What you didn’t do was an Internet speed test in the garage afterwards (conveniently) - I bet it’s still no better than 5Mb as that’s all the socket will be receiving then redistributing. The network speed from your device to the socket is absolutely pointless as the bottleneck is the socket to the AP. A conveniently missed but hugely important point!

@huxleyrodney3733

2 жыл бұрын

i know Im asking randomly but does anyone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my password. I would love any help you can give me!

UGH THE ECHO. I THOUGHT YOU TOOK PRIDE IN YOUR SETUP also a decent access point > range extenders

3:35 How can I trust a guy who can't even wipe food from around his mouth?

@philipgrandin8139

5 жыл бұрын

Plus you know he bought those jeans with holes already in them. Nothing softer than a dude that can’t earn his own Jean holes. I bet he wears socks with sandals.

@-___M___

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, I was thinking the same thing, especially with him going to be recording his face on camera!!! WTF

I was cringing when you were messing around with the electrics. No socket tester to prove you killed the power (or any tester for that matter). Could have easily been a disaster. Get yourself a tester.

@lewiswright5936

5 жыл бұрын

Switched On haha thought I’d find an electrical comment 🤣 no means of proving dead and let’s not get started on the YT2 hanging of the wall 🤮

Mate just a word of advice from an electrician... Simply turning off the main circuit breaker is not a means of what we call ‘safe isolation’. Best practice would be to prove the socket live first with electrical testers, isolate the circuit and then prove the socket is dead before removing the socket face and especially before touching any terminals or exposed copper cables. Also I noticed you called it ‘electronics’ at one point, there is nothing electronic about a 230v AC socket outlet. It’s raw electricity, no pcbs or low dc voltages (electronics)

@brettbain1

5 жыл бұрын

Live a little 😂😂😂

@jameslovell8682

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

I think you eat something with tomtoe before recording... Ravioli.... 🤔😂

Just saying... invest in some test leads, or at least a multimeter. Use them properly to test for dead, and for gods sake, don’t bother showing people how you could do it yourself, if thy don’t know, they don’t need to be told in a video, they need a professional. For about £20, you could save your life with some test leads, because believe me, I know too well that switches and isolators can fail, I’ve had a bolt from many a machine in the past because of failed isolation components.

@lukeweir9755

5 жыл бұрын

good man

@user-oe4un2hp2t

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. Always test electrical wires before working on them.

Range extenders are garbage, and Alex knows this because he is smart and uses roaming networks. That is the only way to go, I have never and will NEVER use a range extender Ubiquiti FTW!

Remember to clean the food in the corners of your mouth when you next make a tech flow video please Alex ahahha

Ever heard of safe isolation Alex ? If you’re gonna show people you changing a socket at least check with a voltage tester there is no voltage present, just because it says sockets doesn’t necessarily mean all the sockets will go off for example they could be labelled up wrong or fed from elsewhere !🤠🤠

@Gr33nMamba

5 жыл бұрын

He killed the master breaker in this case, but yes, a socket tester is a cheap investment if a multimeter is too much of a stretch.

@fitmydashcam

5 жыл бұрын

Safe isolation isn’t Carrie doubt using a proving unit alone... a proving unit just shows that your test leads or meter is working properly. Safe isolation requires switching off what you assume is the correct switch, locking it out if it is out of sight or has a risk or being purposefully re-energised, proving the test leads, then testing between live and neutral, live and earth, and neutral and earth, then proving the leads again. These are things that people will not do at home, because the equipment is not insignificant to buy, and it’s hassle. So really, just leave all the electrical work off camera, and instead tell people to seek professional advice.

@michaelboyes4948

5 жыл бұрын

@@fitmydashcam yep true mate voltage indicator and proving unit that complies with gs38 are not cheap looking at around £150 for both also Alex was showing bad practise by not de-energising the other circuits before the main switch really he should leave the trade professionals to do it and not tell people how to do it as diy

@lewiswright5936

5 жыл бұрын

Elliott Killingbeck yeah should of said voltage tester rather than proving unit as it’s not part of his tool bag, however for the amount of electrical work he does a fluke T90 would be perfect...

This guy could eat an apple through a letter box

Does he have ketchup on the side of his mouth?

So if I understand correct. The main WAP is in the house. You walk to the garage where the signal is weak. In the garage you get 5mbps from the main WAP in the house via wifi. You plug in an extender. The Wifi Socket connects by WIFI back to the main house(assuming the Wifi Socket is no more powerful than your iphone it should also be getting 5mbps between the Wifi Socket and Wifi Router in the House). OK..... so now you connect your iphone to the Wifi of the Socket and maybe you get full strength signal to the WIFI Socket. But theoretically the internet speeds will still be poor because the Wifi Socket only gets a 5mbps connection back to the house. This wifi socket rebroadcasts an existing WiFi signal (Receive, replicate, and extend). Not to be confused with a powerline adapter which allows network data to travel via the electrical system into a receiving adapter in another location. A good quality powerline adapter would provide a better wifi signal. Am I right or wrong? Someone help me to understand this? :)

@mannieamador3093

5 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what im wondering, how is he getting those speeds if the extender should theoretically get what the phone was getting (5mbps)?

@Edned

5 жыл бұрын

Unless the reciecver coil in the socket is a lot larger than a mobile device and can pick up a stronger signal before repeating it as its main powered. Although, I wonder how much electricity it uses as it's always on.

@vessema

5 жыл бұрын

Correct the repeater taketh shit connection and giveth shit connection

Alex you say your professional at doing the videos and you have a professional editor editing your videos OK. so why have you got dinner all over your mouth why did you not have a wash before you did the video it does make the video look absolutely awful

@shamill2633

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure its a skin condition mate

@cplcabs

5 жыл бұрын

He thinks he is a professional at everything, hence WIFI guru but knowing nothing. +King Griffin no, its not a skin condition, its whatever he had for scoff.....ravioli or something.

@shamill2633

5 жыл бұрын

@@cplcabs alright man I just remember seeing a video on his other channel about him having a skin condition

@RETRO-CONSOLE-GAMER

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree get everything free from all these companies and makes out that he knows everything he knows jackshit I know a lot more than you'll ever know

@RETRO-CONSOLE-GAMER

5 жыл бұрын

And he makes out it's our house well in that case I want to use it next weekend so get the hell out of there and it's mine for weekend and as he probably puts it on Facebook Twitter and KZread that it's our house he's not got a leg to stand on by law

I would recommend staying away from wireless repeaters at all costs if you know anything about networking and wireless communication. I would always recommend setting a wireless access point you can run a wire back to the main router for better speed etc.

So basically it’s just a useless repeater LOL I would of done unifi bridge point :)

@Scott-py1sd

5 жыл бұрын

But he's the "WiFi Guru"... *ROFL FACE*

I’m surprised you’ve not run a lan cable from the loft directly to an ac pro unifi 7nit in the garage.

Looks like he eaten a spaghetti Bolognese befor filming this 😂

You should have checked if there was power going to the plus with a tester!

“Local screw fix store”? I need a store like that in the states so it can it help me fix all the people that screw me constantly. 🤣🤣🤣

Powerline adapters? Works even better and is way more reliable :)

Holy shit. Alot of people just giving completely unjustified abuse on this video. Calm down everyone !

Dude.. even when you isolate the mains you should check the supply with a meter.. .. you never know who wired it up .. stay safe

@cal7101

5 жыл бұрын

What i was thinking too 🤔

@JGZ.

5 жыл бұрын

He checked with his hands it was definitely safe😂😂

So it's a socket not a plug! Also for transparency you should have run a speed test from same location to show the improvement

All these people moaning about this video. But they still come back to watch some more.

Loving this. I’ve been searching all day to find an inexpensive fix for my WiFi black spots. I had just looked at these on Screwfix site so I will be heading to my local shop, which is just 5 minutes away, to get one tomorrow! I do wish they supported 5ghz too though.

Very Dangerous Advise - You should always check your socket is dead after isolating the power as electricity kills.

get yourself a lapel mic or move a mic closer the echo is insane!

Screwfix sells them therefore I suspect quiet a few people have seen them before, especially as there are other fitting videos on You Tube. Oh n stop calling them plugs, there sockets.

you should apply for a roll of one of the psychotic killers in Luther I'm sure you will get the job

Please, after you have switched off the power, plug something into the socket you are about to change to check that it really is off. Use something that you have first tested on a live socket, it is all too easy to switch off the wrong fuse board or circuit breaker. Liked the video though.

If he was only getting a weak signal in his garage then the extender can only transmit the same weak signal, The extender will appear to be giving a strong signal but in reality, its transmitting an already severely reduced signal. If he'd have carried a glass of water to the garage and spilt half of it along the way, he'd still only have half left, even if he then put what remained in a new glass.

@spudnickuk

5 жыл бұрын

ooh your a funny one :) if you spill the water then the water has gone somewhere. and so it has not been wasted, and thus will be used, Just kidding , i know what you mean, but this is not the case as he is not increasing internet speed from source, But only increasing the strength of the signal to go further. ok lets explain . if you have a weak signal, and lets say where you need to use it, And the signal is only about 30% The packet data from the router to the receiver device can't decode the 4k signal quick enough. before the next packet data comes and so you get data loss via encoding and decoding. from devices. so by using a wifi extender, the signal is picked up and sent in a more efficient way, Boosted/faster data, so in a sense is is classed as amplified. mobile phones work in the same manner,

@libbylamarr

5 жыл бұрын

@@spudnickuk If the extender is in itself only recieving 30% of the routers bandwidth, it cannot then transmit the original 100% of the routers bandwidth (measured at source; the router) because it's simply not picking it up. The extender may appear transmit a strong signal but it will in reality be transmitting 100% of the 30% bandwidth it's receiving, no more.

@libbylamarr

5 жыл бұрын

If the extender is simply not picking up sufficient bandwidth to stream 4k video as you mentioned, it's not going be able to magically make that possible. The solution would be to position the extender closer to the router in order to transmit the stronger signal over a greater distance. (assuming there's nothing in between that would interfere or block the signal). Only then would it potentially be possible to stream the 4k at the point where without the extender it would not be possible.

Next time around, they should make a version that can connect to a powerline/HomePlug AV network instead of just repeating the signal.

Alex I just gone out and bought one from screwfix tonight, as I installed a wi fi camera floodlight above the garage but was not picking up my router. Going to set this up tomorrow. This is awesome

Interesting! I am totally interested in purchasing one for US plug, where do you think I can find one?

Can anyone else see the Nando’s around his mouth? Especially in the garage.

I watched your video on KZread as I was having problems working out how to connect my new Mac computer I went along with your advice I bought this plug socket from Screwfix and it’s amazing thanks 🙏🏼

Would never trust the assumption the red kill switch has isolated the electrics. Get a socket and see or similar testing device to prove safe isolation before making remedial work.

Got one myself, it’s the best thing ever. Really pleased.

You don’t extend at the point where Wi-Fi is already shit. You go from where the Wi-Fi begins to drop. An extender just pushes the speed at a point a bit further. So put it closer to the good download speed

I just pressed the wps button on the socket and my sky q router and it connected but I don’t think it’s made any difference,,do I need to go in to my router settings 👍

Thanks for sharing, I bought one of these off the back of this video. Very useful

i like this type of video, always good to learn something new.... having played with a number of extenders i think its fair to say they all work but the real issue is if your devices work with it.... a number of older devices do not like being given the option to connect to multiple points with the same SSiD....

Would this be better for dead spots instead of an ubiquity pro ? Or any other boosters on the marketing for my house??

2 and a half minutes into the video and all I've seen is a teenager drive to Screwfix and some red traffic lights. What a bore!

Wat is the best portable WiFi for kids tablet while drive up uk

7:59... Such a meme. 😂

I bet you say 'Can I get...' when you go to Subway in your mum's mini. You da man!

Very nice video. Nicely made video. Although we in india Mumbai live mostly in small houses but with thicker walls. We don't really need extenders if the Wi-Fi is centrally placed. Thanks

You may now have a high mbps link to the WiFi socket but the throughput speed will still only be as good as the reduced signal at the socket

Lol.....That trip to Screwfix 🤣🤣🤣🤣

How does it extend the range? Extenders use one to input to the mains circuit and the other take the network out of the mains circuit? I fail to see how this works...

Hi buddy, QQ. Can you use more than one socket and would they all be connected on the same network?

ketchup around your mouth doing a video?...

Guys never buy wifi extender It is waste of money They will be slow with more then 2 phones

@Bawlk

5 жыл бұрын

Remember he's a 'network engineer' haha

@Bit2024

5 жыл бұрын

I do not care . WiFi extenders does not work good with more than 2 phones also this is an AD go back to his old videos you will see him not recommending extenders

@cplcabs

5 жыл бұрын

Bit, he is an idiot who has no idea. Oh and Big_Bawlk was being sarcastic. This fool tells us he is a WIFI guru and knows everything about this that and the other, has his own "ISP" which isn't, he is just reselling internet with no backup connection and no DNS server, just over priced kit. He didn't even have a UPS on his core system until recently.

Lol isn’t Alex’s wisp company a giant wifi extender?

What a plank pmsl 😂😂😂

Is that a cannabis plant at the background lol

YOU looks like a comedian 😂😂

Easy to understand video. Thank you. Nice lad .

is their one of those sockets in the USA? i googled it and could not find one except in the UK

It’s a socket not a plug 🤦‍♂️ you plug the socket you don’t socket the plug.

Keep your hands in control. They look ridiculous when you wave them while taking!

Hi Alex, great video. Would you be able to do video on “tech apps” apps you use daily when installing networks systems. Apps like speed test, wifi sweet spot and ubiquti. I’m sure you would use a lot of others. Thanks mate. Keep up the good work. Brock from Melbourne, Australia

@vono360

5 жыл бұрын

Brock Hayden Not a bad idea, from my own experience though you don't really use apps, not on phones anyway. They just don't do it. Some type of standard OS I.e. Windows Linux or Mac OSX is way more helpful when doing these types of things

but a wifi extender is £ 16 and not messing with plug sockets ?

Echo

Thanks for the video :-) That looks a pretty useful item. Just one thing though - I suggest you do a check to ensure the socket isn't live once you think you have isolated it! Yours is obvious but some installations may not be. Anyway not a criticism you understand :-)

The wifi extender will be more effective when in close proximity to the location of the data broadband, which will amplify the wifi signal strength to the garage, perhaps one next to the wifi broadband and the other in the location to where the signal strength is weak.

@andytaylor8802

5 жыл бұрын

I was not sure how it extended anything...

Hello ! I want to ask if I have chosen a good installation method, I have a large space with lighting poles and I want to install " IP Camera Speed ​​Dome 2MP, PTZ, 200 M IR, Hikvision DS-2DF8223I-AEL + 1602ZJ " , length between the poles is 200 m and I have 6 poles, I chose to use a UTP cable with one switch on each pole to avoid a large number of cables to the unit, feeding the surveillance cameras to the poles. I would like to know if the image quality is lower with this method than connecting the cables to a single switch and then to the unit? Thanks!

This only says to me, hey kids go and get your dads screwdriver and take the socket off the wall and replace it, what could possibly go wrong.

@jeffreekenny

5 жыл бұрын

He did give a warning tbf

Apart from not doing the safety features that others have pointed out. What you should have also done when testing to see if it was working as intended, was to use both sockets with different appliances just to see if anything effected the wifi connection. You could have tested things like a lawnmower, as you are using it outside, or plugged in a microwave close to it to see how that effected it, another good one would have been Christmas tree lights, even some different lighting, but basically anything would have been good.

its a fucking socket, and its electrics

Which tables you are using??

Hi there, Curios what cameras you were using outside your house in this video? Noticed you had voice through the cameras?

Nice video. I did not know about "wifi sweetspots" app. very nice one. I will check if we can have that in Australia.

Sound isn't great at the tech flow set at the beginning, sounds like your in a huge room with the mic a long way away from you.

Very cool. Do you know if this would work for people living from a van to be able to tap into various free WiFi spots as they travel? 3000w inverter

@Toorin69

5 жыл бұрын

sneaky girl

@pskcatlet

5 жыл бұрын

Torin it’s all good! 😊

How many vases do you knock off shelves in your house with your flailing arms? Just curious.

@MannyJazzcats

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

Is there an outlet for the US

Very good video! Your time, money spent, equipment used, and talents are appreciated. Thank you for sharing. Read many expert critics of this video who really envy the things you enjoy. Don't pay any attention to their lack of same. I am a retired electrician. It never hurts to have an AC tester in your pocket to verify the power is off. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

@bertramlefarge69

5 жыл бұрын

You groomer!

Request you to please research the topics before recommending people something. If you would have shown the speed test speed before and after the installation of the extender then it would clearly show only marginal improvement if at all. The reason is simple extenders are only useful when the reason for signal attenuation is the distance of the transmitter from the receiver. But when the reason is actual physical obstruction like walls and floors no extender will work. The only alternative is to use LAN or power line to bypass the obstructions.

Watching you wave your hands around when you speak is hilarious

Not a hack, just swapping a mains socket. A hack is taking something and then modifying it, like taking a radio and making it into a transmitter. Well produced video, if inaccurate title

sound sucks

@henrymilner3212

5 жыл бұрын

PEET ikr

Tech channel, doesn't know the difference between a plug and a socket...

Pretty good... I really like how you present, you should get a gig somewhere.... a few things though: 1. probably wouldn't record changing a powerpoint/socket its illegal here if you do it yourself... 2) Its really confusing when you use your left hand to do things (not so bad), 3) this is a big one... your fly is undone at 8:04, 8:09, 8:19... only reason I noticed is the camera man kept on pointing down there.

i actually have this lol, my dad brought it about 4.5 months ago

@MohammedKhan-kv4wk

5 жыл бұрын

WHIPPET same

Where did you buy your glass headphones stand?

They Actually called Home plug Adapters plug in versions I've been using mine for several years now Awesome products use one for the modem in the Lounge or other in bedroom Wall socket Thumbs up to these products recommended

I wish I could find that in the US. :-( Makes me feels like moving to UK now.... Needs to find something like that for my use here at home. Especially for ethernet connection one.

@russianjarhead6271

5 жыл бұрын

Buy it from screwfix and ship it over

your not competent , you do not rely on turning off the MCB alone you must lock it off and test for voltage with a proven approved tester , you have just shown your insurance company that you have invalidated their policy and i should imagine their policy also states ALL home improvements or repairs should be completed by a competent person

@scratchblack

5 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exacly

@jeffreekenny

5 жыл бұрын

You know it's all different over here in the UK. Where this guy is based..

You should apply for a presenters job at the Gadget show ! Keep it up ! Thanks for the info.

Any like this for the U.S. market?

didn't even run a second speed test. this guy is such a spaz.

@SuperKimjong

5 жыл бұрын

Hard cuts to different location for the camera test too 🤔

517 comments and this is the first one of your video's I've seen. One question, which from what I've noticed from searching the comments section but I'll ask anyways? Why do KZreadrs create video's, such as yourself than create video's that introduce products or test conpany product's BUT NEVER ever answer questions your user base asks? I truly don't understand it. If someone does, please explain it to me. You know they exist, why not answer people. You don't have to keep repeating the same questions but ignoring comments and hoping for thumbs up on KZread's algorithm to me is just wrong.

@BoiledOctopus

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Lambert Probably because you put an apostrophe before pretty much every single S

@Mikein203

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoiledOctopus yeah.. i can totally see your obnoxious comments point. Mobile auto corrects is the reason creator's don't reply to there user base. Thanks for wasting mine and yours time.

@Station9.75

5 жыл бұрын

First Name - *Thank’s

Hey bro, answer this. I had a Linksys RE 6400. Loved it. One day it was gone! SO I tried to reset. WOuldnt reset. Light stayed on. No change. Tried over and over. Called support...useless waste of time with people who know less than I knew 20 yrs ago. How can I force a reset, when using the pin wont do it. So dont tell me to get a pointed object or I will tell you where to put it! (Kidding bro) Any ideas?

I want to buy one in CANADA.. any suggestions?

I think he's doing his Duke of Edinburgh's Award

For people in America, (not sure about other country’s as much) but a really good option is a moca adapter. You can get speeds of 1 gigabit across your house Wired. For less than 60$

NOT REALLY A HACK JUST AN UPGRADE. But a good video simple, straightforward, informative. Keeping right to the point! Thankd