wifi booster

[allblackcitizen]

Recently had a garden room installed which is to be used as an occasional office and need to get reliable, quick internet access.

Our virginmedia router is currently positioned at the front of the house.

Any advice as to the best way to boost the wifi down to the bottom of the garden (about 40 feet from the back of the house)?

Moving the router will need some kind of cabling through our open plan living/dining area.

I've read about ethernet cables and wifi boosters, but don't know what works best.

Any advice? Any brand recommendations for boosters, if that's the best option.

 

[Champions again in 2012]

I’ve extended the WiFi signal at home with a WiFi booster. This extends wifi connectivity to the bottom of the garden. I bought it on Amazon a couple of years ago and it does the job.

 

[manchester blue]

Do you have electricity in there which is on the same circuit your router is?

If so the ones which run through your electric circuits are good.

I had a MESH one but it was unreliable.

I use this one for my TVs as the WIFI on them is hopeless.

 

[meltonblue]

If you can do it, always go ethernet.

If you can’t, then either WiFi mesh network it power lines.

 

[blueinsa]

Do you have electricity in there which is on the same circuit your router is?

If so the ones which run through your electric circuits are good.

I had a MESH one but it was unreliable.

I use this one for my TVs as the WIFI on them is hopeless.

This, works a treat.

 

[DavidWhitesBoots]

Line of sight transmittter, not as expensive as they once were and reliable.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Do you have electricity in there which is on the same circuit your router is?

If so the ones which run through your electric circuits are good.

I had a MESH one but it was unreliable.

I use this one for my TVs as the WIFI on them is hopeless.

Sorry for being numb but how is it effected by being on the same electric circuit?

Is it not done by wireless signal?

 

[manchester blue]

Sorry for being numb but how is it effected by being on the same electric circuit?

Is it not done by wireless signal?

No it transmits a signal through your existing electric cables. You plug one into your router via ethernet and one where you want your signal. The second one is effectively a WiFi router nearer your devices.

I have one also in my kitchen for WiFi cameras and for WiFi TV and they are spot on.

 

[117 M34]

Get a separate broadband connection for the garden room?

Would mean paying twice but would guarantee you the speeds

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

A garden room should be installed on a separate circuit to the rest of your home so you may have problems using powerline adapters, worth a try though if you have one or can borrow one.

You can also buy ethernet cable that is armoured and UV resistant for use outside but of course this means routing the cable around the house and through a wall or window frame from the router and then into the garden room into a wall outlet. I'd say for 40ft the line of sight transmitter might be needed.

https://www.cranegardenbuildings.co.uk/articles/how-to-extend-wi-fi-to-your-garden-office-or-shed