Home networking should be simple, right? Plug in your ISP’s free wireless router and you ought to be good to go. But it isn’t always that straightforward, and though we’re frequently promised superfast speeds and best-ever wireless signals, a few niggling issues can still crop up from time to time.
One of the most obvious is wireless dead spots. Sure, your router may offer good range with all the bells and whistles – dual bands, automatic channel hopping, etc – but it could all count for nothing if your BT master socket is in the furthest corner of the house.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways in which to extend your home network. We’ve already looked at a range of Powerline networking products that use your existing mains electric cabling to transmit data from one room to another, but if you prefer to take the wireless route, there is another widely-available option dubbed, unsurprisingly, the Wireless Range Extender.
In for review today is the Netgear Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender, Wall-plug Edition, which thankfully is also known by model number WN3500RP.
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