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So before I buy a 5000t I was wondering which way should I connect it to the internet- Ethernet or Wi-Fi? Is there any difference or is it just personal choice? I have normal broadband (not fibre) in case that makes any difference.
Thank you
Ethernet cable is the best way and likely to give you the fastest connection. You can easily share a single cable with multiple kit.
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I would always have said Ethernet. However, since getting a ‘Mesh WiFi’ kit our property now has blazing fast and very reliable WiFi not just within the property but right down to the bottom of our garden too.
As a result I’ve now switched all our TVs and other kit over to WiFi and made our HomePlugs mostly redundant.
Best bit of tech I’ve purchased in a long while.
Christina2018 – 1 hour ago »
So before I buy a 5000t I was wondering which way should I connect it to the internet- Ethernet or Wi-Fi?
My advice would be if it is easy to run an Ethernet cable from the router then that is likely to be the least troublesome and best performance. However if that isn’t easy then try the WiFi; if the signal strength is reasonable then it should be perfectly adequate.
Sorry I probably should have said our internet modem (I think that’s what it’s called, it’s the box next to the computer from BT) is upstairs and the TV/Humax set up downstairs. Does that make any difference?
Christina2018 – 7 minutes ago » …Does that make any difference?
Only in that can you run an ethernet cable easily? If not then try wifi. It’s built in to the box so no cost to try.
I wouldn’t be able to run a cable downstairs but thought I could do it through the electricity sockets? As you might be able to tell I’m new to all this
Mine works quite happily on Wi-Fi. That being said, if you cannot see the Wi-Fi signal at the Humax it won’t work!
You can buy “Ethernet across the mains supply” adapters. Google it.
Christina2018 – 4 hours ago »
… I have normal broadband (not fibre) in case that makes any difference.
That should probably be OK – I don’t think that watching on-demand uses more than about 1 Mbits/sec which you should get on your non-broadband internet connection.
Go to http://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ or similar site and measure your download speed. What is it?
JohnH77 – 4 minutes ago »
Christina2018 – 4 hours ago »
… I have normal broadband (not fibre) in case that makes any difference.
That should probably be OK – I don’t think that watching on-demand uses more than about 1 Mbits/sec which you should get on your non-broadband internet connection.
Go to http://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ or similar site and measure your download speed. What is it?
iplayer-HD uses 2.8 Mbps for best quality pictures. Netflix HD needs 5 Mbps. Not sure what Christina 2018 means by normal broadband. Very very few have fibre into their homes, it’s normally coax cabled from a street pillar. my 100 Mbps Virgin connection is coax cabled.
grahamlthompson – 3 minutes ago »
Very very few have fibre into their homes
In which case I am one of the few. I only have FTTP because OpenReach didn’t enable the street cabinet for FTTC but it certainly works nicely.
Martin Liddle – 7 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson – 3 minutes ago »
Very very few have fibre into their homes
In which case I am one of the few. I only have FTTP because OpenReach didn’t enable the street cabinet for FTTC but it certainly works nicely.
Lucky You
Quote:Does fibre optic broadband use a phone line?
Yes, it does.
Although the majority of your broadband connection would be fibre optic, the bit between your local street cabinet and your home is still the old copper phone line. That’s why line rental is almost always included in a broadband package.
Virgin Media is an exception to that though, since it uses its own kind of cables
From
https://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ask-our-expert/how-does-fibre-optic-broadband-work
grahamlthompson – 10 minutes ago » </cite…Very very few have fibre into their homes, it’s normally coax cabled from a street pillar…
Afraid not, it’s normally fibre to the nearest street cabinet and then good old BT overhead or underground twin copper to the phone socket in the home where you hook up the modem via the usual adapter used in non-fibre. The UK has a long way to go.
Pollensa1946 – 9 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson – 10 minutes ago » </cite…Very very few have fibre into their homes, it’s normally coax cabled from a street pillar…
Afraid not, it’s normally fibre to the nearest street cabinet and then good old BT overhead or underground twin copper to the phone socket in the home where you hook up the modem via the usual adapter used in non-fibre. The UK has a long way to go.
Mine is coax (as advertised by Virgin on the telly).
grahamlthompson – 1 hour ago » …Mine is coax (as advertised by Virgin on the telly).
I’m envious. However, that arrangement is not normal, which is how you described it.
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