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Originally Posted by KenK
"Hub"? No, its a combined cable modem, router, and wireless access point. That's not rocket science.
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This is true: if you're going "by the book" in terms of definitions, a hub is actually one of the dumbest networking devices it is possible to own, in that it just (very simply put) forwards all traffic everywhere. Unlike a OSI-2/3 switch which doesn't regenerate packets to all devices, just directs traffic where needed.
Despite the fact the superhub doesn't work correctly for some, it is at least "smarter" than an obsolete OSI-1 hub at least from a technical standpoint.
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Originally Posted by Stephen
Took me longer to post as using my iPad lol.
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I wrote a long review on the iPad, suffices to say I liked it about as much as the superhub, which is to say very little.
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Originally Posted by TJS
And your trying to say theres problems with the wifi?
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For a lot of people yes there is, regardless of how they configure everything. Try transferring a 10GB file from a gigabit ethernet device to a 300Mbps wireless N one, with the superhub set on 300Mbps mode obviously. For me this killed it very quickly, although even when I wasn't doing that it would tend to drop, just would take a bit longer to do so.
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Originally Posted by Masque
If the were no rules then this site would just meltdown plus I expect no Virginmedia staff would post here in any capacity as they would feel intimidated.
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He's clearly objecting to a "nanny state" style of moderating, where moderators are stepping in earlier and earlier, pre-emptively without cause in some cases. Well, that's what it seems like, obviously I can't speak for him.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
It is not feature rich. I've no problem with that because it is a give-away. But VM's arrogance in forcing people to have this wretched device without offering, say, a paid for alternative, is for me the main problem.
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All your points recently have been good, especially these two. The thing is, not only is it far less than feature rich but what's there doesn't even work correctly! I've had dozens of routers, and not even the ones running betas of third-party firmware have been so buggy that the firewall must be completely switched off, to name but one of the problems the superhub has. It completely fails at basic routing tasks unless you are using it for the very lightest of networking.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
LOL that certain VM employees are so defensive of this awful device.
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Agreed, but what gets me is when they start deriding those who like the other CPEs Virgin supply (or supplied) for the simple reason that they work correctly/consistently and allow customers to use their own routing gear if they want. I'd be the first to emigrate to VM's "bleeding edge" kit if it weren't so bleeding awful.