I've had exactly the same problem with our HH3 that only started recently too. Changing the wireless channel always fixes it back to 35Mbps+ which is pretty much the standard we've had since the start but by the next morning the speed is back down again to 2Mbps again. Wired is always fine.
Same here... seems that it's happening to a fair number of users and starting at the same time - hardware age or something that has changed in BT's backend? (not a pun or euphemism 🙂 )
If it's something BT are unable to fix other than the restarts, is there a way to schedule a daily restart of the hub so it can be configured to a time of least impact?
Please can someone help me. I spent an hour and a half on the phone to India last night. I could hardly understand what the guy was saying, he admitted that I probably knew more than him technically(!) but we just ended up going round and round in circles because his "Computer Said No".
I've got Infinity 2, with a Home Hub 3. FOr the last 2 or 3 years everything has been great. I get wired download speeds in excess of 60 Mbps and upload speed of 25 Mbps. Wifi has always been at least 40 Mbps / 20 Mbps or more. I have always run a speed check every week or so.
Recently I've been finding that the wifi speed gradually drops over a 6 to 8 hour period to less than 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. As soon as I connect a cable I get back up to 60 Mbps / 25 Mbps but when I pull the cable out, the wifi is right down again.
Nothing has changed in my house, I am using the same wireless equipment, no furniture has been moved and I have confimed with the neighbours either side that they haven't got any new equipment that could interfere.
As soon as I press the reset button on the HomeHub 3, I am back to 40 Mbps upload, 20 Mbps download, until it reduces again over the next few hours.
There is clearly nothing wrong with my line because I get a great speed on a wired connection. BT also ran a line check last night.
I have tried the following:
Unplugged both the HomeHub 3 and modem and left them unplugged for 24 hours.
Disabled BT Fon on the HomeHub.
Unplugged all network cables.
Changed the channels between automatic and all the recommended bands.
Disabled all my wifi equipment.
Plugged the kit into the the direct BT test socket.
Unplugged the phone.
Restored the HomeHub to factory settings.
But as soon as I turn on the hub and leave it for a few hours, even with all wifi equipment disconnected, the speed has dropped right down. I've tried connecting with iPad and a modern Dell laptop separately and always get the same result.
I am convinced that the problem has to be a fault with the HomeHub itself, I can't think of anything else that could be causing the problem, but because I am still getting a strong wired connection and because Wifi still works, albeit at a ridiculously slow speed, the BT guy in India tells me there is nothing he can do because his computer says that the HomeHub is working.
It's a case of "Computer Says No".
I've read a load of articles from people who had similar problems with the HomeHub 3 back in 2012, but it turned out to be a firmware issue, which BT resolved. My router is running the latest firmware.
Please someone, tell me that I am correct in saying that the fault must be with the HomeHub, or if not, please suggest what else I can do.
I've had bad support from large companies in the past but BT really are in a league of their own. I'm tearing my hair out and frankly can't face another night on the phone to India. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Thanks all
Chris
Keith, thanks for moving my recent post here. I hadn't found this thread and it's comforting to see that I'm not alone!
Has anyone had any luck in solving this yet? Unless there has been a firmware update recently, which does not appear to be the case, it really doesn't make much sense why we are all having these problems.
Does anyone have access to a HH4 or HH5 to see if it solves the problem? BT offered to upgrade me last night but it would have been chargeable and I don't really see why I should pay for something which appears to be a problem at their end!
Hi
I'm getting the same issue as described by others. In short:
There are only a few things I can put it down to at this stage:
I have not tried a full factory restore yet, but I’ll do that tonight.
The other, strange thing is that my office colleague also has Infinity. We live about a mile apart, so local, but outside of each other’s wireless range. We both had infinity installed at around the same time, and he is also having the same issues as me and others. He also has the HH3.
We’re going to do some trouble shooting together (we’re both programmers with some network experience) when we have some spare time, but currently it looks like a hardware / firmware issue. Excluding being able to repair the hardware, there is very little we can do if firmware. If it turns out to be external interference, again, very little we can do.
I'll keep you posted if we find anything useful.
There is a very clear trend developing here, which would seem to rule out local interference / signal conditions as the cause of the problem.
BT have now agreed to send me a replacement HomeHub. I am assuming it will still be a HH3, because they wanted to charge me for a HH4 or 5 upgrade! The new box should arrive within the next 5 or 6 working days and I'll report back as soon as I have received and tested it.
And to answer Doug2015's earlier question, I too am running Apple (iPhone 5 and IPAD 2) with the latest IOS, together with a modern Dell laptop, but my problems definitely started before the IOS upgrade, so I don't think that is likely to be the issue.
Chris
I switched my ipad off and the wfi still dropped so the iOS update was just coincedence.
BT have sent me a replacement hub. Thankfully it is a HH4. Hopefully this will keep me going!