WIFI Range

[Willgac]

Hi all, 

We have a large property which is due to be a care home that has 5 bedrooms, due to the nature of the property we have one room downstairs set up as an office which is on one side of the house.

BT have installed business and residential lines which are now both in the office so they can be controlled by the staff, the issue is the coverage across the property.

For the residential line we have the BT Complete WIFI package with 500mbs and have 3 BT WIFI pods across the property. (Smart Hub 2)

For the business line we have the Business Smart Hub 3 with 4 WIFI Pods. Business Smart Hub 3

Unfortunately the coverage still isn't enough, the living room and 2 of the bedrooms are on the other side of the of the property and only get between 20/40mbps.

My question is, can we install another modem to tether the connection across the property to increase the strength and then also use the WIFI Pods or use a modem to each router and disregard the Pods.

If you have any alternate solutions I'd be greatful.

Will

[licquorice]

First of all I would have thought that 20 to 40 Mbps was far more than adequate for a care home resident.

I have no idea what you intend to do with 'modems', I assume you mean routers but either way that is not a solution.

Either use a third party mesh wireless system or consider WiFi enabled  powerline adapters.

You will only be able to use Powerline adapters for one or the other broadband lines, you can't have 2 sets on the same mains network.

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

Whatever you choose, it seems a bit of a bodge as all guests will share the same connection which I wouldn't have thought was acceptable to them.

I think you should consider asking a network designer for a more suitable solution for your needs.