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Message posted on 21 Jul 2025 09:22 PM
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Basically, I have one Sky box near the front right of my property. It reaches most of the house perfectly, but I have an office now set-up in the garage, which is the same side of the property, but further away, with about 3/4 walls separating it from the box. It's also outside the property, and so it doesn't reach the garage at all. I expected this.
I'm quering to see whether to see if an additional Sky box on the same package/ an extender/ booster that can replicate the same speeds we meet in the house, in the garage, or whether to install a LAN cable from my box inside the house, over to the garage. This would be about 16/18 feet away.
Looking to do this promptly. If there is a way to get the wifi box/ one installed to the garage, can someone explain the process exactly for me.
Thank you for any responses
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Message posted on 21 Jul 2025 09:52 PM - last edited: 21 Jul 2025 10:46 PM
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Ethernet cable is always preferable. Sky won't help with supply or installation of that or any other method of reaching an external building though: such locations are specifically excluded from the various 'guarantees'.
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
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Message posted on 21 Jul 2025 09:52 PM - last edited: 21 Jul 2025 10:46 PM
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Ethernet cable is always preferable. Sky won't help with supply or installation of that or any other method of reaching an external building though: such locations are specifically excluded from the various 'guarantees'.
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Message posted on 22 Jul 2025 02:37 PM
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Re: Can you have two Sky Broadband boxes on one property?
Running an Ethernet cable from the front of your property to the outbuilding will give you the fastest and most reliable connection. What I did was place a small gigabit switch next to the hub at the front, then ran a network cable along the outside of the house to the back, where it connects to another switch inside the outbuilding.
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