MMsharks
Great White
I’ve got a wifi extender and for the most part its good, a connection issue here and there but not enough for it to be a massive issue.
For online game though, a cable is always going to be better then wifi, but depending on the location of your young fellas PC or console to your modem it could be a pain in the arse. Maybe look at Power line adapters, these basically turn the electrical wiring of your house into network cables. Plug one into a wall socket near your modem and club a Ethernet cable into it, then plug the other into a wall socket next to your young fellas computer and run a cable from it to the computer/console. If your electrical wiring in your house is generally in ok nick, he should see a noticeable difference as opposed to wifi.
Downside is that these usually go for anywhere between $100 to $250.
Not saying its the best solution because I don’t know enough about this to say that categorically, maybe someone with more knowledge can confirm or deny it, but from what I know, its a very good solution.
The 22yo had the ethernet cable straight into PC
13yo wants it into a ps4.
it worked a few years back for the 22yo - cabling straight in so...
I did get our smart TV in bedroom hooked via ethernet cable when we did the reno back in 2017 - it is now back to wifi for some reason and same issues with wifi - hard to pick up from other end of house
Even better, get a decent mesh system. They're a bit more expensive, but you'll get really fast wifi everywhere in the house that's just about as good as a hardwired point. Some extenders don't have great speed, especially the more affordable ones, so you're kid is still going to get p0wned on Fortnite.
I'd spend about $250 on a mesh system. It's a bit to invest, but you shouldn't have any issues anywhere in the house again.
Ive never heard of a mesh system until you guys mentioned it??? off to google I go!!
thanks to everyone for the input. appreciated. will keep looking into the options;