I have changed broadband providers from Sky to Bt , My new BT router is upstairs whilst my PC is downstairs , With sky i had my router next to my PC and was connected via a yellow ethertet cable easy peasy..Now i can't have an ethernet cable running from upstairs to downstairs so the BT engineer said i need a 'wifi disc'
Does anyone else have their router upstairs using a wifi disk to connect to a downstairs PC ?
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Thread: BT Wifi disk
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31-07-2022 04:41 PM #1
BT Wifi disk
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31-07-2022 05:57 PM #2
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31-07-2022 06:06 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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31-07-2022 06:25 PM #4
I think my point is if my PC is downstairs and not plugged into my router then how can a wifi disk upstairs find a connection ?
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31-07-2022 06:32 PM #5
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This is news to me. I have BT wi fi downstairs and it works well upstairs without a disc or anything.
Are we talking about the same thing ?
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31-07-2022 06:45 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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31-07-2022 08:27 PM #7
If you absolutely need your PC to be connected via ethernet, have you considered using powerline adaptors?
They plug in to your mains network, one by the router, one by the PC. The powerline adaptors connect to each other over your electric cabling and you connect your router & PC to the powerlines with a short (or long) Ethernet cable.
You can get decent download speeds using them but take care if it's for gaming as the ping latency isn't the best.Last edited by speedy_gonzales; 01-08-2022 at 04:09 PM.
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01-08-2022 07:47 AM #8
Have you tried to see if it works fine without the disk?
There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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01-08-2022 08:37 AM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit: just checked my disc and it has an Ethernet port. So you can have your disc downstairs next to your PC and plug them in.Last edited by Green Man; 01-08-2022 at 10:09 AM.
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01-08-2022 09:37 AM #11
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I've got three BT discs. I think they're great. Router is downstairs. Work laptop is plugged into the disc in my upstairs study.
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01-08-2022 11:56 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That's exactly what i'm on about
£100 for the disk though
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06-08-2022 05:40 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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08-08-2022 04:32 PM #16
This is going to sound daft but i really don't have a clue about technical stuff
Sooo ...On my PC , Along the bottom on the screen Their is a wee icon saying 'internet access' i clicked on it and it brings up my bt broadband details , I clicked on that and it connected me Nae wifi disk needed , And their was me gonna spend £100 on a disc i dinnae even need !! Nae ethernet cable , Totally wireless ...BT broadband £25 a month
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08-08-2022 06:17 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThere is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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08-08-2022 06:29 PM #19
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All that for nothing !! £100 better off. It makes you wonder....
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