Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

My brother just had virgin broadband installed and he got the SuperHub 2AC. So i guess new customers are getting them already.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Ahem, I'll have to retract this statement :blush:
But I can't talk about it ...... ;)

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Will just ask the people getting them as part of standard installs how things are going.

Some things change, the ntl love for secrecy which is part of VM not being one of them.

Pretty funny and absurd in this case.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

that sounds like backwards logic to me and surely it can't be true. I know VM like to push stuff out to keep up with the PR and competition but how can you release hardware to your customers when it hasn't been trialled yet? Does anyone know if it has got modem mode?

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

You talk as if the trials of the past have made a single ounce of difference to the final release. Look at the SH1, everything that was wrong with it was posted about and it still got released after the "successful" trial.

It's as though Virgin are just admitting that the trial is practically worthless.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

It is a Superhub 2 with a different wireless chip set. That is about it. It has modem mode, however it is a total waste of time getting one to put it in modem mode if you have an SH 2 already and probably the same applies for an SH 1 too.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

oh, I thought shub3 had 16 ds channels. I might be getting confused with the modem they are going to use when they crack on with docsis3.1

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

There are no DOCSIS 3.1 modems in production just test equipment, and DOCSIS 3.1 does away with channels.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

oh, well in that case I don't know what I was thinking then :)

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Pretty sure the SH3 does have 16 Channels? But this isn't the SH3.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

well spotted. I wondered what you was going on about for a sec but then I scrolled to the top of the page and saw shub2ac :doh:

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Instead of talking in riddles, anyone care to explain what is going on? From what I gather it is the following:

1. There is a new SHUB 2 with AC, purely a wireless chipset upgrade only.
2. There is a SHUB 3 with new cpu, tech which is the one being giving to trialists.
3. Something else

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Just 1, no 2.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

So nothing to worry about. Cheers.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Right. A new piece of kit needs to be WiFi certified.

A 16 channel modem would be restricted to a geographic area as to test it properly needs network changes as well.

Just enjoy people making out like they just started working for GCHQ. ;)