topic Re: BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2 in My Router

BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2

Empire — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:42:28 GMT

Does anyone have the Pro's and Cons of these for a comparison?

Recently renewed my contract for 2 years Unlimited Fibre Extra

IMy BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 it works well ( for me ) hovering around 57-9Mb

Regards

Empire

Re: BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2

dvorak — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:54:31 GMT

You can't split the 2.4 & 5GHz bands on the wifi on the Hub2
Aside from that the Hub2 is newer and based on the the Smart Hub2.

Re: BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2

Empire — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:01:07 GMT

Thx for speedy reply,

performance wise??

Re: BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2

dvorak — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:22:37 GMT

Wifi in my limited test (usually use a mesh) was better.
UI is snappier and more responsive.
Synch wise a little more than smart hub (but I'm on an ECI cab)
If you were using a hub1 it would be a no brainer. But the missing functions in that device are available in the hub2 are available in your business hub (e.g. custom DNS)

Re: BT Bussiness Smart Hub 6 Type A vs Plusnet Hub 2

Baldrick1 — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:02:46 GMT

@Empire

I have not noticed a significant difference in performance. My observations:

BT Business Smarthub	Plusnet Hub 2
Can Split 2.4 and 5 GHz bands	Can’t split wireless bands
Now an old design but firmware still supported by BT. Any for sale may be unused but they will be several years old so no proper guarantee.	New for Plusnet based on BT Smarthub 2. Come with a guarantee and Plusnet support.
Have to manually configure Plusnet settings. These can occasionally get screwed up and need re-entering	Auto configures after a reset.
Black case	Ivory case