topic Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender in Broadband

Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:43:45 GMT

Does anybody know how to get hold of one of these network mesh WiFi extenders? I have been pointed towards it in a separate Community discussion, but I don’t see it offered anywhere on the TalkTalk sites and information on the web generally is extremely sparse, even on Sagemcom’s own site?

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Divsec — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:05:38 GMT

Hi @lpowelllap not sure if they are still available, but the team here will advise when they return on Monday

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Chris-TalkTalk — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:46:59 GMT

Hi Ipowelllap,

Are you experiencing problems with wifi coverage in your home?

Chris

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:56:12 GMT

Generally it’s OK, but I have occasional speed issues and incidences of high ping and jitter which appear to be directly connected with the lower speeds. I already have a plug-in TalkTalk powerline extender, but I am told that a mesh extender such as the F@st 266 would likely give better results?

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Chris-TalkTalk — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:11:31 GMT

Does it make any difference how close the device is to the router?

Chris

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

KeithFrench — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:08:05 GMT

The Sagemcom FAST266 WiFi booster is available. I think if you contact the Loyalty department, you can buy one from there.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:25:14 GMT

Thanks Keith. I can’t find any contact details for a ‘Loyalty Department’ as such?

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

KeithFrench — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:26:39 GMT

Ring the direct number for them:-

0345 1725157

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:19:26 GMT

F@st 266 extender arrived today - excellent service from TalkTalk after only ordering yesterday. Very quick and easy to set up.

Initial impressions are fairly neutral - hard to say at this stage whether it’s any better or worse than the previous TalkTalk powerlink extender, but I’ll give it a few days and see how things go……

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Karl-TalkTalk — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:21:19 GMT

No Problem 🙂

Karl

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

KeithFrench — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:58:20 GMT

Hi @lpowelllap

If you have any problems or questions about the 266 as a mesh, just let me know.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:55:00 GMT

Thanks Keith - I connected it to the hub as per the instructions and then placed it in a central location in our home after checking that the indicator lights were as required (white-green-white). I assume there’s not much more to it than that?

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

KeithFrench — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:48:19 GMT

Hi @lpowelllap

Log into the router, go into Advanced, then go into either the 2.4 or 5Ghz Wi-fi setup. In there is a WiFi Mesh tab (needs firmware version 158 minimum). In the sub tabs is the Mesh specific stuff. Particularly go to the Devices tab, recognise each device

of yours by its MAC address and rename it to something meaningful.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

threefins — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:58:25 GMT

Hi @lpowelllap

How is your experience with the FAST266 Extender? Has it made any discernible improvement wrt range? I’m struggling to achieve a stable connection to an EV and EV charger, both are situated approximately 11 metres from my TT Sagecom FAST router, albeit there are a couple of internal walls to negotiate, one stud, one block and the house exterior wall/front door. I have a Cat 6 terminal approximately equidistant to router and EV/EV charger which I hoped to connect a second TT Sagecom router but hadn’t realised modem only/bridge mode wasn’t possible. Hence my interest in your ‘extender’ experience.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

KeithFrench — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:52:51 GMT

I can offer a lot of support on the FAST266however, you cannot use someone else's thread.

To get help, you must start your own thread. To create your own thread, go to the main page for the board in question & click the "Start a topic" button. Then please @mention me into that thread.

TalkTalk insists on one thread per problem per customer. Please note, TalkTalk makes the rules, not me.

Thanks.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

threefins — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:56:27 GMT

Hi @KeithFrench

Thank you for the guidance. I’ll go ahead and do that😊

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Shezil64 — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:17:58 GMT

Give them a call and tell them your WiFi doesn't reach all your rooms and they will send you one for free.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:12:33 GMT

Really sorry - just seen this! The 266 extender has made a massive difference compared with our previous powerline extender. The connection is much more stable and faster, with only very occasional/brief dropouts. It seems to be a much better solution for our particular house size and layout. So much so that I’d like to try and get another one to fill in the signal gaps in the extremities (we’re spread over four floors with the router at the BT master socket at ground floor level).

Based on our experiences, I would recommend this device.

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:17:45 GMT

Good morning,

Thanks for the update 🙂

Michelle

Re: Sagemcom F@st 266 Network WiFi Extender

lpowelllap — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:19:28 GMT

The Sagemcom FAST266 mesh extender has worked very well in our particular property spread over four floors, with the router at the master socket on the ground floor and the extender placed centrally on the second floor (through trial and error this has proved to be the best compromise with a single extender). Compared with our previous powerline extender it is a vast improvement!

The extremities of the network on the fourth floor can still be a little patchy - I was wondering how I could go about getting hold of another FAST266 to extend the mesh and reinforce the whole of our WiFi network across the whole property?