BT youview+ wireless??

baron777red

Hi i have a BT Youview+ box which is now out of contract and i want to move upto the kids bedroom, but i would like to know if this will work wirelessly, or do i need to have a cabled connection

it was used in the lounge and wired via ethernet into the BT Hub, but ive now got a new BT box in there,

does the old box have wifi capability, ive been looking on BT's help pages and theyre saying not, and i need a electrical adaptor, thats plugs in, or extra long ethernet cable (which isnt an option)

is it as simple as buying a wifi adapter, or not

thanks
colin:beer:

lee111s

I don't think you can use them wirelessly.

You'll need to buy homeplugs (sometimes called powerline adaptors).

JJ_Egan

As above no wifi .

baron777red

thanks

i read about these powerline adapters, they send the signal through the electrical cabling is that right.

so would i need 1 by the router and 1 upstairs by the box,

i'll have to look at the cost of these, might be cheaper to just get a cheap tv stick.

Inner_Zone

lee111s wrote: »

I don't think you can use them wirelessly.

You'll need to buy homeplugs (sometimes called powerline adaptors).

JJ_Egan wrote: »

As above no wifi .

Could be added via an Wi-Fi client though:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WR702N-Universal-Extender-Set-top/dp/B007PTCFFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476971125&sr=8-1&keywords=TL+WR702N

MataNui

Yes you would need 2 but i think they come in a pack of 2 anyway. Be warned though. They are not in the slightest bit reliable. Some people have no issues but in some houses they simply dont work at all.

lee111s

MataNui wrote: »

Yes you would need 2 but i think they come in a pack of 2 anyway. Be warned though. They are not in the slightest bit reliable. Some people have no issues but in some houses they simply dont work at all.

It's often the way the ring main(s) is/are wired or the RCD box that's used that causes issue as opposed to the powerline adaptors themselves.

baron777red

thanks, i think i might just go with a Fire stick or something similar, theres not much difference in price, and as i already have a Roku stick i know they work properly

bloss0m

I have tplink that supplies two ethernet sockets and extends wireless range. I use a couple of them around the house and one of them for my youview box and samsung tv/xbox one

Roland_Sausage

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Could be added via an Wi-Fi client though:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WR702N-Universal-Extender-Set-top/dp/B007PTCFFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476971125&sr=8-1&keywords=TL+WR702N

Wouldn't work if the OP is using BT Home Hub, as it won't send the multicast data via wifi, only via ethernet.

almillar

They are not in the slightest bit reliable. Some people have no issues but in some houses they simply dont work at all.

Those 2 sentences don't belong together. I find them extremely reliable and easy to install, on a sample of a grand total of 2 houses. Plug them both in, press a button on each, and that's it. I've had to reset mine on average once a year. If it doesn't work due to your wiring, that's not the products fault.