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Wifi booster?

Winsty — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:12:47 GMT

Wifi works well throughout the house but tv is buffering in conservatory. Would a Wifi booster improve the Wifi connection. I have Sky Q router which was fitted about 2 years ago.

Re: Wifi booster?

mae-3 — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:19:33 GMT

@Winsty

A wireless booster may help between the conservatory and Sky Q router, unfortunately, there are disadvantages to boosters half the bandwidth per booster installed on the wireless network, so be careful it doesn't disturb the rest of the wireless network in using one.

Re: Wifi booster?

TimmyBGood — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:12:14 GMT

@Winsty

Sky loans wireless booster hardware free under the terms of the 'WiFi Guarantee' element of 'Broadband Boost' and the 'Enhanced Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee' part of the 'WiFi Max' subscription supplement: they don't otherwise provide or sell them except to resolve issues with Sky Q. Inevitably some have leaked onto a certain auction site, but Sky won't offer support with using these.

Confusingly the 'Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee' doesn't actually provide booster hardware, and is essentially a sales lead generator for the supplements mentioned above.