BT Homehub V2.0 and other ISP

[Welshchris]

Is there a way to get the BT Homehub V2.0 to work with a different ISP?

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Welshchris

Is there a way to get the BT Homehub V2.0 to work with a different ISP?

I take it your talking about an adsl isp not cable ?

[Welshchris]

yeps

[haydnwalker]

Don't see why not - as most ADSL providers use the same kind of settings. Its technically just an ADSL Modem + Router... I would guess you just change the login details via its web interface and see if it works

[MadGamer]

You may have to change the modulation and multiplexing, but thats done easily enough

[Sirius]

Is this of any help

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/87...t-homehub.html

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=914972

Just so you know, this isn't a hack. It's just a work-around.

I was given a free BT Home Hub 2.0 (the new black one), but then I switched to TalkTalk, only to discover the BT hub is locked to BT.

For anyone who has faced a similar predicament, here's the work around.

1. Connect another ADSL router (e.g. the crappy TalkTalk one) with an ethernet port to the ADSL and log on to the ADSL service using your ISP's details. Make sure DHCP server is enabled.
2. Note the IP address of your ADSL router.
3. Power on your BT Home Hub, and connect by ethernet cable to your computer.
4. Go to 'http://homehub.home' in your web browser and go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Application Sharing > Firewall.
5. Set the Firewall to Disabled and click Apply.
6. Next, go to Home Network > IP Addresses, and enter an IP on the same subnet of your other router (e.g. if your other router is 192.168.1.1, then make the BT hub 192.168.1.175, or if it's 192.168.0.1, enter 192.168.0.175.)
7. Set the DHCP Server to 'No' and click Apply.
8. Now, connect the BT Hub to your other router with an ethernet cable - and you're done. Connect by WiFi to the BT Hub.

* If your other router is wireless, it's best to disable the wireless access point within the settings, so you can save power (you'll still be able to access the web interface via the BT Hub)
* This way you will also benefit from the power save option on the BT Hub.


** Next... using you BT Hub phone... ***

This is easy, I just discovered it by experimenting...

Simply plug the phone cable into the (unused) 'Broadband' port on the back of the BT Hub.

And it just works!

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by MadGamer

You may have to change the modulation and multiplexing, but thats done easily enough

Change the modulation?

Won't have to change anything for most ISPs, BT use standard PPPoA and VPI/VCI 0/38.

This does of course assume you can reconfigure the thing in the first place.