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Originally Posted by Kushan
Just because older modems are still running on the network and because there's been a successor released doesn't make the Superhub any less "future proof". It supports enough downstream and upstream channels to be usable for many years to come and most likely we won't see that change until DOCSIS 3.1 devices start rolling out. Even then, it'll still be usable as a modem.
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It's no more futureproof than what already existed before it. As discussed the VMNG300 is capable of the same DOCSIS 3 speeds. The wireless on the Superhub 1 is poor and outdated and has been substantially upgraded - it's effectively two generations behind and cannot support more than ~100Mbps in typical households. It's gigabit LAN capabilities must be disabled in order to bypass the wireless limitation, and the actual routing performance is... go figure. So tell me one single way in which it is any more "future proof" than the VMNG300.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the SH didn't need replacing, the SH2 is a welcome and much needed upgrade but only due to the wireless side of things, as a modem the Superhub
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But the whole definition of future proof is "does
not need replacing"...
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is just as "future proof" as the SH2.
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Well no, the SH2 can actually deliver 200Mbps over wireless, therefore enabling the next generation of speed doubling customers to still get full speed nomatter how they connect. The SH1 cannot.
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No doubt the SH2 will be replaced soon enough as well, either with wireless-ac or DOCSIS3.1 onboard (or both).
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Probably. BT, Sky, EE, and various others are including AC in their routers this year, VM would be foolish not to follow suit considering their higher headline speeds. Though not sure about the SH2, the SH1 has modular wireless which in theory could be field-upgraded (by a competent technician) to support 802.11ac anyhow. Course VM seem to prefer to send out new hardware than actually upgrading existing equipment...