Advantages: It looks nice, more subtle in most surroundings Disadvantages: Signal, reliability, compatability
When this summer BT launched their new version 2 Home Hub in stylish black the world, well BT Internet users were fairly excited. Not only was the new hub in a much desired colour, it boasted better reliability and twice the transmission distance of the original hub, to highlight this distance BT launched a new series of adverts featuring My Family actor Kris Marshall (fresh from a very nasty accident) experiencing the pain of distance separating ... ...was able to connect my BT Vision box, Desktop Computer, Bluray player, and XBOX 360 directly to the hub via the Ethernet connections, and still enjoy the wonder of the wireless to one of three laptops in the house, as well as my iPod. This joy was soon over shadowed by a very dark cloud, more on this later.
The hub features the new version of the Hub Phone, with this you can set up a separate phone line (free providing you don't make any calls) ...
sghawken 26.09.2008
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Advantages: Wireless, its wonderful! Looks syoopa too!!! Disadvantages: price - notg cheap, but you get it free with upgrades and first time orders!
Bt Total Broadband Equipment - Home Hub Review
I've had Bt Broadband for a long time now, and when the new hub equiptment came out I jumped at the chance of upgrading my connection system. I'm not an overly technical person, so this is not an overly technical review, but I hope it helps!
Bt Total Broadband comes with free equipment if you order it online - and with Option 2 this means a Home Hub, and with Option 3, you get the Home Hub, plus a ... ...coloured world that is the BT logo now. DIMENSIONS
6.5cm (d) x 19.4cm (w)
23cm (h)
Its quite slender width-ways, and not very heavy at all, but tall, so you have to think about where it will go to be out of the way. Compared with my old router ( a BT Voyager 205) its about twice the size, but it does a much better job so I don't hold that against it!!!
The Hub's ports are hidden away at the back, behind a panel that sort of flips outwards to ...
phoenixgreen 10.01.2007
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Advantages: It works! Disadvantages: Cheaply made but expensive to buy, can get free from BT
The BT Home Hub is a Wireless Broadband Router from British Telecom. It's IEEE 802.11b standard (best known under its marketing name WiFi) and features compatibiliy with a wide range of other WiFi devices. Though not the first of BT's broadband devices it does happen to significantly mark the provider's departure from traditional telecommunications and towards a modern media and internet communication. The Hub connects using the standard ADSL connection ... ...a fantastic essential to the BT Fusion package and also the VoD (Video on Demand) service available at the present. The BT Home Hub is free for new customers, free to upgrading customers and can also be bought online from a wide variety of web retailers (just don't buy it from BT's online store - they'd charge you your first born child if they could).
So what soes the consumer/user get with their BT Home Hub package? Well if I'm honest it's pretty ...
arry2007uk 30.01.2008
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I had a BT line installed purely to get broadband after many years of dial up modems and slow downloads.My cable phone was two years away from installing such equipment within my postcode so as you can imagine i was rather excited when the phone line was put in.I then received my box and was like a kid at christmas.
The Product......
I had signed up with BT on a minimum contract of 12 months which i thought was reasonable and had chosen the option ... ...connected i was told by BT that my broadband speed would be based on how far i was from the server and it would then be set after two weeks to a maximum level.I thought i would do a speed test on a site i was recommended so put in the url and low and behold i had no connection.A little box popped up telling me a Lan cable had been unplugged.Damned if i had touched anything.I did a network connection check and it was all good so i had a look at the ...
tmlfc1 21.11.2007
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...fitted and was surplus one BT home Hub, which he had previously received from his brother. Since it hadn't cost him anything he passed it on for the same price………zilch.
They are very smart looking units being that it is basically a white box with some fancy bits on. It has an adjustable antenna in angle only and an array of pretty lights in its top right hand corner. These lights when illuminated green show that the said option is fully working. ... ...there are cheaper, and better options out there to do the same job. The only real advantage is that the BT Hub is an all in one, whereas most of the alternatives are not, so it is strictly a matter of preference. For me though it is definitely too pricey. ...
donf18 17.12.2008
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Advantages: Its free with some packages. Disadvantages: It is abysmal.
...- its only usable with BT Broaband, unless you read around on the internet and spend ages trying to mess with it, making it pretty useless to most people.
It does however come with a 'hub phone' in some cases. Retailing around £79.99, you might think these were good. No, they are not. The calls are generally more expensive than a standard BT corded line, and the internet call quality is appalling.
If, instead, you want to use them for landline ... ...use when a different router is used, and the bloat software that accompanies the router is absolutely useless and very annoying. Instead of "This page cannot be displayed" you have the honours of seeing BT's "The BT HOME HUB cannot display our page".
Do NOT buy under any circumstances. ...
yelliat 08.06.2007
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Advantages: Wireless Disadvantages: Sometimes cuts out
We got the BT Home Hub when we moved in and it is an OK product.
I find that with it being wireless internet or used with a lan cable is a great option to have, as it is wireless you have the internet throughtout the house in all room's to use your laptop or pc with. It has automatic updates to give the best optimum output for the internet at the present time of using it.
It is great for connect alot of devices to the wireless hub, computer, laptop, ... ...have found a few times that if you leave the internet on and go out for a few hour's and come back the internet will have gone off so you have to restart the computer or take out and re enter the lan cable to get the internet back up and running. The added firewall is intresting as you dont have to download a firewall yourself. The good thing is that it can back up your files incase of eraser or haveing to clear the hard drive. The speed of the hub ...
kimberley1986 15.09.2007
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Advantages: None Disadvantages: Plastic, Loss Of Connection, No Control
...me to leave AOL - BT was the option I chose.
BT Broadband has 3 packages available on offer -
* £17.99 a month with a 2 GB limit
* £22.99 a month with a 6 GB limit
* £26.99 a month with a 40 GB limit
I'm always on the internet, so decided to go with the £26.99 package. This also includes a free BT Home Hub and phone.
I couldn't wait to receive my new gadget and have a play! It took 1 week for the switch over to complete - and in all honestly ... ...Now let's try the telephone! BT provides you with a 2nd telephone number for use with your new internet phone. What I didn't realize was they will bill you separately for these calls? Why not put it together on your normal home phone bill? You can still make broadband calls using your normal home bill - you just need to press 5 before the number you dial. I wasn't too impressed with the quality of the line it gave you. For a 4mb connection - you'd ...
PeteH010 28.11.2006
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Advantages: Looks good, really easy to install Disadvantages: reliabiliy and fluxuations in the connection speed
I recently ordered the Bt Home Hub 2.0 and firstly turned up late (bt never put the order through) when it did finally turn up its not worked properly. Loss of wireless connection and it not running at the speed it is ment to, out of the 8mb i was ment to be recieving i was only getting 1/10th of mb. As for the design, yer looks really good, its got a nice sleak design to it would look great in any home. Installation was really easy just plug and ... ...very reliable. The support from the manufactor 'BT' needs alot of improvement, They do what they can remotely but its difficult to try and explain to someone over the phone what exactly has gone wrong when they are not from this country, they need to open more local call centres localy to try and improve the quality of service.
In my opinion i wouldn't opt for the home hub again, i would shop around 1st. ...
Advantages: Looks nice, free with contract, funky blue lights Disadvantages: everything else! Wireless range <5m, could get stuck in 12 month contract.
...renewed my broadband contract with BT for the fourth year and received this new, shiny, modern hub at the start of my last contract. Very nice, you may think. There is one major problem with this though and that is the fact that the wireless range is very poor. And by poor, I mean the PC or laptop has to be within 5 metres of the hub or your wireless signal will be lost by most average receivers. This basically defies the whole point of wireless, ... ...itself. I have complained to BT on countless occasions, but they are only interested in getting my money. To sum up, I have recently switched broadband providers, due to the poor service I have received, and have signed up with the post office, who are offering a great deal and a free wireless Netgear DG834GPSP. Hopefully, this will be better. I hope this review helps anyone considering purchasing a BT home hub. ...
alenalawrence 13.03.2009
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Advantages: Initial Setup is easy. When it does work, it works very well Disadvantages: Poor customer service, too much software
...decided to go with the BT Home Hub as I wanted an all in one solution. As I sometimes work from home, I needed a stable connection and as my partner and I enjoy gaming and have consoles and games that can connect to the internet we wanted it to be fast and wireless. We signed up for 8MB service which included the home hub and phone. As this is a bit on the pricey side compared to what else is out there, we thought 'you get what you pay for' and we ... ...I was very impressed. BT kept me updated on my order and everything arrived on time. I ran the installation disk on my pc without problem, but I thought that they were trying to install too much software on my pc. BT broadband is partnered with Yahoo, so unless you know exactly what you need installed beforehand, you'll end up having to uninstall things like BT softphone and Yahoo internet search bar afterwards, like I did.
As for the actual Hub, ...
MissPiglet 02.02.2007
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Advantages: Stylish, Fast, Modern Disadvantages: Can have some problems with connection
...at hearing of the New BT Home hub with it's integrated security and online storage.
I ordered the package with the best option (8MB) partly due to me being on the internet whenever I am not working and partly because I always assume the more expensive, the better, the Hub came free with this option.
I recieved my Home Hub a week later and was pleased to see how easy it was to set up and came with all the wires, discs and instructions you need. ... ...and when I came back bt had disconnected me, I called and ordered an new line etc and they sent me a brand new Hub, I installed etc again and placed it away from my TV, speakers or anything that may interfere with the signal. I am happy to say that since recieving my new Hub it has not reset once! I do not have any problems with it what so ever.
I don't know whether it was the Hub or the interference from static but I really do like the Hub, it ...
brifindlay 25.11.2007
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Advantages: Better than my old wireless modem Disadvantages: a little bit too big for what it is
So, I ordered the BT hub and phone (free with option 3) after extensive research and hours of checking out everybody else's offers, download restrictions, fair use policy's and other small print. Now, I am no novice when it comes to computers, and BT is going to be my 3rd broadband provider, I live close enough to the exchange (less than half a mile) so the "up to" 8Mb will connect me at 8.1Mbps and downloads (obviously depending on conditions at ... ...cables and filters are fine. BT could save themselves a little money here if they made an upgrade package instead of a complete "all in" box.
Once set up, The only problem I had was having to wait an hour for the box to sync itself to my local exchange, but once done everything was pretty straight forward to set up. I don't need or want any of the yahoo junk that comes with the thing so from previous experience I just let it install what it wants ...
brianmcc 07.02.2007 (12.02.2007)
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Advantages: Free to new customers, Good features, 802.11n Disadvantages: costly if you are an existing customer
The BT Home Hub v2.0 was released in the June 2008. It offers many new features over the previous models (v1.0, v1.5).
BT claim that this device is the most powerful router to be provided by an ISP ie. to compete with orange live box etc.. and it is as it offers wireless 802.11n wireless connectivity. Which offers up to 150% better range than legacy 802.11a/b/g connections. (802.? is a wireless standard so the best released is the .n so this router ... ...network interface card.
The BT Home hub v2.0 has a concave face which looks very nice and its black finish is attractive but it seems to be a fingerprint catcher!
The LED's on the device are blue and show Power, Broadband Sync, Wireless, VOIP Phone and Upgrade as the device updates its firmware during early hours of the morning.
The web configuration utility has been changed the interface looks better and is easier to use that previous models ...
andrewjwatt 06.08.2008 (07.08.2008)
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Advantages: Easy Set Up Disadvantages: Buggy Firmware, BT Support, Proprietry Functions
I chose to use BT for my broadband service as I had the option to reduce my monthly calls by using BT Broadband Talk anytime plan. The Home Hub was supplied and was part of the package, unfortunately I got the whight one not the bleack. Now im no novice when it comes to broadband technology, including Cable and ADSL. What I find is a majoure plus for this router is the ease of setup for novice users, even seeting up the Hub Phone is easy, but for ... ...kit. Firstly in thiere wisdom BT release buggy firmware for it, and the latest firmware I have is 6.2.2. Now this firmware disables Telnet control so users wishing to change more advanced setting cannot do this anymore from the command line. Secondly my Home Hub suffers from intermitent lock up\'s when I run high bandwidth applications. Thirdly although not directly connected to the Home Hub, is the customer service when you get a problem. That was ...
markybaby76 21.10.2007
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