The_Ogre
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Well, your wife pretty much disqualified all your options
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SauRoNZA
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You say that now...but in a few years you'll cry about it and wish you had just done it when you had the chance.
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This ^^^ . Also had a power point installed in my tiled roof , just in case .. Tried running an extender in there... thing got so hot I thought it would melt
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There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to inhouse connectivity
I had the same dilemma - also oldish wiring and a newer extension, so wasn't too sure how it would work..
Managed to find a D-Link Powerline for about R500 at Incredibles, so gave it a try. Works well and no reduction in speeds. I did move it around a bit - some plug points and multiplugs were slower. Current setup is with the wifi router / adapter in the newer section, and the Powerline point in the older section of the house.
The only "negative" is that the Powerline has a new network name - sometimes I have to manually connect to the new network. But otherwise it has proved to be a cost effective solution.
My next upgrade will be a mesh system though.
Managed to find a D-Link Powerline for about R500 at Incredibles, so gave it a try. Works well and no reduction in speeds. I did move it around a bit - some plug points and multiplugs were slower. Current setup is with the wifi router / adapter in the newer section, and the Powerline point in the older section of the house.
The only "negative" is that the Powerline has a new network name - sometimes I have to manually connect to the new network. But otherwise it has proved to be a cost effective solution.
My next upgrade will be a mesh system though.
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I wish!
I think I will try the power line solution, and hide the wall wart under the table on my side of the bed. I am a little nervous that it will be killed by a power surge with loadshedding, but that's the risk with any of these solutions.
Thanks all
I got the Powerline AV500 kit, but think there is a newer model. Also very easy to set up. I created the new network with the same name but just added "Ext" at the end and used the same password.
I didn't see much of a difference using surge protectors. What affected the speeds more was plugging it into a multiplug with other things connected. So currently I have a double wall socket - the adaptor is in the one socket and the multiplug with router, fiber ONT, etc is in the other - seems to be the setup with minimal impact on speeds.
The extender is a bit bulky. Was initially in the passage but luckily there was a power point behind one couch, so out of sight now.
I didn't see much of a difference using surge protectors. What affected the speeds more was plugging it into a multiplug with other things connected. So currently I have a double wall socket - the adaptor is in the one socket and the multiplug with router, fiber ONT, etc is in the other - seems to be the setup with minimal impact on speeds.
The extender is a bit bulky. Was initially in the passage but luckily there was a power point behind one couch, so out of sight now.