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Discussion topic: Wifi dropping in and out , plz help

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This message was authored by: Davcla

Wifi dropping in and out , plz help

We have just has a brand new line installed as live rural so supposedly have full fibre super fast. Apparently there is no problem to the hub so its at my end. I have an xbox connected via ethernet , sky q , 2 sky minis.  We are a family of 6 so as soon as 3/4 tablets connect the WiFi drops out saying connected with no Internet.  

 

Our previous house on standard Internet worked perfect with no drops , that says to me there is a problem somewhere ? Same hub 4.2 . 

 

Hub has been replaced 

 

 TIA

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This message was authored by: Chrisee

Re: Wifi dropping in and out , plz help

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Davcla if you are on a long copper line the speed that can deliver will be limited nothing to do with Sky it is simple physics. You do not say how fast the connection tothe hub is but let us say the hub is connected at 50Mb/s it is inevitable with a family of 6 at times there is insufficent bandwidth to go around. You mention Sky boxes watching a linear channel uses no bandwidth, downloading catch-up however does while it downloads and watching an App like Netflix definitely will. Someone watching Netflix in UHD will hog roughly 25Mb/s. Watch in HD drops that considerably. Online gaming does not take a lot of bandwidth but downloading one game update will likely knoock every other family member off. Sky hubs are simpke machines that deliver data on a first come basis so some basic family rules are going go be required.

 

The other issue is WiFi signal strength around your home. Poor WiFi coverage is probably the most common question we get in the forum. In many homes a single Sky hub cannot provide a usable wifi signal in every room due to the layout and type of construction of the property especially in older homes. Assuming the hub is in the best possible position which is out in the open on a surfsce then the only answer is additional wifi sources. 

Your choice.is to either buy Sky's add-on WiFi Max bundle which can supply up to 3 extenders see https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-wifi-max or buy your own wifi system and use that instead of the Sky hub's WiFi.

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