Virgin Super Hub replacement

scorchedbee · 3 Oct 2015 at 11:18

My virgin broadband went to 200MBPS today and ive no issues with virgin at all... other than this super hub, the signal distance is terrible. I have the hub in my room upstairs with my pc and another pc downstairs. The downstairs pc connects via 5g wireless but only transfers at 100MBPS on speedtest my upstairs cabled gets 201mbps and if i move my TV pc upstairs in the same room i get 201MBPS wirelessly? Surley in the room below it should get a stronger connection than that?

Also my phones (samsung s6 and iphone 6s plus) lose signal around the house, i dont live in a huge mansion just an average semi-detached.

My question is, am i asking too much from my wireless or can someone point me in the direction of a hub that will help my distance/speed issue?

is something like this
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-264-NG&tool=3
what i would need to be looking at?

Robzere31 · 3 Oct 2015 at 11:52

I put my SH1 into modem only mode & bought a separate router. Much better wireless signal both in terms of strength & speed.

gareth170 · 3 Oct 2015 at 12:13

scorchedbee said:
My question is, am i asking too much from my wireless or can someone point me in the direction of a hub that will help my distance/speed issue?

is something like this
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-264-NG&tool=3
what i would need to be looking at?

that won't work with virgin media.. because virgin media isn't VDSL/ADSL it's cable. you can't buy a cable modem/router hub for virgin media

you have to use your superhub in modem mode + a separate router

you need something like this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-085-AS&groupid=46&catid=1596

scorchedbee · 3 Oct 2015 at 12:40

well i didn't know that!

thanks a lot! Ill have a look at how to set it to modem only and use a seperate box, maybe easier in long run wiring it up down outside of the house and having a switch under my tv unit!

foster grant · 3 Oct 2015 at 13:49

Yeah I use an ASUS n56u Router for my Virgin internet ( Wireless ( Tablets) and Ethernet ( PCs ) and have the super hub set in modem mode

scorchedbee · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:22

well virgin engineer coming tommorow to move the superhub downstairs and ill be running a ethernet cable up the side of the house. less wireless and hopefully downstairs will get better signal then!

smilertoo · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:43

It says in the superhub manual that 5ghz doesnt travel as well, Ive stuck with 2.4ghz but even that gives a pretty weak signal downstairs.

scorchedbee · 13 Oct 2015 at 16:26

yeah the signal seems crap to me, so having it behind tv so can ethernet port my gaming pc, ps4 and tivo box.

Raelgun · 13 Oct 2015 at 16:45

Just a quick question for those people using an additional hub to the SH, when in modem mode, is the port used still only 100 mb/s? or will it throttle whatever speed from the third party router into that modem only port.

OCZxFTW · 13 Oct 2015 at 17:00

Raelgun said:
Just a quick question for those people using an additional hub to the SH, when in modem mode, is the port used still only 100 mb/s? or will it throttle whatever speed from the third party router into that modem only port.

All the ports run up to gigabit so as long as the router you are going to use has gigabit ports it will run at a full gigabit connection between the superhub and the 3rd party router.