ATTN Nerds

[Renee]

OK now that I have your attention

I have a problem solving activity for you.

I have just moved into a double story apartment. My bedroom is downstairs and everything else is upstairs, including my modem/router.

The wifi is not reaching my bedroom as the building is concrete.
My router doesn't have a removable antenna.

How do I get the wifi to reach my bedroom and be a decent signal strength.

Go.

[JackTenSuited]

You can use a 2nd routers as a 'bridge' or if your using a laptop use something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o00_s00 to increase the signal strength

[edgarf76]

Get a hotspot on your phone and use that when you cant reach it. Thats what i do.

[-Shay-]

wifi repeater

[TravG]

You can buy something that boost your signal. At my old house my neighbor and I split Internet and at first he couldn't get a signal at his house. He bought some type of booster or something that increased the signal. Sorry I do not know what it is called but if you ask someone at a technology store I am sure they will know what I am talking about. It is like $50.

[Renee]

Thanks guys.

You can use a 2nd routers as a 'bridge' or if your using a laptop use something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o00_s00 to increase the signal strength

My laptop gets a better signal than my phone. I'm trying to get the signal strength better for my phone because I use that most often in my bedroom and I keep going over my data limit.

I will google how to use a second router as a bridge. Thanks

Get a hotspot on your phone and use that when you cant reach it. Thats what i do.

This is the problem unfortunately.

wifi repeater

I bought one of these and could not figure out how to get it working. The instructions were retarded.

I have mac address security setup on my network, so I enter each device's mac address into my router in order for them to connect. No passwords. I just find it easier. There is a place inside my router that allows me to enter the mac address of the repeater which I've done.

I have tried putting the repeater in my bedroom which I assume is what I should be doing, and when I try to connect to it the internet drops out on whatever device is trying to connect. Am I suppose to have it hooked into the router?

Thanks for your help with it.

You can buy something that boost your signal. At my old house my neighbor and I split Internet and at first he couldn't get a signal at his house. He bought some type of booster or something that increased the signal. Sorry I do not know what it is called but if you ask someone at a technology store I am sure they will know what I am talking about. It is like $50.

I have purchased a booster aerial, however your router's aerial needs to be removable to use it, which mine is not. So now I also have a useless booster aerial :/

I have considered just buying a new router that has a removable aerial, but then I'm not sure if I will be spending money on nothing so wanted to see if there was a better option first.

Thanks fellow nerdians

[TheGooner]

Wi-fi is notoriously fickle to set-up - especially if you are "crossing the streams" ie mixing router brands and technology.

In order to get our wi-fi sharing to work best here - I actually ran an ethernet cable between two routers.

You must have something like "Dial-a-nerd" in Sydney?
Computer home solutions people that come to your place and fix computer / stereo / tv issues.
Usually paid on an hourly basis. (and it takes them 20-30 minutes mostly).

UPDATE :
Found this ... Geeks on Call ... sounds perfect
http://www.geeksoncall.com.au/sydney/

Call them and them them what you told us - I bet it's solved within a day

[Renee]

Well I didn't want to have to pay someone to do it because I've spent so much money moving everything over, having to take days off for tradies to come connect the internet then do something else to the internet that I had to pay extra for etc. but I guess I have no choice.

Usually my level of nerd helps me in these situations but it's not working for this one
Just not nerdy enough I guess.

[TheGooner]

Wi-fi can drive you mad trying to sort out technical issues. It can be silly little things that cause it to fail.
I'm a techy guy - but wi-fi is still a little too close to witchcraft for me!


And sometimes spending a little money on technical advice can actually save you money.

For instance when I moved house, I wanted a TV in the office to watch sport while working despite having no aerial socket available in the office and the only aerial being 20m away in the family lounge.

Standard solution would be cable in an aerial socket over 20 metres ($500), redo the walls ($???) and pay for a supplementary cable feed. ($10 per month) Instead, I called in a "TV guy" who researched my situation, found a quality solution with a signal splitter, and a Sony infrared signal broadcast system.

His time cost $50, the Sony HD TV and infrared system via his source was cheaper than retail prices of standard HD TV, and four years later the system is still working perfectly. A good geek / nerd is well worth an hours time.

[MMM]

Maybe the solution lays elsewhere..It's a sign that you, Renee, need to handle your workaholic tendencies and have limited WiFi

Just kidding. It's great to get a reply within few minutes every time...

[AE-Martyn]

[universal4]

Access point NOT BRIDGE. Many cheap router models can be set to act as an access point.

Depending on the construction of the building, I am a little surprised that the router does not get a signal anyway, my guess is there is a lot of rebar in the concrete or maybe steel mesh.

Many suggestions above would help....or take the office IT guy out to lunch for his help in working it out.

Rick
Universal4

[DanHorvat]

I think we should visit the apartment in question to resolve the matter once and for all.

Who'll bring beer?

[Renee]

Wi-fi can drive you mad trying to sort out technical issues. It can be silly little things that cause it to fail.
I'm a techy guy - but wi-fi is still a little too close to witchcraft for me!


And sometimes spending a little money on technical advice can actually save you money.

For instance when I moved house, I wanted a TV in the office to watch sport while working despite having no aerial socket available in the office and the only aerial being 20m away in the family lounge.

Standard solution would be cable in an aerial socket over 20 metres ($500), redo the walls ($???) and pay for a supplementary cable feed. ($10 per month) Instead, I called in a "TV guy" who researched my situation, found a quality solution with a signal splitter, and a Sony infrared signal broadcast system.

His time cost $50, the Sony HD TV and infrared system via his source was cheaper than retail prices of standard HD TV, and four years later the system is still working perfectly. A good geek / nerd is well worth an hours time.

So the geek guys at that URL are coming on Saturday.
He said the way he has fixed the same issue for others is by using powerline adapters and a 2nd wifi router to allow the signal to go through the power line network.

This is going to cost me $383.
I'm actually crying at this cost.

Maybe the solution lays elsewhere..It's a sign that you, Renee, need to handle your workaholic tendencies and have limited WiFi

Just kidding. It's great to get a reply within few minutes every time...

This is quite possible, except it's my personal phone that is getting the big phone bills. If it was work stuff I wouldn't care so much

Yeah this doesn't plug into my phone. It was a thought though.

Access point NOT BRIDGE. Many cheap router models can be set to act as an access point.

Depending on the construction of the building, I am a little surprised that the router does not get a signal anyway, my guess is there is a lot of rebar in the concrete or maybe steel mesh.

Many suggestions above would help....or take the office IT guy out to lunch for his help in working it out.

Rick
Universal4

There is a signal near my bedroom door, but not inside my actual bedroom.

This morning I was down at the cafe buying breakfast and I was able to connect and use my wifi. I can't see how I can connect and use it outside, but not inside my bloody bedroom. It's doing my head in.

I think we should visit the apartment in question to resolve the matter once and for all.

Who'll bring beer?

If someone comes to fix it I will supply the beer!

[Onno - RP Affiliates]

I would buy a cheap router and set it up as an acces point. You should run a cable dowstairs and place the router/accespoint downstairs. This way you don't loose speed like with wifi repeaters. The only thing is, can you run a cable downstairs?

Short instructions

[Renee]

I have another router. I might see if the signal on that one is better than the one I'm using.
At least it has a removable aerial so I can plug the other aerial into it. If not I will try running the cable downstairs to see if I can use it as an access point that way.

I cancelled the appointment until I can test it out.
Fingers crossed something works and I don't have to pay the guy all that money to fix it. Parting with that much money for something that should be easy to fix kills me.

[Onno - RP Affiliates]

Just to be curious but how much money is this guy charging? Because it sounds like a rip off

[Casino Online Rating]

Renee mentioned it's $383, which indeed seems rather jaw dropping. Not that I have a comparison since I'm thankfully yet to run into a problem I didn't manage to solve myself or with help from friends.

[Bikram]

Use WIFI Dongal For Downstairs

[Renee]

Use WIFI Dongal For Downstairs

That wont plug into my phone


I cancelled the geek. Spoke to some of the guys from work over the weekend and they reckon they have a solution for me as one of them had the same issue at his place. So one of them is bringing me some hardware he has and has told me to try a few things with the repeater. So I have a few more things to try and then it should be hopefully fixed.

They all agreed that 383 bucks was a ripoff. So glad I cancelled.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Good to know I'm amongst smart people