Just coming to the end of my Sky contract and the broadband has been stable but I’ve been struggling with connection dropping in a couple of bedrooms. We’re not in a huge house and I would have hoped the WiFi would have reached all areas. Attempting to set up a Mesh system with the Sky Q router also looks like a right faff.
I’d like to give myself the best possible chance of having the WiFi reach every room in the house without needing to set up a Mesh system so was wondering if anyone knew of any Broadband providers that people could recommend that supply a good quality router? I’m currently paying around £30 a month with Sky for a speed of around 35mbps so something just to give an idea.
Really appreciate any advice.
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sorted byYou can then add a mesh system to foolproof your wifi needs.
I have a Mercusys mesh, cheap of eBay, pretty easy setup..
If I were you, I wouldn't choose your next ISP on the basis of the router, as it's only a tiny fraction of the overall expense. Your new ISP will definitely be cheaper than £30, so choose one, try out their router, and if it's no good just buy a better one with the money you've saved from ditching your current contract.
First use phone app to check and note wifi congestion/strength in each separate place wifi is required,
then disconnect router from bb source and move router to various (central?) locations and re-check wifi congestion/strength in same separate places (no connection to bb source required just to check wifi congestion/strength).
If notable improvement just by changing channel: happy days.
Or if router relocation has been shown to better disperse wifi: consider feasibility of re-routing (sic) or extending bb source cable to the identified ideal location.
Random example freebie Android wifi check app: play.google.com/sto…pro
Ask for line transfer and they do all the hard work for you (edited)