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Need to replace my TG585 v7 - Recommendations please
22-08-2017 12:37 PM
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Hi,
After a recent purchase of a WD 2-bay NAS I now realise I need to update my router (and buy a gigabit switch too).
The TG585 v7 was supplied by Plusnet 6 years ago and is of course 10/100 only, and I now need gigabit.
Also I'd like better WiFi - 802.11ac.
What options are there? I'm not keen on spending vast amounts.
Should I ask Plusnet for an upgrade? If so, what would they be able to offer?
John
Re: Need to replace my TG585 v7 - Recommendations please
22-08-2017 12:49 PM
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Yes if you're generally happy to stay with PlusNet, they should able to offer you a new router, you just have to pay for delivery (£6.99 I think). I'm not sure whether that will involve a new contract.
You'd best ask them, but the Fibre router they supplied me has much better Wi-Fi coverage (in my experience) than the Thomson. I guess it is just an improvement in technology.
Re: Need to replace my TG585 v7 - Recommendations please
22-08-2017 1:52 PM
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If you don't want to re-contract try picking up a BT or PlusNet Hub on that well known auction site. I recently picked up a couple of BT Business Hubs (4 * GB Ethernet + ac wireless) for about a tenner each delivered.
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22-08-2017 2:12 PM
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Wisty,
Any setup problems with the BT Business Hub 5?
Re: Need to replace my TG585 v7 - Recommendations please
24-08-2017 1:03 PM
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I believe the steps are very similar to the ones here: https://community.plus.net/t5/Broadband/Do-want-to-use-a-BT-Homehub-3-or-2-on-Plusnet-ADSL-or-FTTC/m...
Re: Need to replace my TG585 v7 - Recommendations please
24-08-2017 8:58 PM
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None at all really.
See https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/A-BT-Business-Hub-5A-on-Plusnet/m-p/1460372#M3701
for a description of my experiences.
Setup was simple, it even allowed me to use the 10.0.0.0/24 address range , which apparently the HH will not let you use.
The biggest issue was that Google thought the router was 150 miles away (where I got it from) and it took several weeks before my Android phone stopped giving me weather from somewhere I wasn't.
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24-08-2017 10:13 PM
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Thanks Wisty, and Chris too.
Excellent info reinforces the BT Business Hub 5 router as a good idea.
Good practical advice Wisty regarding likely behaviour (and ebay claiming something is new......well, lets not go there.)
John
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