Home hub wifi signal is poor upstairs ( problem now solved )

[MAW73]

My wifi signal is really poor upstairs in the bedrooms furthest away from my bt home hub. 

Is there a decent gadget out there to get over this?

[T_J_G]

signal extender?

[R32UK]

this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DHP-W307AV-PowerLine-Homeplug-Wireless/dp/B004KPLKO6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332871587&sr=8-3

its the dogs! plug and play and actually provides a wifi signal so strong that its better than the virgin router plugged in downstairs. the beauty of it is you can add adittional plugs exactly where you require them e.g. tv then hardwire it 

[simonpolly]

My wifi signal is really poor upstairs in the bedrooms furthest away from my bt home hub. 

Is there a decent gadget out there to get over this?

Which hub do you have?

[The Mighty Elvi]

you need a wifi signal repeater or a baking tray.

[Jay]

If you're able to relocate the router upstairs, that will help greatly. Not just because thats where you are having the problem with your signal but you *should* still get decent enough signal downstairs and could well be the cheapest option. Having your wifi router upstairs on the 1st floor of a 2 or three floor house is always the best option. It may entail using a telephone extender cable and drilling a hole(s).

[MAW73]

My wifi signal is really poor upstairs in the bedrooms furthest away from my bt home hub. 

Is there a decent gadget out there to get over this?

Which hub do you have?

New BT home hub.

[MAW73]

My BT homebub is located in my office. The office is an extension built on the back of the garage (see pic). The BT homehub needs to be located in the office as this is where it is connected to my desktop PC within an ethernet cable.

My laptop connects to the BT homehub wifi o.k. in the house downstairs. However upstairs there is no signal (the house has solid and thick walls).

I like the idea of the Devlo system which networks through the mains suppply of the house. However my offce is off a seperate fuse board to the house so I guess this wouldn't work.

http://www.devolo.co.uk/consumer/dlan-mains-supply-network-via-powerline.html?l=en

Any more ideas other than running an ethernet cable from the office to my upstairs bedroom (as I hate cables running up front of the house)......?

[R32UK]

I run 2 seperate boards in my house and it still works.... albeit with slight loss in speed, but still works well

[jamie_pyrite]

I'm surprised, the homehub 3 has fantastic wireless performance! I used to be able to get full VDSL internet speeds from the attic of a 3 story house. I'm not sure what they're like for WDS (Wireless Distribution System), but that may be an option. It works by taking a wireless signal and repeating it, rather than taking a wired signal. They can be a bit hit and miss on compatibility though.

See if you know anyone local that could borrow you some powerline adaptors to test might be your best bet. Or buy them from somewhere you would be able to easily return them, if they don't work!

If you're with BT, it may even be worth considering BT Vision! When I got it, I received a pair of powerline adaptors with the Vision box for free. The newer versions of adaptors they give out now are awesome too! It'd work out £48 for the 12 month contract.