BT Home Hub 6 - couple of issues

motorguy

takman wrote: »

Not that i know of and it would have the opposite effect of stopping piracy.

There was some european legislation on it at one point from memory.

Also, this from FACT -

FACT wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/bills-and-utilities/tv/could-you-be-fined-for-illegally-streaming-movies-or-tv-shows/

As far as TV or movies are concerned, Fact says no one in Britain has ever been fined or prosecuted for illegally streaming content.

Fact explained: “When it comes to catching those involved in piracy, it is not our strategy to prosecute the end user [people streaming films at home]. Our interest lies in identifying, disrupting and if necessary prosecuting the individuals who defraud the creative industries by knowingly stealing content – and who then make that content available through illegitimate means for their own financial benefit or kudos.”

BigAl94

BT Homehub 6 is well known for being flaky. After having three of them from BT, I bit the bullet and bought this to replace it and all my problems ceased.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Connections-UK-Archer-VR900-V2/dp/B01N2LSLMH/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H6TCZNCZ674JN2PSQGKT
Much better faster wifi and no drop outs of any description.

motorguy

BigAl94 wrote: »

BT Homehub 6 is well known for being flaky. After having three of them from BT, I bit the bullet and bought this to replace it and all my problems ceased.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Connections-UK-Archer-VR900-V2/dp/B01N2LSLMH/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H6TCZNCZ674JN2PSQGKT
Much better faster wifi and no drop outs of any description.

That would interest me a lot. Is there much hassle setting it up? Does it need a username and password like modem routers of old?

John_Gray

I suspect that on BT broadband it's only the (new) BT routers which can get away with using a default Broadband username and password, and for other routers you would have to dredge the username/password up from the original BT documentation which you got.

But I may be wrong!

motorguy

John_Gray wrote: »

I suspect that on BT broadband it's only the (new) BT routers which can get away with using a default Broadband username and password, and for other routers you would have to dredge the username/password up from the original BT documentation which you got.

But I may be wrong!

A quick google there in the last five mins suggests its bthomehub@btbroadband.com and no password is required.

Its an HH6 so the latest one running on BT Infinity - i suspect the older ones as you say might be different

DoaM

http://192.168.1.254/

I have a HH4 and that's the hub address. It says on the main page what the BB username is ... bthomehub@btbroadband.com

John_Gray

I was actually projecting from the BT Smarthub = BT Business Hub 5 (or is it 6?)

motorguy

Just to update, i went for the TPLink AC1900 as linked to above and it solved the problems we've been having

Result :beer:

BigAl94

Glad you got sorted, it's a fine bit of kit and everything just - works!!

motorguy

BigAl94 wrote: »

Glad you got sorted, it's a fine bit of kit and everything just - works!!

Indeed it does. Thank you for the recommendation of it! :beer:

The icing on the cake is that at the point you recommended it, it was at the cheapest its ever been (according to camelcamelcamel) at £94.99 when i ordered it and just a few days after that it jumped to £109.23 :eek:

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Connections-UK-Archer-VR900-V2/product/B01N2LSLMH