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Off_switch's avatar
Off_switch
Up to speed
7 months ago

GB News Advice on turning off router

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/virgin-media-turn-off-wifi-router-warning

This article talks about best practice for routers including its siting. But heres the thing. When mine was wired years ago, (NTL or Bell??), it was put by them right next to the outside wall socket, elect plug and tv, tucked behind the sofa. (They went bust and  eventually VM took over)

Where SHOULD I site  it? I would require at least three longer wires, including power? Is that even possible?

Help VM! Anyone?

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  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    7 months ago

    The location of the router is far less my concern than the flawed assumption that one ISP Hub / Router should be sufficient to cover a family home, especially a UK house where 5GHz Wi-Fi is heavily degraded by even by one solid wall and vanishes totally into concrete and rebar floors of a town house.

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person
    7 months ago

    Well my VM hub is under the floor, under the stairs, but I do run in modem mode. Keeps nice and cool down there and has never been turned off.

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta
    7 months ago

    That GBN article refers throughout to VM's full fibre broadband, which would only apply to a small fraction of their customers. So just about as reliable as other GBN reports.

  • pedlar1's avatar
    pedlar1
    Up to speed
    7 months ago

    Longer cables are available for ethernet, power and Hdmi from retailers . Amazon choose decent manufacturer or electrical retailers.