Sky Q and WiFi (1 Viewer)

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member

• Dec 8, 2020

• #1

Just in the middle of changing over to sky Q. Got the router which they told us swap straight away but not the other hardware. Anyway, Ifollow was shit tonight and the router is the only thing that’s changed. I googled it and came across a few people claiming that the range of Sky Q router isn’t great but the mini boxes for multi room act as a booster.
Anyone got any experience with this?

 

Si80

Well-Known Member

• Dec 8, 2020

• #2

They do act as wifi access points yes. Should you move away from Sky for broadband though, that functionality stops.

 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member

• Dec 8, 2020

• #3

Si80 said:

They do act as wifi access points yes. Should you move away from Sky for broadband though, that functionality stops.

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Cheers. Pretty much what I’ve been reading online. Sky are my broadband supplier so hopefully once it’s fully installed problem sorted.

 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member

• Dec 8, 2020

• #4

skybluetony176 said:

Just in the middle of changing over to sky Q. Got the router which they told us swap straight away but not the other hardware. Anyway, Ifollow was shit tonight and the router is the only thing that’s changed. I googled it and came across a few people claiming that the range of Sky Q router isn’t great but the mini boxes for multi room act as a booster.
Anyone got any experience with this?

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It's wank, I've just bought a cheap mesh system as the WiFi signal I get won't go through two walls

 

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skybluesam66

Well-Known Member

• Dec 9, 2020

• #5

Same with virgin. Had to go the mesh route

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Dec 9, 2020

• #6

I've swapped to BT due to connectivity issues with Sky. It's just as bad on BT so I've bought a couple of these. Fantastic repeaters plus if you travel you can connect this to external wifi and it repeats as a network that you use at home.

Tiny little thing too.

Amazon product ASIN B073TSK26W

 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member

• Dec 9, 2020

• #7

I can't open that, what system did you get?

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Dec 9, 2020

• #8

GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2

 

Kneeza

Well-Known Member

• Dec 9, 2020

• #9

The sky router really is crap. Ours wouldn't even reach the Q box from the room above it (wood floor/carpet), so they eventually gave us a booster box to sit downstairs.
While the Q box is now reasonably reliable, I regularly have to disconnect my phone from the router and use data instead.