Best router to replace a fibre BT Home Hub 5?

Simon Belmont · 20 Jul 2015 at 19:07

Not a fan of the BT home hub 5.

ChrisD. · 20 Jul 2015 at 19:18

Budget?
What features are you looking for?

Simon Belmont · 20 Jul 2015 at 20:42

S2KIP said:
Budget?
What features are you looking for?

I have BT home Hub 5 fibre with 75 mg speed. Want better wifi. The BT hub is crap. I have to use extenders. Just want a over all better router with good wifi range and good support.

£200

I hear the NETGEAR D7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Simultaneous Dual-Band VDSL/ADSL2+ WiFi Router is really good. Getting nearly 5 stars in a few reviews.

ChrisD. · 20 Jul 2015 at 20:50

Not too sure, I use the RT-N66U myself, never had an issue. Not sure if the D7000 can do the modem bit so look for a HG612 on eBay.

Simon Belmont · 21 Jul 2015 at 11:18

S2KIP said:
Not too sure, I use the RT-N66U myself, never had an issue. Not sure if the D7000 can do the modem bit so look for a HG612 on eBay.

Don't know much about routers or modems.

I have a BT Home Hub 5 on my desk with a white box until underneath my desk? So the HomeHub 5 is the router and the white box under my desk is the modem? Is that right?

So I guess all I would need is a good router right???

ChrisD. · 21 Jul 2015 at 18:41

What's on the white box? Is it cabled to the HH5? I was under the impression the HH5 can do the modem bit so it's strange if you have a modem still, but a bonus if you do as you could easily upgrade to an RT-N66U.

Simon Belmont · 21 Jul 2015 at 21:08

S2KIP said:
What's on the white box? Is it cabled to the HH5? I was under the impression the HH5 can do the modem bit so it's strange if you have a modem still, but a bonus if you do as you could easily upgrade to an RT-N66U.

A few pictures

http://postimg.org/image/479q4tebr/

http://postimg.org/image/6zurhe6pv

zophiel · 21 Jul 2015 at 22:06

S2KIP said:
Not too sure, I use the RT-N66U myself, never had an issue. Not sure if the D7000 can do the modem bit so look for a HG612 on eBay.

The D7000 is a modem/router

and compared to the hh5 is has no problems.

Only had our for the day but so far its stable and have had no problems with the wifi connection going through 3 floors etc.

Orcvader · 21 Jul 2015 at 22:55

Well that's odd, I thought the HH5 was also a VDSL modem as well, removing the need for the white modem.

Oh well, that just opens far more choices for you. Either the Netgear Nighthawk routers or Asus RT-AC routers will do just fine with that high budget. I would be more tempted to go router only, and use it with the BT white modem, it seems to be the most stable for fibre broadband.

I'm currently using the Asus RT-AC68U, and it's been rock solid with very good wifi range. Not sure how it compares with the HH5, but compared to the HH3 I had before, it's a lot better

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TheVoice · 22 Jul 2015 at 00:08

Orcvader said:
Well that's odd, I thought the HH5 was also a VDSL modem as well, removing the need for the white modem.

It is, they don't supply the modem separately now.

Simon Belmont · 22 Jul 2015 at 07:09

TheVoice said:
It is, they don't supply the modem separately now.

What do they give you now then?

ChrisD. · 22 Jul 2015 at 07:58

Just the HH5.

Simon Belmont · 22 Jul 2015 at 09:54

S2KIP said:
Just the HH5.

Do I even need the white box modem? Would like to get something newer and hopefully without the white box.

Christmas themed thank · 22 Jul 2015 at 10:00

The "white box" (if it is the Huawei HG612) is one of the best modems available. It has extensive community support (G.INP is fully supported for instance).

Avoid NETGEAR routers. They're always distinctly average.

Simon Belmont · 22 Jul 2015 at 11:02

AlecR said:
The "white box" (if it is the Huawei HG612) is one of the best modems available. It has extensive community support (G.INP is fully supported for instance).

Avoid NETGEAR routers. They're always distinctly average.

Which router would you get then?

Kiyoshi · 22 Jul 2015 at 11:23

We had the BT HH3 and white box (pictured), we acquired a HH5 but we're still using the white box too.

Christmas themed thank · 22 Jul 2015 at 11:23

Simon Belmont said:
Which router would you get then?

ASUS make good routers in my experience.

Simon Belmont · 22 Jul 2015 at 11:39

Kiyoshi said:
We had the BT HH3 and white box (pictured), we acquired a HH5 but we're still using the white box too.

Me also. When fibre was first installed I had home hub 3 then bought a hub 5 on the net, but still use white boxed modem. The wifi is awful on my home hub 5. I use extender to get better wifi cover around the house. Really want a better router. Wished BT would update there router? Home Hub 6?

Maundie · 24 Jul 2015 at 15:49

Kiyoshi said:
We had the BT HH3 and white box (pictured), we acquired a HH5 but we're still using the white box too.

You can do away with the modem if you configure your HH5 modem to your Infinity account (BT do this for you and then ship it to you when you buy the HH5 from them).

Raven8472 · 24 Jul 2015 at 18:09

OpenReach (HG612) white modem and a Asus RT-AC66 (with Merlin firmware).

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