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So bit of. a long one here! My parents old farmhouse has shocking WIFI service (under 1mb) but really good 4G service for Vodafone. So I am looking at a mobile WIFI router, to then put an unlimited 4G service in from Vodafone.

It appears the best signal is just off the driveway (about 50 ft to the main kitchen area of the house) where you get around 17mb. Inside you seem to get around about 4-5mb. Now, near the driveway is an outbuilding with sockets that still gets around 17mb. My logic was it could be plugged din there, and WIFI repeaters would then boost the signal back to the house area?

There is a lot of info out there, but I thought I'd see if anyone has any real world experience of this or similar - and has some good suggestions for equipment?

Many thanks in advance!
 
We use the BT Flex 1000 system to feed the sheds at the end of our long garden. The primary unit is attached to the modem by Ethernet cable and the power line carries the signal 175 feet via buried armour cable to the WiFi repeater, which covers an area about 40 feet. The problem is that your 5G device will need an Ethernet socket. If you can't find one that has this socket you might be able to use something like a TP-Link WiFi extender to pick up the router signal and convert it to Ethernet. There are probably simpler and better solutions but this is the one that works for us...

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TP-Link extender in back room TZ70 TZ70 P1030618.JPG
 
I have a Poynting external antenna On the roof and the router upstairs. I then use bt whole home mesh discs to send it around the house. I’ve also plugged a network switch into one of the discs to give 4 Ethernet ports for the cctv system and pc‘s in the office.
 
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AndrewFlannigan said:
We use the BT Flex 1000 system to feed the sheds at the end of our long garden. The primary unit is attached to the modem by Ethernet cable and the power line carries the signal 175 feet via buried armour cable to the WiFi repeater, which covers an area about 40 feet. The problem is that your 5G device will need an Ethernet socket. If you can't find one that has this socket you might be able to use something like a TP-Link WiFi extender to pick up the router signal and convert it to Ethernet. There are probably simpler and better solutions but this is the one that works for us...

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Hmm interesting food for thought. Thanks for this, more info to research!
 
Compuwight said:
Hi,
Is the outbuilding on the same mains circuit, if so try these bad boys from BT, gives wired and wireless access across your power lines. I have installed many pairs for wired broadband, not tried 4G but principle is the same and should work with Vodafone Gigacube.

Have you looked at the BT Halo 5G option ?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...rline-adapter-kit-twin-pack-10142649-pdt.html

Good Luck !
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Hmm intersting. That looks good - I will check if its on the mains circuit!!
 
I have this router

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archer-MR6...1279&sprefix=tp+link+4g+archer,aps,180&sr=8-1

It is *far* superior to the Huawei one offered by either Vodaphone or Three (though they are different from the one you link to) and delivers speed literally 10X faster on the same network. I'm getting 20MB in an area with poor Three reception.

As a couple of people have suggested, if you can, I'd put that in the house with an external antenna. Failing that, I'd stick it in the outbuilding and use powerline adapters to bring the signal into the home and then connect to something like a BT Whole Home Mesh.

This will not be the cheapest solution - it will be somewhere around £300 but it should work really well with no hassle. I wouldn't use WiFi repeaters because in my experience they are a lot more fiddly than a mesh system. Sometimes they will work fine, sometimes they will interfere with each other. Mesh just sits there and works.
 
JonathanRyan said:
I have this router

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archer-MR6...1279&sprefix=tp+link+4g+archer,aps,180&sr=8-1

It is *far* superior to the Huawei one offered by either Vodaphone or Three (though they are different from the one you link to) and delivers speed literally 10X faster on the same network. I'm getting 20MB in an area with poor Three reception.

As a couple of people have suggested, if you can, I'd put that in the house with an external antenna. Failing that, I'd stick it in the outbuilding and use powerline adapters to bring the signal into the home and then connect to something like a BT Whole Home Mesh.

This will not be the cheapest solution - it will be somewhere around £300 but it should work really well with no hassle. I wouldn't use WiFi repeaters because in my experience they are a lot more fiddly than a mesh system. Sometimes they will work fine, sometimes they will interfere with each other. Mesh just sits there and works.
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Thanks Ryan! I will investigate! :)
 
I'll second that about repeaters, not the best. I'm installing a mesh setup tomorrow.

Edit: Decided just to do it this evening. Much better, although not entirely seamless. When monitoring there is a slight delay as it moves between signals, so much better than repeaters.
 
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Thanks for all the advice guys! So after speaking with them, they firmly pushed me int he cheapest option with least effort for now! So I bought a TP Link 4G cellular off of Amazon for £72, and an unlimited uncapped Vodafone SIM card. "Installed" today and they can cover the whole house it seems on this (approx 3000 square ft)
 
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