Hello,
Under the advice from telephone techsupport, I have been asked to post my problem here for review and assistance by the products team. I have a HubOne router, which I received after moving to Plusnet on the 16/04/2020. Since installing I have experienced persistent connection issues with various wireless devices (devices connected to the router by ethernet do not appear to be affected).
When I explored the problem it appears to be an issue associated with the 5Ghz band on the router, which leads to authetication errors for the devices, general connectivity freezes and complete loss of signal. Following a guide I found on this forum, I accessed my router settings and split the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands, and then moved all my wireless devices over to the former. This has improved the stability of the connected devices and so far resolved the connectivity issue.
This feels somewhat like a temporary fix, rather than a resolution to the problem. After doing speed tests on several wireless devices, I am now obtaining experiencing subpar performance causing some frustration in the household (my girlfriend is going to beat me to death if I don't get this sorted!).
From looking at some posts I believe their maybe a solution by either installing a new firmware version or rolling back the current one (I am on version 4.7.5.1.83.8.263). If this is an option I would appreciate any support with doing this. I've just moved from Sky (due to increasing costs) to Plusnet and had no issues with their router from the moment I installed it for the full 18 months of the contract. If I knew of this problem I probably would have stuck with them and forked out the extra cost as buying a new router will effectively be the difference I saved by moving.
If I am due to be stuck with this problem, can someone let me know how long the contractual cooling off period is and I'll look at moving the provider.
Kind regards,
Ian
