eric3743...thanks for your detailed reply. I also tried TPLink homeplugs and it also gave up on me. My house is more than 20yrs old so wire circuitry may be old too. Also where the homeplug was, the room is very hot during the day.
My wife watches tv upstairs so I need direct fibre connection to STB there. Other than that, its just simply wifi that everyone needs. In the past whenever signal drops, everyone switches to their data. Frankly no one cares about speed. I am the one who feel my 1GB broadband is wasted but I am working and typing this from overseas. With homeplug I get only ~200Mbps and now with wifi extenders, less than that but whole house is covered at least.
Another option is to get a third party tv box where I can get Netflix and any other overseas channels eg. HBO, Fox and I can free my EOC to bring my wireless router upstairs. Know any such tv box ?
There are some tips on improving homeplug performance but not sure if related to your issues or not >
Here! and >
here!
So your only solution would be Mesh which is much better than wifi extenders in terms of speed and coverage.
Mesh would be similar to mobile data network where with a single SSID and auto-roaming would be possible.
Anyway Starhub new mobile plans do have big data &or unlimited data (this refer to
VAS Data add-on +$20 for 50GB with worry-free data, beside the promotinal free unlimited weekend + 10GB).
There is this >
Starhub Go Streaming Box as part of alternative to Starhub Fibre TV.
I am not in any Android box although i did consider Starhub Go Streaming box which is an Android TV box; prior my recontract to HomeHub package.
The Streaming box do have TV channels refer to >
Listings of live channels
Note that the cost $199 is for standalone Box but it come with Free 6 months on Starhub Go Family $14.90 and >
Go Select $9.90 which this effectively the box cost about $50, note that subscription would required to opt-out if not required.
Beside the Starhub Go there are others such as HBO, Fox+, etc.
For HBO is available in both >
Starhub Go and Starhub TV subscription; and able to use >
HBO Go Singapore App to watch & login via Hub ID.
Best to subscribe to HBO is via Starhub TV so that you can watch using Fibre TV STB.
While Fox+ is in Starhub Go and Fox movies pack in >
TV channels but i am not sure if both are same or not, and pricing are different.
Although some apps may not be available in this Streaming box but it come with official Google Chromecast which there are plenty of >
Chromecast Apps available.
Beside if you subscribe to Starhub TV then using Starhub Go app via Chromecast you still able to watch subscribed TV channels, since subscription to Starhub Go as VAS is $2 /month.
Well there are a lot of Android box and note that there is also Android TV box, an official for Android TV OS separate from Android OS.
There is an existing thread on Android TV box (including Android box) >
Android TV Box
There is this member {gregory_choo} who is expert on Android box and do have create a facebook on this subject.