Superhub : Superhub 3 with 802.11ac?

[crazyronnie]

My brother just had virgin broadband installed and he got the SuperHub 2AC. So i guess new customers are getting them already.

[adduxi]

Originally Posted by adduxi

Looks like I didn't get one either for trials, but I'm not too fussed if it's already in general circulation.

Ahem, I'll have to retract this statement
But I can't talk about it ......

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by adduxi

Ahem, I'll have to retract this statement
But I can't talk about it ......

Will just ask the people getting them as part of standard installs how things are going.

Some things change, the ntl love for secrecy which is part of VM not being one of them.

Pretty funny and absurd in this case.

[General Maximus]

that sounds like backwards logic to me and surely it can't be true. I know VM like to push stuff out to keep up with the PR and competition but how can you release hardware to your customers when it hasn't been trialled yet? Does anyone know if it has got modem mode?

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

that sounds like backwards logic to me and surely it can't be true. I know VM like to push stuff out to keep up with the PR and competition but how can you release hardware to your customers when it hasn't been trialled yet? Does anyone know if it has got modem mode?

You talk as if the trials of the past have made a single ounce of difference to the final release. Look at the SH1, everything that was wrong with it was posted about and it still got released after the "successful" trial.

It's as though Virgin are just admitting that the trial is practically worthless.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

that sounds like backwards logic to me and surely it can't be true. I know VM like to push stuff out to keep up with the PR and competition but how can you release hardware to your customers when it hasn't been trialled yet? Does anyone know if it has got modem mode?

It is a Superhub 2 with a different wireless chip set. That is about it. It has modem mode, however it is a total waste of time getting one to put it in modem mode if you have an SH 2 already and probably the same applies for an SH 1 too.

[General Maximus]

oh, I thought shub3 had 16 ds channels. I might be getting confused with the modem they are going to use when they crack on with docsis3.1

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

oh, I thought shub3 had 16 ds channels. I might be getting confused with the modem they are going to use when they crack on with docsis3.1

There are no DOCSIS 3.1 modems in production just test equipment, and DOCSIS 3.1 does away with channels.

[General Maximus]

oh, well in that case I don't know what I was thinking then

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

oh, I thought shub3 had 16 ds channels. I might be getting confused with the modem they are going to use when they crack on with docsis3.1

Pretty sure the SH3 does have 16 Channels? But this isn't the SH3.

[General Maximus]

well spotted. I wondered what you was going on about for a sec but then I scrolled to the top of the page and saw shub2ac

[Risco]

Instead of talking in riddles, anyone care to explain what is going on? From what I gather it is the following:

1. There is a new SHUB 2 with AC, purely a wireless chipset upgrade only.
2. There is a SHUB 3 with new cpu, tech which is the one being giving to trialists.
3. Something else

[Ignitionnet]

Just 1, no 2.

[Risco]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Just 1, no 2.

So nothing to worry about. Cheers.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Risco

So nothing to worry about. Cheers.

Right. A new piece of kit needs to be WiFi certified.

A 16 channel modem would be restricted to a geographic area as to test it properly needs network changes as well.

Just enjoy people making out like they just started working for GCHQ.