Powerline adaptors for use with BT TV box?
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Mum was with EE, and had an EE TV box, which connected via wifi.
EE have stopped doing TV boxes and subscriptions, and have disabled the boxes of existing customers. Mum got a letter from EE, suggesting that she switch to using BT TV.
She contacted them, and has signed up with BT. I installed the BT TV box for her, and discovered that it doesn't have built-in wifi. To get it going, I used the supplied ethernet cable back to the router. The cable is running across the room, under a rug. Looks messy, and could become a trip hazard.
I'm looking for a more permanent solution, and powerline adaptors would seem like the best bet - a cable would have to run around 2 doorways.
Any recommendations for powerline adaptors that will actually work between a BT TV box (Humax DTR) and a BT Home Hub?
Thinking back to when I first got BT TV, I couldn't get a reliable connection using BT-supplied powerline adaptors, so I ended up chasing in an ethernet cable.
EE have stopped doing TV boxes and subscriptions, and have disabled the boxes of existing customers. Mum got a letter from EE, suggesting that she switch to using BT TV.
She contacted them, and has signed up with BT. I installed the BT TV box for her, and discovered that it doesn't have built-in wifi. To get it going, I used the supplied ethernet cable back to the router. The cable is running across the room, under a rug. Looks messy, and could become a trip hazard.
I'm looking for a more permanent solution, and powerline adaptors would seem like the best bet - a cable would have to run around 2 doorways.
Any recommendations for powerline adaptors that will actually work between a BT TV box (Humax DTR) and a BT Home Hub?
Thinking back to when I first got BT TV, I couldn't get a reliable connection using BT-supplied powerline adaptors, so I ended up chasing in an ethernet cable.
clockworks said:
Mum was with EE, and had an EE TV box, which connected via wifi.
EE have stopped doing TV boxes and subscriptions, and have disabled the boxes of existing customers. Mum got a letter from EE, suggesting that she switch to using BT TV.
She contacted them, and has signed up with BT. I installed the BT TV box for her, and discovered that it doesn't have built-in wifi. To get it going, I used the supplied ethernet cable back to the router. The cable is running across the room, under a rug. Looks messy, and could become a trip hazard.
I'm looking for a more permanent solution, and powerline adaptors would seem like the best bet - a cable would have to run around 2 doorways.
Any recommendations for powerline adaptors that will actually work between a BT TV box (Humax DTR) and a BT Home Hub?
Thinking back to when I first got BT TV, I couldn't get a reliable connection using BT-supplied powerline adaptors, so I ended up chasing in an ethernet cable.
Any modern powerline adaptor setup should work, I have a BT box running on a network that has a mix of old AV200 models, which probably aren't even available any more. When I was subscribed to BT TV it worked just fine.EE have stopped doing TV boxes and subscriptions, and have disabled the boxes of existing customers. Mum got a letter from EE, suggesting that she switch to using BT TV.
She contacted them, and has signed up with BT. I installed the BT TV box for her, and discovered that it doesn't have built-in wifi. To get it going, I used the supplied ethernet cable back to the router. The cable is running across the room, under a rug. Looks messy, and could become a trip hazard.
I'm looking for a more permanent solution, and powerline adaptors would seem like the best bet - a cable would have to run around 2 doorways.
Any recommendations for powerline adaptors that will actually work between a BT TV box (Humax DTR) and a BT Home Hub?
Thinking back to when I first got BT TV, I couldn't get a reliable connection using BT-supplied powerline adaptors, so I ended up chasing in an ethernet cable.
The only drawback might be if the electrical wiring of the house isn't suitable for Powerline (usually an issue with older houses that still have their original wiring). I've used Powerline adaptors in two different houses, no issues in either place, but I do know people who just had bad luck with them presumably due to the particular wiring of their house. The only way to know for sure is to try it out.
Mum's apartment is only 3 years old, so the wiring should be fine. That may have been the issue when I tried using them in my house though - mid sixties, new consumer unit and sockets, but I expect most of the wiring is original.
She phoned BT, and they don't supply the adaptors anymore. I got mine free from BT, but that was 4 or 5 years ago.
I'll have a look for TP Link ones - thanks for the recommendations.
She phoned BT, and they don't supply the adaptors anymore. I got mine free from BT, but that was 4 or 5 years ago.
I'll have a look for TP Link ones - thanks for the recommendations.
cuprabob said:
bimsb6 said:
The original bt supplied powerline adapters (the white ones) had a habit of overheating and were pretty rubbish .
I initially had those ones but BT recalled and replaced them with black ones, which to date have been faultless (touch wood)See this thread where I asked the same and got recommended a WiFi box I didn’t know existed. Works great.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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