BT 500 vs 900 vs EE

[gg30340]

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@Kimberlinwrote:

@WSH 

So, just putting it out there, why exactly is it then that the almost 30 devices consistently connected via WiFi, there’s never a problem with connection? Maybe it’s my environmental conditions or a superior router 🤷‍♂️

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Snap! I have almost the same number of devices connected and I have never had a problem with my router which just happens to be a Smarthub2. I guess that must make it a superior router!

[Kodikid]

I initially thought who the hell has 30 wifi devices 

Then I did a head count and realised I have 26....shame

PS 

The cable solution is just silly...how would that work in the garden?

[Kimberlin]

@gg30340 Ahhh, yeah, but you can’t alter your DNS server settings at router level nor do you have WiFI6 or have WPA3 level security, but, you aren’t bothered by any of that so yes, your router is in fact superior in your environment 👍

[gg30340]

@Kodikid 

Obviously wifi has its place where it is not practical to have a wired connection but where it is possible to have a wired connection the wired connection will outperform a wireless connection.

You can for the likes of a garden or outhouse have a hybrid connection such as wired to an ethernet box and then  a Wireless Access Point (WAP)  or in the case of the garden wired to an outside WAP. This would extend the distance that a good strong wifi connection can be made thanks to the Ethernet cable doing most of the work.  

[gg30340]

@Kimberlin 

Ever since dial up days I have had an Internet connection and I have never had the need to change my DNS server settings at a router level and I get sufficient speeds etc from my wifi. In my opinion it is really only worth using WPA3 if your router already offers it.

It is certainly not worth spending extra money just to get WPA3 and in particular if the devices that you are connecting to it, which at this time may be the majority do not support WPA3 but each to their own.

[WSH]

For the benefit of @Kodikid, the between the lines with imjolly's post:

Allison Kirkby, has now “shelved” the original re-branding strategy “amid concerns that dropping the historic brand risked alienating older customers” 

is that whereas younger customers are daft enough to sit still for us bumping them over to EE, old customers have the time, savvy and experience to shop around when we try it on, in which case we'll lose them to another ISP. 

[Kodikid]

Oh dear you're not actually supposed to label senior/ mature people as "old"

[Kimberlin]

Yes, the WiFi devices can certainly add up. Me and 'er indoors both have iPads, iPhones, we've two desktop PC's, 2 laptops, washing machine, dishwasher, security cameras, wireless thermostats, media speakers, the list goes on.

[TimCurtis]

@Kodikid 

If you're in that category as I am and so are quite a few others here then I think it's quite OK to use the terms "old" , "decrepit" etc

[Kodikid]

Are you talking about the smart hub 2?