topic Re: My BT socket is in the kitchen , in Broadband & Landline

My BT socket is in the kitchen ,

Jools12 — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:01:25 GMT

My bt socket is in kitchen as I sit in lounge to watch TV sometimes the signal strength can be poor but what can I do to make this stronger so I don't have to " hot- spot" my TV using my phone !

Re: My BT socket is in the kitchen ,

Christopher_G — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:24:21 GMT

Hi @Jools12

Welcome to the community.

Is your broadband with EE or BT?
Chris

Re: My BT socket is in the kitchen ,

Mustrum — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:30:38 GMT

@Jools12 you could use a Wi-Fi extender, available from many places including EE.

Re: My BT socket is in the kitchen ,

Jools12 — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:18:38 GMT

Thank you for explaining about WiFi extender !
I am not very hands - on when it comes to anything electrical etc.
But I know somebody who is .
Thanks again for your help
>From Jools

Re: My BT socket is in the kitchen ,

Mustrum — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:37:32 GMT

Hey @Jools12 it is sometimes difficult to gauge peoples technical knowledge on forums, but as you know someone to help here is another suggestion. Powerline adapters!

They come with just Wi-Fi, or ethernet or both. They simply use your mains wiring to extend signal from your router to where you need it That way to get the best signal to say your TV you could use the ethernet connection, but for Wi-Fi only devices use that option.

Other suppliers are available, but to give you a bit more of an idea have a look on this Curry's page. https://www.currys.co.uk/computing/networking/powerline

HTH