50M : Superhub is nowhere near as bad as people say!

[Chrysalis]

2 is enough if they external.

the superhub is the first router I have where they not external.

[Sephiroth]

The Airport Extreme is not external and - of course - it pees on the SH for wireless reach (as well as being dual band simultaneous).

[Methanoid]

I'm surprised no-one has modded. Its £10 for the necessary bits from eBay and quite reversable. Haven't looked but I assume the case can be opened and shut without it being apparent ;-)

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Methanoid

I'm surprised no-one has modded. Its £10 for the necessary bits from eBay and quite reversable. Haven't looked but I assume the case can be opened and shut without it being apparent ;-)

It is supposed to have anti tamper fastenings and other pointers for a technician to see if you have done so, but who knows.

[Kymmy]

Security torx and tri-wing screwdrivers have been available for many a year.. I'm not though advocating altering anything as it's against the terms and conditions of the contract with VM but it does go to show what some people think of the superhub and it's performance.

[Methanoid]

I see on the Alternative Cable Forum someone said he was going to but no report of results

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

The Airport Extreme is not external and - of course - it pees on the SH for wireless reach (as well as being dual band simultaneous).

And costs about £140.....

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Security torx and tri-wing screwdrivers have been available for many a year.. I'm not though advocating altering anything as it's against the terms and conditions of the contract with VM but it does go to show what some people think of the superhub and it's performance.

Many people even have them as part of their standard toolkits as well.

[SimonB79]

my superhub reset once due 2 wireless interference ... i sorted that out & ive never looked back.... got no problems whatsoever. i get full speed using wifi & an A rating on that online ping test program

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by Methanoid

I'm surprised no-one has modded. Its £10 for the necessary bits from eBay and quite reversable. Haven't looked but I assume the case can be opened and shut without it being apparent ;-)

I'd be more inclined to just plug in a decent router over Ethernet.

At least then you'd both rule out any firmware issues, get dual-band simultaneous, and avoid voiding any warranties or contracts.

[jalzoo]

I have had my superhub for about 8 months now with 100meg. Never had a problem and im very happy with the service. I get an occasional speed dip during peak times but that is understandable. I dont use modem mode just the hub and i have not had one reset.

[rmwebs]

Not had a single issue with our's and we were getting through routers 2-3 times a year. We've regularly got around 20 devices hooked up at once - it seems to handle it way better than any other router we've used. Very stable too considering how much interference we get in the area (there are approx. 30 other wifi networks picked up).

[roughbeast]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

The Airport Extreme is not external and - of course - it pees on the SH for wireless reach (as well as being dual band simultaneous).

My WNDR3700 is not external either. Reaches the farthest corner of a large house.

[qasdfdsaq]

It also has 8 antennas verses the Superhub's two.

[kwikbreaks]

Let me make clear just what those Superhub antennas actually are.



A 3cm x 1.5cm PCB making the antenna about a half wave dipole at 2.4GHz. There are two PCBs each mounted at about 45°. This is reasonably efficient but most routers come with one or more external antennas typically offering 4dB of gain over a dipole. You can also usually replace the supplied external ones with alternatives which offer higher gain. Gain is achieved by favouring one direction at the expense of another - typically by "squashing" the vertical radiation on the rod style antennas sold (search for collinear antenna if you want a better explanation).