I could see this having a purpose for simply connecting a Chromecast audio, say, where you certainly don't need the latest wifi protocols or performance, and this was cheaper than buying Google's own ethernet solution for the Chromecast.

I've got plenty of old routers lying around, most can be converted to access points, but I'm guessing many don't, plus it's a tidy solution in comparison.

mike

You mean homeplugs, they're not repeaters, they're just a LAN connection, so yes usually they would perform better than a repeater.Due to the physical nature of Wifi, Ethernet is better.

Ethernet uses CSMA/CD and Wifi uses CSMA/CA, which is packet collision detection versus avoidance, the former can't be employed in Wifi networks due to the hidden node problem >

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_node_problem

Yeah but these get 4 out of 5 stars from nineand a half billion reviews :smirk:

Pity the Amazon returns department having to process the large number of returns from the people who really test them and not accept that it is connecting to ultra slow wifi

I had this model in 2014 as it was supposed to be a good example and it was fairly dissapointing unless you just twant to look at the odd web page.

I replaced with Linksys RE6500 and it works great...can stream video and download files through it...wifI coverage everywhere

17.99 for me. deal gone?

bought one of these for my sky router.... complete waste of time and made no difference to extending the WiFi signal whatsoever...went straight back
makes me wonder when a company makes a product that simply doesn't do what it says on the tin
reckon it's hit n miss whether it works or not

Thanks op
Just ordered and heat given
3 year warranty and supplied by Amazon is a no brainer at this price
Have the powerline adapters for my PlayStation by TP Link and had no issues so far but I have noted that they have to be plugged in 24/7 to maintain connection. If you keep on switching off at the mains then they have to be reconfigured as they loose their pairing ability.

I use the powerline/homeplug and the speed is a good 80% plus on any speed test I performed.

I suppose it all depends on the state of your electirc wiring?

Buy from Amazon and if they don't work for you send them back.

Don't bother with the non powerline type ornament promoted here. It will show you are connected Ok but the speed is useless for your device

Could you tell me if the type that run through your electricity line work any better tia

of course they are.... but for the same price can you get one?

or maybe because this deal is a better price... no one saying this is the best product out there! but if can get one wireless point for a tenner share it

I would rather go for the Netgear or belkin as they seem more reliable.

This got 300 degrees on HUKD.

What's the difference between this and a wireless access point? Thanks.

Don't think they work like that. The ethernet socket is OUT, but I'n not sure?

Am I right in thinking I could run a Ethernet cable from my router to one of these and then it would act as another hotspot for Wifi connections? As that would be much better than just connecting it to your router somewhere else in your house as the speeds will be much better.

Install some wifi monitoring software like Inssider free, my neighbours regularly change suppliers and when they do, their wifi channel changes, in doing so, **** up my wifi range, so I manually change it to avoid overlap. Routers are supposed to do this automatically, but from my experience with D-Link, Netgear and Linksys equipment, they're not very good at it.

I have a fully wired house, so to cover the extremities for things like Chromecast Audios, I've got my house router at the front, and a second router configured as an access point upstairs and diagonally opposite. If the two are too close, even if they use completely separate channels they used to interfere with each other.

I tried powerline adaptors but they introduced noise on my wiring, messed up some of my home automation equipment, and consumed way more electricity than they should (constantly even when nothing was connected). I guess they may be better now, but early ones were pretty rubbish.

To be honest I'd try and figure out a way to get a cable to a shed in the garden, unless the shed is attached directly to the consumer unit in the house, usually they're on spurs.
mike

Powerline if you can.

Or even a better router.

I hate these.

Cuts your bandwidth in half.

Nothing below/around £20, cheapest powerline/homeplug is around £30

Relocating the router can work wonders, locate it raised off the floor.....the higher the better

See post #28 above by M1sterDeeds

I was thinking of getting one of these to boost signal to the garden. Anyone know of anything better? Rather keep it below £20 as its only for browsing and maybe some video playback (albeit can barely see the laptop screen when the sun is really out!).

Its a mystery why this item is voted hot by over 200' ??

When my teapot is a much better wifi extender :stuck_out_tongue:

It has nice flashing lights bye the way

My dad bought one of these and had similar issue of not being able to connect it to the router.

Get powerline adapters

As long as the shed is connected to the same consumer unit/ electric board they should work. They will sometimes not work properly on an extension lead especially a circuit breaker one!

I bought one about a month ago for £20, it does work but it isn't great. It occasionally just brain farts at times and locks up for a short while. The most annoying thing is that it adds massively to my latency, my ping time is a lot worse using it than it is without. I'm in a frustrating place where I can have terrible dl speeds but a decent ping connecting direct to my router, or decent download speeds but with an awful ping using this.

Ultimately i'm going to be rewiring to not have to use it anymore as it really doesn't do what I need, so not a great buy... However I might then use it to feed an ethernet cable to my freesat box upstairs, so it's not a complete waste.

ive got one of these, keeps dropping connection after a few days, needs rebooting constantly, rubbish in my opinion..

How good are these powerlines? i am thinking to get for the shed.

I placed mine in an area where there was a strong signal. Unfortunately it did more than halve the speed. They may be of some use in cases when you really a connection in a black spot but you'd be better off trying to relocate your router or buying a better one.

I have already complained to them, not your fault arma_gera bye the way!

Because they are cheaper nonpowerline/ homeplugs and so are useless

Would the so much better if these worked over wires like home plugs

this was extracted from their page...any complaints contact them not me

Very simple practical solution

This product only boosts the wifi by a very tiny margin, NOT as shown in arma_gera's reproduced diagram which is false advertising in my book

I moved into a small open plan bungalow and measured the location of the centre of the house with a laser measure. I then mounted my router in that location suspended from the ceiling.

It solved all my wi-fi issues and I had money left over from the sale of the house to go on a P & O ferry cruise to Hull.

What do you thing this one uses?? have you even looked at the product? this also is wall plugin!

This only uses electric socket to power it

A Powerline has two units. A Transmitter plugged in at the router by LAN cable. A receiver anywhere else on the elecrical house circuit which receives the signal via the house wiring. The Receiver then can transmit Wifi from that location

same here

What do you thing this one uses?? have you even looked at the product? this also is wall plugin!

I have the newer model...more expensive but works great! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B017YPKZC6/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

how this thing works

I use a TP link POWERLINE extender which works(uses the house electrical circuit), this rubbish thing on here does NOT!!

This is what you need;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ECBRGW8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

mine works fine with wifi extender....check amazon Q&As to have a better view.

Also the extender is picked up on my phone when it's the weaker signal. Mine says it has a 3yr guarantee on the box.

I've got this to use as an extender and I don't think it works. I got it off here a couple of years ago.

mine worked great with my old sky router but won't connect to the new talk talk one

Anyone use it as a WiFi extender? I would be interested to know!

so my daughter has our loft room, and the wifi is near zero up there, our router is front of home on ground floor. What should i use (router cannot move) to extend if not this?

Thanks buddy

As a wifi Extender its not worth 99p never mind £9.98

Mine went into the bin

Yeah but an arrogant sounding a$$ on a deal forum has said that it is rubbish, so you and they are clearly all wrong.

The fact is (as a helpful poster, like fishmaster has explained) they aren't great. But can serve a purpose if switched on as and when needed, which is what I do.

Heat for the price. But have to agree I've attempted these and they're rubbish. I have God awful wifi upstairs tho so perhaps none of these would work for me. Never tried any of the others to confirm or deny.

Can you have 2 of these fitted? I mean one towards the end of the routers signal range and then another towards the end of the first wifi boosters range, technically doubling the routers range.

same here great item

use one of these and very happy with it. have some heat.

cheers!

Congratulations

I have one of these. OK as an Ethernet extender, but i concur its rubbish as a WiFi extender.

Not surprised they've dropped the price. They are rubbish!