For larger homes or areas with thick walls, simply add an additional disc to extend coverage to every nook and cranny, with a maximum of 6 discs supported on the network. In a few simple steps, set up and manage your Whole Home Wi-Fi system (sold separately) for amazingly fast, super reliable wi-fi in every room. These premium wall-mountable discs eliminate dead spots by creating BT’s most powerful Wi-Fi network, getting every device connected everywhere in your home. Remove your current master disk connected to the router and replace it with a different one, try one from the same pack when purchased.

Once you’ve set up your Whole Home Wi-Fi system, you’ll have access to a dashboard in the app showing the status of each disc. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there's no aspect of technology that Matt isn't passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. This is still an expensive proposition, and it’s a shame BT doesn’t offer packages with two, or even one, discs, which would offer more flexibility for different house sizes.If I've set it up correctly, the Whole Home mesh needs a disc installed next to the router but (from the set up video), the Complete wifi discs don't.

It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected, tested and cleaned to good condition by qualified sellers. Now you can have multiple users streaming TV, films, music and games on any device, in any room, with no dead spots or drop-outs.The d/l speed using WiFi on the new Mesh network has at least doubled compared to the old system that had routers rejigged as APs, and Pcs connected via Cat 6 gain only slightly. One of the neat features available on Whole Home Wi-Fi is the ability to schedule hours for when your Wi-Fi network is active. As far as coverage goes, the old system had an AP in three locations, in addition to the router in the lounge.

In the background, it’s using automatic Wi-Fi roaming and band steering technology to do this for you. Voucher included in pack, to redeem off your next purchase of Audio or Smart Kit online at accessories. has better range but lower throughput) 5GHz has faster throughput but poor range, so disc placement is key when wanting better throughput/bandwidth download speeds.I have a large old house with a lot of thick masonry internal walls so original WiFi had always been very patchy. This has cost a lump sum but is well worth it and also facilitate keeping visitors on the Whole Home WifFi while the Smart Home and PCs in the house use BT Business so completely separate and secure. I tried following your guidance and feel it is probably the winning formula - my only snag is the app/disc connection. They aren’t quite as small or as desirable as Google Wifi, but overall we’re very pleased with the look of them. It changes colour depending on the status of the router, and if it glows blue everything is alright.

Once your new master disc is up and working as a single disc system, turn on the option to receive and use beta firmware. The app works well and it is especially useful that the light can be lowered in intensity, or turned off completely, if a disc is situated in a bedroom. If the 2 sets of discs do not work together in the same mesh network, am I correct in assuming I'll have to set up a separate mesh network with Complete wi-fi discs working alongside the existing mesh network made up of the Whole Home Premium discs?The 4 discs are all positioned so that the “sightlines” between them largely comprise lightweight structures such as doors or the odd bit of lath and plaster wall. Once the first disc is up and running, the app then took us through the process of setting up and positioning the other discs. For those that live in a large house or cottage with thick walls, a consistent strong connection in every room of the house is hard to achieve.