Help with spreading wifi around the house

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samjohnson

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I have a good quality BT Hub, well, at least I think I do! But, the walls in my house are very thick as it is old, (nearly a meter of bricks!). So, as you can imagine, the wifi doesn't spread far, especially when its a large house like mine. I have looked at several quick and easy options to extend the range. I have come to the conclusion that, a usb adapter, (like this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300Mbps-USB-Wireless-Adapter-300M-Lan-Network-Card-IEEE802-11b-g-n-WiFi-Antenna-/161041134404?_trksid=p2054897.l5659
), will do the trick. However, im not sure about this, I think they way they work is to take the signal from you lan cable and the send that out as wifi. if this is the case could you guys say so, and if not could you suggest an alternative way to get the wifi about the house.

Thanks,
Sam
 
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You can get a second (or third) router and configure it as an access point (this makes it be an extension of your primary router instead of an issolated network).

You can conncet the access point to your primary router in one of three ways (starting with the best one):
1) run an ethernet lan cable
2) use a powerline adapter. These use 2 adapters (one on each end) and send your ethernet data over your power wire. You can get a decent 500mbps tp-link branded one in the $40 range.
3) buy a wireless bridge to recieve the wifi from the primary router and then connect the bridge to the access point with an ethernet cable.
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samjohnson

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yes, i thought it might not be possible to get wifi everywhere, but ive though about what you said, there is 3 locations that could do with wifi, but i could shrink to two. All have computers in and one currently has the hub in. But, how to get wifi for mobile devices such as a phone or tablet is a bit of a challange for me, thats why i was wondering about a usb adapter that could possibly output wifi?
 
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You can get a second (or third) router and configure it as an access point (this makes it be an extension of your primary router instead of an issolated network).

You can conncet the access point to your primary router in one of three ways (starting with the best one):
1) run an ethernet lan cable
2) use a powerline adapter. These use 2 adapters (one on each end) and send your ethernet data over your power wire. You can get a decent 500mbps tp-link branded one in the $40 range.
3) buy a wireless bridge to recieve the wifi from the primary router and then connect the bridge to the access point with an ethernet cable.
 
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