topic Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP in My Router

BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:19:56 GMT

My Router has BTBHub6-3SRH on the plastic removable tab/flap and on the rear BT Smart Business Hub - Type A

My Router Home Page it shows Fibre Broadband (VDSL} which is Fiber to the cabinet, Openreach say its coming 2026 to my area/private road. However some other provider had Fibre connections/boxes in the old Telephone cabinets in the ground along the pathway that runs from public road/street down our short 70-80m private road. Openreach does not have anything in the boxes. There is only only 80Mb Max FFTC to our properties.

Will i be able to use my above router for FTTP (premises) when it arrives?

My other (spare/backup) router Smart Hub 6 also Type A but not a Business has 4 yellow ethernet ports but no RED WAN port.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Baldrick1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:26:01 GMT

@Empire

The only Smarthub 6 versions that will work on FTTP have a red WAN label stuck over one over one of the LAN sockets.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Baldrick1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:51:40 GMT

@Empire

Rear of a Business FTTP Smarthub 6.These also work on FTTC via the DSL input. This is the same as a Plusnet Hub 2 is arranged to work.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:52:29 GMT

Thanks Baldrick, i did attach a pic showing the 4 yellow ports in a row . 3 Yellow ethernet ports and one yellow port with a Red WAN sticker above/top of the port.

Any idea how powerfull these Smart Hub 6 are compared to newer routers like TP or Fritbox etc, are they still okish with a bit of life left, or really now behind,

i am unable to really evaluate, but mine is very reliable and provideswith good transfer speed between Router and Laptop Intel AC-9260 card which is ok.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:53:29 GMT

Yes thats like mine i did attach a piccy showing similar.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:55:55 GMT

I assume the DSL input is the yellow 4th port with the RED WAN sticker above

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

jab1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:59:49 GMT

No, the DSL port is separate, a different colour and a different shape, and labelled 'DSL'.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Baldrick1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:09:27 GMT

@Empire

The DSL input is the one on the left in your picture (sorry, I had missed that) labelled Broadband. It looks like you are currently using it.

With the move to Full Fibre you remove this connection and instead fit an Ethernet cable between the WAN socket and the new Full Fibre ONT.

In terms of performance it depends on what you need. Others have far more bells and whistles features and probably faster wireless speeds. You pays your money etc...

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:09:11 GMT

Sorry to sound so thick

my Hub 6 does not have DSL input anywheres, do you mean the light grey/off white Broadband socket telephone cord on the router. My Router is plugged in there and goes to the OpenReach MK4 Master Socket 5C on the lounge wall

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Baldrick1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:10:03 GMT

@Empire

Our posts have crossed.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

jab1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:12:23 GMT

@Baldrick1 - and you beat me with the answer.😀

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:14:38 GMT

sorry youre too quick for me, i was typing slowly when your reply/answer came. so my DSL input is the light grey socket market broadband on my router.

I thought if i had FTTP with that (black plastic box) my router would use an ethernet cable (i think) from the Red sticker WAN port to a socket/port on the the new FTTP black box.

I have i got this right?

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

jab1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:19:56 GMT

@Empire If you have/had FTTP, OpenReach install a completely new ONT (Optical Network Termination), and you connect your router to that via an Ethernet cable, i.e. ONT>RED port on the Hub6.

BTW - OR installed ONTs are white, not black.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

Empire — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:25:38 GMT

..........as i thought but was not certain. However by the time it reaches my road 2026 the router will be getting long in the tooth, and possibly not great at higher speeds, not that i really it now, my BB is reasonably fast i guess 60-65Mb ish on average, it varies throughout the day.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

jab1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:33:49 GMT

No doubt by that time, there will be newer routers, and as you would be changing product, and if you were still with PN, you would most likely be offered the latest router.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

bmc — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:36:06 GMT

@Empire

Assuming you're with PlusNet the lowest speed you can order is 78/10. As there are no distance limitations with Full Fibre you tend to get close to the advertised speed.

If connecting by ethernet then it'll work fine. WiFi is a different matter. However it should continue to work until such times as it leaves this world.

FYI - OR ONT's currently look like this. https://support.aa.net.uk/Openreach_FTTP_ONT

Brian

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

jab1 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:41:21 GMT

@bmc I don't know the capabilities, wireless-wise of the BT Hub6, but wherever I am, in my admittedly small property, I get almost identical speeds.

This is on a 100/20 connection, using a Fritz!Box 7530.

Re: BT Business Smart Hub 6 Type A anf FTTP

MisterW — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:50:45 GMT

I believe the BT Business Smart Hub 6 is the same hardware as the Plusnet Hub 2. The Hub 2 is capable of handling a 900/115Mb FTTP connection. Its wifi is only Wifi 5 capable and so will be limited to around 400Mb but you would be able to achieve the full 900Mb via ethernet (assuming you were willing to pay for a Full fibre 900 product).