Superhub : Super hub 2 v's Superhub 3 for Wi-fi

[Mike]

Hi all

Due to on going Wi-Fi issues Virgin Media have offered me a new super hub 3 to try and improve things (although I had to take out a 12 month contract) !

In people's option is the super hub 3 an improvement on 2 in terms of Wi-Fi signals ?

Thanks for your time

Regards

Mike

[Kushan]

Not as far as I can see

Having said that, Wifi issues aren't really Virgin's responsibility, beyond a hardware fault with the hub. If you're having issues, it's going to be caused by local congestion or interference, neither of which will magically vanish if you get a SH3.

Your best bet would be to bite the bullet and purchase your own Wifi Router, put your hub into Modem mode and be done with it.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Kushan

Not as far as I can see

Having said that, Wifi issues aren't really Virgin's responsibility, beyond a hardware fault with the hub. If you're having issues, it's going to be caused by local congestion or interference, neither of which will magically vanish if you get a SH3.

Your best bet would be to bite the bullet and purchase your own Wifi Router, put your hub into Modem mode and be done with it.

I am thinking that maybe the way to go (just need to get myself a suitable router ???)

Thanks for the advice

Mike

[Gavin78]

I'm lucky with my hub 3 the wifi is pretty good apart from the bathroom which is the furthest point away

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by Kushan

Not as far as I can see

Having said that, Wifi issues aren't really Virgin's responsibility, beyond a hardware fault with the hub. If you're having issues, it's going to be caused by local congestion or interference, neither of which will magically vanish if you get a SH3.

Your best bet would be to bite the bullet and purchase your own Wifi Router, put your hub into Modem mode and be done with it.

Wi-fi in the hubs have been the very definition of a hardware fault, everybody who can afford a decent router does.
Mate, I have had the SH2 and the SH3 and they are the best cable modems on the market for 200mb

[ozsat]

I found here that I could get the range on the SH3 that I had on the SH2ac.

The SH3 was even replaced but still the same range as the old one.

I may have been I had a good SH2ac.

I opted to use my own Netgear router in the end which was better than both.

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Wi-fi in the hubs have been the very definition of a hardware fault, everybody who can afford a decent router does.

Poor performance doesn't mean it's a fault with the hardware, it means the design is bad (or cheap). If you buy a cheap router, you'll get similar (or worse) performance. Unfortunately, you very often get what you pay for with this tech.