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We only live 4 doors down the road from my elderly and vunerable parents-in-law. The arrival of coronavirus and the risks associated with elderly vunerable people meant that we were restricted to delivering shopping and only brief conversations on the doorstep. Mum and Dad felt very scared, isolated and missed their community get togethers and church services on Sunday. Both of them felt much better when they hid away in their little summer house in the garden, which also has a small log burner, as the toing and froing of nature in the garden was/is a welcome distraction. Mum & Dad have a basic (essential) knowledge of how their tablets work to keep in touch with friends and relatives, but were unable to use them for this purpose in the summer house as the Wifi signal didn't reach any further than the back door of the house. Hubs and I researched the best possible way of getting them connected in their haven of tranquility and as the summer house is situated at the end of a party wall with the property next door, but is in the vicinity of a small electric substation we decided that a hardwired option would probably be better so that there was no interference. We purchased a 50m length of CAT 6E, put some RJ45's on, disinfected everything and emailed through simple instructions on an easy and non-obtrusive route for the cable from the modem to the back door. From that point on we could come fix the cable to the wall and into the summer house. Dad was ecstatic as this gave him something else to do other than dusting shelves for Mum and within a day he had the cable routed behind kitchen cabinets, by way of the plinths and out the back door. In fact the task had so motivated him that he completed the whole cable run all the way down and into the summer house. Now that's enthusiasm for an 80 year old. In the meantime the above TP-Link arrived and after having disinfected it on arrival I made a few sticky labels with the network password on it, slipped them into the box and then delivered it to my parents-in-law. We expected them to get in touch with any problems/complications on setting up the device, but within 1/4 hr they were facetiming us from the summer house with big beaming smiles. The TP-Link has been their mental and well-being saviour. Now they live stream their church service in their summer house and are able to live comment and interact with other members of the church congregation. Being in the summer house watching the natural evolution of spring and all the hope it brings they are much more contented which in turn makes us happy. They facetime friends and family across the globe and as the signal is clear and strong they can even watch their favourite TV shows further down the garden next to the BBQ area. I make it sound like they live in a stately pile, but it could not be further from the truth. Their garden is quite narrow (3 meters at the widest point) but very long and accessed along a narrow passageway no wider than 1.25 meters). As my parents-in-law are so happy with the TP-Link we are looking at getting one for our Garden Office. My only criticism of the device is that there is no hardwire plug in on the back. As I design websites I want the capacity while working at home to use both Wifi and hard wire. This allows me to check whether my sites are working fine in tablet mode as well as on my Mac. Also as I design Visuals using Adobe After Effects I like to follow tutorials on special effects on the ipad at the same time as designing them. It's not impossible to do everything via Wifi but I would have liked a belt and braces option especially in this price bracket. That said, it has been a great option for my parents and their well being was the ultimate goal.Read full review
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Plug and play really, simple to use and works well, no issues so far - range is OK, it was to just to bring wifi coverage to my garden office.
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This is second I bought in 2 weeks fro same supplier. Next day arrival. Made a huge difference to Virgin super hub. Using as access point and now have much improved signal in garden
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Its simple to install, straight out of the box. Just plug and play. The wi-fi signal is excellent. Reasonably stylish, it can sit on a desk or ledge, or be mounted om the wall.
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Amazing product. Everything work like it should. Keep my family happy with much better wifi signal. Many thanks . Very recommended.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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