WiFi hotshot

Mashtun

When I signed up for mobile wireless internet with O2 the device I was given was huawei WiFi hot shot which took a sim card and has provided internet for the past year. The signal is quite weak in the furthest away rooms however and was hoping I could get a recommendation for similar device that had a larger range. It would be advantageous if it could also take some network cables too.

Thanks in advance!

Will91w

You could try getting an old router and putting it in 'Repeater mode' if it supports it. This will boost the signal of the wifi enough so that it should be connectable from around the whole house.

Search youtube for various tutorials on how to put a router in repeater mode.

You could also buy a signal booster in argos which basically do the same job, they can be quite expensive tho.

mordeith

Will91w wrote: »

You could try getting an old router and putting it in 'Repeater mode' if it supports it. This will boost the signal of the wifi enough so that it should be connectable from around the whole house.

Search youtube for various tutorials on how to put a router in repeater mode.

You could also buy a signal booster in argos which basically do the same job, they can be quite expensive tho.

A router won't be much use if all they have is mobile internet though will it?

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http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/?categoryid=202

Will91w

You can buy mobile routers.

Will91w

mordeith wrote: »

A router won't be much use if all they have is mobile internet though will it?

You can buy mobile routers.

Polar Ice

Any easier version of what was previously suggested using a router in repeater mode, is to buy an access point and set it as a repeater. Requires less setup/know how & probably cheaper.

http://www.komplett.ie/product/zkb-03netw/80003749/tp-link-access-point-tl-wa801nd/details.aspx

At a basic level, better wireless signal strength is determined by the 802.11 standard in use (from oldest to newest): a,b,g,n,ac
These days, g would be going out of date and ac would just be coming in (but still really expensive).

Mashtun

Will91w wrote: »

You can buy mobile routers.

I have a wireless router but it requires a network cable for the input. I was thinking along the lines of something I could pop the sim card into which just had a slightly larger range. Maybe the range extender is the easiest option