Poor wifi signal

[bobnunn]

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[imjolly]

So you have FTTC - fibre to the street cabinet and then the normal copper phone line to your home - hence using the master socket for broadband

[bobnunn]

Thanks for explaining that for me. Bit of a dunce when it cones to this sort of stuff. Still don't understand why  , using the same hub before and after they laid and connected us to  the fibre optic  cable  , there has been such a marked deterioration in wifi signal strength outside of the house. Any suggestions how I rectify that, guys?

[imjolly]

As @Keith_Beddoe  posted already it is the hub that controls the wifi and the strength of your wifi signal regardless of connection type.  Have you checked using a wifi analyser on your mobile for the networks round about you and then selected channels that are less congested or where your signal is stronger than the neighbours

[spile]

I also noticed a significant drop in Wi-fi range when I upgraded from FTTC and 22mb to FTTP and 500mb.

So how come I a got inferior Wi-fi but much faster and more reliable broadband?

 It is down to the supplied modem/router/wireless access point.

The BT Smarthub 2 is not a very good performer when it comes to Wi-fi imho.