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Sqad | 09:57 Wed 04th Dec 2013 | Internet
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Scenario: sqad in study with desktop and router .....great internet connections (no land line).

Mrs sqad in kitchen with laptop and router..........poor connection to internet. New router bought for Mrs sqad TP-Link (booster)......no improvement.

Any ideas to get Mrs sqad's laptop connected to the internet ( I don't want her in my room).
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Range extender=repeater, same thing different name. I'm not sure you can tell that it's working perfectly when she's next to you as at that point she could be connecting directly to the router rather than the extender. Two thoughts, one, the extender still isn't reaching from where it is to the kitchen (you do live in a palace don't you?) Or it's bust :-( if...
15:39 Wed 04th Dec 2013
Seems like the issue might be with the laptop ?
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O_G...I thought so too and bought her a new laptop.......no improvement.
Hi Sqad.

I don't know if this info will help, check it out

http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/guides/mobile-broadband/dongles

WR.
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Ron, thanks, will have my coffee first then will check it out. Thanks.
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Ah! a dongle. it may have to be Ron.
Does she get a good connection in the study?

If so swap the routers over.
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Hoppy...yes she does.......I will try that.
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move the router around to seek a better place for both
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Trigger.....yes, I had thought of that......will give it further thoughts..thanks.

tambo....makes no difference.
Has her wifi connection been OK before, or is it only on the new laptop?
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boxy....no, never been satisfactory on either laptops.
A dongle seems to be your solution, then.... we are fortunate with our wifi, it used to be poor in the basement (where I tend to do work-work), but is much better since we were able to upgrade to a faster connection.
Why can't she connect to your router? My laptop can connect all over the house and most of the garden.
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hc....that is the point of my question;-)
Do you (in layman's terms) have to introduce your router to mrs sqad's laptop, perhaps in your study, to see if it works there, or if your kitchen's not the ideal place for her to use it?
i've found that setting the channel number to a particular channel gives an excellent connection
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boxy...Mrs sqad's laptop connects perfectly when placed next to my router in MY study, but i don't want her in my study and she doesn't want to be close to me, as she wants her laptop in the kitchen which is upstairs.
It is an upside down villa, kitchen and lounge upstairs and my study with bedrooms downstairs...............for the view you understand ;-)
I see, all makes sense, sqad! That's odd then - could you park her in a bedroom next to your study pro tem, to pick up your signal?
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boxy....I would rather "park" you in the bedroom........;-)

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