Internet keeps playing up

Irodo_BSMD · January 31, 2015

So in my house we have BT infinity and it is quite fast for the area I live in and is completely fine, however when I plug in my range extender my internet is exactly the way it was... For 5 minutes, then it only allows me to use Skype and not the internet itself. Today I reset the hub and range extender and as usual the internet was working for 5 mins then starts playing up... Plz help

Edit: it also works perfectly on my phone with and without the range extender - this started when I switched to BT from talk talk

Also by playing up I mean not allowing me to use it properly

itlogicsystems · January 31, 2015

It sounds like the issue is the range extender. It has been my experience that range extenders are not reliable in the least bit, no matter what brand or model they are. My advice is either to get a powerline ethernet adapter and hard wire in your computer, or get a good quality wireless access point to provide wifi in the area of your home where it is weak.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422730014&sr=8-1&keywords=powerline+ethernet+adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-UniFi-Enterprise-System/dp/B004XXMUCQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422730087&sr=8-2&keywords=access+point

Hope this helps!