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BT Whole Home Wifi price drop - £179.99 @ Argos

£179.99 Argos6 Oct 17

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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kennc05

6 Oct 17

Cheapest I've seen around currently while I was shopping to buy one of these today! Usual price £199.99

All comments (37)

breadmaker6

6 Oct 17 #1

Hmmm..been considering these for a while. Have they updated the system to allow internet pausing of individual devices, not just the whole system, yet?

dragon2611 to breadmaker6

8 Oct 17 #36

Any such system wouldn't be that hard to bypass, the only identifier you have for a wireless device is a MAC addresess and that's fairly trivial to spoof, some modern OS's have taken to transmitting a faked randomized MAC address as a safeguard against tracking/profiling and I can see it becoming more common as more people get concerned about privacy.

breadmaker6 to dragon2611

9 Oct 17 #37

Yes. But it is handy when you want to ban kids devices individually!

ezzer72

6 Oct 17 #2

Perfect timing! Thank you heat added.

axe_1986

6 Oct 17 #3

Update now allows 6 per network, up from 4.

qwales

6 Oct 17 #4

I need this because the BT router is sooooooo crap

OrribleHarry to qwales

6 Oct 17 #13

These are BT also...

Aeschylus

6 Oct 17 #5

Are these locked to BT or can you use any isp

CampGareth to Aeschylus

6 Oct 17 #6

Looks like they'd work with any ISP. They also don't include a modem, they take an ethernet connection. For most people that means they'd need a separate modem to be able to use these, e.g. a VDSL modem for your standard FTTC connection.

OrribleHarry to CampGareth

6 Oct 17 #15

Or put existing ISP router into modem mode, most support this.

halliwells99

6 Oct 17 #7

I use this BT system hooked up to the awful virgin media superhub. Brilliant system for the price. 100mbs all over my large flat. No dead spots. Highly recommended.

salty35

6 Oct 17 #8

I have these they work brilliantly, I live in a townhouse and have perfect connection throughout. I highly recommend these ( and no I don’t work for bt! ).

Istanbul_Kop

6 Oct 17 #9

Does each disc require an ethernet connection? Or just one?

halliwells99 to Istanbul_Kop

6 Oct 17 #11

Only one needs hard wired (Ethernet) to your modem. The two others are spread across your property and simply need plugged in for power.

OrribleHarry to halliwells99

6 Oct 17 #14

Yes but performance is much better if they are all wired.

patrick_000 to OrribleHarry

7 Oct 17 #25

Do they all have Ethernet ports? Sounds perfect for me if they all do.

marnstars to patrick_000

7 Oct 17 #28

They each have one Ethernet port. The main disc will use this to connect to the router. Can't recommend these enough.

patrick_000 to marnstars

7 Oct 17 #29

What I meant was - can you link them together via the Ethernet ports? I have Ethernet in most rooms but terrible Wi-fi due to the very thick walls in my flat.

Meluk9 to patrick_000

7 Oct 17 #30

yes i'm pretty sure you can, this will give you a seamless network across your whole flat.

onthelook

6 Oct 17 #10

Has anyone found these in stock anywhere? none in my area or for home delivery

predatormc

6 Oct 17 #12

Been using these since the £162 offer with Robert Dyas a few months ago. Replaced a terrible vm super hub but only needed to use 2 for full coverage. Great for a terraced house where interference with 2.4ghz is a big issue, now I can use 5ghz everywhere!

iDealYou

6 Oct 17 #16

What's the maximum length of the ethernet cable can you use?
I thinking of getting a 25m from my router to the garage.

meherenow to iDealYou

6 Oct 17 #19

100m/300ft-ish is usually the max. You could always buy a cheap switch if you need longer.

edit: got my measurements the right way round!

iDealYou to meherenow

6 Oct 17 #20

Thanks!

jimborae to iDealYou

6 Oct 17 #23

Err no, 100m is the max cable length according to the standard. Usually at work we run upto about 75m max without using a repeater or switch.

meherenow to jimborae

7 Oct 17 #26

Ah yes, i got that the wrong way round, obv I meant 100m/300ft-ish - drunk addled brain lol

meherenow

6 Oct 17 #17

Can't help but think this type of WiFi helpfulness may be the next asbestos waiting to happen...

okosanto

6 Oct 17 #18

Worth every penny!

zararh

6 Oct 17 #21

Would anyone be kind enough to guide me please all I want is a poe wifi booster to connect to my talk talk router so my next door neighbour can use my Internet I do not have a power socket near the window

OrribleHarry to zararh

6 Oct 17 #22

Try one of these. You will need a POE adapter also

cpioi

7 Oct 17 #24

Buy a ubiquity 3 pack, only one of these connects to a Lan cable it's like having 2 extenders. It's a system for the uninformed.

slacker to cpioi

8 Oct 17 #35

Ubiquity is double the price of this though, no?

Meluk9

7 Oct 17 #27

if theres no stock near you, you can always buy from ebay and pay £3.95 for delivery:

ebay.co.uk/itm…275

UZOR

7 Oct 17 #31

Wouldn't a powerline wifi solution perform better? (Unless you have ethernet to each unit of course)

Meluk9 to UZOR

7 Oct 17 #33

is another option but you wont get one seamless network across your house.

Istanbul_Kop

7 Oct 17 #32

Bah, out of stock everywhere near me. Closest is Wigan for anyone there who wants it.

upset.brown.pant

7 Oct 17 #34

I use a TP link WiFi repeater I bought from eBay for 15 quid. A lot more versatile even though I technically have 2 networks now. It's got a PC and smart TV plugged in with no loss of speed or ping than as if they were plugged into the main router.

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