What Sky Fibre Booster?

[billbir]

I have Sky Fibre and get 500 mbps. I have an EV charger which is situated in the garage and gets a poor signal. I was thinking of getting a booster which will deal with 500 mbps but do not want to spend £90:for a Sky Booster. Has anyone got a similar problem and has a cheaper solution that works?

[Chrisee]

@billbir your EV charger uses minimal amounts of data so if it stays connects now that should be sufficent. If however its loses connection in principle any wifi booster can be used however two things need to be taken into account

1) boosters need to receive a decent wifi signal to boost so if using one it will need to be in your house and if the garage is distant thecsignal from the booster may not be any stronger after passing through your home's and garage's external walls. Placing the booster on a window ledge can help here.

2) third party booster signals may interfere with your Sky hub's wifi so you may have to ensure the booster uses a different 2.4GHz channel.

[billbir]

Hi Chrisee, thanks for your very helpful reply.

[jamesn123]

@billbir 

Worth keeping in mind that adding a booster can actually cause your overall WiFi speed to decrease due to the increase in WiFi broadcasts within your home as well as the possibility of your devices connecting to the booster instead of the main hub. 

[Mini+Mo]

@billbir  Some EV chargers  like the models from Zappi have a built in Ethernet
port (RJ45 socket),which you can use instead of the wireless connection, for when the wireless is affected by things like thick walls & their construction, other electronic devices affecting the signal, & even lumps of metal like freezers,washing machine,etc.