A WiFi Phone app would show you how good the WiFi signal is in the desired location. While Home plugs do provide more or less the same connection as a wired cable they could be an unnecessary extra expense.
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Ethernet vs Wi-Fi
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| Mon 13 Aug 2018 9:57:03 #41 |
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Pollensa1946 - 1 minute ago »
If you refer back to post #7, she cannot run a cable. I think she means Powerline plugs.Without more information hard to say if Homeplug adaptors will work and the newer ones with power saving can be a pain in the neck. I ran a CAT 6 cable through wall ran it up the wall behind a drainpipe into the loft and down behind the plaster board to the router.
In the end wireless may well work, without more info no one can possibly know.
Perhaps a friend with some WiFi kit could simply connect to her router to find out what the signal and speed is like.
Edit Repassac posted while I was adding the above
The single cable services all my kit using a network switch. (7 items).
| Mon 13 Aug 2018 9:59:33 #42 | -
Christina... Graham is correct, you need to get a relative, friend, neighbour to stand at the new location and hook into your WiFi. No need for a special app, just go into settings/WiFi and get a speed reading (Mbps). That should be sufficient to give some indication of the WiFi capability.
| Mon 13 Aug 2018 10:52:27 #43 | -
I've managed to do a broadband speed check, I used a BT one as the one recommended on here wouldn't work for some reason. It says I have 'good speed' and the numbers are 11.5Mb/s. I think that's from the exchange to my BT Home Hub. If I need to do it wi-fi then I'll have to wait until someone can come around with their modern gizmos (phone/iPad etc) :-). Thank you for all the help so far- I'm finding all of this one big minefield at the moment.
| Thu 16 Aug 2018 9:29:01 #44 |
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