BT infinity replacement router

[ful56_uk]

Morning all

 

I have a homehub 4 at home and it's a bit rubbish. Can anyone recommend me a new router for home please that can be used on a BT infinity line.

 

Cheers

Mark

[Arthur]

it's a bit rubbish.

Is it just the Wi-Fi that's rubbish?

 

Can anyone recommend me a new router for home please that can be used on a BT Infinity line.

BT Home Hub 5?

 

Another option might be to buy an unlocked OpenReach fibre modem from eBay such as Huawei's HG612 3B together with a decent wireless router like the Asus RT-N66U, RT-AC68U or RT-AC87U.

Edited October 12, 2014 by Arthur

[ful56_uk]

Well hole thing is a bit rubbish. Wireless on phones and iPads just drops out at random times but you still have full signal.

 

Sky on demand is stop and start at times too

 

Cheers I'll take a look at those options

[localzuk]

Another good choice, based on my experience of their routers, is Zyxel. ZyXEL BT Infinity Router | Broadbandbuyer.co.uk

[mulderite]

I've been with BT Infinity for about 3 years now and whilst things were great for the first 18 months, I soon started experiencing drops in speed and wi-fi issues. I was positive it was the homehub that was at fault but BT insisted it was some other device in the house causing interference. After countless phone calls moaning to BT they finally caved in and sent me a replacement homehub (v3). Again this seemed ok for a month or so then the speed drops started happening again. Having finally reached my wits end with it I ordered an Asus RT-N66U and never looked back. Both signal and speeds have been rock-solid since installation, so I'd have no hesitation in recommending them.

 

Homehubs are the devil's work. I don't like BT's method of pushing firmware updates onto them without your knowledge. Who's to say they're not 'breaking' the older model homehubs with a firmware upgrade (throttling bandwidth) to encourage you to spend £50 upwards buying the latest model!!

Edited October 13, 2014 by mulderite

[mikkydoos]

Some good TP Link N routers out there if you're on a budget. I've got one and its faultless

[cpjitservices]

Draytek ... or a Watchguard with PFsense on lol.

 

Generally, Home routers have the same insides its how they are managed that makes the difference. I've found that some of the best routers have been Technicolor, TP-Link and Zyxel.

[seustice]

Draytek ... or a Watchguard with PFsense on lol.

 

Generally, Home routers have the same insides its how they are managed that makes the difference. I've found that some of the best routers have been Technicolor, TP-Link and Zyxel.

 

I love my Draytek 2860!

[cobra427col]

Interesting as we've been experiencing issues with our homehub 3 - but the dragon thought it was due to an update on her phone.. but then we only have a couple of wireless devices attached the rest are wired.