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Installation and Wi-Fi Plus and TV
Hi All,
I am not a Telus customer yet but am considering switching from Bell Fibe to PureFibre 1.5 with Wi-Fi Plus. The sales folks were not able to answer all of my questions.
With Bell, fibre enters my house in the basement where the router is located and I have an ethernet cable run to a Bell Wi-Fi extender on the first floor. The extender has a TV "base station" connected to it by ethernet to support the wireless Fibe TV box on the first floor. There is another Bell Wi-Fi extender on the second floor.
Would a Telus installation follow the same layout? If not, what would a Telus installation look like?
Bonus question: The sales rep told me that channels in the 38 "core" TV channels can be swapped out. I can't see anything in writing and have my doubts. Can anyone confirm or deny?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, they should be able to use your existing Ethernet wiring. The setup would probably look something like this:
Basement: Fibre enters and connects to a Network Access Hub (NAH).
First Floor: Your existing Ethernet cable plugs into a Boost Wi-Fi device.
TV Setup: In this case and unlike the other provider you don’t need a separate "base station." The TELUS TV Digital Box connects directly to the Wi-Fi device via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Second Floor: A second WiFi Boost device would ensure wall-to-wall coverage. But the technician will do their signal readings and decide on placement and number of units required to give you optimal coverage.
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thanks very much for prompt and thorough reply.
TELUS_SupportOfficial Support Team
Yes, they should be able to use your existing Ethernet wiring. The setup would probably look something like this:
Basement: Fibre enters and connects to a Network Access Hub (NAH).
First Floor: Your existing Ethernet cable plugs into a Boost Wi-Fi device.
TV Setup: In this case and unlike the other provider you don’t need a separate "base station." The TELUS TV Digital Box connects directly to the Wi-Fi device via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Second Floor: A second WiFi Boost device would ensure wall-to-wall coverage. But the technician will do their signal readings and decide on placement and number of units required to give you optimal coverage.
