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Extending wifi signal of 2gig virgin media broadband

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  • #32
    westsidestory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭westsidestory


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121380080#Comment_121380080

    Thanks for advice. We are not included in the NBI areas to be upgraded so think we will have to do with the 70mbps on offer which in reality is ~20 - 44mbps range.


    Will have a look at S4.



  • #33
    SodiumCooled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭SodiumCooled


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121105656#Comment_121105656

    It’s unbelievable, it’s bordering on negligent nowadays for a builder to have a house wired without at least one CAT6 in every room all coming back to a central location.



  • #34
    dam099
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭dam099


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121383593#Comment_121383593

    Negligent is a bit strong, I am sure a builder would argue most people just use WiFi anyway and they would probably be right.

    Personally I use Ethernet where I can as I see the value but it would be up to the government to incorporate a requirement into the building regulations and the industry to educate users on the benefits of using Ethernet for fixed devices and WiFi backhaul.



  • #35
    SodiumCooled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭SodiumCooled


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121384769#Comment_121384769

    Agreed, I was being a bit over the top with the use of negligent it’s just something I put a lot of planning into as a self builder that it would irritate me no end to hear a house doesn’t have CAT6 (or similar) run around to a few locations at least (personally I have at least two separate CAT6 cables run to every room in the house).

    i wouldn’t argue with the fact most people use WiFi but it was for serving APs in a mesh network that I would be referring to as much as hard wiring devices though things like smart tv or streaming boxes etc will only benefit from a cabled connection.



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