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Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
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Hi, can anyone explain how to get a good wifi signal to a point around 50 feet (15mtr) away? No obstructions in the way.
Thank you, Frank.
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Re: Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
That distance is not that far for some wifi devices, but if the garage is on the same mains circuit I would investigate Powerline ethernet with a wifi access point at the "remote" end in the garage.
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Re: Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
If the power circuit in the garage has a separate fuse box, Netgear advises that it may not work. That is not my experience, although it may be slower.
Netgear also claims that mains extension blocks don't work. Again, this is not my experience, but it may not be a good idea to use one that has surge suppression.
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Re: Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
@FrankSwain wrote:
I have a separate trip system on the garage circuit ...
That might not be a big enough barrier to block powerline. But that will depend on the speed of your internet connection. On a really fast service you might be fine. But basic ADSL might suffer.
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Re: Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
BT has upped its game on ADSL if you get those speeds. Fortunately, I have Infinity and get up to 65 Mbps.
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Re: Is wifi possible from home to a separate garage, 50 feet away?
To be fair to BT, it offers fibre at Up to 52Mb or Up to 76Mb. I see no "up to 38Mb". But that can make it seem even worse.
I pay for one service up to 52Mb, I get up to 50 Mbps, and that's over wifi.
I also pay for one up to 76Mb and I get "up to 74 Mb" wired.
I'm not complaining.
BT's ADSL offers Up to 17Mb, which is twice what I got when I had ADSL.
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