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Cannot Connect To My TP Extender TL- WA860RE

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Having a TP-extender TL-WA860RE connected to my router from Virgin and working, my laptop (W10) cannot find the TL extender.
The TL extender is working as both lights green constant burning. Set-up TP has been done and connected to the router.
But my laptop still don’t find it even I have all hotspot etc activated. Anything I did wrong?
thx, Peter

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    1. Range extenders can be a pain to get working and most of them are just not worth buying as even when they do work they are notoriously unreliable.

      I solved my distance problem by changing my wireless router— I spent nearly £200 on a top brand Billion wall-mounted router/modem and now I don’t need a range extender.

      I suggest you do the same.

      A high-quality laptop (mine’s a top-of the-range Toshiba) also helps with the WiFi range. My Toshiba gets a full signal (5 bars) 40 feet away from my router, whereas my wife’s cheap Packard Bell only manages 2 bars at the same distance and won’t connect.

      So I gave my wife my Toshiba laptop, now she’s happy.

      I have a desktop PC with wired connection so I don’t miss my laptop anyway.

      So there you have it – – dump the range extender, buy a more expensive WiFi router (Billion recommended), and then a more expensive laptop if necessary.

      Sometimes you have to spend serious money on quality gear to get effective and lasting results.

      Good Luck.

      message edited by phil22

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    2. Range extenders can be a pain to get working and most of them are just not worth buying as even when they do work they are notoriously unreliable.

      I solved my distance problem by changing my wireless router— I spent nearly £200 on a top brand Billion wall-mounted router/modem and now I don’t need a range extender.

      I suggest you do the same.

      A high-quality laptop (mine’s a top-of the-range Toshiba) also helps with the WiFi range. My Toshiba gets a full signal (5 bars) 40 feet away from my router, whereas my wife’s cheap Packard Bell only manages 2 bars at the same distance and won’t connect.

      So I gave my wife my Toshiba laptop, now she’s happy.

      I have a desktop PC with wired connection so I don’t miss my laptop anyway.

      So there you have it – – dump the range extender, buy a more expensive WiFi router (Billion recommended), and then a more expensive laptop if necessary.

      Sometimes you have to spend serious money on quality gear to get effective and lasting results.

      Good Luck.

      message edited by phil22

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    3. Range extenders can be a pain to get working and most of them are just not worth buying as even when they do work they are notoriously unreliable.

      I solved my distance problem by changing my wireless router— I spent nearly £200 on a top brand Billion wall-mounted router/modem and now I don’t need a range extender.

      I suggest you do the same.

      A high-quality laptop (mine’s a top-of the-range Toshiba) also helps with the WiFi range. My Toshiba gets a full signal (5 bars) 40 feet away from my router, whereas my wife’s cheap Packard Bell only manages 2 bars at the same distance and won’t connect.

      So I gave my wife my Toshiba laptop, now she’s happy.

      I have a desktop PC with wired connection so I don’t miss my laptop anyway.

      So there you have it – – dump the range extender, buy a more expensive WiFi router (Billion recommended), and then a more expensive laptop if necessary.

      Sometimes you have to spend serious money on quality gear to get effective and lasting results.

      Good Luck.

      message edited by phil22
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    4. Range extenders can be a pain to get working and most of them are just not worth buying as even when they do work they are notoriously unreliable.

      I solved my distance problem by changing my wireless router— I spent nearly £200 on a top brand Billion wall-mounted router/modem and now I don’t need a range extender.

      I suggest you do the same.

      A high-quality laptop (mine’s a top-of the-range Toshiba) also helps with the WiFi range. My Toshiba gets a full signal (5 bars) 40 feet away from my router, whereas my wife’s cheap Packard Bell only manages 2 bars at the same distance and won’t connect.

      So I gave my wife my Toshiba laptop, now she’s happy.

      I have a desktop PC with wired connection so I don’t miss my laptop anyway.

      So there you have it – – dump the range extender, buy a more expensive WiFi router (Billion recommended), and then a more expensive laptop if necessary.

      Sometimes you have to spend serious money on quality gear to get effective and lasting results.

      Good Luck.

      message edited by phil22
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