I know it's hot but what will AC do for me? joking aside...

yeah AC is way better but more money! £34.99 for the 750AC and £39.99 for the 1200AC.

Not sure if it I need it to be honest... but hey...I suppose if you want or need it super fast. I just want better wifi coverage...

Don't waste your money on wireless ac unless you have devices that can make use of it.

Not necessarily, ac signals don't carry as far (set up my friend's Wifi and all his walls are concrete and outside his house we can detect the n signal, weak but good enough for basic streaming, but not the ac --> tried it on 2 phones and a laptop and same on all devices / only tried one ac router though so it's hardly scientific ;-)

was puzzled about what it meant too,
N is good
AC is described here
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/802-11ac-vs-802-11n-what-s-the-difference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

Preceded by 802.11b,g and n. To be superceded by 802.11ax possibly.

Wireless networking was invented in 1970 by the University of Hawaii. Due to the physics of Wifi it's inferior to Ethernet, although Wireless will eventually supercede Ethernet in most people's experience in the future. It will take some time we're still on TCP/IP and the headache to replace that or piggy back another system is immense. It will need doing someday.

Not sure but this is not a homeplug product just so you are aware. You just plug it in somewhere that gets good wifi reception but that is closer to your dead spot, and it repeats/extends the wifi from there.

There are other modes but it is not a powerline product.

Thanks OP. To be honest it is regularly this price. We have one and it immediately solved our poor wifi upstairs so happy with it. Recommended.

I'm struggling understanding your understanding.

Yep.

It basically splits your available bandwidth between the booster and your original router.

So if you have a 38MB connection, the router keeps 19MB, and the other 19MB gets pushed to the "booster".

Powerline adapters work differently. They basically just work like a standard ethernet connection would if you plugged that into your router.

In your situation I would try the powerline adapters - they turn your home's power cables into network cables (whilst having no impact on their ability to carry electricity as normal).

You can get them in various configurations, but these would be a good set to get at reasonable cost - they are "pass through" meaning they don't use up a power socket and have two ports, meaning you can connect two devices (Xbox and Smart TV?) to one of the adapters.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-PA4020PKIT-Two-Port-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B00LV41PO4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1470729119&sr=8-3&keywords=powerline+adapter+pass+through

They're very easy to set up, plug one into a power socket near your router and connect to your router via ethernet cable (supplied). Then plug the other into a power socket near your Xbox and connect your Xbox and other device to it via ethernet (may need an additional ethernet cable). Then hit the sync button on the one by your router and then the one by your devices. They should then auto-sync and have a connection within a minute.

Your speeds should be pretty good, on a 40mb connection I would expect 30mb or more at the device - significantly better than WiFi. :smiley:

If nothing in your house has changed then the most likely culprit is going to be a neighbour getting a new router on the same WiFi channel as yours. If you can log onto your router then I would experiment with changing to a new channel each day and see if any of them work better for you. You can also get programs to run on your mobile to see which channels are in use nearby, although I haven't found this as effective as the trial and error approach.

The next thing to look for would be new or moved devices that use the same spectrum as your WiFi. If you or your neighbours have a new baby monitor, IP camera or cordless phone then it might be interfering with your setup.

Finally, have you moved yourself? One of the most effective ways of blocking WiFi signal is to place a large sack of impure water (AKA torso) in the way.

A WiFi repeater might well circumvent your issue but if it has worked well in the past then I would try the free options first.

​have you tried changing the WiFi channel? you may be experiencing interference from other wireless devices in your locale

Try a wifi Analyser app - like this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en_GB
Helps you pinpoint any clashes etc