BT offers Complete WiFi discs that make your Internet 25% faster
BT has launched a new home broadband system it claims 'guarantees' a strong, reliable connection in every room of the home.
The communications company says that it hopes to put an end to Wi-Fi blackspots and ledges a strong, reliable Wi-Fi signal with 'wall-to-wall coverage'.
The new technology, called BT Plus Complete WiFi, pairs the new BT Smart Hub 2 router with up to three Wi-Fi discs, which pair to extend network coverage throughout the home.
The discs act like wifi extenders, bouncing the signal around your home.
Households in the UK are still lumbered with poor Wi-Fi with Ripon in North Yorkshire the worst affected region for poor Wi-Fi.
Routers can struggle to get good Wi-Fi signal to certain areas of your home – hampered by signal-blocking thick walls and distance.
The new system differs from other Wi-Fi extender products because the new router contains seven antennae, positioned to maximise power and deliver faster broadband speeds.
It says any customers who cannot get a strong signal in every room with up to three discs will be refunded £20.
The system will be first made available to existing BT Plus customers for an extra £5 a month, starting from today.
Marc Allera, chief executive of BT's Consumer business, said the package was designed to the growing connectivity needs of the average UK household.
'Strong, reliable Wi-Fi has never been so important in the home, with families using even more connected devices and wanting to make the most of every room in the home,' he said.
Alongside its announcement, BT-commissioned research suggests attitudes of increasing reliance on internet connectivity, with 43 per cent of families feel their Wi-Fi connection restricts what they do throughout the home.
More than half said they would be put off buying or living in a home that had Wi-Fi black spots.
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