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Discussion topic: Poor WiFi around home

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This message was authored by: Jordan371

Poor WiFi around home

WiFi tests ok at router but is weak around the home . In some rooms signal is showing weak signal, is slow and frequently  disconnecting from internet. Purchased a booster sited on upstairs  central house location but situation has not improve

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This message was authored by: JimM1

Re: Poor WiFi around home

@Jordan371 What sky hub are you using and also the booster that you have, linked below the current sky hub/booster versions that sky has, take a look and say what you have!

 

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/broadband-diagnostic-which-sky-hub
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-wifi-booster-what-do-you-need-help-with

 

This message was authored by: icesteelman

Re: Poor WiFi around home

@Jordan371 

 

As requested by @JimM1 , more information would enable other members of this community provide help/advice.

 

That said, if you have weak/no wifi in some rooms here are some options that would help:

 

1. Obtain wifi boosters from Sky (but that may or may not cost you depending on what level of broadband service you are paying for). There are many posts on this forum about obtaining these if you search for "Booster".

2. Invest in further hardware and create your own wifi Mesh with sufficient devices to cover the whole house. There are multiple suppliers you can pick from that all work well, but this can be relatively costly. However, once invested a Mesh system would work with any broadband supplier if you eventually move away from Sky.

3. Homeplugs can provide a hardwired solution from your Sky Broadband router to other rooms using your mains wiring, you simply need a power socket near the router and another in the "target" room that then allows devices to be hardwired (or connection of a wifi hotspot inthe target room).

 

Personally I went with option 2 using Amazon Eero mesh devices as some rooms in our bungalow were just too far away from the router to pick up a wifi signal reliably.

 

There are plenty of very knowledgeable people on here that can offer advice / help in much more detail depending on which solution you decide to go for.

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