topic Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white in My Router

Hub 2 mains cable in white

Craftymum — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:14:03 GMT

Hi, first time poster

We have moved to a new house and are unlikely to get fibre anytime soon so I am trying to make the best of my Hub 2 router. I need to move it to a more prominent place in the house but this means trailing wires, particularly the black 12v cable across a white wall. I have looked into a male/female extension in white but I understand the hub 2 plug has an unusual internal size (3.1 rather than 2.1)

Has anyone done this or have any other suggestions/solutions? I don't want to use cable trunking as that will look almost worse! Thanks

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

Craftymum — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:46 GMT

Just realised this is my 2nd post! Moved house, different problems now🤣

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

bmc — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:40:20 GMT

@Craftymum

Can't really help with your problem but have you checked to see if Full Fibre is coming.

www.openreach.co.uk

I'm assuming there's no power socket near where you want the router. You could simply use an power extension cable along with a high quality phone cable.

Brian

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

Craftymum — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:14:18 GMT

Hi Brian, sadly the rest of the village was put on full fibre back in 2022 but because our telephone cable was routed underground back in 1976 - they did not include our property and open reach have no plans!

The mains plug is just slightly too far away from where I would like the router and the cable would have to run diagonally past a radiator on the wall to reach it! The telephone and ethernet cables I can get in white and track around the wall neatly but this mains is the pain! Why do they do the router in white and then insist on black for the power - and whilst I'm on it, why no wall attachment options! Luckily my son has a 3d printer and will be able to resolve that issue. I will keep looking for a way around it (and getting full fibre!)

Thanks for trying tho' 😊

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

mystreet1 — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:45:16 GMT

One i can answer

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Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

HPsauce — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:55:03 GMT

@mystreet1 @Craftymum Clever solution to wall mounting Hub 2. 👍

I went down the cheap shelf Perspex route, though mine is in a corner which makes it easier/stronger.

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

Craftymum — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:02:24 GMT

Is Altnet a regular fibre supplier? I have tried but no one is interested! Refuse to go down the satellite route for ethical reasons!

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

jab1 — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:08:48 GMT

@Craftymum an 'altnet' is an 'alternative network' i.e. one that doesn’t run over BT/Openreach infrastructure.

Re: Hub 2 mains cable in white

Craftymum — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:27:47 GMT

@jab1 Thanks for clarifying, it was an Alternative network that set up here in 2022 but they have moved on now and not interested