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This message was authored by: AW12579

Alexa and wifi

I have several Alexa dots in my home. Two of them always connect perfectly to my Wi-Fi and I have no problems. One of them always has a poor connection. I have done all the troubleshooting and it does seem to be a connection problem. I am in a concrete new build and I am wondering if this is the issue. Do I need some kind of Wi-Fi booster perhaps? Any advice gratefully received, thanks.

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This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Alexa and wifi

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@AW12579 

 

Sky loans wireless booster hardware 'free' under the terms of the 'WiFi Guarantee' element of the legacy 'Broadband Boost' add-on and the 'Enhanced Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee' part of the 'WiFi Max' subscription supplement: they don't otherwise provide or sell boosters except to resolve issues with Sky Q. Phoning Sky to go through a telephone diagnosis is required to have a booster or pod allocated to the account. Inevitably some  Sky booster hardware has leaked onto a certain auction site and elsewhere online but Sky won't offer support with using these, and Max pods acquired that way won't work at all. 

 

Confusingly the default 'Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee' bundled with all new Sky Broadband orders where Boost or Max is not added by the customer doesn't actually provide booster hardware, and is essentially a sales lead generator for the supplements mentioned above plus a one month broadband subscription refund.

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This message was authored by: AW12579

Re: Alexa and wifi

Ah thank you. It seems the WiFi coverage is ok in that room when I ran the diagnostic tools, and I definitely don't want to pay more for subscription bits! I may just have to live with it. Thanks for taking the time to come back to me. 

This message was authored by: Chrisee

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@AW12579 try moving that deviceca few feet as you can get "not spots" with little or no signal in rooms especially if something metal is blocking the direct signal.

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