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Tinkerbell666
Mar 07, 2021Aspirant
Help needed
Hi all, I'm new here and looking for something help please. I apologise in advance if this is posted in the wrong place. I have BT fibre 900. I want to change my BT router to a netgear in the hope I...
plemans
Mar 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
How big is your home and what materials are the interior walls made of?
Sometimes its not a matter of just getting a new router but upgrading to diffeent stye system like a mesh system if you're looking for better coverage.
- Tinkerbell666Mar 08, 2021AspirantHi there,
Thank you for your reply. My house is about 170 years old. So Full of concrete and brick.- plemansMar 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Ouch.
2 of the best blockers of wifi.
Many who end up in situations like yours end up using a mesh system with a wired backhaul. That wired backhaul could be using moca adapters, powerline, or ethernet.
- Tinkerbell666Mar 08, 2021AspirantThanks for your reply again. Tell me about it. You goto love concrete. I'm really sorry but you lost me at mesh. I'm not very tech savy on this kind of stuff.
With my Bt I've got the bt wifi disc upstairs which is not to bad. Items tend to loose the connectivity and Internet which is why I'm looking into something that offers a stronger WiFi. From what I've read some netgear offer WiFi 6 (I think) so really just looking at options that won't break the bank.