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Moving a router to a different room

PhilOssophy · 2019-11-26 16:33:30

Want to move my router from the hall to my living room, where it can be plugged directly into the TV and all the associated devices. How big of a job is this, and is this something my provider needs to do or can an electrician do it? I THINK the phone line enters the house closer to the room than where it currently is, but…

26-11-2019 4:33pm

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Want to move my router from the hall to my living room, where it can be plugged directly into the TV and all the associated devices.
How big of a job is this, and is this something my provider needs to do or can an electrician do it?
I THINK the phone line enters the house closer to the room than where it currently is, but I'm not 100% on that.

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#2 26-11-2019 5:01pm

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If it's a phone line a good quality extension to the incoming phone line to the new location should not have a significant impact on the service

I've moved many over the years.

An electrician can do it.

Are there filters on the incoming box ? If so he'd be better moving it to the new location and using a joint box at the existing connection.

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