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Squeeling home hub router. It's brand new

Portishead200
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Registered: ‎26-08-2016

Squeeling home hub router. It's brand new

I was wondering. Just started using my homehub a few days ago. Today it has started making a really high pitched squeeling noise everytime it's being used/browsing. When it downloads things it gets really bad.
Is this normal? It sounds like an old zxspectrum loading games!
Can't be right.
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bill888
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Re: Squeeling home hub router. It's brand new

It's a known issue. Plenty fo similar posts, such as this recent one:

https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Router-has-loud-high-pitched-pulsing-noise/td-p/1468706

ex-Plusnet (ADSL, FTTC) 2008-2023. now BT (FTTP) 2023-
Portishead200
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Re: Squeeling home hub router. It's brand new

In which case there must be a faulty component inside. It's not supposed to make noise.
southerner
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Registered: ‎27-11-2013

Re: Squeeling home hub router. It's brand new

Regrettably this is why I stopped using the Hub One. Seemed to be the wireless causing the noise to me, 5Ghz the worst.

 

The TP-Link VR600 I picked up from Amazon doesn't make any noises and has a lot more features.