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4g Wi-Fi router

Teffhead
Investigator
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Hi guys need some help. I have the unlimited ee Wi-Fi 3G/4g home router. I run the cat 5 cable into a TP link wall plug to chuck the signal around the house but befor it goes into the wall I feed it through and apple AirPort Extreme. Now apple don’t make routers anymore and don’t provide updates. So I’m guessing that’s why I don’t have a good connection. Could you advise on either a decent wall plug or a something else that would be able to pass the Wi-Fi around the house. The house is large and old so the only way I can cheaply transmit the signal is to use a wall plug. If you have any better ideas would be grateful. 

point number 2 during the day my download is 45mb upload is about 5mb at night it’s terrible and unusable ie 0.5mb download and upload doesn’t exist. Any ideas

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XRaySpeX
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EE Community Star

Have you considered WiFi Extenders ? They carry the signal over your mains electricity.

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mikeliuk
Ace Contributor
Ace Contributor

Hi @Teffhead ,

 

In addition to the above good advice, I highly recommend Devolo powerline adapters with a WiFi access point built-in at the far end.

 

You can also buy two Devolo powerline adapters, both with no WiFi functionality, and then add a WiFi access point as you like.

 

Some people disapprove of my recommending the Devolo brand but I've used them for over a decade, and several generations of devices have proved themselves production-ready in the home.

 

Beware of using a WiFi backhaul or repeater to solve a WiFi signal problem.

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XRaySpeX
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@mikeliuk : Devolo powerline adapters are WiFi extenders!

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP