topic Re: Wifi speed question in Broadband

Wifi speed question

Neil1234567890123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:29:12 GMT

Hi everyone I've been having problems with my wifi and it's getting really annoying now. Does anyone know what speed I could expect upstairs in a normal 3 bed semi house? I'm on gigafast so would expect it to be somewhere between 150-300 maybe? , but can't even get above 90. Also can't watch a downloaded show on the sky q mini box! I've had a new hub sent out but that hasn't solved anything and I thought the q mini boxes were supposed to act as wifi boosters.

Re: Wifi speed question

TimmyBGood — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:30:53 GMT

@Neil1234567890123

Realistically impossible to say, as it's hugely dependent on both building material and the local wireless environment (including what the neighbours over doing)

Re: Wifi speed question

TimmyBGood — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:31:25 GMT

@Neil1234567890123 wrote:
I've had a new hub sent out but that hasn't solved anything and I thought the q mini boxes were supposed to act as wifi boosters.

Not if you now have a white Max Hub.

Re: Wifi speed question

Neil1234567890123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:33:08 GMT

They just sent me the same black hub as I had before, what's the difference with the white one.

Re: Wifi speed question

Neil1234567890123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:34:32 GMT

Just looking for a rough average, I know lots of different things affect it

Re: Wifi speed question

TimmyBGood — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:39:05 GMT

@Neil1234567890123

Also very much depends on the client device.

The Max Hub is specified to WiFi 6, while the Sky Broadband Hub and Q Hub are WiFi 5.

Re: Wifi speed question

Neil1234567890123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:48:33 GMT

I have the black sky q hub 4.2

Re: Wifi speed question

jamesn123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:50:43 GMT

@Neil1234567890123

If your router is on the ground floor & you are on the 3rd floor 90mbps would be considered quite good. If you want blazing fast speeds over 3 floors you likely need to invest in a 3rd party mesh system and ensure the device you are using is fully WiFi 6 compliant.

Re: Wifi speed question

Neil1234567890123 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:56:56 GMT

The router is in the living room, it's the bedrooms upstairs that the signals low. Even by hard wiring my ps5 to the sky q mini box the highest speed I can get is 84mbps.

And the fact I can't watch a downloaded show either