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[ShoesU]

i had to purchase a third party router due to the shocking service using the hub provided...am i able to connect my vm wifi boosters into this also and will there be any impact on speed/reliability

[jbrennand]

Do you mean their old boosters or the new "Pods"?

In which case it is... Yes... and ...No

Old boosters should sill work after resetting/pairing '(I think!) - but Pods only work with the Hub in "normal" mode

[ShoesU]

yes ive got the old boosters

[jbrennand]

OK. If you search this forum you will come across a worrying number of threads reporting where old VM boosters have spontaneously burst into flames ! These have gone down routes of reporting to trading standards and legal challenges .... I think for peace of mind I would just bin them and replace them with something better 🙂  They do attenuate speeds quite considerably.   There are better options out there

But what make/model of wireless router do you have? Are you ok with running ethernet cables around your property or not?

[ShoesU]

just brought one of the flash wifi 6 tp link ones the ax series? only one ethernet cable going into sky stream puck

[jbrennand]

So what is the problem you want to solve? Does that router not provide good whole home wifi coverage on its own? If not just get one or two TP-Link One-Mesh devices...

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/onemesh/product-list/#wi-fi-routers