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Wi-Fi extender

Jap998 — Sat, 27 May 2023 18:14:50 GMT

Hello,

I’ve recently joined bt and I wanted to get a extender as the Wi-Fi isn’t the best in one room.

Ive had a look around and I’m lost as I’ve found a few bt devices but some work with others, and others don’t work with other devices.

I have a bt smart hub 2, I googled if there was a extender that worked with my router and I found a ( bt whole home Wi-Fi disc) I then googled this device and found ( I could be wrong) I need to get two one for the router and one for where the signal is weak.

so my question is, is there a bt extender that 100% works with a bt smart hub 2? Or if I that whole home Wi-Fi disc would work just fine.

thanks for reading. Thank you in advance!!

Re: Wi-Fi extender

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 27 May 2023 18:22:12 GMT

@Jap998

Welcome to this user forum for BT Retail phone and broadband customers.

Have you looked at BT Complete Wi-Fi?

https://www.bt.com/help/bt-halo/what-is-complete-wi-fi-

BT loan these disks, but you can buy a single one from the BT Shop, but they are not cheap

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

You only need one, as they connect wirelessly to the Smart Hub 2.

If its just one room affected, then a wireless hotspot device would be a much cheaper option.

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/tl-wpa4220-kit/

Re: Wi-Fi extender

Jap998 — Sat, 27 May 2023 18:29:14 GMT

Hi,

thabks for getting back to me so quickly!

I think the hotspot device would be the option here. I did have one before with my previous isp, but the ethernet cable bt gave me with the smart hub 2 didn’t fit the hotspot device is there any reason for this would you know?

I don’t want to buy one and have the same problem as I don’t want to have to go and buy another Ethernet cable because the one I have doesn’t fit again.

Re: Wi-Fi extender

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 27 May 2023 18:41:00 GMT

Ethernet cables are all the same, so there is no reason why you should have difficulty connecting between the Smart Hub 2 and the hotspot Ethernet port.

Re: Wi-Fi extender

spile — Sun, 28 May 2023 06:28:34 GMT

I’d recommend repurposing a router as a wireless point. Doesn’t cost anything if you have an old one.