[SOLVED] WIFI Booster for wired connection

[Kane100]

Hi, was hoping for some advice. I have recently upgraded from fibre to ultrafast fibre. Before the upgrade I had a PS3, PS4 and NOW TV box connected by ethernet directly to the router. However due to where the ultrafast comes in to the house a wired connection is not practical and I have connected these devices via wifi. The router is around 10 feet from these devices, with a direct line of sight. I am only getting speed of 16 mbps on the PS3 and 40 mbps on the NOW box and the PS4. Other devices around the house are getting around 100 mbps so I assume that the problem is with the wifi tech in these older devices.

To get round this I was thinking of using a wifi booster (Netgear N300) connected to an ethernet splitter (TP-Link TL-SG1005D) and then the three devices connected to the splitter.

Any opinions on whether or not this would significantly improve speeds and if so are the booster and splitter I have mentioned good choices. Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

Why not a simple unmanaged switch that your consoles attach to and then a wired connection from the switch to the router (10 feet away)?

 

[Kane100]

Hi, because of the layout of the room the router is 10 feet diagonally across the living room floor. Obviously dont want to run a cable across the floor and running around the wall would require multiple bends around doors etc. This is why I thought a wireless connection to the booster and a wired connection to the devices would bypass inadequate wifi cards

 

[COLGeek]

I have one of these for a similar reason. Works okay, but certainly not at wired speeds.

Linksys RE6500

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Learn how the Linksys RE6500 WiFi Extender uses Wireless-AC to eliminate dead spots and increase WiFi range in your home.

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[bill001g]

I guess I forgot how old things like ps3 and pc4 actually are. The speeds you get are OK for the wifi technology they use. I don't know about the now box.

I would tend to favor a more modern solution like the one recommended by colgeek rather than the netgear n300. To a point it depends on what you main router uses. Part of your issue with the ps3 and ps4 is your are restricted to using the 2.4g band. Even with a much fancier router than even the n300 you will not get 100mbps.
You might get maybe 60-70mbps with the n300. To get faster speeds you need a device that can run on the 5g radio band. In addition 802.11ac is going to be much faster than the older 802.11n. It is not uncommon to get 150-200mbps on a 802.11ac with a 1200 number on it.

Now none of this matters if your main router is older also. Your main router would need a similar 1200 number or larger to take advantage of this.

 

[Kane100]

Thanks for the reples, going to give this some more thought,

 

[Kane100]

For the information of those who took the time to reply and anyone reading who may be in a similar position.

I decided to give my idea a try and ordered TP-Link RE505X AX1500 extender. The PS3 download speed has gone from 16 to 28 mbps and rhe NOW box from 40 to 78 mbps. Haven’t used a splitter/switch yet but I am happy with the improvement.

 

[COLGeek]

Good job. Enjoy.