What is the difference between BT Hub 3 and 4?

The highlight of the Home Hub 4 is its move to dual-band wireless n. BT uses 2×2 MIMO antennas rather than the 3×3 arrangement in premium third-party wireless routers, but it still represents a substantial improvement on the Home Hub 3’s single band 2.4GHz wireless n.

Does BT Home Hub 3 support 5GHz?

The wireless on the home hub 3 is single band 2.4Ghz with a connection rate of 144Mbps out of the box. The smart hub is dual band, so it broadcasts on 2.4 and 5Ghz. Devices such as your new iPhone, many smart TVs, many new laptops support 5ghz which is often.

Which is the latest BT Hub?

Smart Hub 2
What is the latest BT router? The Smart Hub 2 is the latest addition to BT’s range of routers. It features seven antennae, next generation wifi and is compatible with BT Complete Wi-Fi.

Can I replace my BT Home Hub 3 with another router?

The Home hub is perfectly stable, most people that decide to use a different router do so for the extra whistles and bells and configurable options. Only you know what your requirements are, have a look at the specs. Any router with a WAN port will work fine with FTTP, you don’t need a modem/router.

Can I get a new BT Home Hub for free?

BT will give you a Smart Hub for free if you contract, or re-contract, for a minimum of 18 months. BT’s wholly-owned, but arm’s length, subsidiary, Plusnet, is offering a rebadged version of the slightly older Home Hub 5 free to new customers and those who agree to re-contract with them.

Why is my BT Home Hub 4 flashing orange?

What does a flashing orange light mean on my BT router. When the orange wireless light is flashing, this means that your Home Hub is in “WPS automatic connection mode”. This is nothing to worry about, your Home Hub 4 will work as normal within a matter of minutes. Press the wireless button to connect.

Is Smart Hub 2 better than Smart Hub?

Re: BT Smart Hub v BT Smart Hub 2 In theory Smart Hub 2 should be much better in terms of speed and coverage than Smart Hub 1. But in reality I see no difference at all. The worst feature of smart hub 2 is that there is no way you can separate the channels.

Can you have 2 BT hubs in the same house?

You can’t have two BT Home Hubs directly connected to a broadband-enabled phone line at the same time – you can only have one Broadband Advice modem in use on any one line. The best option is to site your Home Hub close to your TV (for Vision), then use a USB wi-fi adapter for your PC upstairs.

Can I get a BT Smart Hub 2 free?

The BT Smart Hub 2 offers very similar features to the Smart Hub 1 and now comes free with any BT Fibre broadband package.

Should I upgrade to BT Smart Hub 2?

As for why you should upgrade, the BT Smart Hub 2 monitors your connection and reboots if there’s a problem, works through an app to monitor performance, provides 7 antennas to maximise power, filters out interference and more.

What does an orange light mean on a BT Hub?

Steady orange light. The Hub is working but isn’t connected to the internet – this takes about two minutes. Connect a device to your Hub using a cable or wi-fi. Open a web browser and follow the on-screen help wizard to get connected. Blue light.

Why does my BT Hub go orange?

Green: The Hub is starting up – wait a couple of minutes. Flashing orange: Connecting to broadband – wait 30 seconds. Solid orange: There’s no broadband connection – connect via Ethernet and follow the instructions in your web browser. Flashing pink: Hub is working fine, but there’s no broadband connection.

What’s the difference between BT Smart Hub and BT Home Hub?

Differences between each Hub BT Smart Hub BT Smart Hub 2 BT Home Hub 3 BT Home Hub 4 Connections 4 x giga ethernet 4 x giga ethernet 4 x ethernet 4 x ethernet USB ports Yes Yes Yes Yes On/off light control Yes Yes No No Removable password card Yes Yes Yes Yes

Where do I connect my BT Home Hub 4?

Simply connect up in the Hub 4, use the supplied card to log onto its Wi-Fi and you’re away. Admin settings can be reached at both http://bthomehub.home/ and 192.168.1.254. The user interface here (above) is basic and (needless to say there is no Cloud platform like Linksys’ Smart WiFi or D-Link’s mydlink), but navigation is straightforward.

What’s the difference between business hub 3 and Home Hub 3?

The main difference between the Business Hub 3 and the Home Hub 3 is the firmware within them. As the Home Hub 3 does not have some features to set up things like, public static IP’s and the setting up of port forwarding works slightly differently, it has to be donw by device name and not by user defined IP.

Which is the most powerful BT Hub in the UK?

This is what comes with all of BT’s Superfast fibre broadband plans. As you’d expect from a brand like BT, the Smart Hub is a super powerful router – the most powerful in the UK claims BT. It will work well in a big household with multiple devices and a lot of room to cover.

What is the difference between BT Hub 3 and 4? The highlight of the Home Hub 4 is its move to dual-band wireless n. BT uses 2×2 MIMO antennas rather than the 3×3 arrangement in premium third-party wireless routers, but it still represents a substantial improvement on the Home Hub 3’s single band 2.4GHz wireless…