Does the router have to be plugged into the master socket? I have plugged mine in but get no signal at all in parts of the house (the walls are very thick
And it's laid out in a sprawling fashion ). My telephones won't even work in the kitchen which is ridiculous.
Hi Barmaid,
We use this gadget, and it works.
I think you will need the same.
Can be bought from PC world, although we bought ours from Maplin before they went into Administration
You can get wifi extenders (check Amazon) which seem to work well - I've never used them but my daughter has. They have the advantage that the wifi signal is extended; powerline adapters carry the signal to other parts of the house via the electrical ring main but need an ethernet cable to connect your device.
Get one of these (off ebay for around a tenner). Simple to set up... just plug it in to a wall socket in between your router and wifi 'dead spot'. Works well for us.
….here it comes, Voltage.
I lived in an old house with very thick walls. There were some rooms the wifi didn’t work.
I tried these range extenders, and they didn’t make any difference.
It doesn't have to be plugged into the master socket although you may lose a little speed by using extension sockets. Yo say that you are getting no signal in all parts of the house. Does this include the space in direct line of sight to the router? If so you may need to check on the filter or filters. It all depends on how the house phone supply is wired up as to where the filters are best positioned. I once lost all wifi signal overnight and found that a filter had packed in.(probably during a thunder storm) Changing the filter sorted it.
Thanks all. Am ordering an extender thing. The signal is great (fibre) in the living room, dining room and snug, but everywhere beyond that it is hopeless. This is one of the downsides of pretty 350 year old houses that have been extended over the years..........still I wouldnt swap it for the world - I get nothing done due to watching the amazing nature I have visiting the garden daily.