Cable Forum - 1000M Gig1 service

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Originally Posted by rtho782 (Post 36049402)

Even if I used the Hub4 in Hub mode, I still wouldn't use more than 1Gbps as most of my usage would be from a single device at a time, be it Steam on my main PC or whatever is downloading on my unraid server. I guess for some, there will be multiple devices connected over separate ethernet ports without a switch inbetween each using a load of bandwidth but I'd bet that's pretty uncommon at home.

I don't think it's a case of 1-2 devices chugging lots of bandwidth, I think it's more a case of lots of devices all chugging a chunk of bandwidth and that adds up. Kids have ipads and stream netflix, scale that up to a family and there's definitely scope for a couple of hundred Mbit being used at a time, meaning whoever's doing the heavy downloading is probably not going to hit gigabit at peak anyway.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 36049412)

At the time LG sourced the Hub 4 hardware from Arris, there will have been limited options available for DOCSIS 3.1 kit. The same Hub is installed in all LG D3.1 deployments, it's not unique hardware to Virgin Media even if the black version is.

Arris have only recently introduced Wi-Fi 6 and 2.5Gig Ethernet hardware to their gateways as far as I know.

I remember looking on the Arris site when gig1 was launched and I couldn't even see any 2.5Gig kit. No doubt LG sourced this equipment well in advance, with certification, etc. on top.

It's still frustrating from my perspective, but I definitely get why they picked the device they did. I don't even really have much 2.5G+ equipment in my home so as much as I'm complaining, I'm not ready yet either.