Steve Justice Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I live in a pre-war brick built house, my wifi router is downstairs and I keep getting drop out on my phone when I try to connect upstairs (I assume because of the thickness of the walls). What is the best and cheapest way round this? I know about wifi repeaters/boosters and I borrowed one from work, but for me to use it I had to turn off the password on my wifi. I didn't really want to do that, plus I don't think you can turn off the wifi password on Virgin wifi routers. Â I've seen some cheap one's on Ebay but I'm a bit dubious and don't want to find I have the same problem with the password situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Get a better wifi router, one with N+ if you haven't already. Â If you're using a router given to you by BT or whoever, then it's your shitty router that's at fault. Spend a bit of cash on a decent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm with Virgin, which complicates things slightly. The way they used to have there set up, they had a separate modem and router, with there new one (which I have, and I believe is an N router) the two are combined. If I was to buy a separate sole router, I don't think it would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 14, 2013 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm with Virgin, which complicates things slightly. The way they used to have there set up, they had a separate modem and router, with there new one (which I have, and I believe is an N router) the two are combined. If I was to buy a separate sole router, I don't think it would work. Â You can buy any combination of these, separately or together. Search for your ISP + best router or your ISP + best modem router and also add whether you are fibre or DSL. There's often a concensus around the best devices for your setup. Â Think Broadband is also a good place to find out improved setups for your config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 And would I then just connect it to a wireless router via a standard ethernet cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah it does have modem mode. Â What router would you recommend? I don't exactly have a lot to spend mind, which is why I was looking down the repeater/booster route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 14, 2013 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2013 You can buy any combination of these, separately or together. Search for your ISP + best router or your ISP + best modem router and also add whether you are fibre or DSL. Â You can't use a 3rd party modem on Virgin (Cable). Â Aaaaahhh, cable! He didn't say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Steve, you always want good and cheap! Â Just because I'm poor doesn't mean I can't have high standards. Â Cheers for the help though. That router is borderline affordable. I'll have to wait till payday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Has anybody here ever known of a doctor to make a house call following up on a minor incident (hayfever)? I haven't, and even odder, apparently it was from a private number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedrpoed Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Has anyone ever done an IQ Test? Also how do u know what is/isn't a good score? I know it's to do with your age too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted July 16, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2013 Has anyone ever done an IQ Test? Also how do u know what is/isn't a good score? I know it's to do with your age too. Â Anything less than 135 or thereabouts is subnormal intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 16, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedrpoed Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Anything less than 135 or thereabouts is subnormal intelligence. Â 100 is usually average. Â Â Got over that anyway so happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted July 16, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2013 Â At this rate, that whole episode will be posted today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 What is the best program to use for burning MP3's into audio cd format? Â Used to use Nero but my old version isnt compatible with Windows 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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