topic Re: Wifi in Broadband

Wifi

mikeruss1983 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:58:43 GMT

Hi,

I have sky max with decent download speed and a sky pod to boost the WiFi further but it drops out and doesn't project the signal to my cabin. The cabin is roughly 15meters from the main router as the crow flies, is there anything else we can do to boost the signal?

Re: Wifi

TimmyBGood — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:35:20 GMT

@mikeruss1983 wrote:

The cabin is roughly 15meters from the main router as the crow flies, is there anything else we can do to boost the signal?

Ethernet cable is ideal. Powerline networking may work depending on how the cabin gets its mains supply. Dedicated point to point WiFi hardware is now reasonably cheap.

Sky won't provide support with reaching an external building: the wording of the 'Enhanced Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee' specifically excludes that.

Re: Wifi

mikeruss1983 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:03:03 GMT

I've tried an Ethernet cable from the hub to the pod. Then the pod is only about 6mtrs from the cabin and the signal still drops out??

Re: Wifi

JimM1 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:44:34 GMT

@mikeruss1983 Ethernet cable out to the cabin and back to the home, pod if the wireless is good between Hub/Pod, if not all the way back to the Hub with it! Powerline if mains is from home to the cabin and it's a see what the speed will be like, you my be lucky and get 50Mb/s it a hard to say! This what @TimmyBGood means on a point to point bridge.

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Re: Wifi

TimmyBGood — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:47:42 GMT

@mikeruss1983 wrote:

Then the pod is only about 6mtrs from the cabin and the signal still drops out??

Presumably six metres through two insulated external walls?

Foil laminate foam insulation is a pretty good WiFi attenuator.

Re: Wifi

JimM1 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:52:09 GMT

@TimmyBGood Mines does not even get out through the tripple glazed window by a foot or two before it plummets never mind the double brick wall and the twelve foot across the dinning room! Get a better signal coming back from the powerline in the remote garage that's 45' from the house!