Location of Homehub 5 with BT infinity

mpj88

mpj88

mpj88

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Hi all,

We're considering getting a BT infinity package as its now in our area. However, my concern is the location we have to have the home hub 5.

The master BT point is currently downstairs at the front of the house in the living room. We have an extension line running up to the study (at the back of house, upstairs). Here I have my gaming PC, another PC and my NAS hard-wired to the router.

Am I correct in assuming if we get inifinity it will be optical up to the master socket where there will be a new faceplate with a connection to connect to an openreach modem. This will then connect with an Ethernet cable to the Homehub? Like this:

*** Don't hotlink images please *** Will Gill

If so I would have to run an Ethernet cable from my living room to the study from either the homehub to a switch or from the modem to the homehub?

This is a bit of a set back as all the current cables are embedded in walls/under carpets etc. I don't want a cat 6 cable tacked around the house. I don't want the NAS whirring away in the living room etc and prefer to be hard-wired to my gaming PC.

I cant be the only one who's come across this problem. Anyone else had similar issues?
 
Powerline adapters will solve this issue. Site the homehub wherever the socket is, connect that to a powerline adapter and feed through the mains to a switch in the study.

The latest home hub has the modem integrated by the way, so you wont receive a separate modem as per that picture.
 
Yes, this was an idea I had. We already have a powerline kit. Wasn't sure what the reliability of these was like. It currently only feeds a smart TV. Are they likely to drop packets etc?

I was going to set it up like this with the current router and see how it works.
 
Does anyone know a good piece of software I can run to compare performance at the router and then after the powerline kit?
 
Yes, I've read they'll install up to 30m from the master socket.

I just don't like the idea of the quality of the work with an engineer fitting that in a morning! If going that route I'd rather fit a cable myself neatly through the house.
 
You can still request a white modem, even if you're getting a Home Hub 5. I would recommend getting one to give you more options in the future.
 
So I setup as described above. Router connected to master socket, powerline adapter to network switch upstairs in study.

Using a laptop connected directly to the router i get 18Mb download and 27ms ping.

Same laptop connected to switch upstairs I get 18Mb download still but 40ms ping.

Will have to try a throughput test copying some files to see what the powerline adapters can do.
 
mpj88 said:
Am I correct in assuming if we get inifinity it will be optical up to the master socket...
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Being pedantic, no, it's a VDSL connection; only fibre involved is up to local cabinet ;):p

As others have said though, powerline is the easiest option although as you've found out it'll introduce latency into the connection. Best solution would be a few runs of CAT5/6 to the HH5 location or extend the telephone socket (although potentially this might affect sync rates).
 
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I didn't realise it HAD to be to the master socket....

Gonna be interesting now I have my HomeHub5 as the master socket is the wrong side of my front door without a local power socket!
 
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