Home Networking Deals & Offers

My alarm system won't connect to Nest Wifi no matter what I do for some reason. The technicians said they have issues with Google Wifi as soon as I mentioned. Have to use ethernet to connect it.

I've got 4 of he original Google wifi's connected to a sky router. Been brilliant since day one. Some great features too.

Well in the end I've connected my TV wirelessly back to modem directly and no problems since then. Unfortunately in the new estates they put internet points on the 1st floor for some reason:)) Anyway thank you for your time and responses!

I assume it's connected wirelessly? Do you have the option to connect via an Ethernet cable or are you normal and have your router in the hallway like most? :D Depending on what kind of property you live in (they don't always play nice in older houses) you can purchase Network Powerline Adapters. This means you can plug one adapter in to the plug socket near your router and connect that via ethernet to your Google WiFi and then the other plug goes behind your TV with an Ethernet cable to the TV. It's just one option, but I realise it's not for everyone.

Well looks like it's just TV doesn't like this G product.

Can anyone confirm if this would work for the setup I'm trying to create below I have a 50m ethernet cable running from our main hub to a holiday let at the end of the garden. Does this create a wireless connection for the building next to it, or would I need to run another ethernet cable? I tried using an old sky hub to create the WiFi but it was getting confused between our personal WiFi and wanting a new connection

The problem is requirements for networking all over the place and those 24-port Gigabit switches are not cheap! I was using 10/100 until recently but they really do throttle the connection speeds on faster devices.

Do like I did. I have a 24 port Cisco switch behind the TV and will never want for a spare ethernet port again ever.

Good price, but everytime I buy a 5-port switch I inevitably kick myself later for not buying an 8-port.

can't you change your alert to include the word 'Nintendo' then?

OOS already

Yup, I know what you mean. It sucks this one has failover but not load balance, my 3 mast has been down for a year

You mean I'm an idiot :) Just say yes, if that's what you think, I really don't care, in my time here I've spoken to many people who didn't know what they were talking about :)

I can understand they didn't seem to understand what your talking about.

This one doesn't load balance. I actually have three copper connections. Although fibre is only about half a mile away, they're never going to extend it up here, blame Mrs Thatcher for that, if you know anything about the history of fibre in this country. There are a few houses here, but no business. If there was a business there is a scheme. I got about 5 megs per line. I did talk to Draytec about a suitable router but the people I spoke didn't seem to understand what I was talking about. I think it's now Chinese owned anyway. So, i had three seperate networks! That worked. But it really wasn't enough. Not for today, not for the future. Fortunately there'd a Three mast fairly close, so I've lost one connection to 4G. It's quite fast up to 20 megabits download. I think I can push it further and finally say goodbye and good riddance to BTs (poo) service !

For a live demo of the interface see https://www.draytek.com/products/live-demo/

No worries. You can always turn it off again if you have any issues but I bet you won't. Its off by default for the people rocking 10 year old devices who just want stuff to work when switch on.

Thank you, Sir

I did. See previous comment. I had no issues and would recommend trying it.

I got some of these. Very flaky, sent them back and I rarely give up on tech.

Installed these couple weeks ago. Fantastic. I get cut off Call of Duty MW (old one) Online multiplayer on the desktop, which I have hard-wired to the Deco. Not sure if it's Deco or the game. It happens when connected via ethernet cable or WIFI. There's a setting called Fast Roaming IEEE 802.11r that is disabled by default. Do you guys recommend enabling it?

Great price! Bought them at £100 for the 4 and they are great for WiFi around the house. Simple and easy to use.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BT-Mini-Whole-Home-Wi-Fi-Pack-of-3-Discs-AC1200-ML4293-FAST-FREE-DELIVERY/223998779679 Here for £55.99 after voucher. 1 left, enjoy whoever gets it.

No they work on any provider. Should get up to 220mb

Can you only use bt as your ip?

Absolutely not. They just need to be within Wi-Fi coverage of one another which I’m sure will be fine around a 3-5 bedroom house in the U.K.!

I have the bigger version, not the mini and last seasons and they’re AWESOME! No connectivity issues. No drop in speed and greater coverage!! Yes, they’re worth the money at this price for the baby version!

How does this compare to ASUS RT-AC88U?

Got two of these. Second one running as aimesh. Not as impressed with the aimesh compared to running previous node system. Seems like I dont get great coverage at the back of the house. However router is rock solid running merlin on virgin along with pihole and vpn split between devices being filtered. Has also worked a treat with qos setup for managing devices whilst i work at home!

OOS

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192596538604

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I agree and a lot less impact if plugged into a strip adaptor too.

Here's another, not dlink but looks smarter and costs £9.99 - tplink

It isn't a replacement as such, just a newer model at a cheaper price, hence the specs are slightly different.

Currys have now price matched this LINK.

thanks right now i have connected my nas DNS-320 (using ethernet) to Asus EePC , EePC is using the WiFi connection and I have bridged the WiFi connection and Assu EePC LAN connection to access NAS. Whenever i try to play videos from that NAS to my laptop or TV, there is lot of buffering. i am in process of building a better rig but that project had to pause due to recent global events, so right now exploring what is the next better option to improve access/playback speed from content on NAS

I've used three TP link AV500 wi fi powerlines for two years. My house is a 30 yr old 4 bed detached with the router located in the small bedroom upstairs used as an office. Specifically got powerlines to connect via ethernet cable to my TV and Amazon fire tv box. Hoped that the wi fi facility would boost wi fi speeds generally and eliminate a couple of poor reception areas. Most of the time things worked well but both cable and wi fi suffered from intermittent drop outs at inconvenient times. Sometimes i would test the wi fi speed and it was a meagre 1-2 Mbps. Lost count of the router reboots etc etc but eventually eliminated it and the internet provider as culprits, which only left the powerlines. Two weeks ago bought the 3 pack M5's and the improvement is dramatic. Wi fi is fast, stable and seamless. As for streaming, so far no problems with buffering and drop outs. I'm no longer getting ear ache from Mrs topazz. Only used two of the three discs so far - one upstairs next to the router and one downstairs in the lounge and use the disc's two ethernet connections to connect to the tv and firetv box. Wi fi coverage is great right to the corners of the house. The integrated anti virus software is a welcome bonus (2yrs free subscription) and the TP Link software supplied is informative and easy to use. If your requirements are relatively simple like mine then a mesh system is the way to go IMO.

I bought the M5 for my parents house and thought I would splash out with the Google WiFi for my own house. I was extremely disappointed with the Google WiFi. TP-Link have great software, that you can do a lot more with and get a lot more feedback from. The google WiFi done the simple things bad, mainly webfiltering profiles, blacklisting devices, and prioritising devices. It's like the app was thrown together in 5 mins. Don't be fooled by looks, TP-link all the way. I have sent the google stuff back and will buy the M9's.

Thanks @Brutes (highfive) updated and now its the lowest ever price for it :p

@ms84 £9.59 now, Every little helps (y)

damn, been looking for a switch but need a managed one

id rather go for metal casing for a few quid more https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RQHL251/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was about to buy this but noticed the cables come out both sides (ethernet on one side, and power on the other). If it's to go on a desktop or cabinet then the visible cables can get jarring.

Definitely old enough but clinging on at the moment!!

You may have noticed an increase in baldness if you have lived long enough...

I have not used my phone that way for YEARS!

Yes. The WS5200 uses AC1200, this router uses AC1900. Basically, it can output higher speeds so yes you'll see an improvement for sure (especially if you pay for a very fast line like 300Mb+) I moved from the Virgin Superhub 3.0 (which uses AC1200 I believe). I have a 500Mb line. My laptop upstairs went from 150Mb speeds to 320Mb. My Xbox One X (also upstairs) went from 110Mb to 220Mb. And lastly my smartphone (upstairs) went from 220Mb to 400Mb (also as far in my garden as possible I went from 90Mb to 200Mb on my phone). So a vast improvement from my experience but the superhub 3.0 probably isn't as bad as the WS5200.

Is this any better than the Huawei WS5200 purchased it back in April the Wifi signal is terrible!

This deal is active again btw

I haven't experienced any issues with Chromecast but don't know about the Ring and have heard of similar issues (not necessarily related to AmpliFi) with devices not liking WiFi 5Ghz protocol. Have you tried creating an additional 2.4Ghz SSID on the device nearest to your Ring bell and connecting it to it. Give this a try and see if it helps. I don't think that the Unifi units would be any different in dealing with this as it is usually a problem with the client device rather than the network source. Also can you just confirm that you have the AmpliFi HD kit with one router and 2 mesh points or are you using 2 routers and are your devices all running the same (and the latest) firmware version?

I've had issues with my Chromecast devices connecting to one AmpliFi HD AP and my phone still being connected to another in the house and then not being able to pick up the Chromecast. My Ring Chime will also not work on the Amplifi HD mesh setup, apart from those two gripes I like it. Would have liked to have had the time/knowledge to setup multiple Unify AC UAC Lite points, maybe next time. Would the Unify Lite points deal with this issue better than the AmpliFi HD mesh or be just the same?

Looks like it unfortunately has but keep on checking Scan as they drop back to this price every now and then,

Has this expired already? Mine shows as £309 and £10 delivery!

Yes 100% will help- around the whole house and across all three floors for me. I simply converted the virgin super hub (which is very very poor as a router) from a router to modem - instructions on how to do this can be found on virgin media webpage. I connected deco 1 to one of the ports on the virgin superhub via ethernet (note: all other ports will not work once superhub is in modem mode). Deco 2 gets autoconected to deco 1 ( which is now considered the main deco/router). And deco 3 gets autoconnected to deco 2. Deco 2 and 3 are only powered via mains. No other cables connected to them. Hope this helps. As i write this in the garden, i am getting 140mb....

Hi ,I got virgin last week-200mbs which is ok if your right next to the router,will these help distribute the 200mbs around the house ? Also did you have to get another router or did you run these straight from the virgin superhub 3 ?

Hi guys,I got virgin last week-200mbs which is ok if your right next to the router,will these help distribute the 200mbs around the house ?

More like 'dumb' Mesh Access points, they will still require a router first, but can be used to expand your current network rather than log on/off your current WiFi like most repeaters / extenders

Are these Mesh or like repeaters?

Try the 90 day free trial for bitdefender first and see if its for you. Hell you can just use the glitch that allows you to keep get 90days trials.

But it left BitComet alone (phew!).

I'd even recommend Bitdefender Free over AVG, Avast used to be good until AVG bought them and ruined it... Bitdefender Free has plugins for browsers too which is good

AVG is rubbish for free you could use Avira Anti Vir Free edition or even the built in security in Windows 10 is good these days

Thanks buddy. This is what i was trying to ascertain which isn't clear

Mine just arrived and of course I rushed to try it out. My verdict is you'r right it is amazing. Why is it not generally known or am I completely out of the loop? Thanks again for finding this.

I'm a little confused by "This cable is only compatible with 20V Power Delivery chargers" that's int he description, yet earlier it says up to 65W

None, think of electricity like water, your device is the tap and the charger the pipe. If you only open the tap a little, you get a little water even if the pipe could carry much much more.

Power Delivery will also ensure devices are not overcharged and will only provide the necessary amount of juice needed.

Yes, amazing isn't it? I use similar (other brand) for my old Surface pro 4, using 61W and USB C cable.