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Using home hub with power line adaptors

Genie100 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:06:54 GMT

I am using BT home hub discs to extend the Wi-Fi in my home but am still getting poor signal in one room. Can I combine this with a BT power line plug to improve the connection? The disc is in the room so I am not sure I can do anything to improve the signal via the discs alone (I cannot relocate the main router I only have one phone line)?

thank you

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

gg30340 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:27:59 GMT

If you are thinking of using Powerline adaptors why not use wireless powerline adaptors which would give you a wireless signal in the room and that would allow you to relocate the disc to a better location, perhaps in the hallway or allow it to be used elsewhere.

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

Genie100 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:51:44 GMT

Thanks I haven’t used them before I didn’t know there were two kinds. I was thinking of the kind that plug into a wall electric outlet.

The problem I have is that I don’t think anything will extend the signal from the original router to the room. So I am asking whether I can extend the signal from the disc somehow?

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

gg30340 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:06:58 GMT

The Wireless Powerline Adaptors also plug into the electrical socket, the "Master" connects to your Smarthub and the "slave" adaptor in the room emits a wireless signal as well as having an Ethernet connection.

If you search Amazon for Wireless Powerline Adaptors you will find various options.

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

Les-Gibson — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:05:15 GMT

If the disc is in the room where you have no signal then it sounds like a problem with your devices connecting to that disc.

There's nothing to stop you from using powerline converters but I would be inclined to investigate the disc first, what colour is the disc and what colour is the LED on the front of it

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

Internetvic — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:45:43 GMT

Something to consider.

I use powerline adapters in my home setup and they work great..

However, they are on the same electrical circuit. Basically, they only work downstairs in my home on the same circuit. If I plug one in upstairs, it struggles to communicate with the other adapters as the signal passes through the RCB board.

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

gg30340 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:03:15 GMT

Powerline adaptor should work fine even if they are on different rings/circuits as long as the rings/circuits are going through the same Consumer Unit/Fuse box. You may however notice a difference in speed between the rings/circuits.

If your ones do not work it could be the way your RCBO Board has been configured or a problem with your electrical wiring rather than the powerline adaptors.

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

Genie100 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:56:42 GMT

Thanks everyone for advice with this. The light on the disc is broken, but I will try swapping it with the other disc. I don't think this is the issue, however, as it wasn't working when the light was ok. I think the problem is the distance between the discs. If swapping the discs doesn't work I will try powerline wireless adaptors and see if that can help.

Re: Using home hub with power line adaptors

colliwag — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:07:26 GMT

Did you ever sort this? I think a steel RSJ is causing me problems with Wi-Fi in my kitchen. Have 6 discs in the house. One is in the doorway to the kitchen and one near the middle if the kitchen. I get 56mbps in the doorway and 3 in the middle near the RSJ!

I wonder if wireless power lines might help me get past the RSJ?