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Av guys please come in here. - Mikey - 19-02-2021
So i have had Virgin media come and install there 30mb system in my house, but i would like the internet at the bottom of my garden about 60ft aproximate from the house(i have a man cave) what possible ways would i be able to get the internet down there, ie,,cable all the way from router to man cave or is there a signal booster i could get what are my options.
Mike
Av guys please come in here. - Rabster - 19-02-2021
You can get Signal boosters
But this does depend on what interferance it may get from other units, if you can run a cable i would do that.
Once i build the new workshop(outgrown current one) i will be installing a Phone system and Network system in there along with CCTV and will al be on cat5 cables admittedly i buy in bulk at work so i can screw them down on prices lol
Av guys please come in here. - Sparkystav - 19-02-2021
What about the ones that transmit via the plug sockets maybe?
Av guys please come in here. - iceman - 19-02-2021
mike have you got the virgin home super hub if so if its the one that uses fiber ops you can add up to +10 by running a standard internet cable from ur hub to you virgin tivo box with the fiber ops as well signal going to the home hub =higher better signal. If that makes any sense hope it helps if not Il try and upload some photos to show how to do it.
Av guys please come in here. - Jon - 19-02-2021
Sparkystav What about the ones that transmit via the plug sockets maybe?
I dont know what they are like now, but everyone I know that bought them had them for between 6 to 8 months before they broke.
But it was about 4 years ago when I last knew someone had some, so the technology in them may have improved
Av guys please come in here. - FirebirdPhil - 19-02-2021
I have 2 wireless repeaters and they work great through my thick walls and ceilings.
Only cheap of Ebay worth a punt?
Av guys please come in here. - toxo - 19-02-2021
Sink some CAT5 into the ground. You could use powerline (I have before) but to be sure it would work reliably you'd have to run the man cave from the same ring main as wherever your router is - you get a ~30% signal drop going across the consumer unit and more over distance.
CAT5 (i.e. a long network cable) is the right answer.
Av guys please come in here. - Mikey - 20-02-2021
cheers guys thanks for the input,
So im thinking for the most reliable way to get access with out dropping out would be to cable.
I have looked at the CAT5 cable is there any differance between this and CAT5e ?
Iceman - i only have the internet as dont watch that much tv so it was pointless getting it.
Phil - i would try the repeter idea if it wasn't that far away it just seams quite a distance
Av guys please come in here. - toxo - 20-02-2021
You would struggle to get CAT5 cable these days, it was superseded by CAT5e about 10 years ago. Anywhere that's selling stuff labelled CAT5 is almost certainly selling CAT5e. You want CAT5e.
I would make sure you get outdoor grade CAT5e with a polyethylene sheath (it's usually black). Other stuff is designed for installing in walls and voids and is low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) which is great in a building which might catch fire but it's not weatherproof.
Av guys please come in here. - Mikey - 20-02-2021
cheers for clearing that up.
So i will get outdoor CAT5e plus i will put it in an hardwall tubing and sink that into the ground.
Lucky im remodling my garden this year
