WiFi range extender to improve the signal in bedrooms & kitchen

[JohnnyBee]

We have virgin fibre and it gives good signal in the living room where the router is.
I want to improve the signal in the other rooms.
I know you can get extenders that you plug in and the signal travels on the electricity circuit. However we have different circuits in different parts of the house so not sure if this will work.
We have phone sockets in all the rooms. Is there a way to use this to transmit the signal to other rooms?
Thanks

No idea but have the same problem so hopefully someone more knowlegible than me will answer your question soon.

I have a range extender that plugs in and it works just fine 2 floors above the router. My house has lots of different circuits, it doesn't seem to matter.

We've got one that we've plugged in to a socket on the upstairs landing & it works fine. I've no idea about circuits, I just know that previously I couldn't get wifi in the bedroom & now I can.

We have a couple of Devolo extenders which work very well.

I don’t understand how they work but I don’t think that it’s dependent on the circuit.

I’d get one, try it in both locations (c£35).

Same problem here, also with Virgin. I wasn't keen to try extenders as was told they weaken the signal by spreading it out, if that makes sense and we stream a lot of video. That doesn't seem to be the case judging by replies though?

Try to avoid wifi "boosters" or "range extenders" as although they work, they reduce the throughput across the network, which might be an issue is a lot of people stream video.

Go for a "mesh" network system - more expensive, but much better suited to the purpose, or, if you want, hard-wire ethernet through the house and use separate wifi points in each area.

We found the extenders that plug in and use the wires to be not very good especially if the central heating pump was on. We use this one now www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Extender-Broadband-UK-RE580D/dp/B014J7ASRY/ref=sr_1_37?s=gateway&crid=H8F43ICZDPDE&keywords=tp+link+wifi+booster&sprefix=Tp+link+wifi+booster%2Caps%2C167&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1552889064&sr=8-37

We have a Belkin one that works well. We only have a small flat but it has very thick walls so WiFi would cut out in the bathroom.

We have a mesh system as above, it’s brilliant.

We use BT's Whole Home system. It's quite pricey but often on special - check hotukdeals.

It works with all providers including virgin. The discs talk to each other over Wi-fi or you can connect them using Ethernet cables. Once it's connected you can turn Wi-fi off on the Virgin hub/router (the main disc is connected to the hub/router via an Ethernet cable).

Works well for us and speed similar to standing next to the router.

We used to have the plug in extenders and used to get all sorts of issues with weak signals. We recently changed tons mesh system (Linksys) and it's been amazing. Would definite recommend.

We have a TP link power line extender, the WiFi one. We have set it up so that it has another address so there are two WiFi access points. They both feed in to the same router but it counts as a second WiFi point.

The BT whole home looks good. If it does what it says it does it sounds perfect.

Thanks for the suggestions.
Could you paste a link to the specific mesh system you have mentioned? Thanks.

We have this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-WHW0303-UK-Tri-Band-AC6600-Intelligent/dp/B01N5M9NNB/ref=mpssa111?ie=UTF8&qid=1552910790&sr=8-1-spons&pi=ACSX2366SY340QL65&keywords=linksys+velop&psc=1

The mesh systems are expensive!
This one gets good reviews and seems to be cheaper than most of them
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D9CC637?ascsubtag=eabbc09f29175d516585e311a50dfdaa_CT&ref=dra_a_ms_mr_ho_xx_P1400_1000&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I have a Belkin one that’s in the hallway. Where my BT fibre box is in the living room the signal travels through 2 thick walls, as in 1 metre thick stone walls. One wall is 9 meters from the big s and the other is another 5 metres. I have a very long old cottage.Works brill!

It is expensive - we have the google ones and our WiFi has been perfect ever since, glad we spent the money (DH works from home, we steam a lot of TV etc).

Wendy, which Belkin model did you use?

I have the BT whole home discs (keep an eye on John Lewis price match deals). Seems to work really well.

I particularly like it because I can switch connected devices on/off and set bedtimes using the app on my phone.

£200 for BT whole home wifi is a bit too steep for me.
Anybody recommend a mesh system for £100 ish?