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Mad Max 06-10-2017 15:36

SHUB3
 
Hi guys, quick question, can the SHUB 3 be connected to a power strip, or does it have to be powered directly from the wall socket?


Thanks

RobboEdin 06-10-2017 16:13

Re: SHUB3
 
Power strip is OK for Hub 3.0. It's only powerlines that may have issues with power strips, especially if they have surge protection.

Mad Max 06-10-2017 16:30

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35919268)
Power strip is OK for Hub 3.0. It's only powerlines that may have issues with power strips, especially if they have surge protection.

Thanks mate, so unplugging the Hub 3 from the power source wont affect any settings, in other words, is it just a case of powering it up again and leaving it to set itself up, and all the V6 boxes etc will work as previously installed?


Thanks.

RobboEdin 06-10-2017 19:16

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35919270)
Thanks mate, so unplugging the Hub 3 from the power source wont affect any settings, in other words, is it just a case of powering it up again and leaving it to set itself up, and all the V6 boxes etc will work as previously installed?


Thanks.

You can certainly power off the Hub 3.0 and move it to a different socket and all will be the same as before.

Mad Max 06-10-2017 19:35

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35919287)
You can certainly power off the Hub 3.0 and move it to a different socket and all will be the same as before.

Cheers for that......:)

Mad Max 25-10-2017 18:35

Re: SHUB3
 
Only had SHUB 3 a few weeks now, but I'm finding that the WiFi signal isn't as good as when I had the SHUB 2, it comes and goes, can anyone help or shed any light on what may be wrong?


Thx.

Mad Max 26-10-2017 00:36

Re: SHUB3
 
Nobody??

Kushan 26-10-2017 13:35

Re: SHUB3
 
As mentioned in your PM to me (you really should give people more time to respond :P), my advice if you're having wireless issues with any of the hubs is to just buy your own router.

Mad Max 26-10-2017 15:13

Re: SHUB3
 
Cheers for that, appreciate the replies.....

Paul 26-10-2017 20:47

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35921855)
Nobody??

Patience ?

General Maximus 26-10-2017 21:08

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35921855)
Nobody??

As Kush said, if you want a router which performs flawlessly without any wireless issues, dns issues, random reboots etc etc then you need to buy a proper router because freebies don't cut it. I used to endorse Linksys but they have gone down hill over the last couple of years and Asus is now the bees knees. Something like this would be a great start. It has been a while since we had a thread like this so I'll say this for the benefit of everyone reading. Lots and lots of forum users ask for help with the shub and/or advice on buying a new router but I would say only ~15% follow through with it. After all, who wants to spend ~£85 on a piece of equipment which you think you can get for free? The problem is that free stuff isn't the best, it is made on the cheap, poorly tested and never works properly.

Shubs are "okay" for the average user but with everyone having multiple wired and wireless devices spread throughout their houses these days you need something which can handle the load and deliver the kind of performance you expect. Companies like Asus make routers which are £100+ for a reason. Myself and Kush have got Asus routers, we set them up, configure our settings and just leave them there. They always work 100% and I never have a need to access the gui because something is "playing up" or because there might a problem. I download a tonne of stuff, I play fps and host games, I stream a lot of content from servers across the network to TV's, I have two networks printers, many laptops/phones/tablets and everything works perfectly all the time because I chose to invest in the most critical component which creates and manages the network and that is the router.

jobbie8 26-10-2017 21:12

Re: SHUB3
 
I was on the trail for SuperHub 3, it was white at the time. Because of issues with Chormecast I was switched back to the SuperHub 2ac.

I've received an email offering me a new SH3 free of charge, the wifi on 2ac is great in my home, unsure if I should take up the offer?

I still have the white SH3 in a cupboard.

General Maximus 26-10-2017 21:38

Re: SHUB3
 
Only if you need the speed (download throughput) or are suffering from congestion issues. The biggest advantage of the shub3 (and the only one i can think of anyway) is the fact that it can use 24 downstream channels vs the 8 the shubs 1 and 2 can use. I have never had any speed issues and would have been quite happy staying with the shub2 however when i upgraded to 350mbits i had to have the shub 3 so i could use the 20 channels which are currently available to me. Trying do it with 8 would have meant i would have needed all 8 channels just for me.

Mad Max 26-10-2017 21:45

Re: SHUB3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by General Maximus (Post 35921990)
As Kush said, if you want a router which performs flawlessly without any wireless issues, dns issues, random reboots etc etc then you need to buy a proper router because freebies don't cut it. I used to endorse Linksys but they have gone down hill over the last couple of years and Asus is now the bees knees. Something like this would be a great start. It has been a while since we had a thread like this so I'll say this for the benefit of everyone reading. Lots and lots of forum users ask for help with the shub and/or advice on buying a new router but I would say only ~15% follow through with it. After all, who wants to spend ~£85 on a piece of equipment which you think you can get for free? The problem is that free stuff isn't the best, it is made on the cheap, poorly tested and never works properly.

Shubs are "okay" for the average user but with everyone having multiple wired and wireless devices spread throughout their houses these days you need something which can handle the load and deliver the kind of performance you expect. Companies like Asus make routers which are £100+ for a reason. Myself and Kush have got Asus routers, we set them up, configure our settings and just leave them there. They always work 100% and I never have a need to access the gui because something is "playing up" or because there might a problem. I download a tonne of stuff, I play fps and host games, I stream a lot of content from servers across the network to TV's, I have two networks printers, many laptops/phones/tablets and everything works perfectly all the time because I chose to invest in the most critical component which creates and manages the network and that is the router.

Thanks very much for that, and I apologise for being so impatient! I'm no expert on anything like this, far from it actually, and I appreciate any advice given, I have been reading about homeplugs and how they improve your WiFi signal, in your opinion is this an acceptable method to increase the signal in areas of the house which are quite far from the SHUB 3 that have a weak signal? Are they a cheaper option than a router with the same results?


Thx

General Maximus 26-10-2017 23:48

Re: SHUB3
 
It's a bit of a 50/50 tbh. I would personally take the view of killing two birds with one stone and go with buying a proper router. In addition to better wireless performance you are going to benefit in many other areas as well. That being said, if you live in a ginormous house one router/access point might not cut and this is where the homeplugs come in. They can "potentially" offer better speeds because they'll be closer to the devices they are serving but it may also backfire on you big time. Because they run over your electrical circuit the signal is prone to interference and other problems and sometimes the plugs randomly lose their connection etc and it can make troubleshooting any wireless connectivity issues with a client (e.g. your laptop) a pain in the ass.

I would personally buy a proper router (which won't be much more expensive than a set of homeplugs) and try it in the location where the shub is. If you don't think the wireless performance is good enough then you can always get some flat cat5e to run under the carpet downstairs/to another room so you can reposition the router to a more centralised location for optimal wireless connectivity.


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