Page 20 What WIFI where and why?
Living on the Costa Blanca brings more sunshine, warmer weather (most of the time) and... near hopeless WIFI signals due to houses made primarily of concrete. Concrete is not good for transmitting WIFI signals through your house, so many struggle to get a good WIFI signal if they are not in the same room as their router.
If you'd rather not spend your life with your family sitting in one room huddled around your router, there are some options for boosting your WIFI signal to pick it up anywhere in your home.
External WIFI Stick Sometimes the issue is that your laptop has a weak WIFI device built in, which is common in entry level laptops. If this is your issue, a USB WIFI stick will give you a stronger link to your router. They are easy to install (just plug them in) but you do have to be careful not to snap it off!
WIFI Extender
A WIFI extender is a device that you plug in somewhere in your house that connects wireless-ly (is that a word?) to your existing router and increases the range so that you can pick it up anywhere within the extenders range. These work well, but the extender does need to be placed within the existing range of the routers WIFI, which does limit how far they can extend the signal, and sometimes multiple extenders are needed to give you coverage where you need it.
Homeplug/ Powerline System Homeplug WIFI consists of a device that you plug in to the wall near your existing router, which uses your household electrical wires to send signals to a second device that plugs in wherever you need WIFI coverage in your house. This second device provides the WIFI extension, and can be placed anywhere on the same electrical circuit as the first device. Although there are some limitations to this system, it is the most reliable we have found for WIFI extension.
If you're interested in boosting your WIFI signal and would like to discuss which option will work best for you, pop into Quesada Computers behind the Sabadell and Santander banks in Quesada, or call 96 627 2416.
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