Jaicee;626294 Wrote: 
> The most reliable method would be to buy a Wireless Access Point from a
> computer store, place it near a window facing your garden and connect
> it to your existing BT modem with a long network cable. This will
> hopefully give you the range you need but the down side is you may need
> to run a long cable between rooms.
> 
> Using the repeater option mentioned is also good and requires no cables
> between your router and the wireless access point but is a little more
> fiddly to setup and in my experience isn't quite as reliable as the
> first option. 
> 
> You should be able to do both options yourself by following the manual
> that comes with the access point but if you can't you would need to get
> an IT guy to come out and sort it. It should take them 30 mins max to
> set it all up for you and check your radio can get a signal. It would
> be worth listing the model you wish to buy here first as most but not
> all support the repeater function.

That's clear. Thanks.

But how do I choose one? There are hundreds of these things! There
doesn't seem to be any objective measure of their strength or their
reliability.

It would be great if someone who has had positive experiences would
recommend one.


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