Your WiFi network is not powerful enough? Some rooms in the house have poor signal reception, and web pages tend to take too long to load, or even fail to load at all. You would like to be able to enjoy a quality Wi-Fi connection almost everywhere in the house. What are the solutions available to you, and how does it work?
Wifi repeaters
Wifi repeaters, as their name suggests, allow you to copy a Wifi signal and repeat it identically. You have to imagine it as a circle or a bubble with the modem and a maximum intensity signal in the center. The further you move away from the center and the modem, the weaker the signal becomes. This is when placing a WiFi repeater copies the signal and repeats it identically over a new perimeter. The further you place the repeater from the original signal, the weaker the repeated signal, so it is important to choose the right location.
If the problem comes from a very thick wall that blocks the signal range, the Wifi repeater is not necessarily the right solution, if you want to intensify the signal in a large room, or in a house where the walls are not too thick, it is a very good value for money solution.
Price: from around €25 to €120
Cpl Wifi amplifiers
The cpl Wifi amplifier allows the Wifi signal to travel through the home's electrical cable network. As a result, by plugging the cpl box into a room, it becomes a new Wifi terminal. The cpl Wifi amplifiers allow Wifi to pass through walls, ceilings, and reach all the rooms in the house. The data transmitted by the cpl is stable and without micro-cuts; if you choose a device equipped with Wifi ac technology, your connection will be even more efficient thanks to the alternation between the 2,4Ghz band and the 5Ghz frequency band.
Some powerline adapters are equipped with Ethernet ports and wall outlets so you don't lose any connection options.
Price: from around €40 to €150
