Wifi distance

E46Dream

Hey guys, I recently had FTTH installed running 300mbps with Eir. Now the problem is I want to extend the wifi signal further to other parts of the house as it gets very weak in some rooms. The router I have at the moment is Eirs F2000.

One system I've been looking at is BT's whole home wifi mesh system? Do I keep the existing f2000 router in place and these just boost from it?

Also would I be better off getting a better router instead?

Signal is great In rooms near router, just at the furthest point from it is pretty bad. Thanks

tuxy

There are a number of mesh network devices so you should look into which ones get the best reviews and are recommended by other people.
If the mesh network device has a built in router that can do VLAN on the WAN port then you will not need the f2000.
The netgear Orbi is one I know of that can do this. I don't have a mesh network so can't give a personal recommendation.

jbkenn

E46Dream wrote: »

Hey guys, I recently had FTTH installed running 300mbps with Eir. Now the problem is I want to extend the wifi signal further to other parts of the house as it gets very weak in some rooms. The router I have at the moment is Eirs F2000.

One system I've been looking at is BT's whole home wifi mesh system? Do I keep the existing f2000 router in place and these just boost from it?

Also would I be better off getting a better router instead?

Signal is great In rooms near router, just at the furthest point from it is pretty bad. Thanks

Got one of these for my sister's house, solved the problem of blind spots for her, she only has 24Mb from Vodafone but it works a treat, try one and see how you get on before you spend a pile of cash, simple to set up
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extender-Universal-Broadband-Repeater-Ethernet/dp/B078Z7RQ56?ref_=Oct_TopRatedC_430578031_5&pf_rd_p=b103937d-b827-59bf-8f74-6a31147b4314&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=430578031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=7SDNS9AFVRD3BCFJMWGM&pf_rd_r=7SDNS9AFVRD3BCFJMWGM&pf_rd_p=b103937d-b827-59bf-8f74-6a31147b4314

tuxy

2.4 ghz repeater so 20 - 30Mbps is right on the limit of what you can expect under good conditions, only about 1/10 of the FTTH speed the OP has. For some people for some tasks it would be fine but it can add a lot of latency.

medoc

Sorry to jump in on this thread but I’ve a similar query. I’ve got 300mb FTTH with the Fritzbox 7530. Great so far but I’m “only” getting about 70mb on WiFi at the far end of the house. 220mb+ in the sitting room. I want to put up some WiFi repeaters. The house is fully wired with cat5e sockets so was wanting to hard wire the signal to the repeaters for better signal. Would this product be suitable.

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/networking/whole-home-wi-fi-systems/tenda-nova-mw5-whole-home-wifi-system-triple-pack-10190570-pdt.html


I was hoping to rebroadcast the existing 2.4 and 5 network signal as opposed to a new separate signal in other parts of the house.

tsue921i8wljb3

medoc wrote: »

Sorry to jump in on this thread but I’ve a similar query. I’ve got 300mb FTTH with the Fritzbox 7530. Great so far but I’m “only” getting about 70mb on WiFi at the far end of the house. 220mb+ in the sitting room. I want to put up some WiFi repeaters. The house is fully wired with cat5e sockets so was wanting to hard wire the signal to the repeaters for better signal. Would this product be suitable.

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/networking/whole-home-wi-fi-systems/tenda-nova-mw5-whole-home-wifi-system-triple-pack-10190570-pdt.html


I was hoping to rebroadcast the existing 2.4 and 5 network signal as opposed to a new separate signal in other parts of the house.

You would be looking for a mesh system that support Ethernet backhaul. I had a look at the MW5 specs and I can't find out if they support it or not. Some of the other manufacturers offerings definitely do support it, TP-LINK, Netgear etc.

medoc

Hank Many Performance wrote: »

You would be looking for a mesh system that support Ethernet backhaul. I had a look at the MW5 specs and I can't find out if they support it or not. Some of the other manufacturers offerings definitely do support it, TP-LINK, Netgear etc.

Sound. Thanks for that. I’ll do a bit more research.

tsue921i8wljb3

medoc wrote: »

Sound. Thanks for that. I’ll do a bit more research.

Some more things to consider. If you intend keeping the Fritz as the router you should get a mesh system that can operate in access point mode. Again I know some TP-LINK Decos can do this, I'm unsure of others. If you're replacing he Fritz the mesh system will need to be capable of VLAN tagging on the WAN interface.

Also you could look into deploying pure access points such as Ubiquiti or similar. Even if you had a spare router you could probably set it up as an access point although old routers might not have the fastest WiFi radios.

Dero

medoc wrote: »

Sorry to jump in on this thread but I’ve a similar query. I’ve got 300mb FTTH with the Fritzbox 7530. Great so far but I’m “only” getting about 70mb on WiFi at the far end of the house. 220mb+ in the sitting room. I want to put up some WiFi repeaters. The house is fully wired with cat5e sockets so was wanting to hard wire the signal to the repeaters for better signal. Would this product be suitable.

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing-accessories/networking/whole-home-wi-fi-systems/tenda-nova-mw5-whole-home-wifi-system-triple-pack-10190570-pdt.html


I was hoping to rebroadcast the existing 2.4 and 5 network signal as opposed to a new separate signal in other parts of the house.

If you've got Ethernet connectivity, then what you need is an access point. You can go cheap and cheerful to (pseudo) enterprise, but they all do essentially the same thing.

This will allow you to extend the existing WiFi network as you suggest.

Have a look here.

I use a couple of these. They are excellent, but there is a bit of setup involved, so not really plug-and-play.

B_ecke_r

get 300mb + on my phone with the 5ghz network on Virgin,

2.4ghz in the bedroom was really weak so got an extender from Amazon for £20 and it works a treat.

The Real B-man

Can recommend the BT Whole home serious bang for your buck they also support Ethernet backhaul.

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/bt/1405560/bt-whole-home-wi-fi-review-great-value-mesh-wireless

mikeecho

E46Dream wrote: »

Hey guys, I recently had FTTH installed running 300mbps with Eir. Now the problem is I want to extend the wifi signal further to other parts of the house as it gets very weak in some rooms. The router I have at the moment is Eirs F2000.

One system I've been looking at is BT's whole home wifi mesh system? Do I keep the existing f2000 router in place and these just boost from it?

Also would I be better off getting a better router instead?

Signal is great In rooms near router, just at the furthest point from it is pretty bad. Thanks

I'm in the exact same situation.
Recently had 300mb ftth installed, and I was looking at the BT whole home discs.

There is an updated version of the discs due out soon.
They operate on the new 802.11ax standard.
They will be Tri band, 2.4ghz, 5ghz and 5.8ghz

They are also more powerful than the current discs.

I'm holding out for them, Argos UK said that they expect to have them on 9/9/19

Poulgorm

I have a long bungalow, with the FTTH entry point at one end. Wifi half way down the bungalow was poor, deteriorating further at the far end.

My son installed 3 of thos BT whole home units and the problem is solved - totally. He connected the Fritzbox to a switch in the attic. From there, he ran a separate cable to each of the BT units, distributed throughout the attic.

Works perfectly. Don't ask me any technical questions about it - I am not a techie, on these issues.

tuxy

If you can run ethernet cables I can confirm that the Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-LITE WLAN Access Points are really good.
Fast, good coverage, strong signal and devices will switch seamlessly between access points as you move around.
In smaller buildings you will only need two of them so you can save money compared to buying the set of 3 from other makes.
They can be used in a wireless mesh also but I've not tested that.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ubiquiti-Networks-UAP-AC-LITE-Access-Point/dp/B016K4GQVG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=unifi&qid=1565885767&s=gateway&sr=8-1