Home network problems

[DUDE!@##$%%]

Hi,

so basically telkom forced me to have my router upstairs in the studio.
Downstairs is my office, the lounge and the kitchen.
Wifi barely makes it down the stairs because of the thick ass walls leaving my house with barely (if any) connection. My office connection is wireless with terrible signal leading to broken webpages, disconnects and near-impossible gaming.

I was wondering if anyone could help me find the best solution for the cheapest price.
So far I have been looking into upgrading my office PC with a better wifi network card or buying a cheap router to use as a repeater downstairs or buying an actual wi-fi extender/repeater, I also looked at power-line adapters which use the electrical cables in the house as ethernet connections.

But to be frank I'm quite lost and would appreciate some input.

 

[|tera|]

Leave the Wifi extending story and PoE solutions and get a quote from a respected IT place to come install network points/cable for you.
You will have to fork out a few hundred, but it will be all worth the cost and effort.

 

[Sinister34]

Leave the Wifi extending story and PoE solutions and get a quote from a respected IT place to come install network points/cable for you.
You will have to fork out a few hundred, but it will be all worth the cost and effort.

Agreed this option will end up saving you alot of headaches

 

[Bryn]

I have three routers in my property to provide wifi coverage everywhere. The main router, 'Study', receives the DSL connection. Two of the cables from that router were professionally installed and lead to the 'Studio' and 'Gym' routers. Those routers just bounce the wifi. It's been this way for years now and I've had no issues.