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PCs & Mobiles Forum - repeater advice please - Page 1
Competent
Hi Guys, oh happy new year btw
OK been looking at a few repeaters as getting a very weak wifi signal in bedroom, from the router.
Does any repeater work with any router, and are they easy to set up?
Thanks!
Elite Donator
fairly straightforward tbh.
have you considered using homeplugs / powerline adaptors?
much easier and more effective.
Ste
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Elite Donator
another vote for homeplugs, But, i would suggest getting only one pair to try first, homplugs have been great for me untill i moved to where i am at the moment, for some reason i get very poor performance in this house, & have had to go back to wifi, to be fair, my homeplugs are the older 54meg ones, on the 200/500/1gig plugs i probably wouldnt be having any issues.
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Competent
Thanks, how do they work? Never heard of them before
Dave
Elite Donator
Hi Dave,
basically, you connect one to a LAN port on your router, then plug the
homeplug into an electrical outlet. plug another in upstairs and then
connect it to the ethernet port on your laptop / pc.
homeplugs use your electrical mains as a network.
dead easy 
Ste
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Competent
ah right but the house has different circuits for the sockets throughout, not one ring main if you know what i mean? also i need it mainly for my samsung galaxy tab which only works wireless i think.
Elite Donator
oh, no good for the galaxy then 
wireless access point it will need to be then.
Ste
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Competent
there is a plug for the galaxy that has a usb plug on the other end, but not sure one could use the lead the same as a pc or laptop?
