BT RUBBISH HOME HUB

Advantages: PRETTY FLASHING LIGHTS
Disadvantages: CONSTANT BREAKDOWN

...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 hub. The broadband light was a solid green as it should be,the ethernet light was solid too as it was recommended to use ethernet cables. The internet light was flashing as it should showing you were connected.I called BT customer service which is another mistake because they charge at national rates and rarely do you get a person you can understand.I was on the phone for half an hour while the guy took my computer over by remote and started dabbling.At this point he told me to reset the home hub,a small button on the back that you press for 15 seconds and it resets. Ok that worked but let me stress this point to you.I have performed this action no less than 100 times in the 7 months i...

tmlfc1 21.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

The BT Home Hub

Advantages: Its free with some packages.
Disadvantages: It is abysmal.

...This is one of the worst products I have ever had the misfortune to use. When it first arrived, it was immediately evident that it would be annoying, there are 5 constantly on and flashing lights that are too bright, and also no useful lights to show network activity as would be present on a normal router. The interface of the router (http://192.168.1.254) is atrocious. Its poorly laid out, is not at all simple to use and can be very, very slow. Another problem is the regular development of errors with the Hub. It will seemingly at random disconnect wireless devices, disable one or both of the network ports, block some programs but not others, or just stop working completely. Of course, the only action to take when a router stops working is to restart - but is there a restart button? No. You have to manually go to the device...

yelliat 08.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

Black Home Hub and Phone

Advantages: ADSL Modem + Wireless Router and Broadband phone all in 1, looks the business too!
Disadvantages: Expensive if bought outright (ie. not as part of a broadband package)

...I opted to go with BT for my telephone and broadband service and as part of my broadband package I received a black Home Hub and Phone. The black finish is very attractive allowing it to be on display rather than hidden away. It came with instructions to set it up which were very helpful, I had mine set up in no time at all! The unit has all the indicators you'd expect to find on a normal ADSL modem and they are very straight-forward to read. The Hub has wireless and wired networking capabilities and can also be connected to a computer via USB 2.0. The hub phone is actually a broadband phone (something I did not know when I ordered the package), BT will provide you with the telephone number for it if it is purchased as part of a broadband package. It works just like a normal phone but provides free evening and weekends calls! If...

bisset890 17.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

The BT Home Hub

Advantages: Multiple wireless and wired connections, Wireless phone.
Disadvantages: There are no disadvantages

...We decided to putchase the BT home hub option 3 package as we have mulitple PCs in the house and this enabled more than one to go online, I did no know what to expect from this product, but it fit the bill perfectly. The fact that this router enables 3 wired connections, multiple wireless and household phone dock instantly sounded appealing to me. Every person in my family is now able to use their own PC online with no trouble at all, we have 2 wireless connections, 1 usb connection and 1 LAN connection. No matter how many people are using a computer, the connection never lags, the wireless has a very long range which is another good feature of the hub. We have had the hub for about 7 months now, and never come across a single problem, as soon as the day we got it it was connect the cables, switch on, wait for the server to connect...

OrlandoJay 02.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

BT Home Hub - mediocore but not without its uses

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 and supports VoIP (Voice over Inernet Protocol - basically internet calling) and is compatible with a wide range of existing handsets. The device is 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...

arry2007uk 30.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

BT Home Hub V1.5

Advantages: Free, good customer suport.
Disadvantages: Expensive to buy outright, occasional firmware issues

...We had the the BT Home Hub (Version 1.5) since early 2008 - following problems with the previous version we had since switching to wireless broadband with BT. We received both versions of the home hub free with the bt total broadband package. The version 1.5 Hub looks very neat and stylish and runs smoothly, however occasionally the hub will need a reboot. This is a simple operation performed by pressing a dedicated reset button located on the right hand sdie of the hub. Previous versions required the user to have to annoyingly unplug the hub and and then wait 30 seconds before re-powering it up. The hub usually retains the wireless settings configured by the user, although several times the firmware updates (automatically downloaded from BT) have caused a factory reset to the default installation configuration. This is mildly...

richj48 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

Home Hub - The Future of Surfing

Advantages: Stylish, Fast, Modern
Disadvantages: Can have some problems with connection

...I have been using the Internet now for a good few years and was quite excited 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. Within 5 minutes I had installed and was surfing the net. First impressions were good, the speed was fast and was pretty eventless. Within the first day I was having problems with my Hub, for some reason the hub would reset itself or the internet would stop working and would require me to unplug the mains to...

brifindlay 25.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

External USB HUB

Advantages: external plug in device, easy to set up, runs smoothly
Disadvantages: None

...If you need to increase the number of USB ports on your system then I can highly reccomend the Belkin External USB Hub F5U021. Just plug it in and away you go and at just £24.99 from PCWorld it is very good value for money. It comes complete with everything you need to be up and running in under 1 minute. It has provided me with the solution as to how to plug 4 USB devices into 2 ports. It now runs my 2 printers, webcamera and scanner through one port without any problems of any sort. This small box of electronics plugs directly into an existing USB port and can then run upto 4 seperate USB devices via its own 4 USB ports situated at the rear. It comes with its own power source which you may or may not need to use depending upon what devices you want to run through it. By using the power supply your devices will get the same power...

jonwhite 09.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Belkin - USB HUB

BT Home Hub and Broadband Phone

Advantages: Wireless, Great Connection speeds, Good Range
Disadvantages: Poor Customer Service

...I have been a BT Broadband customer for several years and thought long and hard about changing to the BT Home Hub, the only reason for doing so was that it was wireless and due to a relocation of my computer room in the house, didn't want wires going from one area to the next to pick up the telephone socket. I decided to go for the £26.99 per month package due to the benefits it gave and ordering could not have been easier using the webpage BT. Com. I have two desk top PC's and a laptop and these can be converted with easy by plugging in a 802.11g wireless adapter in the back of each device. I picked these up on ebay for about £10 each which was far cheaper than paying BT's £40.00 per adapter. The Hub arrived within 7 days and looks to be a smart modern piece of kit. It comes with software needed and was installed and running...

KentBoi37 10.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of BT Home Hub

Great Little Hub

Advantages: Hi Speed, Small, Logitech
Disadvantages: None as of yet!

...4 Port Hub Bought this as an add-on for my Home PC, although very small and excellent for Notebooks, in fact its designed for notebooks and its comes in a very small form factor it connects with a USB A - USB B Mini the features are • Features 4 ports • Provides data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps • Plug-n-play does not require any added software This Hub is your basic 4 port hub connect up to four devices with USB and supporting high speed it gives great speeds for transferring files, although you do need to make sure the port you are connecting too is high speed to take advantage of that but works well with USB 1.1 too, it comes in a nice piano black sheen with clear indicated port points and is supplied with connection cable, its compatible with Windows up to Vista and also MacOS X 10.1 or later, to be honest...

naesxx 25.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Logitech Premium 4-Port USB Hub for Notebooks - hub - 4 ports