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I’ve been having issues with things dropping in and out with the hub4 and as I am on a gig, putting in modem mode and running to something else was always going to be on the cards however they could see an issue and decided to send me a hub5.
Most of the trip out issues are gone although that’s likely due to me changing the SSID on the 2.4ghz to _2 and then routing all the low bandwidth items that are randomly fixed around the home and then leaving everything else for the original SSID to connect to.
That has its own drawbacks in that the signal doesn’t reach as far now as it did on the 2.4 channel but those “plume” pods seem to have sorted that.
It isn’t as good as going with a nice new mesh system that’s for sure but it’ll do. I now have a 2.5gb port that I can connect to my switch and subsequently connect a 2.5gb NAS to so it’s worked out favourably in the end.
Compatibility with some older probs does seem a little more hit and miss on the hub5 I am finding though… a mesh system may still very well end up getting purchased in time it seems.
Most of the trip out issues are gone although that’s likely due to me changing the SSID on the 2.4ghz to _2 and then routing all the low bandwidth items that are randomly fixed around the home and then leaving everything else for the original SSID to connect to.
That has its own drawbacks in that the signal doesn’t reach as far now as it did on the 2.4 channel but those “plume” pods seem to have sorted that.
It isn’t as good as going with a nice new mesh system that’s for sure but it’ll do. I now have a 2.5gb port that I can connect to my switch and subsequently connect a 2.5gb NAS to so it’s worked out favourably in the end.
Compatibility with some older probs does seem a little more hit and miss on the hub5 I am finding though… a mesh system may still very well end up getting purchased in time it seems.
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SuperHub 5 just arrived!
Need to find a 2.5G router to go with it now!
Need to find a 2.5G router to go with it now!
Mine arrive this morning, will get it installed over the weekend
In the same way that moving downstream to DOCSIS 3.1 required physical changes eg when they rolled out Gig1, so did the upstream, they just chose not to do them at the same time and now each region has/is seeing that happen now.Bit more about it here - https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.p...uk-customers-start-seeing-faster-uploads.html
They did some planned maintenance work in the area earlier this week (caused an hour of downtime) and wonder if it was to allow the extra upstream channels. They said it was 'to add new features' or somethingGoing by the Hub5 mine has 5 but I don't remember how many it had before?
The work for enabling upstream of 3.1 happened a few months ago which is why I wondered if this work was something about adding more channels into 3.1 upstream or maybe some of the other behind the scenes work they're doing on the network. I remember a while ago a news article about some backend hardware being simplified? I can't find the details of it now
Virgin are presumably balancing the act of overlaying their network with fibre, with doing enough work to stop their current HFC stuff collapsing into a flaming bin. It does seem a waste of resources to be doing work out in the access network on the coax network now though. If an area is congested surely the effort is better spent pulling in fibre.
If by months ago, you mean they were 100% still doing it in at least September and I believe it’s still ongoing in other regions, then yes. The simplification you speak of is totally unrelated, though with the move to RFoG expect more of that. For example new voice services are generally provisioned with VoIP rather than PSTN unless a specific reason exists not to, and you have likely read about the launch of Stream which is another step in the move to IPTV.The work for enabling upstream of 3.1 happened a few months ago which is why I wondered if this work was something about adding more channels into 3.1 upstream or maybe some of the other behind the scenes work they're doing on the network. I remember a while ago a news article about some backend hardware being simplified? I can't find the details of it now
I just bought a £29 network card online always hits full speed connection stable as hell.
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My laptop has a 2.5G LAN adapter built in - I plugged I'm directly to the 2.5G port on the SuperHub and got the full 1.1G.
I'm back on my Asus kit now in Modem Mode but it's getting ready for an upgrade. Thinking of building my own top Topton style 2.5G router with Ubiquiti APs for the wireless.
I'm back on my Asus kit now in Modem Mode but it's getting ready for an upgrade. Thinking of building my own top Topton style 2.5G router with Ubiquiti APs for the wireless.
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2. (waiting for reply)
3. 80.3.67.666 0 368 9.7 9.2 3.0 2.9 38.6 20.6
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8. 129.250.66.101 1 367 21.3 21.1 4.5 2.8 36.6 48.9
9. 129.250.3.214 145 223 14.7 13.3 2.2 5.2 310. 36.5
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11. 192.80.16.146 0 368 12.9 12.6 0.1 2.1 33.3 28.3
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13. 80.249.97.90 0 368 12.5 12.4 0.7 1.1 11.8 8.7
14. 80.249.99.666 0 368 13.3 13.2 0.9 1.2 16.1 21.9Seem to have shaved a little bit off, I also note no errors on this box.
They must be putting the prices up soon!
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You know the mods aren’t stupid, they know you mean Amazon. Just say competitor.
I went with the Asus GT-AX6000 for the dual 2.5G ports. Managed to get it during Prime day for £239
The more crazy-looking antennas, the better, right?
Could be bright pink with dildos for antennas for all I care, been solid thus far.
Yeah, I was expecting to see a boost to our upload
If you read through the linked article, it does mention that upload speeds may well be increasing across the board, so there's hope.
ISP Virgin Media O2 UK to Boost Some Home Broadband Speeds
New and existing customers on some of Virgin Media's (VMO2) home broadband packages look set to see a small speed boost (both downloads and uploads) from 1st N
www.ispreview.co.uk
"Virgin Media appears to be laying the groundwork for a wider improvement in upload speeds, so it’s likely that other packages may also benefit in the not-too-distant future. Officially speaking, VMO2 aren’t saying anything, but we won’t have long to wait before the full details are known."
Also, a more recent article: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.p...uk-customers-start-seeing-faster-uploads.html
Good luck with that. Better off building one tbh.
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Haha see my 2nd reply....thinking of an N5105 box!If you read through the linked article, it does mention that upload speeds may well be increasing across the board, so there's hope.
ISP Virgin Media O2 UK to Boost Some Home Broadband Speeds
New and existing customers on some of Virgin Media's (VMO2) home broadband packages look set to see a small speed boost (both downloads and uploads) from 1st N
"Virgin Media appears to be laying the groundwork for a wider improvement in upload speeds, so it’s likely that other packages may also benefit in the not-too-distant future. Officially speaking, VMO2 aren’t saying anything, but we won’t have long to wait before the full details are known."
Also, a more recent article: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.p...uk-customers-start-seeing-faster-uploads.html
Good luck with that. Better off building one tbh.