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Discussion topic: WiFi booster

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This message was authored by: LouB3

WiFi booster

Do you do any such thing as a WiFi booster, for rooms far away from the router.? The bedroom WiFi is rubbish and also the conservatory

 please.? 

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This message was authored by: JimM1

Re: WiFi booster

@LouB3 The sky information linked below that you will need!

 

getting sky max and how to get the pod's
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-wifi-max
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/enhanced-wall-to-wall-wifi-guarantee

 

This message was authored by: icesteelman

Re: WiFi booster

@LouB3 

 

Wifi is notoriously problematic in many properties, especially larger/older ones with solid internal walls. A single router is often not sufficient to cover all rooms (not just Sky but many providers). 

 

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

 

1. Obtain wifi boosters from Sky as directed by @JimM1 (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. This can be relatively costly but 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). Much cheaper to buy than a mesh system.

 

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. Added bonus with this is that I also get good wifi in much of our garden.

 

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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