One of My family members was thinking of going down the c/s route..They just got in the upc 50MB broaband.
However,,when the b/b was installed,they connected it to an upstairs bedroom,and that's where the router is now.
But,,the tv they would want the c/s box is in a room downstairs.
What would the cheapest,and easiest way to get the wi-fi signal downstairs for a c/s box? They don't really want to go drilling holes or running more cables.
Firstly does the box support wireless? most of the low budget ones such as the F3 does usng a RALINK type of dongle, using one on a Ariva 250 in the bedroom and router downstairs and works fine
Originally posted by pudzyryan: cardsharing coming to a end so dont spend to much,,
theres still years left yet in cs.
yes, sky are making it harder, but not all other providers.
to OP, a £10 usb dongle might be enough but the last one i got was useless, cost me £28 for a very good one.
i guess it depends on compatability with whatever receiver you have downstairs.
She has not sorted a box yet,,but I use an Openbox S9,so I may recommend something like that. I also have a dreambox 500s,but I find trying to connect that to the pc and update it etc very fiddly,where the Openbox is done by usb,and so much easier.
I did try to use a wi-fi bridge before with My own setup,,and while it worked great at the start,,it just seemed to drop off,and doesn't work as well now.
if u are used to using an openbox go for skybox f3 and get the wifi dongle that is offered with it from some sellers I tested it for 2 weeks on wifi and it was 99% spot on but I would use home plugs they maybe a bit more but they work great
