Coaxial modem or modem-router to replace Superhub?

Akagi · 16 Sep 2014 at 17:02

Are there any available? I am fed up with this awful thing. I remember looking before, but I failed to find anything.

I also read that even if I did find one, it might not work with my VM internet link?

I have a perfectly good router which has been sitting in its box doing nothing because the SuperHub will not play ball with it in modem-only mode. (the router worked fine when we had a regular modem, and it should be compatible...)

I even requested that the Superhub gets taken away and replaced with a Superhub 2, but Virgin were really awkward about it and insisted that they try and repair the old one first, so a guy came, did nothing, claimed it was fine, and left.

Awesome...

Akagi · 16 Sep 2014 at 17:16

It did work to a certain extent, but the network would be deathly slow and it would keep dropping out completely. It works fine when just using the Hub.

I'm not sure of the exact model. It looks identical to this from the front, but I think it has a USB port on the back...
http://uk.tp-link.com/products/details/?categoryid=238&model=TL-WR941ND

After some googling, it looks like it is the V1 of this router...
http://uk.tp-link.com/products/details/?categoryid=238&model=TL-WR1043ND

Which confusingly, looks like the one in the first link, as seen here... http://steventan.org/blog/it/hardware/tp-link-tl_wr1043nd-300mbps-wireless-n-router/

Akagi · 16 Sep 2014 at 23:48

Yes it was in modem mode, and it was slow/unreliable/kept completely dropping out no matter how I was connected. Wired or wirelessly.

Akagi · 17 Sep 2014 at 11:15

No, I put the SuperHub in modem-only mode, plugged my TP-Link router into the LAN port, and connected to the TP-Link router wirelessly and/or via Eth.

I do have a basic understanding of how home networks work, I just made this thread in the hope that I could replace the weak link. That stupid, useless, cheapo hub.

I'll go back to the Virginmedia forums and try and persuade Virgin to give me a Superhub 2 I guess.

If I buy one on eBay (I know the people aren't even meant to be selling them as they belong to Virgin.........) there isn't any reason why it wouldn't work is there?