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afey45
Apr 28, 2020Aspirant
5500sqft concrete house with poor wifi skyhub setup
Hi I would appreciate some advice. I currently have a sky hub and SkyQ setup. The wifi downstairs is fine but theres breaks in the WIFI as you move round the house such as when walking around and...
plemans
Apr 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
concrete makes it a challenge. Plus you have a large home in 5500sq ft.
Do you have ethernet ran throughout the home?
Reason I ask is any extender (even orbi) is going to struggle with concrete. But if you've got ethernet ran throughout, orbi does support ethernet backhaul. That way you've got the same ssid throughout the home, can roam, and can add satellites as needed.