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Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:20:14 GMT

Anyone got the new hub yet?

Re: Smart hub 3

gg30340 — Wed, 06 May 2026 08:16:59 GMT

Yes.

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 08:44:53 GMT

I didn't think it would take long, but someone is already advertising a brand new domestic Smart Hub 3 on eBay for just over £80.

Makes you wonder where they are coming from. I mean, literally, how does that even happen?

Re: Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:11:14 GMT

That’s ridiculous

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:26:23 GMT

@Bishopjoshua10 What's ridiculous? The price or the fact that brand new released version of the latest BT domestic hub has already made it to eBay? 😂

Re: Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:32:47 GMT

Both!!!!! Hah

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:35:29 GMT

@Bishopjoshua10 I agree, especially as you can buy arguably a better EE WiFi 7 router for less than half that price on the same buying platform.

Re: Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:40:43 GMT

But like how has someone already got it, and put it on eBay

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:48:37 GMT

I think I'm more surprised that @Kodikid hasn't popped up and jumped all over this 🤣

Re: Smart hub 3

licquorice — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:15:16 GMT

@Bishopjoshua10wrote:
Anyone got the new hub yet?

Yes

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:22:01 GMT

@Bishopjoshua10 Perhaps the question you should have asked is, as perhaps an existing customer, how did you get a brand new just released Smart Hub 3so quickly?

One word answers of 'Yes' don't exactly incite much interest for those of you who are interested in how it performs against the beloved SH2.

Re: Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:29:27 GMT

And?

Re: Smart hub 3

licquorice — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:59:54 GMT

As with all things, there's good and bad.

Good: It is WiFi 6 with WPA3 and has a guest WiFi facility.

Extremely bad: DSL connection speed is shown but not noise margin. One without the other is pointless.

The WiFi password is mandated to be 16 characters in length.

Re: Smart hub 3

gg30340 — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:12:29 GMT

As per @licquorice post plus like SH2 the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz can not be split.

You can not change the device name of any of the devices connected to it or if you can I have not found out how to do it either on the MyBT app or management page using the web interface.

The 5ghz chanel is fixed by Smart Wifi and unlike the 2.4Ghz channel which can be changed it can not be selected by the user.

Other than that it appears fine but nothing to get excited about.

Re: Smart hub 3

Kimberlin — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:29:29 GMT

Post deleted.

Re: Smart hub 3

Bishopjoshua10 — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:46:36 GMT

So how did you get one?

new customer, existing, upgrade?

Re: Smart hub 3

licquorice — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:49:55 GMT

As CLs on the forum in order to be able to answer user's queries.

Re: Smart hub 3

Kodikid — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:03:49 GMT

Wonder if plusnet will change over to wifi 6 as well

Re: Smart hub 3

WSH — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:03:29 GMT

@licquorice @gg30340

Interesting points.

To be honest, I’m wondering if the long-term answer to my problems with the new Draytek, (that despite a lot of back and forth, they have still not pin-pointed), is to dump DV and go to a separate VoIP connection, hence dumping BT kit altogether.

The points you’ve mentioned have only strengthened that view.

Re: Smart hub 3

VeteranISPUser — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:44:28 GMT

@Kodikidwrote:
Wonder if plusnet will change over to wifi 6 as well

In this day and age, the minimum should be 6E. Around 20% of my devices connect to the 6GHz band. Mind you my WiFi Analyser shows I am the only one on the 6GHz band in my neighbourhood and I hope it keeps that way 🙈