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m00rfarm · 18/05/2025 17:29

Please - no criticism for purchasing this. I have no internet options where I live (apart from intermittent 5mbps which is pretty much unusable).

The range downstairs is excellent - I am getting speeds between 200 and 400 mpbs. However, as soon as it goes upstairs, this drops dramatically, and in three bedrooms, there is no internet at all.

I have been reading that I need to get a mesh. However, I absolutely don't want to get something that needs to be wired and connected to the existing router as this is not going to work.

I need a booster of some sort that will allow the connectivity to go through a number of walls.

Is there anything that you can recommend that will definitely work? I am not in the UK, so would need to have something sent via Amazon Spain or Germany.

I am so happy with the speeds downstairs, but everyone else in the house is complaining!

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raysan · 18/05/2025 17:47

Try a Devolo. It uses the existing sockets but is not a mesh - would be a different password upstairs.
Are your walls made of concrete, as I've never heard of the signal travelling so badly inside the house? Have you asked the internet provider?

m00rfarm · 18/05/2025 18:02

Yes - the walls are made of concrete. Not in the UK and it is quite normal here.

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Dbank · 18/05/2025 22:43

If you're unable to install cables, then Powerline network adapters are worth a try, essentially they send the network over your existing power wiring and then create wi-fi at the remote end.

As mentioned above this isn't a true mesh network, but you can rename the transmitted wi-fi to be the same as your existing wi-fi and it will appear to be one network as far as your devices are concerned.

I've used various TP link ones over the years and they have performed well.

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