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We have an O2 router/wireless thingymabob in our bedroom at the front of the house (this is because we have a phone point there and it is a wired ethernet connection to my pc in the bedroom.

Now my lad gets a jobby wireless signal in his bedroom at the back of the house, so i was thinking of ways to improve this without moving the router so i don't have to mess around laying a new phone extension.

Are these plug in things any good? eg http://www.ebuyer.com/254253-d-link-200 ... c_thursday

The big question is do they have to be on the same ring main? I can't see them working if they are different ring mains. The trouble is my lad's room was built above a kitchen extension, so his room and the kitchen are on a different ring main to the rest of the house.

Does anyone know about these things, or have another solution? I have seen wireless extenders which are little aerials that pick up the signal and push it further, but my concern here is that is will be pushing a reduced signal (as it will be positioned away from the router) and i have read that they are crap for xbox etc as there is a signal delay or something.

I think they work pretty good

my dad uses them for outbuilding, no idea if they have to be on same ring

I had a friend who used these (purely for for his xbox) and he never had any issues, his were not wireless ones though, the device similar to above plugged into the wall and then you could plug your ethernet straight into it....again not sure if they need to be on the same ring though.

Im just waiting for a text back from my telecom mate, he was only just saying something about using these the other day.

They do need to be on the same ring main....he just replied

I've just been reading intermaweb stuff and some say same ring, some say same network (ie, as long as they share the same meter, it doesn't matter what ring, you could wire one to the light and one to the kitchen main and it will still work).

Oh, just seen this at the bottom of the sale speak in the ebuyer link -

All Powerline products will connect to any switch or router Ethernet port. Powerline adapters can be used with extension leads (except surge protection ones), and will work across different ring mains so long as they share a common fuse box. For further information or advice, please contact us on

I use the powerline adapters for my home network. They work brilliant.

NOTE OF WARNING THOUGH
You must ENABLE the security features on these devices from the default network name / password, otherwise your neighbour can connect to your network with a powerline adaptor in his house. I have 4 of these in my house (2nd hand) and I had to reset them to get them all to talk together. When my neighbour decided to try out a powerline adaptor he had for ages in his house - he connected up to my network and could see my devices and internet connection. Once I used the random password button and programmed the others - they were safe. Good of my neighbour to tell me - as I thought they would only work on my ring.

Yeah I use the cheap 85mps ones off Ebuyer, work great can even play games on them with no lag

I also have a clever wireless box that, can work as a wireless extender or as i do an access point (I have a switch plugged into the power link thingy and then run the access point as a separate wireless access point)

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/Sh ... uctID=8020

Spend the cash, get the Comtrend ones - you'll find the ex BT stock black 200Mbps ones on ebay for around £35. The cut of for those is the meter, any ring main on your side of the meter will be fine to hook them up through. Tested these across meters, by putting one in my neighbours flat and it couldn't see anything.

Best thing though, is to borrow a set and try them out first. The quality of wiring in your house is the biggest issue - saying that, my flats wiring is cack, and mine work great.

Are they wired or wireless?

As well as his Xbox, he has his iPod, phone etc, so they won't be any good if all it does is enable him to connect his Xbox via a cable.