topic Re: Hub 2 speed difference in My Router

Hub 2 speed difference

David-26 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:40:01 GMT

Hello everyone, this is not so much a problem rather just an observation. I use the Plusnet hub 1 which after an initial speed issue when I started my contract has ran solidly at around 58mbps with a maximum data rate of almost 63. I had the chance to try the Plusnet Hub 2 while a friends new line was connected. After a reset I signed in and found all speeds were about 10mbps slower with the maximum data rate of 54. I assumed that the performance would be equal to the hub 1.

Anyway my original hub 1 is back up and running with virtually the same speeds as before the test with the new hub 2 so happy days and I won’t be clamouring for an upgrade any time soon 😁

best regards
David

Re: Hub 2 speed difference

bobpullen — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:06:16 GMT

Thanks for the feedback David.

On average, the Hub Two performs better than the Hub One - with higher headline sync speeds (paticularly in the upstream) and fewer errors.

This said, we're talking averages, so there will always be exceptions; particulalry where there is a difference in chipset architecture (the Hub One has a Lantiq/Intel chipset, whilst the Hub Two uses a Broadcom chipset).

The other thing to bear in mind is that the Dynamic Line Management systems may need a period of adjustment when moving from one to the other. Whilst your immediate observations were a reduction in speed, you may actually have found that this remedies itself (and potentially improves) with continued use.

Re: Hub 2 speed difference

David-26 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:39:50 GMT

Hi Bob

Thank you for the quick reply on this.

I did wonder if the hub 2 might need a settling in period as you say. While it was “between homes” I just gave it a try and was only connected for a couple of days. The hub 1 is working great with full home coverage, device connections and good speeds. I’ve read on the forum some people have issues with it but I can’t complain here and more than happy to run with it.

thanks again

David