Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

I'm not aware of any of the official guidance with any of the broadband kit issued by VM is to contact the OEM (excluding software services). Virgin Media fully support the SuperHubs within their defined functions. In fact Virgin Media have brought a lot of the 3rd party device support into the main tech support centres, where it used to be part of the Digital Home Support service.

Saying that, there is alway a focus to reduce those calls that aren't needed, but only where that information can be provided more efficiently via other channels, such as online help, chat, or forums. Where people need to speak to Virgin Media, they'll always be able to do so.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

"anticipated to feature the latest 802.11ac spec with support for wireless local network (WLAN) speeds of up to 1300Mbps."

"NetGear C6250 Specification Physical Interfaces
Wi-Fi – AC1600"

I see they're at it again...

Seems to be pretty much an exact match for the BT Home Hub 5. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the same wireless chip inside it.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

so when you think the Superhub 3 Trial date going to be?

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Which trial-Internal,External,alpha or beta? ;)

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

I'd try that for a dollar.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

You forget the order is
External, Internal, then External again.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Virgin are just the best....... :p

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Now that you mention it for download speeds indeed they are.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Except in those parts of the country where there are faster providers or the other half of the country where you can't get their service at all.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

All 160,000-ish premises, 62,000+ of which were subsidised by taxpayers, majority of the rest flats or community schemes. BT's own funded overbuild is scarcely more than a trial.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Perhaps. But I'm in the 12.5million-ish premises where VM haven't bothered providing any infrastructure at all, and BT FTTC is far better than the only VM option of ADSL2+ (and even that has been mostly withdrawn)

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

it's a shame there isnt a special divison of VM whose sole purpose is devoted to infrastructure and expansion. As well as upgrading the existing network they could do with a seperate team of peeps who have a 10 year plan to expand the network to 20% beyond its current boundaries (e.g. as far as the next two villages). VM are going to get to a point where they realised they never going to increase their customer numbers until they open themselves up to a new market.

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

No point, it would take years and years to make money back from the cost of digging up the roads, by that time we will all be using mobile 5g dongles and we will talk of the old days using cables

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

good point

Re: Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?
 

Unless VM have a fortune teller on the staff there is no reason to think fixed line is going anywhere any time soon.

More likely is that VM don't want to spend the cash and wait to make the returns alongside some regulatory concerns.

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Well VM have hardly built anything. Doesn't change that BT's network is a steaming pile of crap almost everywhere they haven't had public money handed to them, or that their headline download speed is a joke compared to VM's with no real room for them to go faster.

No idea why you are excusing BT. You and I are in Openreach monopoly areas and they are gladly serving up a service delivered as cheaply as possible because of it. At least VM have responded to competition, BT won't even discuss delivering faster services unless someone else is picking up the bill.

Swisscom spent more in a year in a served area the size of Greater London that BT did in the entire UK in 3, and at current spend levels VM will have spent as much on upgrading their existing network in 4 years as BT did building their entire Next Generation Access network per home passed.