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Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:00:06 GMT

Just got this item for Fibre 100 (150mbps download). I'd like to experiment with an extender disc. If this works I'll use this to replace my Amplifi HD mesh network.

Can I just buy an extender disc or do I have to subscribe to Whole Home WiFi first ? Is there a compatibility issue with just trying to link the extender to the hub ?

Thanks

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:07:29 GMT

@victorhorta

You can use it without BT Complete Wi-Fi if you buy your own disc, but they are not cheap. They work with the BT Smart Hub 2. You may find your existing mesh system just as good.

https://www.bt.com/broadband/accessories/

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:08:28 GMT

Thanks. I see them on ebay for £60+postage. I guess I just need to ensure they are the correct version (white BT logo inside a white circle).

Cheers

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:16:07 GMT

Yes, the Amplifi HD is brilliant but there seems to be a compatibility issue with the Smart Hub 2. I had Fibre 500 originally but the LAN connection from Amplifi to Smart Hub would only go at 99mbps. Wifi will go at full rate but not LAN. (Amplifi running in Bridge Mode)

I need the Smart Hub 2 to get the existing phone to work.

So therefore I'm looking at using BT as a complete mesh network.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:20:44 GMT

@victorhorta

No, they have to be the black discs. You are unlikely to find them on eBay, as they are only on loan from BT, unless somebody has bought one retail. The white ones will not link to the Smart Hub 2.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:19:29 GMT

Yes, this is black - looks the same as on the BT site. Ebay search for item : 374178498875

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

licquorice — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:30:45 GMT

@Keith_Beddoe wrote:

@victorhorta

No, they have to be the black discs. You are unlikely to find them on eBay, as they are only on loan from BT, unless somebody has bought one retail. The white ones will not link to the Smart Hub 2.

To be pedantic, the white ones will work with the SH2, they just won't form a mesh and will need to be connected via Ethernet rather than meshing via wifi with the SH2.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:31:16 GMT

I see the difference in the logo - so not the same.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:32:15 GMT

But the ones with this BT logo are the only ones to form the mesh network ?

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

licquorice — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:38:56 GMT

No idea about logo, black disc=complete wifi and will mesh with SH2. White disc=whole home and is standalone system that will work with any router but will only form a mesh with other white discs not router.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:55:27 GMT

There's the same looking disc (black) with two versions of the logo. It seems that one enables mesh, the other is just a range extender. White logo = extender. Multi colour = mesh.

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

gg30340 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 12:32:00 GMT

The BT logo was recently changed so some stock will have the old logo and some will have the new logo.

See links about the different types of discs available.

BT Whole Home Wi-Fi | BT Shop

BT Add-on disc for Whole Home Wi-Fi (091073) | BT Shop

Complete Wifi | Wifi Extender & Booster | BT

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

victorhorta — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 15:21:30 GMT

Cheers

Re: Extender disc for BT smart hub 2

BigEck — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:26:38 GMT

The white complete home BT extender discs will work with BT Smart hub 2. They will function in the exact same way as they did with the Smart Hub 1. However one of the white extender discs in the network must still be connected to your hub (router) with an ethernet cable. What the white discs will not do is integrate with the wi-fi network created by the Smart Hub 2 (and any tethered black extender discs). So if you intend to use both white and black extender discs there will be two wi-fi networks available as was the case when the white extender discs connected with a Smart Hub 1.