BT Smart Hub 2

[WSH]

You have to remember that people that have not worked in the industry have no idea how these things operate and don’t understand that Wi-Fi is a completely different technology to ethernet.  The one does not depend on the other, just as the tyres and engine on a car both affect performance/fuel consumption but are not related in any way.

As I’ve said before, Wi-Fi is naff, it’s always been naff and it always will be naff relative to wires.  If you want a performance network, put cables in.  No reason why that should be intrusive or untidy if it’s done properly.

Of course, the real irony here is that Wi-Fi 6 and 7 are already out of date.   I’m waiting for 802.11bn, (Wi-Fi 8), which is already under development.  I'm sure that will fix everything.

[Kodikid]

Exactly 

What would a solid oak dining table do that a MDF table can't?

[WSH]

@Kodikid   Succumb to woodworm.

[Kodikid]

That's not funny

The planet is dying because of global worming 

[WSH]

Oh, the planet will survive, as it has done for millions of years.  It's us that are dying due to global worming.

At least it will stop people worrying about how out of date the SH2 is.

[gg30340]

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@Kodikidwrote:

That's not funny

The planet is dying because of global worming 

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I see what you did there 😄

[pddco]

@gg30340  Re post 7, I understand that WiFi 8 will be addressing performance and coverage rather than outright speed. So maybe folks should wait until that’s released… Just kidding of course. 

[gg30340]

@pddco 

I think it used to be called "chasing rainbows" but now it might be called "chasing the hype".

[Quesada]

Hi @Kimberlin 

Apologies for not making myself clear. Having experienced connectivity issues for 30 months, since upgrading to Full Fibre, l have only recently discovered how dated the BT Smart Hubs capabilities are. As my own Hub has already been replaced 3 times, albeit with refurbished product, l’m wondering if upgrading to the more modern EE Router, might finally resolve the connectivity issue.
I did approach EE earlier this year and at that time, my understanding was that as the two companies remain separate, l would have to wait until my current BT contract expires, before joining them as a new Broadband customer. However and intriguingly, it was also implied that as l am already in possession of the BT Smart Hub, l would not necessarily be entitled to their own more modern router.
Believe it or not, as l didn’t find out until this week, via this platform, that BT have shelved plans to migrate to EE, l am now even more confused. 
Obtaining an EE router would appear to be the way forward, but l can’t help but feel that l shouldn’t have to bear the cost. The bottom line is that that as BT have effectively sat on their hands for the last 30 months, l have effectively been paying over the odds, for a service that is proven to have been defective.

[iniltous]

Your argument is completely invalidated by the millions of customers that use a SH2 over FTTC and FTTP  with no difficulties whatsoever, if BT SH2’s are  defective as you claim, how can that be the case ? , if it’s the underlying service that’s defective how will a EE router mitigate that ?, and in what way does any of your baseless claims account for you ‘paying over the odds ‘ ?

If you want an EE router , expecting a transformative experience, they are readily available and not particularly expensive, if you don’t want even that inexpensive option, either migrate (although that may involve early termination charges ) or wait until you can migrate when your minimum term expires ….