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Discussion topic: Poor WiFi

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This message was authored by: Darren1277

Poor WiFi

I am supposed to get a minimum of 600 mbps, I'm currently getting 180mbps. 
my son cannot get WiFi in his room at all.  

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This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Poor WiFi

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@Darren1277 wrote:

I am supposed to get a minimum of 600 mbps


On the wired connection as far as the router, not over WiFi.  The 'guaranteed' speeds for WiFi are either 3Mbs, 10Mbs or 25Mbs.

 


@Darren1277 wrote:


my son cannot get WiFi in his room at all.  


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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