Wifi 6

[Boomer699]

Hi All

Sorybif this has been asked recently ( couldn't see anything ) when are we getting a wifi 6 capable router any ideas…… or whats the alternative 

Thank you 
Jon

[Boomer699]

And and typing on an iPhone don't help the grammar or spelling Arggggggggghhhhhh

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Boomer699 

The sky max hub sr213 is wifi 6 but isn't available to customers with sky q mini boxes

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Boomer699 

Also it isn't compatible with g.fast ultrafast 1 connections

[Boomer699]

So as we as we don't have ultrafast, we are probably never getting this then 

Whats the alternative,,,,

Thanks for the reply 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Boomer699 

What connection do you have?

It does have a vdsl modem so will work on fttc superfast connections as well as fttp just not g.fast and sky q minis

[Boomer699]

Sky Super Fast 😕

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Boomer699 

If you can get the sky max hub it would show in your my sky app -> product settings

Have you ever had sky q  tv but moved to sky stream or glass

[Boomer699]

We have sky q last 5 years or so 

[jamesn123]

@Boomer699 

Since you have Sky Q you wont be able to get Sky's WiFi 6 hub at this time but this may change in the future. 

This does not stop you getting your own 3rd party WiFi 6 router though if thats what you'd like to have. Although I do not see the benefit of having it when you only have superfast, not ultrafast, unless you are doing lots of local LAN transfers over WiFi. 

[Boomer699]

Kids and my work uses wireless vr so the extra umphhhhh would help 

Cheers 

[jamesn123]

@Boomer699 

Fair enough, wireless VR would be a good usecase for it. 

Honestly I'd look at 3rd party solutions over Sky's offering. Its still very much a half baked product at the moment

[simon194]

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@jamesn123 wrote:

@Boomer699 

Fair enough, wireless VR would be a good usecase for it. 

Honestly I'd look at 3rd party solutions over Sky's offering. Its still very much a half baked product at the moment

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A WiFi 6 access point would be a more cost effective option to getting a WiFi 6 router because it's easier to set up.

I use a couple of Netgear WAX206 AP's as a wifi bridge between the Sky hub and my office upstairs, purely because it would be a PITA hardwiring, and get a fairly consistant 850 Mbps on a Sky Gigafast connection.

[axkram65]

Just get a WiFi 6 access point and connect it to your sky router with gigabit cable on a gigabit port.

set the new access points SSID to something denoting it is the WiFi 6 connection and bobs your uncle.

😀😀😀

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