afcjay
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Hi all, im looking for advice on trying to get my VM M100 fibre broadband to cover my whole house. The problem i have is being a old building the walls are very thick and solid.
I have just had the vm m100 fibre broadband setup using their quick kit which has what seems to be the old Hub 3 which seems a little odd but thats what i was sent out yesterday
My vm box is at the front of the house but and the hub 3 only came with a 2m fibre cable so the router is sitting where it is with a a small tv and speaker connected to it via ethernet cables.
I have ran a 25m ethernet cable (im not sure if a cat 6 cable is upto it really?) also from the hub 3 to a switch box in my lounge which then feeds various av equipment in the lounge via short ethernet cables and it seems to be doing a job so far.
The problem i have is with the wifi signal in most rooms other than where the hub 3 is as i have various echo dots and lifix bulbs etc all round the house and the lights especially seem to keep dropping connection. I also have no chance of getting a wifi signal at the back of the house either.
So i really need to know what my best option would be without spending more than around £200 if possible to get a strong signal all over the house and in the garden also if possible.
I do have a Asus ac68u i used in place of my old isp router but then that was adsl rather than fibre if that makes and difference and i found it to be a nightmare to set up with my little knowlege when it comes to routers and settings etc
I have read you can use the vm hub 3 in modem mode and connect to the Asus ac68u in another room. Would that gain me great covererage over the whole house and garden or are their better options these days that are easier to set up that will perform alot better than the ac68u as i know its a very old model and am guessing there maybe better options out their? Ive also heard about aimesh but again have no idea what would be my best option? I really need something with ethernet ports because i will be locating it in the lounge at the back of the house and the vm hub3 is at the front of the house.
Any advice would be really appreciated along with any links etc
Tia
I have just had the vm m100 fibre broadband setup using their quick kit which has what seems to be the old Hub 3 which seems a little odd but thats what i was sent out yesterday
My vm box is at the front of the house but and the hub 3 only came with a 2m fibre cable so the router is sitting where it is with a a small tv and speaker connected to it via ethernet cables.
I have ran a 25m ethernet cable (im not sure if a cat 6 cable is upto it really?) also from the hub 3 to a switch box in my lounge which then feeds various av equipment in the lounge via short ethernet cables and it seems to be doing a job so far.
The problem i have is with the wifi signal in most rooms other than where the hub 3 is as i have various echo dots and lifix bulbs etc all round the house and the lights especially seem to keep dropping connection. I also have no chance of getting a wifi signal at the back of the house either.
So i really need to know what my best option would be without spending more than around £200 if possible to get a strong signal all over the house and in the garden also if possible.
I do have a Asus ac68u i used in place of my old isp router but then that was adsl rather than fibre if that makes and difference and i found it to be a nightmare to set up with my little knowlege when it comes to routers and settings etc
I have read you can use the vm hub 3 in modem mode and connect to the Asus ac68u in another room. Would that gain me great covererage over the whole house and garden or are their better options these days that are easier to set up that will perform alot better than the ac68u as i know its a very old model and am guessing there maybe better options out their? Ive also heard about aimesh but again have no idea what would be my best option? I really need something with ethernet ports because i will be locating it in the lounge at the back of the house and the vm hub3 is at the front of the house.
Any advice would be really appreciated along with any links etc
Tia