\poor Wi Fi signal - Thick Walls

I live in an old house with very thick walls. Consequently the wi fi signal is very poor from room to room. For my PC I have a Belkin product which sends the wi fi signal through our electric wiring system. Is there something similar that I could connect my ipad to.

Maureen P wrote:
I live in an old house with very thick walls. Consequently the wi fi signal is very poor from room to room. For my PC I have a Belkin product which sends the wi fi signal through our electric wiring system. Is there something similar that I could connect my ipad to.
How does wifi use the wires? I think you need to better describe your setup. Wifi means "wireless" so if you have something that is using your electrical system wires I think it is a wired ethernet system using your wires, not wifi.
So if you have a wifi device connected to a wired ethernet over your electrical system and you computer connects to the device using wifi, your ipad should be able to connect using wifi to the same device.
It would help if you told us the model of the device. "...a Belkin product..." is not enough information for us to know how your network is setup.

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Yes, though it is less ideal than what I suggested earlier. You would need to place your AirPort Express in a location approximately midway between your AirPort Extreme Base Station and the TV. Then, using AirPort Utility, configure it to "extend a wireless network".
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Read about it here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
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